Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-02-02

visitor from Minnesota and bust
ness man Of Ellensburg, only on,
y fner,J John Davidson of Reardan
lacoln county-~has endeayored /,
show that it does pay while grear
many articles from farmeis through
out the Inland Empire go to show
that it does not.
Second-That the business mer
OF Spokane and the farmers are
mutually dependent, the one upon
the other.
Third-That the business men
have not always tried to foster home
production by tiding farmers over
time OF temporary market depres-
sions.
Fourth-That farmers often con-
gestth market for some commod
tiles at opportune times.
Fifth-That a spirit OF antago
hism prevails in nearly all business
relations between the business man
and the farmer.
Sixth-That the grain fields of
the Inland Empire are not con-
ducive to diversified farming, for
the reason that no forage plants
have yet been found that will take
the place Of corn and clover under
all conditions,
Setenth-That the railroads Of
the northwest and the great packing
companies of the middle west have
formed a conspiracy for the pur.
pose OF Encouraging diversified
farming in so far as they may be
able to do SO.
Eight-That foodstuffs are high
er here than in the middle west and
that farmers are justified In expect
ing enough higher market price to
OBJECT the difference.
Ninth-That the farmers of this
country, without exception, are en-.
gagged in the production of what.
ever is calculated to give the best
returns, conditions, environments
and market considered.
TOnth--That all intelligent far
mers know that continued wheat
production impoverishcs the soil |
and deplore the fact that substitute
crops have not yet been found.
something must be done. |
In 80 far. as we farmers of the
wheat belt ourselves are concerned, |
1t is more question of the future
than the present. Something must
be done TO, preserve the fertility of
our soil SO that we may be enabled |
to reap as rich rewards in times to |
come as in the past.
What we want to know is how to
convert our grain fields into hay
meadows and pastures filled with
lowing herds. One writer has said
that $1100 net can be made off Is
cows on a 40-acre tract, but he
never told US how it can be done
he might as well have told us that
the earth is a cube instead of
sphere. We would have believed it
just as quick.
In conclusion, right or wrong,
great many farmers are of the opini.
on that the business men of our
cities are in the habit of spending
their money back east, ostensibly
for the purpose of supplying any
shortage that may exist many
commodity, but really for the puff
pose OF keeping the price of all farm
products down as low as possibly
can be done.
When their minds are disabused
Of this Idea, and they are shown
beyond q reasonable doubt that the
business men are willing to meet
them half way, they will enter into
the task Of supplying everything
that can be produced here with 4
great deal more energy than has
characterized til cir efforts thus far
Everyone knows that happy
family can not be created BY putting
a suspicious farmer, a railroad mag
nate, a pork packer and an insin- |
cere business man in the same cage, |
George E! Stone.ASpokesman
Review.