Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-25

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yyaf SSihmny srhbiOSedy II bEfieNi.
tire This avsrhge was sise In 1857
Il rose 70 ttss In 1889 and 10 $40
In tls0e. TIM rae Of tncreaae I'm the
total ynins of implements and ma
elinety from 1850 20 1899 and IN the
average value per farm was mitch
greater than the rate OF increase Of
vaIus per agricultural worker. II
The increased productivity Of hu-
man labor by the use Of implements
AID ,TnachineFy N atFthingly gtaaods y
the case of corn, From 1855 20 1855,
the time of human labor Feauireu W
pfoduee one buahei OF corn On an
average declined from 4 hours and -
minutes TO ~ minutes. This was be-
cause inventors had given TO the
farmers OF 1894 the gang pillow, the
disc harrow, the corn planter drawn
by horses, and the fouF"section har-
row for pulveFizing the top soil; be-
cause they had given TO the farmer
the self-binder drawn by horses TO cut
the stalks and bind them a machine
for removing the huskh from the ears
ana in the same operation for cutting
the husks, stalks and blades for feed
Ing. the power being supplied by a
steam engine: because they had given
To the farmer a marvellous corn she'll
er operated by steam and Smelling one
buShel Of corn per minute instead Of
the old way OF corn shelling IN which
the labor Of one man was requiFed for
100 minutes 10 do the same work.
The two years preceding 1912 were
not highly productive In agriculture
for climatic reasons. and, Ia referring
10 the consequent popular fear that
agricultural production In this cOun-
Try WAS fast tending To be insufficient
| 10 national requirement, the bulletir
states that the farmer Ia continually
/ facing the penalties ~ overproduc-
ton and the results OF the old famils
lar rules that M production increases
| by certain percentage prices often
decrease IN greater percentage. Farm
ers In their collective activity en-
deayOr 10 produce about the quantity
of u crop that they can market at
i profitable prices. An experience OF
| years gives them a rough sort OF judy
ment with regard to this quantity,
but they cannot 'oresee what the
weather viii do to their crops. Hav-
Ing made their planting and sowing
plans presumably with fairness 10
themselves and also to consumers, the
crop suffers unforeseen adversitles,
there In inadequate production, and
1.-THE general conclusion IL that the ag-
riculture OF the country In unable to
meet the national requirements.
II has been discovered In the inves-
tigRtlOn OF farm wage rates In all
parts Of the country, and for various
lines Of agricultural production. that
the general fundamental fact In that
the higher rates of wages In any
Icomunlty are sustained by the more
intensive agriculture. In every part
of the country II has been observed
that the higher wages and ability TO
select the better labOrers are found
on farms managed In the more intel"
ligent ways and on which the cultlva-
tion In of-tite more -tnteBslve-pe1vg ---"-
The requirements OF the farm In the
character Of the labor employed are
changing radically. The labor to BE-
performed by the farmer should be
governed by extensive information
and considerable scientific knowledge.
A successful farmer at the present
llINt may nftu NbHHtutFablo hhb"i-
edge OF chemistry. OF bacteriOlogy. Of
economic entomology, OF the path
ology and physiology of plants and
animals: OF plant and animal breed
Ing. or funglcldes and insecticides. OF
the conservation OF soil moisture; Of
botany pomology. viticulture. corti-
culture ana certainly much concern
ing IN" practical handling and mar
keting al his products The hired
lahorcr does not need to know 10
much and yet he should he at least
moderately intelligent and well in
formed.
WIN regard to the future. the fore
cast Is that farm labor. will not be
recruited In appreclable degree from
the city The farmer would not need
t. get his labor from the citieA " hi
, could hold the country population n
, the soil, and the recognition OF tbs
= importance 81 retaining the children
on the farm and OF keeping countrS
labor from migrating TO cities 10 gov
+, crning most ~ tlte work by nation
/ aud stat" IN behalf Of agTicttltuFe. Ir
4 addition tU Efforts 10 promote ecoqoln'
r Improvement. many iAg6ncies are
I At work upon the country people e
: improve their dwellings. their mOdei
. Of living, their home life. and theiI
A social activities. which are already
4 beginning 20 count against the un
4 plcasnntncss OF country life and II
:. favor Of making IL attractive.