Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-16
FRIDAY, MAR, 16. 1894
A SILLY CRY.

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make a living and something over,
by following in the old ruts. When
wheat brings a high price, every
body is in good spirits; when
wheat is low, everybody cries "hard
times and Notwithstanding The
fact that we may have fully as
much money, they squeeze their
pocket books, put on long faces,
and paralyze business. The truth
is we have been wheat worshlppers
and our little god does not always
smile upon Us. The soil does It's
duty aud gives US large crops, but
a very large crop, at a moderate or
low price creates feeling OF IN
easinesS, while a very snail crop,
at a high price, seems to encOur'
age every one. In our opinion,
there Is no reason for hard times in
the Shenandoah Valley. There
has been as much money, or the
products to bring money this year
as there was last; but every body
Felt it to be his particular duty to
CIV "hard times" and the only
basis for it was that our large
crops of wheat sold at less price
per bushel, than the small crops of
last year. O,her products, es
peci8lly stock, with the exception
of horses, brought good prices the
greater part Of the year.
But it was lard times" and
everybody and everything wore an
air of Encouragement, except the
poor, disposed cackling hen. She
kept at her work as vigorously as
ever and cackled as loud as ever.
She has almost proclaimed herself
Queen of the Valley. We have
not the statistics of the entire
county, but we know enough to
believe that she has done more for
our people than our little "wheat
god." which everybody has learned
to worship.
One huckster who purchased
eggs, in the territory near the Val
ley pike from Strasburg to Wood
stock Informs US that he did not
buy half the eggs, in that territory,
but that be had shipped one hun
dred and twenty eight thousand
dozen. At 13 cents per dozen,
which we believe is rather under
the average price, his sales amount
ed to Sl6,G4O.O0. If the balance
of the county produced IN the same
proportion, the eggs of Saenan-
doah county amounted to not less
than $4,000. The amount re-
allied upon poultry was consider
able but we have no means at hand
for determining what it was.
The butter product is no incon-
siderable item but it is not what 1t
should be.
One farmer claims that it paid
him well tC feed his wheat 10 his
cows. Another says that he did
much better by fee ding bis wheat
10 his chickens.
Last year the apple crop yielded
a handsome revenue although We
did not have a half crop of this
fruit.
Our rolling and mountain lands
would feed thousands Of sheep
which would not only enrich the
producer hut would furnish the
best of food and clothing TO the
people.
five will use the mears which |
God has given us and make the |
most ofour opportunities, we can
be prosperous and, while not al
together Independent of the mis-.
takes which politicians make in
their financial legislation we can
be a happy and thrifty people in
spite Of them.
If God gave 70 any of his people
a better country than the Shenan.
dOah Valley, The traveller has failed
to fad it. The health giving air
from her mountains, tue Sparkling
waters fJwing f.om hundreds of
springs of remarkable medicinal
qualities compounded in natures
laboratory, the great abundance of
minerals lying in virgin sleep and
waiting for the coming Of him who
shall convert them into untold
wealth, the fertile bottoms which |
border her beautiful streams, the
rolling lands upon which roam
thousands of cattle, her lofty mount.
aims, from the eummits of which
can be seen tue indescribable
beauties of the land which VIC are
permitted to occupy, all these pro
lain to the would the great bless.
ngs which God has bestowed upon
he Shenandoah Valley and the
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