The Falls City tribune., 1909-11-26

questions of economy, recently scored
the farmers for not producing more
grains. vegetables ana fruits. lie
seemed to think we were combined
FOR the purpose OF curtailing produc-
ton as the factories sometimes do.
Even if we We're doing that, have we
not as much right to limit production
rs have the men OF other callings.
But do not think for "A moment that
there is even the remotest idea in
that direction. in the heads of the
farmers of America.
Our agricultural papers are valued
mostly by the people for the intelli-
gence they convey that enables us to
increase the production of the farm.
We are doing our dead level best to
make two bushels of corr grow where
only ont grew before, We are hunt
ing out new methods that will enable
Us TO produce thirty bushels of wheat
ON the arid lands where none at all
90 bRAu EA3hIt VIC III aiAAlllb hb
nights trying TO learn how to put two
or three extra hundred pounds of
beef on a yearling steer, in excess
of what we have been doing. We
are straining every nerve and muscle
TO produce a 200 pound pig in the
shortest time.
Va ara gnea Ni,p ~. apabup1g ftolt
ing the bugs. and calling upon every
known science to facilitate our at
tempts to grow enough fruit for the
tables of our land. We run our hogs
through tanks of medicated concoc-
tion, feed them with high priced foods
and are working overtime to raise
meat for the world.
Then to have this ]. ID. Holmes
come at us with this declaration that
we are deliberately trying to starye
the human race, Is more than we can
stand without protest,
The world has never yet given the
farmer and his hired man the rat
Ing that they deserve. We have
heard the public talk about skilled la
Dor and have seen the MAI who knew
o TO stick mortar to a brick, get
twice or three times as much ms the
hired man who knew how to produce
the finest pork, beef. corn. wheat.
fruit and the finest vegetables in the
iand. Some farm boy could in n
few months learn how to handle shop
tools. learn the plumbers trade and
demand high prices for skilled la
Dor" Another boy could so out on
the rail road and in three years de-
mand and get $3.50 per month for his
skilled labor" Some lazy never
swet could get a job as travelling
salesman and scoop in 500 a month
with all travelling expenses, but the
hoy that hired out and learned how
to produce the necessities of life
raise fancy stock that won the
prizes, was compelled to work for a
paltry S25 a month and then the world
held up itshands and wondered at
his progress.
Suddenly the farm help fell short
of the demand, the boys learned the
fact that however much they knew
about farm work. they were only
counted common laborers, so they
drifted away into the ranks of skill
full lahorers."
was recently in IA town where the
brick masons received $3.50 for a
days work. Are the boys going to
dig potatoes. raise wheat and corr
and only get less than 81 per day?
That assertion that w are limiting
production, falls with a dust raising
thud upon the ears of the man who
is toiling away in the heat of sum
mer. through the storms of winter and
natures whimsical attitudes. to wrest
The products OF the soil from his
farm at a rate that is decreasing it's
value with every season.
No other class of people who lay
claim to wealth or even comfortable
circumstances, work half so hard as
the farmer and his family.
Factories shut up their doors, turn
off their hands and force thousands
of laborers into idleness and starya-
ton at any time overproduction
threatens their enormous profits.
When did the farmers ever stop SOW
ing or threshing their grain? Tariffs,
subsidies, and bonus are asked by
the interests The farmer asks
only his legitimate due and at no
time poses as the candidate for I'M
paid favors.
Suddenly the country awoke to the
fact that there was an adjustment of
economics on hand, the farmer be-
gan to come into his own and the
prices of his produces are a little
nearer to the notch they ought to be