Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-09
ADVICE TO FARMERS.
How TO Market Their Crops to the
Best Advantage.

The final official crop figures for 1896
are now in the hands of the trade.
They are in way remarkable. Wheat
at 2, 2S3, 900; cats at 707, 100000; rye al
toes at 252, 235, 900; hay at 59, 49,, 00C
tons. But there are other figures be
sides the totals to interest farmers
Farm prices are given by the Washing
ington Bureau at 1916 wheat; Dis
corn, 1871 oats, 400 rye, 1928 barley.
The total value of the five cereals is
calculated at 81 zoe, 545 600. This il
the wealth farmers brought from the
earth i'm a few months. The greatest
item to be considered is labor. The
preparation of the fields, the seeding,
the cultivating, the harvesting, the
threshing, the husking and cribbing OF
corn. All of this to say nothing OF
fencing and barns and granaries, to
say nothing of the care of stock, OF
horses, of implements, etc. Back OF
all this is the ownership or rent of the
land. The whole capital involved
would make figures almost beyond
comprehension. The labor expended
exceeds that of any other industry on
earth. More than this, the prosperity
of all other laborers, the income from
all invested capital, the welfare of all
the people whether in country orcities,
whether engaged i'm trades, arts, COM
merce or manufacture depends to a
great degree on the farmer. If his
labors are well rewarded prosperity
abounds. If the producer is pinched
the whole people feel poor. Is this a
field worthy of our labor? 1t is to do
what one house can to help farmers to
greater profits, to greater prosperity
that HI. HI. Carr d Co., began the farm
ers shipping reform. If the farm prices
on corn, oats, barley and rye are con-
sidered it can be easily calculated what
the house is saving to those who drop
middlemen and put their grain on the
Chicago market. For 1896 several
thousand farmers added two to four
cents a bushel to all grain put on the
Chicago market by their own ship
ments. The farmer house, is reioiced
over its part in this work. Its plans
for 1897 are well known at thousand
shipping points in the great producing
states both sides of the Mississippi.
The benefits to farmers will increase as
the HI. II. Carr & Co., idea spreads.
The farmers are ready to help them
selves; this house offers them the
chance. There is no need of any "buy-
er" or any shipper" between the farm
and the market of the world, the farm
er's head can master the simple mat
ter of shipping and his pockets will
easily accommodate the extra $500 a
car he saves by the transaction. See
what few farmers say who tried ship
ping their own grain:
DEBORAH, Ia, Jan. %, 1897.
Messrs. HI. II. Carr q Co.
Gentlemen:-I received my money
in due time and am well pleased with
your method of business. NY clover
seed Melted 81 40 per 100 lbs. over home
market. | have several cars of oats
that ! will ship in month or two.
Yours truly,
;. WOMELDORF.
Gibson City, ILL.,, Jan. Sth, 1897.
III. III Carr & Co., Chicago, III.
Gentlemen:-I received check and
papers for my grain shipped you all
right. / have confidence in you and
will always ship my own grain. l in
tend to send another car next month
and will try and get all of my neigh
DOrs 10 snip 10 you also.
Yours truly,
Il. Il. WICHMANN.
Doom, Iowa, Jan. 5th, 1897.
III. III. Carr & Co., Chicago, ILL.,,
conference.-the car of oats | ship
ped you some time ago netted me cts
per bushel over the best offer here be-
sides 80 pounds instead of 33 pounds
per bushel taken.
Yours truly,
w w REYNOLDS