Hope Republican, Volume 2, Number 36, Hope, Bartholomew County, 28 December 1893 — Page 4

HOPE REPUBLICAN. PUJUSMEO fiViRf TMOBSO»». 0AY C. SMITH. Editor »«d Publisher. Sulis.T.p! mil; ?l,« pur Year, in Advance. Fon Ahvchtishig Hates. Apple »t Office. KmUhciI ill llic pi»to-lieo ui Hope, Indiana, as suconil class mutter. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28,1893. mlj mtI..I)TFST AND BI5ST. 'I ln> Republican will bring you l.hc news 52 limes a year for $1. or i i will curry to an absent friends, f ,n. or daughter, the happening of Hope and vicinity at the sane price Jor a year, You are hesitating about a Christmas present for some absent member (1 f y,,.ir family. What will cause iu h a one to ahiuk so often of home M (he RepujiLiCAN with its weekly v isits. Try it. One dollar pays lor it until D.-c. HI. 1894. Or the hundred or more Demo,•ratio (Congressmen who oppose the U'il.sou bill, bow will dare to vote i ,,;tiil->i it comes to a vote. Three million unemployed laborer iu our cities is a striking contrast to the condition a year ago. The p upl ■ wanted a change, and we have it — with a vengeance. -- —---t; The first attempt which Cleveland mu . .a a foreign policy has proved a (lai failure. And now he trys to throw the burden of settling the luisvuicf on Congress. OUR CLUBBING LIST. I-, n* 1894 the Republican has i. arrangements for clubbing v, oh several ox the leading periodi- < ,U.- at the following rates. In order to take advantage of this offer sascriptions to the Republican must be paid up to Dec. ot, 1894. Iwguliir Club I’ru-e of ITiee of budi buih > Y Independent 4.U0 U.50 1 . nine I-armor 2.00 l.W Tolnlo Blade 2.00 1.75 < vinojjoJltun Maiiiiz-ine.. 2.50 2.10 l.iit. t aiiu Fuiui... 1«>0 1-25 iatt. j.< r Sy.c 5.00 4.00 Weekly 5.0J 4.20 Young iVopiu... 8.00 2.50 • ; v ......... o.uO 4.50 I id'1 1 •; Weekly Journal... 2.00 1.75 \ on. n’s Companion 2.75 2.25 V\ e hope many of our readers will ag.,.u ialie advantage of these liberal 1 tiers to secure their favorite perividieuls. ■ lo94. The Republican takes this occashm Ui greet its readers and extend to them its wishes for a happy, happ\ r,, w Year, —a so to thank its j, i..g list ot friends and patrons tor ili iii* support during the.past 2 ear. I - has been a year not unat1 -nded with difficulties, but these ha* been sue* eosfully met. We 1 *el t luu we have made steady and sure pfiigroes as a paper, gaining a linu.T hold on the community and a 1, -ni i I -i appreciation by its readers, tor .ill this we are grateful. Daring i in - coining year it intends to he yet more, the paper yon need in your . i -rues —the brightest and best iu this community. \ou can help us I v calling the attention of your 1 lends to iis merits and inducing 'i.i in to place their names on ou. ■ Mil f.ii ip lion book. Once more wc i Head you a hearty New Year (.fee. mg. OY&Tlift SUPPER. An oysters supper will be given i t ' i he town Hall at Flat Rock next Montkiy evening to celebrate the a..vent of the New Year. Oysters \ hi be served in all styles unu reii i's'iineuts of all kind will be had. Cob.i* ana have a goon time. Coou iau.de aild some nice presents wil. ■ oil) oil. Admission free. V-t one miiinte elapses betwoei the taking of < hie Minute Cough Cure and relief. Why shou’d’i't people tan • Minute Cough Cure? They biiiuiv. xuey uo. Stapp & Son.

