Show hopefulness AND POTATOES potatoes are exceedingly scarce this season and will be high priced until another A harvest is reaped there are two causes which contribute to this situation the first is that the yield per acre has not been near so great as usual the second reason is equally as potential last years crop was so large that tubers could be bought for a song so to speak producers could scarcely give them away this led to the usual result a large per of farmers unable to see far enough were led into a common error that inevitably follows any product being a drug in the y market ap they curtailed their plant ing operations in that line y this is nearsighted near sighted agricultural policy those who look ahead act F on the opposite of this course by in er teasing easing the average of any pro duct whether it be root or cereal that has been plentiful and cheap i the previous year the reason for this Is that it may be safely relied upon that after a plentiful and cheap season there will always be a percentage of f agriculturists who will feel discouraged and act accord angly they will curtail their acreage of the product heretofore so 5 low priced and thus make it comi ively scarce and proportionate ly higher priced the year following it is always prudent in business 7 matters to calculate upon the probable effect upon people engaged in t various lines of any extraordinary i condition that arises the hopeless f classes must always be considered in this connection they form a pretty large percentage they can be found everywhere under some circumstances they manifest their leanings pronouncedly As for in stance when any condition involve ing loss even from a natural cause visits a town or settlement 1 such as a drought about then is a 1 time when land can be purchased at low figures owing to the hope less fraternity not being able to see beyond the present and its condi i eions becoming disconsolate and unwilling to stay any ADY longer in such s a condemned country they move away to some other region there to remain until a flood comes or a dry season approaches such are within out hope and staying qualities and are therefore never dever startling sue suc in any direction except as spasmodic floaters over the face of the land |