Ill 



SALES, MORTGAGE" A LARGER 

 HEAVEN " 



THREE reasons contributed towards the expensive 

 mistake I made in again selling " on the street," but 

 the last weighed down both the others. My crop 

 was naturally divided into three grades as it was 

 drawn from new breaking, stubble crop sown on 

 breaking, and a certain amount from dirty land, so 

 that it was impossible to fill a carload without mixing. 

 Secondly, I had omitted to order my car until 

 there were very many names on the railway list ; 

 lastly, I had to meet a promissory note for a sum 

 of over five hundred dollars. I discussed financial 

 affairs with my friend the bank manager, especially 

 the matter of obtaining a new loan to make my 

 land payment if I first settled the note in full. 



" Better get through your sales and settle quickly, 

 wipe off the old account and obtain a new loan," 

 was the advice I received, and I am sure it was 

 given in good faith. So I sold on the street, but 

 with a sick heart and an uneasy conscience ; I 

 loathed the smallest offence against the wheat 

 itself. 



My first few loads from the breaking fetched 

 seventy-seven and seventy-eight cents and graded 

 No. 2 Northern. I was disappointed at not getting 



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