The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
Conservation and Cooperation.

These two words are two or the
biggest in the English language be-
cause what they stand for is within
the power and use of the common
people. l don't like these two other
big words consolidation and CEN
tralization" nor what they stand for,
they don't smack right, they leave a
bad taste in the mouth. Conserva-
ton was first of our forests, now the
word means to keep and hold the
good Qualities of many things and
more especially of the fertility of the
farm and resources of the farmer.
The biggest recognition the farmer
has had for years was when Roose-
welt appointed the farm life commits
sion a few years ago. Now the trend
of things are for presidents of banks,
railroads and some colleges to CO.
operate with the state and U. S. Of
ticials in conserving our natural re-
sources. The third national conserv-
alton congress was held at Kansas
City, Mo-, Sept. Is, &c and 27. Pres
ident Taft gave quite good talk on
conservation and really seemed to
take an interest in the welfare of the
farmer. Uncle Henry Wallace, pres
ident of the congress made one of
the best talks.
The Youths Companion of Nov.
End, in commenting on this meeting,
said that Henry Wallace was the
best known farmer in the U. S. and
want to add here that / believe
him to be the best agricultural writer
in the United States. ! want to
give him this tribute of praise now
and throw this boquet at him while
living instead of placing flowers on
his grave. Hon. w. A. Beard, of
California, a member of the country
life commission, addressed the con-
gress on cooperation. This address
was by far the best I ever read on
the subject and I mean to study the
subject more from now on. The ad-
dresses of this meeting should be read
and deeply studied by every farmer
in the corn belt. The next big meet
ing of this nature is to be held at
Spokane, Washington, Nov. 24-29.
That we should put cooperation into
practice was proven again at Leon
this year, Nov. LIST, End, 3rd and 4th,
by the Farmers Institute, Teachers
Meeting and Stock Breeders Show.
All three organizations working in
harmony together made a very cred
liable meeting and show. The COM
munity spirit was well shown here.
People attended the institute lee
lures, the stock show, the teachers
meeting and rural contest all jointly
Two of the lectures given were out
of the ordinary at such meetings, yet
l believe they will be the longer re-
membered and do the more good.
refer to the lecture of that big down
east Yankee, E. M. Wentworth, OF
State Center. His subject was farm
life and environments of our boys
and girls. This subject deserves
deeper study than is generally given
to it, but the feast of the whole ses-
sion was the lecture of Mrs. B. F.
Carroll, wife of Gov. Carroll, and
president of the Mothers Congress
This was a plea to the teachers and
parents to begin with the child and
give them proper instruction in NOR
al, economic and industrial thought
l said to Capt. J. D. Brown that Mrs
Carroll must not be only the "better
half" but the bigger half of our
governor, but he said no! that he is
as big man as she is woman.
Then said they are just the kind OF
a couple to have at the head Of af-
fairs of the great state of Iowa.
A. H. Meter,
President Decatur County
Breeders Assn.