The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-02

stated above, the Law OF the country
secures the farmer payment for I'M
exhausted manures. il he leaves the
farm at the end OF his lease.
Scotch farmers do not care TO buy
lands. unless they have surplus
money that they are willing to loan
at the rate the landlord gets for his
investment. which is from 2 TO per
cent. The British farmer estimates
that $50 an acre is necessary TO fully
stock the farm This is about half
as much as the landlords interest.
Besides. the landlord keeps up build
ings. ard pays FOR drainage and other
permanent Improvements.
We find that the educating force OF
the country is drawn from the farm
families: for example. the chairs in
the colleges, the occupants of the pull
PITS. and leaders In thought AMI action
generally. The farmers work steadily
all their lives to pay rents, and hare
done well If they have enough TO lar
them and theirs away among their
fathers in the village chu-chyard
Scotland is a poor country compared
with England OF Ireland. when the
soils Of all three are considered; but
/, has had tree schools for generations
and that has developed the people in
tellectualIy and morally
With regard 20 hired help, the aim Is
to get married men and Rave their
families live IN houses on the land
and the majority OF the farm help IS OF
this character. In sone cases the IN
married farm worknen are lodged in
the family. as they are in the north
western states IN our country.
We had meetings with leading farm
ers in Aberdeen. who united in stat
ing to Us that farm wages had greatly
increased The equivalent OF $3.50 per
year IS paid. This agrees with the In
formation We had from farmers IN
other parts OF Scotland
Agencies for the western provinces
OF Canada are active in many iocali-
ties IN getting working men and wo-
men to 20 20 these provinces: and the
drain Of that class Of help is being ser
iousIy felt This class OF emigraats
are leaving the British islands Il
continuous stream; and their loss has
m1ch 70 do With the changes observed.
Iowa farmers viii be surprised 10
learn how few swine are bred and pre-
pared to- market IA the British Isles
They have aof heard Of breeding and
Developing youns swine On clover pas
TIRES. They keep breeding sows TO
suppiy enough pigs 10 eat the kitchen
slips. the butterntlk and w.,sy of the
6atries: ard confne all within mar
rom limits When The question was
asked would Il not pay you be.tsr
To breed mere pigs n me clover ae.de'
thsy replied thgt i vzs doubt,ul II
pigs -01Id be hsalzhy IN thsir vet
cioFe-s Il drsEzlss often. but seldom
rams rsr- heavily
Temperatures EoTe-n c-oos hara.
and n the British Islas Io- tsnnera-
t--es favor grass. t1-nfps and cats all
o. Thich grc- 70 ps-tectloa. Hiea
-elpe-atsres make TIE maize e-oD IN
ths corr hess. n. rtpea oats TOO qaEck-
y. and dry up pastures that are not
oo-2o=ed az grasses ard Iezures suit-
able 70 dry zs-o=g1e- ProsDer;tv
a-oag manufacturers aas Induced
them 20 sseE hel2 from foreign lands. .
and tle dsEe1oEne1s az TIA fzcso-T
has raised Ehs price o. labor n cur
COUNTY. and n The cozrtrses ran
wkfch re hare 6-gwn. and are SIN
1rzEtng E-.m g-zats
TIE GsTslc2Esar .. nzaufzc-Erinz
las Ezde hcze market Tor farm rrc-
1zrsz that has II LAKE vesrs given Cur
farmers ecc1 T-sceE so- What Trey
EeE n thzfr sgr-s zhfch good prices
hare rzSssd rks prizes a land & The
c-v1 tesg- q whie1 E0xz r The ce-tz-
IoEs Az-es SCI 81 rs-sesz w5fca aaral
Z The prices g lard sa TIE BRITISH Isles
Az IeEa farmer eo1sd sell lis Lands
for NEaS Hozs1 a-y IS azay acres 81