The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-10-06
LAND SHOW IN NEW YORK
Three Car Loads of Wenatohee Valley Ap-
plies to Be Given Away to City
School Children.

uenleQ, excepting Dy man III NallS-
avian.
Man cannot live long when separated
from land. We get our sustenance
out of the ground, and we are well and
happy only when We are on good terms
with Mother Earth.
One-half Of our population are farm
ers. And the farmer is no longer
joke. 1t is fine thing to see farmer
crank up his automobile and go to
town and collect his rents.
In the West the farmers are the cap
italists. And the farmers have always
supplied most Of the brain and sinew
for the cities.
Land of America, however, has been
like the forests. We have had so much
of both that we have been wasteful, ex-
travagant and slipshod. The National
Soil Fertility League, made up of
strong and earnest men, who are work
ing without any aim for immediate
personal profit, are showing the world
how to double soil production.
Around East Aurora there are men
who raise 100 bushels of potatoes to
the acre Then right alongside of
these are farmers who raise ESQ bushels
to the acre. The difference in yield
is not difference in soil, sunshine and
water. II is simply a difference in the
brain of the farmer.
The cry of Back to the land!" is
swelling chorus. I suppose that good
roads have deal to do with this-not
to mention autos, trolley cars, bicycles,
motorcycles and cheap Communication
tickets.
Men are living longer, living better
than ever before. The chief reason for
this is that we are getting on friendly
terms with Nature. We are part of
Nature, in fact, we are Nature, and the
more we move with nature, love Ma
ture and understand Nature, the saner,
more efficient and the healthier and
happier are we.
The great land show, which is to be
held at Madison Square Garden, No
vember to II, is the most important
happening that will take place in New
York during the year.
Especially important and valuable
will be the lesson taught to the school
children; and it is good to see that
arrangements are being made by the
public school teachers so that every
school in New York City and immediate
vicinity will go in body and see the
wonderful things that are produced
right out Of the ground.
No exhibition like it, or equal to it,
has ever been held in New York City.
Children who see this show will nev-
er forget it. The apples, pears, peaches,
oranges, grape fruit, bananas, wheat,
corn, oats, potatoes, melons and vege-
tables and melons and fruits OF thous-
ands of varieties will be shown, grow
ing and ready for market.
There will be lectures and stereop-
tican and moving pictures showing
modern farming methods. The state
of Washington will ship three carloads
of apples to be given away to the
youngsters on big Red Apple Day"
and Oregon and Colorado say that they
will not be outdone.
Also, best Of all, reliable information
will be given as to the value of land,
and the opportunities for settlers all
over the COnllncHl'
Canada will be on hand to show US
the wonders of Winnipeg, Alberta, Sas-
katchewan and British Columbia, and
it is a curious thing that lots Of Goth
antics do not know that Canada is on
the map.
Mexico will also be represented. 1t
is to be North American exhi bition,
devoted to the land and the miracles
that it produces, with the aid of sun
shine, water, air and the intelligent
manipulation Of the earth by head,
hand and heart.
Especially timely is this exposition
in view Of the fact that the study Of
agriculture is now being introduced In