The Harrison times., 1911-11-04
MORE ATTENTION TO FkcMER
Memphis Commercial Appeal Sees Ne
cessity Of DeVotng More Time
to Agricultural interests.

1--WE would be glad II all our sena-
! tors and all our congressman would
attend farmers meetings. They would
then make better senators and better
congressman. They would learn that
! the development OF the south depends
more upon good agricultural depart
ment at Washington; upon the dis
seminatlon of information about fer
tilizing lands, than upon the Philip
pine question or the free and unlimit-
ed coinage Of silver"
This man is not farmer in the
strict sense of the word-indeed, he Is
banker, but he recognizes the fact
that the civilization, the Development
the progress and the happiness OF this
people, and the people OF the whole
world depends upon the soil"
"In the south we are rapidly destroy.
ing the fertility OF our land, We can
make the fertile more fertile We can
do this by study; by getting knowl-
edge and by following scientific prin-
ciples in agriculture"
1T is q magnificent business, this
thing of farming, when we farm right,
and as soon as the southern farmers,
all of them, farm right, this will be the
richest agricultural regon in the
world"
And, by the way, the Commercial
Appeal intends to devote hereafter
more time and attention and space to
successful farming, to public educa-
tion, to good roads, and to home I'M
provement than to politics" o
The above sentences are taken
from recent editorials In the Memphis
Commercial Appeal. Such expressions
from such a great daily means much
to this section of country, When all
our great dallies, weekly papers,
teachers, senators, congressman,
preachers and other leaders fully rea'
lie the fact that the wealth OF the
farmer Is at the basis Of all general
prosperity and that It enriches as 1t
goes by creating a demand for the la
Dor of workers In all ocupations, and
Impress our people with tho dignity
and importance of agriculture the
south will soon be tho richest section
Of the world When all our great
dailies and weeklies devote more time
and attention and space to successful
farming. TO public education, to good
roads, and to home improvement than
to politics; when all our superintend'
ents Of education and school teachers
direct the public to the many farmers
who have produced new varieties OF
fruit vegetables and other farm
crops, made fortunes and won names
that will never die; when all OF our
leaders urge our young people TO emu
late the examples Of those who have
by selection and cross-breeding pro-
duced cows that give from five to
twelve gallons OF milk per day sheep
that produce flfty pounds OF wool at a
ehearing, the swift running and trot-
ting horses, and other animals OF such
great intelligence, and whose names
will forever adorn the pages OF his
tory, we viii soon bo able to build
good roads, olotho and educate our
fam Z better, have comfortable
hon With improved homo and farm
equi, 'clt and, in fact all the better
mept Nich progressive civilization
In the country demands,
Tho masses must become great In.
telliSont, thrifty class, upon which ma
tIons alone are founded; obedient to
orders, but not slaves; tenacious OF
their rights, but not anarchists, Tho
masses must be full Of the science OF
how to farm, refined, cultured, loyal to
government and to God
Let us all Join IN tho movement to
educate tho farmers OF this section OF
tho country Tho difference between
the average yield OF cotton and corn
per acre and the largest Yield Ia about
Ave fold, Tho average cost OF cult
waiting an acre of cotton or corn IL
double lts most economical cost We
have, therefore, between the average
and the best IN farming, an attalnable
thousand per cent This difference OF
1000 per cent against tho average
farmer IL due wholly 70 conditions
which no can easily control with the
necessary knowledge The educated
farmer gradually doopons hls soil by
deep blowing; fills II full OF nitrogen
by growing legumlnoue eropa ILLS It
full OF humua by prNetleing rotation OF
crops, plants the most prolific seed
gives his crops frequent and shallow
cultivation and annually garnere abun
dont harvosts
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