The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-08-14

feeding the world or wind If it should
be found that his stuff win not make
bread. the miller and elevator men viii
come to You for your wheat
The people of the United States viii
not begrudge the farmer Z, good price
for his product, when his chance has
come. for it VIII bring money into this
country and start such a prosperity
that a rise in the price Of -four viii be
little felt.
BY holding or a few weeks and mar
ketingthe grain gradually, the farmers
viii learn to know their power, and if
they exert IL always with moderation
and according to the true situation it
will be of Infinite value to all their in
terest for many years.
1t has been said that the farmer can
not put OF threshing and cannot hold
his wheat Tor lack of storage.
Now, IL wet weather should delay
the harvest several weeks, would that
not put OF threshing anyhow
In the old states everybody is in pO-
sitiOn to hold his wheat a reasonable
time, and if in the new states some
farmers should lack the facilities a few
dollars spent for boards viii create
them 1t is not even necessary to spoil
the lumber, and it may be returned
| with small pay for the use of 1t, as is
often done, when temporary structures
for picnic parties are erected Where
| there is a viii there is way
The object is important enough to
/ put forward your best eNertiOns-
The German JizrH7er sells today h5o rye
for more than 2 E-2 cents Of our money per
/ pound You are o1fsFed oHe-half that price
/ for 1obsat.
If the facts about the American crop
and our exporting capacity were truly
| understood in Europe prices Of cereals
/ would be much higher.
T1Vs0I7u l17v- know that eT1nTU 1aft0Ps
and those in sympathy with them have
! been continually talking about the i'm
mensity of our coming crop, placing
/ the total prospective harvest at about
/ 600, 900, 600 bushels and over.
In Europe the talk has been even
/ higher, as we see by the press
/ as well as by private letters. Other
| wise well posted merchants in Europe
] are OF the opinion that our crop of
! wheat viii be about G5O, OUO, 600 and that
] this country could ship easily 800, OO0,-
/ 600 or more.
| They believe that these figures are
| moderate because the Information has
| come from this country, and they can
] not understand that we having the
/ goods TO sell, should spread reports
/ which would influence prices adversely.
| These reports have nevertheless been
| as siduOusly circulated On European eE-
[ changes and have had their effect,
/ swindle.
The figures about our crop and ez-
| porting capacity, as given above, are
| correct land correspond exactly with
| those given by the stat-stician Of our de-
/ partment of agriculture, who considers
| estimates of 600, 600, 600 bushels for our
! crop absurd.
| We received a communication from
! the department OF agriculture inciOs-
/ ing a letter from the statistician.
We give you the exact words of this
/ letter in regard to the present crop. It
! says;
LAS the winter wheat condition stands at
/ o5.6 now there should be at least thirteen
/ bushels TO tho acre unless condition declines
before harvest As spring wheat is 92.6 and is
I more likely TO decline than increase, it can
/ scarcely be expected to average thirteen bush
! els. Therefore with an area OF between thirty
l nine and forty million acres there cannot be
co., 100 and probably viii fall short 70 coo, ,OC0
/ or lOlOJlO0O and with reduced condition it
/ might be 125 ,01) below that absurd figure
AS the consumption, including seed, Is as
| suIned to take over $50, 900 bushels &c viii
| be readily seen that strong demand Tor the
surplus VIII exist this year which should
c5igned) very Respectfully, ;. r, DODGE,
This letter is dated washington.
June ID, 1891, and is addressed to Hon
l J. NJ. Ruslz, secretary of agriculture,
| department of agriculture.
The government report for July, just
/ ton at all. The condition OF winter
| wheat is given fraction of / per cent
/ lower and that of spring wheat per
! cent. above the June report
This supplement deals principally
with the wheat question, as the specu-
/ lation in other cereals is not as strong
| ly developed
/ Corn and oats are really not IN as good
! position for high prices as 1oHcat, because
] bsiH1 priHc;D1Zy absorbed as food FOR ami
/ DlGls, great economy can DO Practiesd IN
/ their uss.
/ StiH they haze maintained about double
! tie ordinary prices, because tFey are com
/ ParGticsLy l.ft atone Jy speculation
This communication viii be in the
! hands Of every farmer in a few days.
| and it must be, indeed. q stubborn and
! imprudcnt man, who would not heed its
/ advice, which in no case could work to
his detrimeut, and which is based upon
| facts cOnservativcly stated and uRcon-
/ tradieted-
A successful move of this kind means
| dollars and cents and shows better than
| anything else that alliance gives
strength and prosperity 1t can be
speedily accomplished and VIII greatly
I assist in the enforcement OF other lust
! demands for the benefit of the most
/ numerous and important class of our
population
{ Your effort to reduce railroad and el-
evator charges. If systematically fol-
/ lowed up, VIII result to your benefit,
I but when the railroad and elevator
men take advantage of You. they taI7,
I cents or niclzeIs out Of your pocket.
/ while the speeulator takes the dollars
You cannot afford to lose the chance
that this year offers you Don't get ez-
/ cited oven IL prices 60 far above those
{ indicated
This year it Is easy for the farmer TO
/ protect his Interest Next year we viii