Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-08

bows, broken off and many uprooted;
SO that when we see ice coating them
over again, it brings wildly to mind
the misfortunes Of a few years back.
Wheat is generally late here, and
but little of it has formed surface roots;
SO that we may have plenty of corn
ground for next year. Corn, too. is late,
and most of it still is in the fields, as it
is not yet dry enough to crib. Oats
were very small crop in acreage, and
very light in the grain. as the spring
was too wet TO get them in in time.
Altogether. crop prospects are not at
all bright here, especially when low
prices are considered, In the long run
it will not, however, make much diff
ference with farmers for tenancy large
ly prevails, and is increasing. SO that
If we had good crops and good prices
too. rent would take all the profit and
leave the working farmer only the la
Dor and hard living.
Apples are worth 40 cents q peck,
and are brought from other states.
Potatoes are from IS cents to 81 per
bushel, and most of them come from
the north. where the the crop is none
the heaviest. Cabbage is high and will
have to be imported from Canada
where the crop is abundant.
Game is very scarce, and breech-
loading guns plentiful and cheap; so
that the birds most useful in protecting
our fruit, suffers from the wantoness of
pot hunters, and sportsmen. The
scarcity of rabbits is phenomenal
The drought in 81 drove them towards
the Illinois river, and the floods of last
spring drove them out of the bottoms,
and the dog and gun did the rest.
They were sold by thousands in our
towns, for ten or fifteen cents apiece,
and that put a price on their heads,
which, with untoward seasons, las
about exterminated them in two years,
for in go they were plentiful. mo
hunting allowed On this farm" is very
common sign; but it generally means
that the owner keeps a gun and wants
the game for his own sport, SO that
such notices do not save either bunny
or bObwhite.
Horses are so plentiful and cheap,
that the colts would not pay the horse
bills. If horses were wanted only for
use, this would not be bad thing,
but tenants want a profit from their sale
to satisfy the landlord with.
The struggle for the post-ofices be-
gan in nearly every town before the
returns were all in, and there is hardly
q little burg in the land where there
are not half dozen aspirants. There
are more pegs than holes, more Office
seekers than Offices.
The almost universal sentiment is
"Now tho Democrats will have q |
chance, and if they do not give US pros
perity, we'll snow them under too"
No tariff tinkering will meet the ext
gency; a radical but wholesome policy |
must be pursued or failure is inevita-
BILE. The present system of industrial
slavery must be removed altogether.
Happily every single taxer has been
returned to Congress including every
one of those who got protection or free
trade into the congressional record.
and had it scattered broadcast as q
document. Not only this.
but new members, who understand the
present situation, and approve OF the
only specific remedy, the single tax.
have been elected on our ticket, and
the prospect is hopeful. indeed. 1t
would be but a trifling reform to free
exchange from vexatious taxes and
'ariff, and leave production handicap
ped with landlordism and it's exortions.
No man pretending to be statesman
could think of committing such folly.
Nov. 20, 1892. FARMER.