The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-01-14
HOLD ON TO THE LAND.

In farming as in all other departments o.. -r-
man activity the stick-to-itive man j. ... man
who wins out in the end. The ragrom unera...
boomer and 'nestcr' who is never content Ie ~..I.
down anywhere permanently Is not the ma. who
profits in the end by the good pioneering work me-
may have done Often he sells out his holding ar
little profit, leaving to his successor fin. or-
portunity to prosper and establish hm-e,. trr
in the communities.
The increased wealth of the agricuIur.s,- o.,
Montana, for instance. is not due much .a -h.
increase in rural population in the enlarged ru-
tentiality of the farmers already here and for Tho
enhanced productivity OF farms established year,
ago. This is true Of all the farming sections OF
this country and the enormous expansion OF wealth
is not, as many suppose. due to any Induction of
materials, money men, but to this growth IN
the capacity of production both in men and I'm
their lands
1t is known that the American inventor has b4
putting modern machinery into his hands enlarged
the farmers capacity from two to a huudred-foM
Workingmen, whether in the factory ON the
farm, should recall with full appreciation of the
change. Tbat when machinery first became great
economic question they opposed its introduction
and that now the high wages and short hours which
they enjoy due largely to those contrivanres
which enable one American workingman to produce
more in day than five workmen in other parts Of
the world can, a total average produce 1T is
because of modern machinery that the American
workman Is the most effective in the world and TO
is because he is the most effective that he is lire
best paid.
But the acre in its development Is little less
wonderful, and in al probability this development
is only in its first stages For this development the
agricultural schools are largely to be credited
When the.state took upon itself the burden of cN-
perimentation with plants and soils and live stock
when it deliberately made appropriations that were
to be sunk in losses on wrong ways of farming IL
hr1o ,N+ff h. tbo far-, hoe
had handicapped soil production from Adams dar
to the twentieth century, A. ID. There is no doubt
that agricultural station experiments thus far
made have given this country capacity for twenty
five millions more population at a low estimate.
These experiments show to a marvellous degree to
what disadvantages fathers worked. being
baked without knowing the reason why and there
fore without being able to remedy their error
The farmer now take this science and know
that certain course Of work viii as certainly in
crease his weld that the seasons viii succeed
eac hOther, says the Commercial West TO the de
gree that the acres crop has been made certainty
and not guess to that degree farm land invest
ment has been lifted above the speculative plane
and been placed among financial certainties. 1t Is
this change in the character of farming more than
any other thing that has caused farm lands in
the last decade to advance in value. As these
state school lessons are learned by farmers. FARM
lands are sure to advance vet farther
This continued and increased activity of cur
state agricultural schools may be relied on as
very powerful factor in holding up the value Of
every productive acre in the country. Under in
tense and intelligent culture the possibilities of
an acre of arabic land are almost sensational We
are coming to just this kind of culture And for
this reason we are coming to very high farm land
values. Hold on to your farm Hold on to it for
yourself and for your boys. If YOU haven't got any
farm to hold on to, get one Five years from now
you will regret the opportunities that you over
looking now.-Helena Independent.