The Harrison times., 1912-05-11


cultural Society there was a lament
able scarcity of the membership
nearly all being strangers. 1t is GER
tainly remarkable how little interest
the Farmers of Boone county take
in this matter. When we boast OF
what northwest Arkansas does in
the fruit line and especially Boone
county, and remember the fine dis
PLAYS made here in Agriculture as
well as a mere hap hazard good
luck kind of show without any or
panization whatever, then imagine
what could be accomplished with a
good organization cooperating to-
gether to the same end we feel in
deed sad.
There is no class of people more
complaining than the farmers and
none who have less cause for COM
plant Their lack of organization
and cooperation is the sole cause,
Every other interest is organized
and fighting their own battles in an
intelligent business-like way, and
their success only emphasizes more
emphatically our failure. We seem
to take an interest in the education
of our children and provide the
means for same as though we think
it necessary for their future welfare
to have a fair education, which is
true while at the same time it is
also true that we utterly neglect our
own education in our own business
and will neither organize or CO.
operate with each other in the busl'
ness in which we are engaged so as
to insure success where we are now
a complete failure,
wish to urge my brother farmers
to think seriously of this matter and
let us Join our interests in this mat
ter and work for better things,
Don't imagine that fruit growing is
the only thing we are aiming at
but every one of us are rs much in
terested in every thing that concerns
the farmer and especially in the pro-
fits of our profession,
We propose to work for better
prices for our produce and there is
not but one road to success in that
matter and that is in cooperation,
Napoleon said once that "God was
on the side of the largest artillery
and the heaviest battalions,' Just
think of the power of the great COM
bncs and trusts that rule our coun-
try today, Combination and CO.
operation is the only secret and if
the farmers would only organize we
would have the mightest combine
the world ever saw and also the
best paying business, for we have
not only the greatest numbers, but
we have what is still bettcr-the un.
limited supply Of all the necessities
of life for man and beast which the
whole human race must have daily
to live ON or die Not one cent of
capital do we need for this purpose,
but Just organization and co.opera.
tion with the use of good common
sense business tact, Little it avails
us to try to raise two ears OF corn
where we now raise one, That
is only making harder work with
poorer pay; don't you realize that
we are now raising all aud some
times more than we consume in this
country and if we raise more, just
in proportion to the excess needed
the price to us will be that much
less, 1t has always been so and al
ways will be so,
The short crops always bring us
more money than the larger then
why strain ourselves to receive less
for the eXertion5 Our society will
strive for the best profits obtain.
able, not only for fruit but for all
the products Of the farm and also
for the best and easiest manner Of
obtaining these results, Let us get
enthuscd in this matter and make q
good old fashioned loycIcast Of it,
let us get together and learn oGeoeh
other thereby not only bcttcring
our business relations but also pro,