Evening journal., 1903-01-02


signify that there Is fixed price for
his produce simply because the market
reports indicate that the produce in
his possession is quoted at a certain
figure. II Is labor that fixes the prices,
the sale being regulated upon the cost
of production, and as long as the prices
obtained for produce are equivalent TO
the expenses incurred just go long viii
the article produced be sent TO market,
but should any difficulty arise by which
the remuneratiye prices cannot he real
lied the farmer will direct his atten-
ton to more saleable products which
In turn lessen the supply of other KINDS
and an equilibrium OF prices is again
maintained.
Perhaps no better Illustration OF the
importance Of superiority can be given
than to mention that in some markets
the best quality of butter retails at u ;
per pound, although butter, as a rule,
is sometimes very plentiful and often
sells at low figure, but no matter how
well the market may be supplied the
butter that brings so high price is
always quickly sold, and the market
Is never overstocked. One may ask
why sudh Is the case. Simply because,
while the market may be literally sup
piled with butter, and even OF good
quality, that Of the best quality isI
never IN excess. Then, again, 1t may
be inquired how such butter Is pre-
pared. It is labor that increases the
price-labor in the shape Of prepara-
ton and management In the system
OF management the stalls are washed
out and kept as neat as the floor OF a
dwelling house. The food Of the COWS
is carefully inspected and is Of the
purest quality. The animals are
brushed anad washed. The drinking
water is always fresh and given from
clean vessels. The manure is frequent
ly removed, and the beds are Of clean,
dry material, changed morning and
night The attendants are dressed in
clean white gowns, the udders are
washed with warm water and dried
with a clean towel The hands of the
mixers are as clean as II sitting down
to their meals The pals are scrub
bed, scalded, washed, aired and made
scrupulously clean. The milk is
strained twice and not allowed to come
/ In contact with the slightest odor. The
milk house is model of neatness. In
fact. the strictest cleanliness is OBJ
served In every operation from the
/ time the milk is drawn from the udder
until it reaches the customer. It is
apparent that such mode Of dairying
/ demands labor and care, but that is
only an item compared with the high
prices obtained.
Proper Management Pays
II is the proper management, with
out regard TO cost. that enables dairy
men to succeed. The best dairymen
employ a large amount Of labor and
\ again sell the labor at an advance. That
is the sole explanation Of the whole
matter. To obtain the best prices,
then. the article sold must be of the
best quality. No farmer need have any
fear Of not finding q ready sale for his
produce II he has endeavored to inn
prove 1t In quality, but II he simply
follows an ordinary routine of grow
ing and marketing crops he will not
only have difficulty in naming his own
price for produce, but will find the
market at all times filled with those
having articles of the same quality for
sale. while his sales must depend upon
the number of buyers who cannot pro-
cure anything better. Prices of many
products are not within the control
of any syndicate or combination. True
an organized effort may for awhile
cause seribus fluctuatiOn in prices ol
staple products. but the farmer whc
hauls produce to market of a quality
superior to that usually sent is a
master of the situation, and may not
fear the manipulators nor be in danger
from monopolists. He has something
3 which they cannot affect. To create q
5 corner in. 1t they must increase hi:
prices Also. and must even purchase
% his entire stock at his figures. He II
D not in competition with others, fol
, care. management and the skillful ap-
= plication OF labor has lifted him higi
above their plane of action and made
s him a dictator of the disposal OF his
r own. AS with produce so with stock
The farmer who breeds his cattle, sheer
and swine in a systematic manner. il
regard to both the mode of breeding
and the selection OF breeds, is at one,
far ahead OF those who are not so care
I, full. He may at any time confdentl,
estimate upon larger prices, create
weights and fairer profits. and, al
though his task may be more laborious
with greater outlay for the cost of pro
y duction. yet in the end he win reap al
ample reward for all his efforts.
), Destroying Cut Worms
Just as soon as possible plow up tn
ground and turn up the cut worms 70
e the frost to kill. That is the cnly wa,
J; to kin them. If the earth become
II warm run in the plow. let the cart
freeze and the work is done. Tn
sooner the ground is plowed the better
for few weeks more will be the be
ginning Of warmer weather, and If tn
!, lplowing is deferred too long the Gu
worm is safe. IL delights in cool 10
4 cation. but cannot endure the thawin
n and freezing when he is brought Il
the surface. Cut worms infest old so
land more than any other, and tn
labor Of exposing them is a small mat
&c -, a. 4