World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-10-14
What FARMERS.
AUCHT To Do,

Ing many farm papers ana In them
is very much coed advice how to
grow ciops. and how to take care
of crops. and what kind of seed
to plant, and what il the best
time to plant. which ia all very
good. They Gil fail to tell the
Best THING 10 do with what they
d. raise. We do not mean ~
this that there is no advice on
this point; that is not what We
mean. What We mean is this
that they fail to tell the very best
thing to do. We are told tina,
ware houses in the large town.
aud cities 10 the thing tt help the
farmers out, that lie. they can tnke
their wheat, corn aud other pro
duce there, and hold i for biphel
market. l. this what Farmer
aught to DOR Well the only
thing We can do is to make >
thorough investigation Of th-
matter. and sac il that ia best.
The frat thing we ask is: who
builds the ware houses? Vel
that Is done by Cooperation NJ
the farmers. After the warp.house
is built, by the evaporation Of
the farmers, then il what manner
will it no used, We'll the Far nei'.
Union Men will take their I. heas
corn, aud produce there and uu,
il III storage for the highra' mari.
ct price Well bnt suppose so,nc
of cur farmers nre not abba 70
to Eold their produce.
Well the inrmer, will take hi.
wheat to the ware hnuse atd
Their. will be stipulated price, and
the farmer will r-ca,ve the stipu.
lated Price less zen percent As
bonas for the eXpencps 1T taking
care Of the wheat. The farmer
Receives the tan percent, at sale
of wheat loss the expencea. shonld
the market fall bslow the st;pula
ted price of co.operat,v. body of
the Farmers. make up the loss 10
the warehouse.
One more question, md that il
this. who furnishes this money
to pay Oh the Farmers wheat.
lie put in store. The Far.
mer's Uhion borrowed the mon.
ev, who from! From -uch mer
rs Rockfellow and PearpoiLt
Morgan. Next then what will
eventually be done with the wheat:
Put it id to tho highest market,
Now then ia this "what Farmers
ought to do" Our Judgements
says no, this is not what they
should do. This keeps tbe .p.cu-
lators from sending men all over
the country paying them big
wages, and gives them that much
more profit at the axpence ct the
farmer. And tins Is only the
beg inning Of the fxpences. The
first is the ware house. second the
'Apehce for men to run it. third
the Interest IN the borrow I'd Cap.
i'ol. Fourth the ten percent hold
bnck. FIFTH the Farmer forced to
sell TO spectators at the lowest
market price A price made bv
The spaculatrr to suit his own nm.
bluon and the farmer not abe 10.
help himself. Well you will
say what aught farmers TO d ?"
Well let us tell You. Plant, s,p,
and reap, and then pit. you up
Mills to grind your own flour.
grind your own meal, raise v,nr
aheep, and flax; manufacture
your own voollpg milI.. RAls.
your own hogs and cattle, Kill
your own meet, tan vcur own
leather make vtur own shoes
Keep your own prcking houses
Count the corsnmpti,n IT,! ,.L
miles around you. And mold suf.
ticl-nt tor that, and sell the r..t
to the best myrk-, v"u can src
bring the m oney bac', IN 70 y,ur
own neighborhood. And your
neighbors will not want. and
then will he Bible socialism
established by the Farmer. Edu.
cational and Co.optra,iv. Unlap
OF America. Parasites, viii pp.s