222 THE BUSINESS OF FABMING 



when not in use, it is at no expense except for in- 

 surance and the slight cost of depreciation. This 

 is not true of the horse. 



In the hauling of grain to market, like wheat, 

 oats and rye, it is common practice to put the same 

 loose in the wagon bed. So, unless the bed be a 

 tight one, much grain is lost along the highway, 

 and that this loss is considerable and much more 

 than is commonly thought, is evident to the ob- 

 serving eye. Eecently this fact was noticeably 

 brought to the author 's attention. A long, dry 

 period was experienced and the public highways 

 became very dusty and much wheat and oats had 

 been hauled to market. A heavy rain fell and in 

 a few days the highways were green with the grow- 

 ing grain that had fallen from the farmers' 

 wagons into the roadway. The loss of grain may 

 seem inconsequent to the reader, but take pencil 

 and paper and figure upon the basis of the loss of 

 from one peck to a bushel of grain from each load 

 hauled, and the loss will equal this in many cases, 

 and the percentage of loss will startle you, or 

 would startle the manufacturer who is ever alert 

 to discover and prevent such leakage and loss in 

 his manufacturing plant. The farmer, as well as 

 the manufacturer, must study to eliminate waste 

 from the farm, for herein lies a profit worthy of 

 the greatest consideration. 



6th. The reduction of taxes. Taxes, like death, 

 are ever present, and are a necessary evil. Taxa- 

 tion is the only method of getting funds with which 

 to keep up the organization of our society, and what 

 would life be without the well regulated society? 



To procure this well regulated society, govern- 



