Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-06-10
FARMER AND PLANTER.
FoLLlEs OF FARMERS.


he Observed.
II i very foolish for a farmer to send
So. So. so or 500 worth OF produce to
an eutirr stranger. = man or a firm Of
- HON he knows absolutely nothing.
except he or they --nd GU, price list
or circular. aud osfcr him certain prices
for his products
II the offered prices arr higher than
suck goods are selling for. he may b-
pretty sur the firm is a fraud. 1; i
shame - the government - this land
that fieu arr allowed To cheat farmers
ont % thousands 81 dollars without be-
iur checked or brought - prison. IL
aues seem - though laws might be Gu
acted with severe penalties, penalties
cummc usu-ate with the evil and harm
done. and that these pirates, shai Ks and
robbers might be punished for their
crimes Perhaps 1t j. one - the follies
Of farmers that they do not agitate the
matter until such >cuundrrls get their
just deserts iiut there il n way %
avoid them would say many ways
cone is - take some really good farmers
rapcr and deal with commission men
" ho advertise ia them. Then IL you
have trouble ~ f9r the Publisher Of
the paper which advertised them This
vouid make publisher. NOR careful
" hum they Permitted - usc their opl-
unus BEf right here We meet another
- the farmers foiiies- >1rnc - them
de- not taac a single gppi agricultural
paper. and Ear taso many - them 81
not know ennaEh q business ami 20
the market eud - their business -
properly PACK ami ship their pr,-iae--
II is always t--s, h write - the dealer
for directions how 10 put mp and shiP
y"ur commodities. aad then carefully
follow his advice
Il j. fpliy - sud pa-er products
naked in with COED II sp-.iIs the sale
II the goods. and siis - the freight
bill Take ten barrels Of mi xe,i apples.
sort out four 90 fve and ship the r.
naindrr. They will bring more than
the ten unsorts.i barrel, would. the
freight w.li be about hs,f !. > inuct. znd
the poor apples will make good stock
feed worth from ten - T. cents n
bushcl. This j. sample of all kinds
Of shipment Always keep P.ror prpi-
ucis home. Nothing whatever i gaine,i
by sending them - m.rzct II YOU
want to ruin your reputation. put a lot
~ pp"r apples or other produce in the
bottom and body III the package and
finish off the top with the finest. This
Is about a. great folly as a farmer can
commit Let the grocers and druggists
and makers IF frauds and Shosidy
shams do all iha: sort Of thing. lie;
the farmers keep their hands from IL.
and then they can demand that state
and national governments suppress
ihess forms 81 robbery.
There are markets which make nc
distinction between good and poor
/ products You don't want to have any.
thing To do with such. once get in
the way ~ growing fine things. ami
yoa will SO the folly of trying TO palm
/ of poor products To raise the best,
/ one must have thc best seed make tbs
soil very rich keep weeds down. attend
L. thinning. II : folly u buy cheap
and popr s-ed. folly 20 economic by
using tup little manure folly 20 crowd
growing, plants.
D -AAANHas+NA AAfsAH a"'saH Hfa ~
Y anyone else j. Ia think 'hey know =
mech that they 10 not need q keel
/ learning. cod made man 10 always y
a learnsr- Ignorance iuhcres in mani
nature. Only God has a Pcrfee; knovvl
eiFe and never needs - learn 1t i
/ pride which makes man think h
knows too much to be learner. Com
men farmers need the help aud aiviei
- scientific men. aud the latter nee
many times to learn Of the common
farmer. \ mans knowledge i not t.
y. despi~ed because he has never beei
- a college, nor j. the knowledge q
schools to IT, lightly esteemed Ever
farmer needs u learn al he can iron
his neighbors. from institute lecturers
from station bulletins. and from ayri
cultural papers The best and mos
successful farmers write for these pa
pers. and that farmer loses a great dea
who does not read one or more Of sue
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