The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-26

| The farmer classes have no ~
| sense Of the injustics d0Ila a..
| matters Of business. They nfN
kept destitute and poor. ana caM
ly provide themselves with ~
mon necessities OF life. Tho t11
/ implements used by them ~
different from those used NJ -
archs. ss4S
! The native farmers Of tn r.
live In villages and under 4 Co441
| system calculated to destroy ev1(<
centive for the improvements n
land. II il apporttoned w Ie4
! three years. and each person n an
do as he pieaees with his p09t1
some of the communities eafh m
or family owns q portion Of ~
laf1ds. The original farm NJ Dsrl
ed among the survivors IN eac1
ceeding generation until events
| Ii In very small patches. q =
There are a number of colof11&~
tablished on the plains ~ ttSo
and Germans. They, are eunn&eS III
Agriculture and are far In adV&S&7
/ the natives In methods OF cuit1xU
Stfli, these people use otat.6zS
farm implements and are H0t
/ vsded with farm machinery u
extent. They are also very eo3
vative and would require con1
able persuasion or other indaeoG
i. to influence -thana -ohaneo
their present methods
| Northern Syria ana East u t
Jordan.
The conditions outlined are
of southern Palestine. In the n0S
I eFH parts and In mitch of Ayr1H ff
| different. The country a. u NNG1
| northward, 10 more fertile anA
people are in better financial <1E&6
! stances, and to some extent th9Y &
improved farm machinery and t691
| ments. ssS
| East Of this Jordan Ii vank n
said to have q rich and pSedt
(, soil. and it's Inhabitants are -
ming to manifest interest III noo&1
improved machinery ana irnp111G
| for farm purposes. A rA1ifOAA AaM
Gently been constructed tn4otS
section, giving improved tT4n
| ton facilities, and some Of O.
pie are awakening TO the p01nt
OF improved conditions with the =
| ton Of better methods than ~
They are better able 70 ma1e
cflases than the poor peasants ok
| Indian hills. At present there ri
demand In either Of tbs dfn
which would justify expectn<to1
large sales. An enthuelaoEt N1o1
/ ttae GVHoAtiOnN ~ RfED0MB00S
/ cfally from an American p04ut a&
view would expect great 1veu1ep 1I
FL business enterprise for the - Z
machinery and Implement, lz
from the need OF the sasne. the &1
look seems 20 favorable II N{1
seem that to give the opp0rfnnlt
purchase would be conferr1ng i ~
favor upon them, and that they Nfl
quickly await themselves OF Il; ~
far the effort to introduce tmpS
farm implements has Mt proved
eessful, although II Ii predicts
good judges that the future VIII
present different conditions, An6f
a great field viii be opened fhr1
out Western Asia for the sa1o e
classes OF the beet improved kArI
| PIGMENTS and machinery. NH
II stands American manufnef31
in hand to be prepared 10 tAk9
vantage OF the opportunity Whx3k
presents itself The story Of the MiS1
dtrful machinery from Americn
well known throughout the hand
wandering tribes have heard 0ka
and they delight to be told Wh41
be accomplished by its uss. Thex
much of the land. arS abIe u
and with the railway 1t hand
will eventually become largo pure
ers OF such implements s
An Amrrican Rrsidemf,s IN 1a1&
The FOREGOING rennrt had s,.ss sf'2S1
written when George i. 6oafN
| American. came into the ofsra ~
practical man and hss hean q
| rared in farming in ArnorfrGgs
| has resided in Jaffn. In t1sS M1js3
country, for a few months. II
asked to give his opinion With
/ gard to the Introduction az farS1
! thtnery into this country ar1tl ri
/ ted the following. NsS3 5SS
| while having no ehanca ~ nv
view the farmers uhrxonAifr n 13i25
| Ing over the situation il 4 eS1sS1
! way. / should saw there II ~, r1.5I'3i
why II shoutd mt ~ sstNc Ssg9S
I will require aoma time r.atis,sSs5 d
/ hard work The rreatast otSlsS
/ that an mitch land IL heid ~
{ lies ana Il would be ,nsx,S ~
conv;nce ii, Yha nnrftAs i,sfnr;; IL I3S'
! -rherA ara narv ,srSa fsSs,es ~ p
I owners are anr,o,,s ~ maj y. ~ SSSss
ran rnachjnarv mt With "A ssSs25
until they can rat arnertxhneS n
10 run thar farms ishia ~
/ can be overcnrnA IN soYsan 40 ~
standinr II soinr ant ma fhnf1s
rirginr mn their tesma ma -
rirht with them for = fAw 49,
they the ownnrs ear n.,sss5s9 q
themselves. =
Another thfn~ that rnnst NJ
s.dar.d T. that A. m, - 49, ,ssS2s
has been tried n doas mo- ,sSeS2
xcsd crops th~ trst vear a II s2SEsf
way Of sballow n,ow.is~ n ~s12Ss
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