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CHAPTER XVIII. 

 THE STOEY OF FARMER GREEN'S REAPER. 



A Common Fault with Farmers Not in a Condition to incur Risks The 

 Danger of running into Debt The Curse of Mortgages Labor-Saving 

 Machines What they are worth Unfair Prices demanded for them 

 Farmers paying twenty per cent. Interest An iniquitous Business 

 Danger of Indiscriminate Purchases of Machinery A few Words of 

 Sober Counsel Farmer Green and his Farm Getting on in the World 

 Fanner Green buys a Reaper How he paid for it The first false 

 Step Beautiful Calculations An Iron-clad Note In the Toils 

 Arrival of the Reaper Disappointment Second Visit of the Agent 

 The Theory of Deferred Payments How it works Deeper in Debt 

 The Farm mortgaged New Misfortunes Selling the Homestead Be- 

 ginning anew What Farmer Green's Reaper cost him A Lesson for 

 Farmers 336 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 FARMER SMITH SPEAKS HIS MIND. 



The Secretary of the Illinois Farmers' State Association Speech at Car- 

 rollton Views of a Practical and Thinking Farmer Sound Views for 

 the Consideration of the Farmers of the Union Mr. Smith's Home- 

 stead A comfortable Western Farm A quiet Talk with Farmer Smith 

 His Statement of the Farmers' Wrongs, and his Views as to the 

 Remedy Corn selling for less than Cost " Sixty Bushels of Corn to buy 

 Two Pairs of Boys' Boots "The Mysteries of Western Coal Selling The 

 Farms more heavily taxed than the Railroads The Grange offers the 

 best Remedy, and the best Means of attaining it 347 



CHAPTER XX. 



VIEWS OF A WISCONSIN FARMER. 



The Master of the Wisconsin State Grange A Model Farmer and IUB 

 Farm Colonel Cochrane's Views of the Situation Conflict between the 

 Railroads and the Farms The Roads first built with the Farmers' 

 Savings How the Farmer was induced to buy Railroad Stock How 

 they are robbed by the Roads Position of the Middle-men The Cost 

 of Western Farming Through and Local Shipments How the Grange 

 helps the Cheese Makers Farming in Wisconsin ; what it costs and 

 what it pays The Farmers unable to fix their Prices 374 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 HOW THE GOVERNMENT ROBS THE FARMERS. 



Relative Strength of the Farming and Manufacturing Classes Estimate of 

 the Number of Employers and Working People The Farmers at the 

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