Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-07

only secures ten, ana the hhhth
farmer lately quoted asserts that he eau
raise wheat probably n he feaps but
twelve bushels 10 the acre and sells At
the then ruling price Of So cents. But
he has no tiyatlon like the Utah
iarmer, which may Of times reach
cost Of one dollar an acre, though the
yield IL OF course larger.
The Argument is summed up 10
thls, that " a man has already mort
gagged his wheat, nr wool or fruit, by
going 10 debt, he IL under obligations
to meet tbRl, and must take the offer
which relieves him, though satisfied
that he plays losing camel IL is easy
to exhort the farmer 10 the practice OF
economy, ~ suggest thriii aud advise
him to keep out Of debt; but he could
have his grievance II he we're TO make
n, iof he IL hardly ever able TO put his
own price upon his labor or Ia product,
and be finds tho price determined fot
him upon that which no buys The
merchant each merchant, knows
what bis goods cost him, aud he puts
on hi, profit The farmer does no,
know,or, II he Dis, cannot Command n
PROFIT, because cost varies with both
farmer and land.
The old Utah merchant usei to buy
wheat or get II for goods, aud his ex-
perlenco was that he could always keep
It until It carried a profit; hut much
Of farmers product Is perlshable
and cannot be carried beyond a known
and certain Limit. Tue English farmer
holds bic grain In stack for yeau, car.
ries the expense Of matching, then
threshss anu sells "Whsn he gets
ready" paying rent also upon his land
Of ten to twenty dollars per acre, and
taxes In excess, probably, Of any Utah
farmer.
The wool.men OF Utah sail In the
same boa. with the raiser Of grain.
Both have price made for them, both
are taxed by tho middle man, but
probably reformation In each business
would bring profit II intelligsntly Ap.
piled. The farmer could be more
thorough In cultivation, could select
seed more prolific, could drill and
save q little, could SOW earlier In the
fall, could eat oil In early spring with
sheep anu compel the stoollng out OF
his crop, aud be could keep dow
weeds on smaller patches or follow
clover turned under, and thus inc oase
his yield. The sheep man should seek
Improved varieties, with more market.
able wool-or wool OF liner staple.
That wool should be secured at home
anu save 80 per cent In freight on " DOL
rth twice this present proIuot, ami
tue lioubie OF herding would be- no
more, while A. muttons, breeds or
grades they would certainly help the
revenue 10 some extent ut least.
All producers should forget all about
past prices, anJ cease their lameuta.
tons on that score; and they should
solve within themselves whether rul.
ing prices will not give them more
calico aud domestic, more eloth OF
clothing, more sugar And groe, rios,
more nails aud lumber, more nipple. |
ments anu tools, mora general supplies |
TOT the wife, children, homo auu self, |
than did the old prices 10 which they |
turn almost In envy as TO the literal |
golden agtl And the general striving
should be after excellence In labor-A
farm well tilled,good stock, good fowls,
good grain, good fruit, good hon e,
and a good family, raised on the soil,
morally superior aud more alive shirt. |
uslly, and mentally ahead OF even the
proudest citizen who may think ''he
SHOWS II ALL"
The wool man must grade up, the
fruit man must seek for the best, the
DAIRY man that he may produce tooth.
some article with an aroma fitted fer
any table. Then every bu inuss man
VIII want 10 buy, every nrr-prniucinR
'amily Will want TO use, inferior pro-
iuct will have neither pucy .,,r
both mrn and women, Oys and
iitls Will appreciate In value, Tor U,a
wants and will have tho best, no that
lcr name and fame on an immovs ble
oundati0n will be- acknowledged b,
sue based upon thorough aud honest
work anu pf0luct, anu then her lame
OF txoeilency shall DO known In all
he World