The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-25

him surround himself with a beau.
tiful garden; let the women and chill
dren be taught to love these things
and the farm will become a lovely
home. Ia n
ITS good thing to keep the chill
dren on the farm, away from the
temptations and evil suggestions that
surround them on every hand in the
city. In the light Of modern inven-
ton, with our wonderful modern
transportation, with electric rail-
roads running everywhere, with rural
mail delivery, with cheap power heat
and light, with improving values
farm products. with cheapening goods
of every description, every family
man should have a piece Of land, If
II is only ten acres, or one acre, upon
which he might surround himself
with the fragrance and the blossom
and the fruit of plant life, where he
might raise healthy, happy children.
What can be more beautiful, or more
valuable, than a well-kept vegetable
garden, filled with all kinds OF
foods of every flavor-filled with
berries and grapes, and trees bear.
ing fruits and nuts. and ornamented
with the endless procession of flow
ers each advancing season affords?
What more attractive than to be
surrounded by the young and cheer
full life of the farm-young chickens,
ducks, turkeys, calves, lambs, pigs.
colts and last but not least, the OPP
portunity to have a few good dogs,
whose love and companionship is not
the least of the attractions of the
farm.
Back to the farm should be the
bugle call to the youth Of our land.
Back to the farm, where peace
and quiet and sound, refreshing sleep
follows happy labor, where we can
hear the birds singing their songs
in the early morning among blossom
ling trees, where homely joys can
give life of happiness, where men
and women grow sound Of heart and
strong of limb and nerve.
Back to the farm, with the friendly
brute for neighbor. .......5
Where honest content will make
amends for every city glamour.
II should like to see an agricul'
tural school of practical instruction
and of plant and seed distribution IN
every agricultural county in the
United States, where the care OF cat
, tie and horses and sheep and swine
/ and domestic fowl and the economies
] of farm life and it's productive capac
! ity should be properly taught; where
/ the great lesson might be taught AMI
emphasized by the government-boti
3 national and state-that no occupa
ton is of such vital importance to the
2 wealth and health of the nation.
: 81 rejoice at an opportunity Of Civ
ing expression before the Nationa
! Farm Land congress Of the deep in
) terest which / feel in this matter
l and | trust that this congress ma!
I be the beginning of an organization
e which will emphasize in the mos
powerful manner the importance %
d the farm to our national wealth ant
5 to our national health and happiness
This congress should, above al
u things, emphasize the great import
u ance of good roads to and from the
q farms of the country. 1t should EN-
u courage state and national aid Il
r good roads. sc as to bring to the e&
u penditure on road building the great
y est degree of intelligence and eff
cheney and concentrated effort. This
e is, perhaps, the most important fac
g tor of all in making the farm more
, desirable to the people, in making
l. the farm more attractive, in making
e IL more remunerative, and giving Il
8 1t those elements which are neces
u sary and essential to peace of mind
n and to the prosperity and happiness
l. Of the farmer"
-O-
d M. d. Broadman, 57S w. Main st.
. Helena, Mont, gives an interesting