The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-15
Bl ISAAC L, TOTEM.

will be no corn school this winter.
The men of Richmond who promoted
and took charge Of the corn school
last winter do not feel as though
they would be justified in taking hold
of the work again this year.
| They became discouraged because
of the lack Of support given the good
cause by the farmers of this COM
munity.
"The farmers here seem to be ex-
ceedingly contented; they are doing
we'll enough as it is, and they APP
parently resent the good intentions
OF outsiders who are DESTROYS OF en-
couraging better farming methods"
said a Wayne county booster.
1--WE know that the farmers here
are prosperous and progressive; AN
other man remarked, then added,
but we like to see them get togeth-
err, and manifest little more of that
want-toknow-more spirit"
1T is no wonder the farmers sons
do not stay on the farm exclaim-
ed another man with a note OF criti-
cism in his tones. when farmer
turns to giving his son, first OF all.
higher development of the intelli-
gence Which is born in him, so that
through education he may broaden
| Ills derstanding-and when, in adj
dition to that, the farmer will give
his son the privileges and advant-
ages which has developed intelli-
gence should command, of applying
his knowledge to the business of con-
! structive farming and Of broadening
, his sphere; then, and not till then,
! will the boy be contented to stay on
| the farm, and more, venture to say,
he will then choose 1t in preference
| to any other livelihood. do not
|'know of any other business that
would stand the reckless waste and
losses now common upon the farm,
sIbecause of absolute lack of intelli-
pgent direction. l do not know of any
business today which is so much in
need of well-directed thought, gent
nus and thorough business engineer
Ping. do not know Of any business
brromising greater returns for the
7 proper application of brains, capital
| and industry than farming"
We believe that practically every
farmer in Wayne county is ever will
ing and ready to learn more about
methods Of handling his business:
corn school this winter that more en-
enlargement and better support
would be given it than ever before:
and the only thing necessary to make
it permanent fixture is for some
one to take the initiative.
1t is owing to the fact that there
are so few among the farming class
who are willing to take it upon
themselves to encourage the get-to-
gether spirit that in many neigh
borhoods there is less sociability
than one would find in the jungles.
The farmer has been dependent
the lead in movements that make for
the farmers advancement and pleas
ure.
Very few Of the improved farm
implements have been invented, de-
signed or improved by the farmers.
1t is not the farmer who has been
most interested in introducing thu
utmost economy in every process and
department of farming as it is APP
piled in manufacturing-a farm
position.
AS we stated once before in this
column: Is the time not ripe for
the farmer to brush up bit and be-
gin doing things for himself? Why
| should we assume an attitude Of re-
lance when there is just as high a
degree Of intelligence among the
farming class as in any other line Of
endeavor?
Perhaps too much Is expected Of
the farmer? In fact. sometimes 1t
does seem that he is expected to
grasp new ideas more readily than
we expect other men to take up new
ideas in their business.
As a general rule, when something
new is suggested in the line Of agri-
culture. there seems to be a prevail
ing idea that every farmer should
dive right in and try 1t out. He
would be kept busy IL he did; be-
cause nearly every one today has
some pet farm hobby that they want
to see tried.
Other business men do not try out
every thing suggested to improve
their business. and why should we
merchant or manufacturer?