Cost ot Wheat Raislno. J. ,A. McCai.lik Owing to the low' prices of the product of the farm and the necessity of economy iu the management of the same. I believe it to be true that in order to be successful it is as necessary for the farmer to understand his business, not only in producing the crops and disposing of the same, but to know what his stock in trade costs him as does the merchant or manufacturer. Some time during the past summer I set myself to work to find out what it cost to raise wheat in Bartholomew county. My plan was to include every item of expens connected with raising and marketing wheat, charging for my own labor the same price 1 would have to pay someother man to do the same work. The result was not satiifactory. It made wheat cost too much. 1 then concluded to call in assistance and did so by requesting a number of what I considered representative farmers of our part of the county to assist me by preparing an itemized statement showing what it cost them to raise and market wheat. Six of them furnished two statements each one showing what it cost them to raise wheat on sod or fallow ground the other on stalk ground. -When comparison was made I found the result compared so nearly with the estimate already made by myself that I concluded it must be about right. 1 followed the subject further by adding together all the statements furnished me in connection with the one prepared by myself then divided the product by the number of statements furnished and the result showed that it cost the farmers of Bartholomew county $11.76 ‘per acre to raise and market wheat. The result in detail showed that on sod or fallow ground it cost as follows: For hi enkltij! ?1.25 per acre lla:rowing uml iliagL'init "•”> “ Hulling mid rutting 50 “. “ Hrilllmt 35 “ viuulng and slioekiii,t uu “ 1’wino 15 “ Help in threshing 5U “ ** Hoard in ihrtshing including horse feed 50 “ “ Seed wheat 1.00 “ “ Fertilizer 1.50 “ “ Interest on Capital invested in land 4.00 “ “ Delivering wheat to market ou “ . Total $12.00 On stalk ground Sowing including preparation of ground § .84 per acre Turning corn Including was*c .. .28 “ “ Use of drill and harrow iu “ “ Cutting and shocking 1)0 “ “ Twine 15 “ “ Thiesnmg 00 “ Help in threshing 50 “ “ Board in thieslnng including horse feed ~ 50 “ Seed wheat l.Oo “ Fertilizer 1.50 “ Delivering wheal to market GO “ Inn rest on money invested in lauu... 4.00 “ If we add. the $12.(it) that it cost to raise ur acre pf wheat on sod or fallow ground to the $10.92 that it cost on stalk ground we have $23.52 which being tiiviaed gives us $11.7G, which for practical purposes is the average cost of raising and marketing one acre of wheat in Bartholomew county. We find by reference to the statistical reports that the average yield of wheat in Bartholomew county for the last 10 years aas been a little less than 12 bushels per acre. If it cost $11.70 to raise 12 bushels of wheat it cost 98 5-12 •ents to raise one bushel. While I do not pretend to say that it cost every fanner in the county 98 cents to raise and market a. bushel of wheat,I do not say that it has cost the farmer of the county 98 cts. for every bushel of wheat they have raised in the last 10 years. When we take in consideration the facts that the use of farm implements, teams, harness, board of men and horses are all included in those estimates and also the high price labor commands during the time the crop is sown, harvested and threshed. you Will find the charges are not expensive.

