The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-04
THE GOOD FARMING .ApPRO.
PR .\TION.

The county commissioners are 10
he commended for their wisdom and
Judgment in making III appropria-
ton to hr used in the better farming
scheme which is being pushed in all
parts NJ the state. The state ASSOC
citation will contribute the Same
amount as that appropriated by tho
county and in addition it will bear
all the expenses of administration. So
that there will be nearly if not quite
twice us much raised from other
sources as the appropriation.
Tho advantages that will accrue
from the better farming campaign
are too we'll understood to need any
academic discussion. 1t is the meth
cd by which the land in North Da-
kota is to be made to WELD a revenue
that will Justify a value much he-
yond the current one Of his time.
The system is practical. sensible and
successful. IT is, in short. making a
demonstration farm of every section;
for while every section may not come
within the actual work. the results
will be applicable tn every section
and every quarter. Thus the county
"I'i 'N'IN ~ 'i'tlSb i''Ii''lItS FI',-
600 for the $500 appropriated.
At first blush it would seem that
the taxpayers of the cities would
have an uniustiflable burden, except
those who W and operate farms.
Flu while the landless man must pay
his proportionate taxes With the one
who owns land. he will he an indirect
beneficiary of the results. The ma
in North Dakota who does not own
land is directly dependent on the
prosperity of the farmers for his own
prosperity. This is equally true
whether he is engaged in business or
is employed on salary. If he is in
business. the volume of his bust
pend on the prosperity of the farm
or. both because of the farmers
trade and that of the other people
who like himself are dependent on
the same farmers trade themselves.
II he is employed on salary. whether
1t he in machinery. as a mercantile
clerk, Il baker in the cracker factory
or a clipper in the candy factory. the
success of the institution which en-
ploys them depends directly upon
the farmer. and the prosperity Of the
employer is the only thing that as
SurcS the success of the employee. The
r~amitications of this principle en-
tends beyond the immediate parties.
If the farmers of Ramsey and Pierce
and McHcnry counties do not have
such prosperity that they can buy
candies. the product of our factory
must suffer n depression in its trade
accordingly. and the employees are in
volved in the danger of a reduction
In wages or n layoff. This reduction
in trade means a like reduction in
profit for the firm. 50 that every one
suffers in some degree. This is illus
trative of any line of business. The
entire superstructurc rests upon tho
success of tho farmer. 1t is true of
amy agricultural country and this
fiat Of destiny can not be changed.
We are an agricultural region. and
while We may supplement our nat
ural conditions. the success of agri-
culture will remain the essential
foundation of the prosperity Of all.
The politician appeals to the imme-
diate-talks of saving a few cents in
taxes for the good of the people;
the statesman looks to the results
and measures them for the future.
The commissioners have taken the
statesnnan's view Of the conditions
and have made possible an improved
prosperity in which all will share.