The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-06

Another t~ncrease2 No, decrease of. 81 ,3c5, 1S2
While the report of the Department
of Agriculture above quoted shows as
follows:
1885, number of sheep.."..."...... E,G278,55s
Decrease in numbers .............. 2,225,5J6
1898, value of sheep per head...""..."....S2.68
Decrease in value per lead...."...."...S .6s
1893, total value of sheep .$1S5 go 3,264
1884, .,......,.... SS,loO,IlO
Decrease in total value. .....,.......S 1928, 81
Showing a total net. decrease IN the
value of sheep, 81, SOS, LOG, more in n
year than all the imports of wooden
goods in 1892.
There you can see how the sheep
husbandry is p~rotected(O by an in
crease of the tariff from SO. 81 per cent.
to A OF per cent. Imports which it
was asserted would diminish have in
creased 30 per cent. The number of
sheep diminished 1925, $50; the value
per head decreased Is per cent. And
we r informed the price of wool has
declined about 25 per cent. When will
the sheep raiser open his eyes9 When
will he cry hold enoughG Every turn
is against him. Will he ever see it,
But as to cotton. What shall we say
of the cotton farmer. It used to be
said that cotton was king. Cotton now,
or the cotton planter at least, is a
Sampson with his eyes punched out by
partisan prejudice until there seems
little hope that sight will ever be, or
ever can be restored. And he seems
doomed to grind out protection for the
infant industries of the protection ad-
vocates OF. all parties. for all time to,
come. Let us see how pet protection
effects the farmer. We will suppose a
case, as follows:
In 1892 some farmers, belonging to
the Alliance and believing in its prin
ciples, decided to sell their cotton
through the State Agency. They had
1000 bales averaging 500 pounds to the
bale. 1t being a seaport, Bro. State
Agent Worth instructed them to ship
their cotton to Wilmington. They did
so and placed their orders in his hands
for goods they wished in exchange for
their cotton. Trying the market, Bro.
Worth found that he could net one
cent a pound more in Liverpool than
In New York, so he decided to sell IN
Liverpool and ship direct. Having dis
posed of his cotton he found that it
Melted him 9 cents per pound or $45. 600
for the 1000 bales. He then filed the
orders Of his brethren in Liverpool
Having purchased all they wanted
and to the outside limit, his
invoices amounted to $40, 600, which
when paid left him 50, 900 to
pay transportation to final destina-
ton on all goods purchased. He was
delighted with his purchases aad his
sales, for he had not only sold for IS 900
more but purchased goods for less than
half what he would have paid in New
York. Sailing towards home he was
busy planning another trip and another
and a series of them. The ship sights
land off the Cape Fear, and his heart
leaps for joy and beats in sweet accord
with the patriotic airs which invol-
UNFAIRLY he is humming, Sweet
Land of Liberty B." liberty with a big L.
How he swells on that Land of Lib
erty, of THEE I sing'' when suddenly
the beautiful, graceful steamer that
glides along towards the ship comes
close, and a call is heard, "ship ahoy."
It's the revenue CUTTER" a. the
pilot, who is by this time at the wheel.
Some blue dressed sailors with round,
fat topped hats are let down from the
steamer into a boat, and ply oars to-
ward the ship. They come aboard,
they bring an officer of the govern
ment. This officer calls upon the cap
tain for the manifest, and upon Bro.
Worth for his invoices. He cannot de-
cline; has to produce them and give
them up. The ship proceeds across
the bar and up the river to port at Viii
mington, but before the goods are
landed on the wharf, an officer of the
law presents Bro. Worth a condensed
account which he upon reading finds
about as follows:
PORT OF wilmington, N. c., U. S. A,
Mr.. W. II WORTH
In account with the United States of
America, for tariff or goods landed in
this port this day from steamer EnIce,
whereof -- - is master, as fol
lows:
Czcescs Ioyoio,do TIA, If.
~ prct Total.