The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-02

are the same as have been IN use upon
this farm since II was estaDlSheu
away back in colonial times. L Will
| give you them as they are read to all
the Indians when they are hired. AS
| YOU will see. the last record of these
rules was put down in May, 1902
I'm the first place, the Indians agree
to work for us from Monday to Fri
day without any other pay except an
ounce and a half Of coca per day. This
is about a handful and it costs us, per
man, four cents a week. 1t is also
agreed that each of the three Indian
villages on the farm shall furnish me
from time to time throughout the year
a man servant or pongo, and a wo-
man servant to work in my house, or
for some one else if l so direct. I
bring one Of these pongoes to Cuzco
and use him here. keeping the two
others to work on the farm. The
pongoes are changed from month ,
month, and the village authorities
see that a new one is on hand before
the old one leaves. In this way we
always AVE house servants.
"The next provisions of the lease
are as to trade. The Indians cannot
trade with a tranger without our
permission, and we have the first
chance as to everything they sell. AS
an ordinary thing they will not trade
with any one else under any condi-
ton, and that not even if the prices
offered were ten times what we give.
For instance, although my Indians
are now selling me their lambs for
lamb from them for So. The same
is true of horses and cattle, and, in
fact, everything.
According to our contracts we
have fixed prices at which certain
things shall be sold by the Indians
to US. will give you them in Am,
erican money. Bulls three years old
; are sold for $3.50 each. When we
> resell them we get $40 or more. If
, the bull is four years old the Indian
: get $3.50 and he must sell his cows at
: $500. He receives So for a full
. grown OK. For a cow we get SIT and
for an OK about $40.
sheep" this man continued. accord
ing to our written contracts with the
Indians he must sell his lambs at 20
I cents each. his ewes, full grown, al
5 SO cents, n his wethers at 50 cents
A hog sells for about 50. 5O-that is
when it represents a weight Of a
least 200 pounds. If it is only 6
I shoat OF six months it brings q
cents. We resell the hogs for theil
10 meat n lard, and get good price:
for them: It is the same with thu
sheep. They bring us many times a
much as the Indian receives. W.
have also an agreement as to tn,
pastures, by which the Indians pay u
10 per cent Of the increase Of tn
sheep each ear for their use. The.
\ also pay 20 cents per annum for tn,
~ feed of each llama and alpaca, am
~ so cents for each head Of cattle. /
g is provided that the sheep and cattl
20 be branded, and that they be count
ed over at certain times by tn
farmer. This is in order that "
~ No. liz O,~ ehn 4Ho -%~o1
as it grows up.
10 Another provision is as to the car
rs rying of crops to the market. We ar
- fi~fty-fOur miles from CuzcO, and &C
m cOrding to our contracts, the indian
in who own lla.-aS must take the pro
or ducts of the farm to hat point OF t
r anywhere else we may direct Withou
extra pay than that stipulated in tn
ia contract. The rate we have eStat
CIV liShed for the f~fty-four-mile trip t
OF Cuzco is 81 for 10 arrobas, or 2.75
in pounds. If the goods are taken t
Sicuani they get twice this amour
a but the distance to that point is 10
IS. miles. The Indians do not have t
work or the farm at the time they al
engaged in transporting these good
ne and we are to furnish them food I
b. use on the way. They will load tt
Id grain in bags upon llamas and dri1
them to the market. 1t takes the
oOOuN q NCCh " 80 ~ AuLIo dIlo lIlS
cir they will start and walk back. drivir
their llamas loaded with supplies f
the farm. 1t takes twenty-five
to thirty llamas to carry ITO arroba
Each llama has a bag of grain on h
ley back weighing seventy-five or cigh
us. pounds. This is taken off when l
di- reaches Cuzco, and a load of son
ust other kin is put on for the .etLI
&c trip. We allow the Indians to ket
ian as many llamas as they please f
es- every additional llama adds to Il
i've freight possibilities of the farm"
ed -
me 1T would seem that the farme
ought to make money on such co
tracts" said 1.
of They cannot help it," was the I
ion ply. Think of it, | buy a lamb of
his Indian for 20 cents. and the unde
old standing is that he is to pasture q
care for il until IL IS six months c
Tor Older. Al that age he brings III