There is one item of expense named, fertilizer, or the necessary something to keep the land up to its present state of fertility, that needs to be spoken of more particularly. We will all agree that when a crop of wheat is taken from the laud we have consumed or removed something from the soil that it will be necessary to replace in order to leave the land in as good condition as it was before the crop was taken off. If this is a fact whatever it may cost to replace these elements is certgiffly an item of expense that should be charged to the wheat crop. I have estimated this at $1.50 per acre but shall not attempt to tell you how this may be accomplished for the sum named. We may use commercial fertilizer, clover or any other means at off?command and it will probably cost more than I have charged up to that account. As to the item of interest on money invested in the land, $4 per acre is certainly low enough. There are but few farmers in the county but have more or less waste land, or land that is non-productive, woodland in some cases, public highways, land occupied by fences, houses, barns, out houses, etc. If a man buys a farm of 80 acres at $50 per acre he pays $4,000 for it and he also pays taxes on the whole of the 80 acres. If there are lo acres of this land that are uon-prouuctive, the 70 acres ought to- pay the interest on the whole amount paid for the land, if we cultivate 10 acres of the 70 in wheat that should pay its proportian of interest on the whole amount. It you will follow up the investigations you will find that this item of expense is not placed 1 10 high. But I will not speak further of particular items of expense; study them for yourselves, bearing in mind all the time.that you are entitled to the same pay for your labor when working for yourself that you could get from some other man for doing the same work, on that you should charge up against your business for work performed by yourself the same price you would have to pay some other man to do the same work. If not, would it not be better for us to work for the other man? Another thing we want to be very careful about that is falling in with the mistaken idea that is so common with the. people in general, and or r city cousins in particular, —that the farmer can a lord to raise a crop of wheat or corn even at a loss from the fact that he has his poultry, his eggs, butter, milk and vegetables, growing pigs, etc., that are constantly growing into money a living for the family without any particular effort or much outlay. Every pound of butter, chickens, dozen of eg&s, or peeks of turnips made use of by the farmer or the mail that produces them is worth exactly as much as they would bring in the market. Let the wheat crop, the corn crop, tqe garden, the orchard and every other branch of business stand or fall upon its own merits. An individual has capital invested in the banking business, also in the mercantile business; he is making $1200 per year with his ba ik and losing $800 per . year, in his store. ,Shall we say to him, go ahead; you are alt right while you are losing money in the store, you are making enough in the bank to meet that loss and still leave you a margin for profit. Will lie go on as before or will he make an effort by adopting other methods to bring this unprofitable business up to a playing point or failing in that will he not close out this store I put the capital ho has invested in r | and the .energy it takes to run it into the enterprise that does pay'. J Or, hi other words, will he not ao exactly what every farmer ought to do, thoroughly inform h tinsel' 1 in every branch of bis business ano | when he finds ihat ho cannot get y j fair interest on the money investee ; with reasonable pay for his time I while occupied in that business ano i something for the risk he carries. ' quit that and try something else? ] As a v-snltof this investigation ■ | have cone) acted that it will hcnec- ] essary for us to adopt some plan to increase the yield to paying basis, or quit raising wheal and take up setup other crop in its place that will i pay-

CLEARANCE SALE! THE LEHDERSTOTHE,FRONT!!! Th. atUen, „f Hope »d vld.ity will to* # W** ronize H O M E ! We are ready and willing to meet any and all competition from whatever source, — HOME OR ABROAD! To suit the times, we have mada a general reduction, a deep cut in prices In .all of our departments. Our heavy goods of eveiy dcscr.ption, no matter the cost to us, must be sold. Remember this, t all and be convinced. & 0 0. LEADERS of low prices. Hope, IikI., I>ee. 13,1S93. . TIME * You want an easy shave or a stylish haircut, call at C. A. Paetzel > 1 unsocial Parlors. Easy reclining chairs. Best place in the tow n PAETZEL-'S. : OPENED IN WOEHLER BLOCK, HOPE, IKD. Everything in the furniture line furnished at lowest prices. || EL A. NORMAN. L. G. BKV1S, DEALER IN Orittfft, Paints* Patent Wodlfliirt, Oil** Perliitnerlen* Varnish*** Ct”nr», Toilet Articles* Stationery, Fancy Goods* n. b. con. mjsuc scsUAffB* "Wall Paper In all Latest Styles, EfL J. Efcattagep. • BrPRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY compounded. IF 1 . w. AVERY, Who has hern in the furniture and undertaking business at St. Paul for sixteen years, has bought the stock recently owned by Hausal Shirley at Hartsville, and is prep! red to fnrnisli all kinds of furniture at lowest prices. lie will attend all fun- rals with a hearse. CAVITY AND ARTERIAL EMBALMING A SPECIALTY. Mr. T. S. Garrison, assisted by his wife, will have charge of th- work at Hartsville. Black caps will be loaned for use at funerals when desired. The business at SI. Paul will be tontinued. F. W. AVERY, Hartsville, Ind.

Don’t fail to stop and get onr prices in UNDERWEAR, BOOTS AND SHOES. We have a nice line of i o q 1’h'at wo will soli at prices below all competition.. fee in asd scs oar Goods * and k Convinced. * Respectfully, iij-a 0 2 l& m. 4a* ; i f si >i lar fam L-. -if

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