The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
by an intensive system Of farming.

by an intensive system Of farming.
Nv.
/ That the best interests Of our rural
and agricultural life demand the im-
| mediate adoption Of the intensive sys-
| tenn OF farming, generally in this state,
and especially in the Red river valley.
W
! That the agricultural interests OF
this state can never be developed as
they should be, under an extensive
system Of farming.
| VI.
| That the extensive system is con-
| fined largely to one line of farm pro-
ducts. to-wit: small grains, depend
/ ing largely upon the uncertainties of
| the weather; that the intensive sys-
tenn includes q great variety of pro-
ducts and earnings, and is little con-
erned about the weather.
VII
! That the extensive system OF farm
ing herein referred to. requires a vast
amount OF expensive machinery that II
used only a short time during each
| season. and then left to rust and rot
for the balance of the year; it requires
the use OF a large amount OF horse
/
/ ing several months of the year, but
have to be fed and cared for through
the long months OF winter during
which time they are a heavy expense
| and earn nothing; IL requires the en-
| ployment Of much transient hobo labor
at high wages, wages that many Of
them never earn whose large earn
| ngs are mostly carried out OF the
1 n NJ ~
! expended. or ,squandered elsewhere.
1t necessarily involves a vast amount
of waste; il tends TO impoverish and
befoul the land, and robs the country
! Of it's much needed social and neigh
borly conditions it is the most un-
certain and least profitable system
Of farming there is; it has an income
/ some times-once a year.
VIII
That the intensive system OF farm
| ing means many small farms instead
of few large ones; il requires less
amount of expensive machinery that
can be more easily cared for: it's
horses have profitable employment the
year round; its moderate number OF
first class cows; it's wen bred hogs
and iEr goodIy Number OF hens, prop
every day IN the year: 1t gives per-
mansnt employment to labor and in
vites better class of farm labor,
whose earnings would be expended
here; 1t cleans and enriches the soil,
| increases it's productive and earning
power and involves little or no waste:
| II increases our rural population and
builds up and establishes more whole
some rural. social and neighborly con-
dltions; 1t can be made a certain and
| profitable fbusiness-like system, and
would add greatly to the value Of our
| farm lands.
| TX.
That intensive farming includes
more pleasure in farming pursuits, bet
ter more comfortable and more at
| tractive country homes, and more of
them; more independence among its
citizens better country living and
country thinking; IL includes profit
able vegetable garHen, a flower gar
den and a lucious berry patch: 1t Is
easier on the farmers wife, more pro-
htable to her husband, and more in
terestfng and ging to the farm
er's children. The extensive farming
system has few vegetables, no flowers,
no berries.
X
That the extensive system of farm
ing tends to work irreparabIe loss and
damage to both rural and city life. II
is speculative; It tends to deplete the
country precincts of their needed pop
ulation. and crowd the cities with
spectators and INDECENT poor.
| XII.
| e. -
intensive farming i'm this state, and
| especially in the Red river valley. as
| is herein set forth, win require the
cooperation of our best and most en-
terprising men of both town and coun-
try; that the time is now ripe for such
movement, and that it is the duty
OF every loyal, able-bodied citizen of
this state, and especially OF the Red
river valley to become a party plain
tiff to this action.
wherefore, plaintiff demands 1udg-
ment against the defendant;
| First. For an order Of court de-
claring defendants system Of farming
wherever it is so carried on. as high
| ly detrimental to the agricultural in
terests of this state, and to the general
business and social welfare of this
state.
Second For an order Of court. maxi
ing every patriotic, liberty ioving,
able bodied citizen of this state--male
and female, parties plaintiff TO this
action, and that in case they should
not become such of their own free viii
and accord within a reasonable time,
they be ordered to show cause why
they should not be adjudged in con-
tempt of court and punished accord
ingly.
Third. That the defendant be per-
manently enjoined from further prose-
cutting its nefarious system of extensive
| farming in this state, and that plain~
tiff have such other and further re-
lief as in the judgment of the court, 1t
may be justly entitled to.
Smith Stimmel,
| Attorney for Plaintiff.
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