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FARMERS SHOULD ORGANIZE.

When Samuel w. Allerton gets
away from goldhug, "sound currency
and high tariff hobbies he knows how
to crowd great deal of common sense
Il in few words Here is what he said
last week to the farmers in an address
at Danville, ILL.,:
"Our products-corn, oats, cattle
aud hogs-are very low. They say It
is because we have a large crop. al.
though we have had in the past years
as large crops and larger; yet with
100000 less cattle, less hogs, they are
81 per 100 lower.
What is the reason? We see the
New England states use 100000 less
cattle in 1896 than they used in 1899.
This tells the story-a fact that no
man can controvert.
1--WE saw our southern brothers TAX
ing cents for cotton one year ago,
but by organization and by agreement
to raise less cotton and by cultivating
a greater variety of crops we see them
In one year raise the price from 4 to 8
cents.
Now, is IL not the duty Of Ameri-
can farmers TO protect their own In
dustry? If the farmers of the ten
great corn growing states would or
ganize and agree to sell only one-third
Of the corn crop in 1895, in 1896 they
would get more for two-thirds thar
for the full crop, and in years Of short
crop the farmers surplus would be
blessing in disguise.
'The farmer generally crowds his
grain on the market in the first three
month asfter harvest and builds up at
central points great visible surplus,
which costs to carry one year Is cents
for storage, interest and insurance,
while only cents II carried at
home. These carrying charges must
In fact come of the farmer. But the
farmer may say, 1--WE cannot get the
money from local banks to hold our
grain," which proves that we need a
sound, uniform currency. and we can
not have our currency or medium OF
exchange contracted one-half, as the
one-standard gold men want to do.
ITO show you the interest we in
the west have in the New England
states-up to two years ago they were
buying $4,000 head OF cattle per week,
large quantities of live hogs, large
amount of bacon, ham, butter, eggs,
cheese, one hundred bushels Of oats to
one we exported, as much corn, but
not so much wheat. They only raise
farm products enough TO last them
nineteen days. Their industries have
been paralyzed, and the farmers In
the west In a measure have lost that
great market for their products. We
have the same interest in the south
because they are large buyers OF oul
products. So, you see clearly that oul
l = =.
interests are mutual. New England
consumed 400, 900 head of cattle mor'
in 1893 than in 1895.
"A man who takes no interest II
public affairs is not fit TO be an Amer
lean citizen. Now, is it not the dut.
of every farmer TO understand econ
omic laws? Is not the farmer respon
sible for his own condition, that h
must sell his farm products for les
than it costs to grow them9
sis it not the duty Of the farmers
know the crops of the world, so tina
they can sell their crops with INTEL
gence9 If the farmers in the te
great corn producing states had an o
ganization to know the condition
the crops of the world it would M
cost them more than 81 apiece year
Mr.. Allerton is a large Nebrasl
land owner, and in former years d
much to swell the tide Of immigr
tion 70 that state. His advice