Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-11-01

0lowing accounts which have been
published In recent years about sue.
cessful farms In various parts of
the country. have influenced many
city men to seek relief from their
burdens by going tn the farm. The
fact of the materially increased
urice Of farm products has caused
some city men to conclude that pro.
fitable farming is a comparatively
easy matter. This, however. is a
mistaken idea. There was a time
when scientific farming was practi.
cally unknown. and very little
needed. But that day has passed.
The farmer Of the twentieth cen.
fury is a scientific farmer. He has
a more or less rudimentary know
ledge Of physics. plant physiology,
chemistry, mechanics, etc. He
finds that this knowledge more than
pays for itself in obtaining salts
faction and increase of his bank
account.
In many of the eastern states the
virgin fertility of the soil has
become exhausted. Commercial fer.
tilizers are now used in large guam
titles to make o paying crop possible.
The agricultural population of the
New England states has decreased
very materially during the past
thirty years. They are turning
their faces towards the west of vir.
gin soil, rich plains and fertile val.
leys.
A growing unrest is found
throughout most every city of the
land. Sixty per cent of the popula-
ton of the United States are not
consumers as a matter of choice
simply so by force of circumstan.
ces, over which they have no imme-
diate control Yet hundreds of
them, are, every year conquering
these circumstances throwing of
the burdens of city slavery and are
betaking themselves to a portion of
Gods domain whose the lungs may
work overtime in imbiding pure air
and bright sunshine.
Not a few of these city raised
men are becoming the best farmers
Of the nation. They have an advan-
tage over the man who has lived on
the farm all his life. The city man
realizes his meager stock of knowl-
edge of the principle of agriculture;
he is not only willing to take advice,
but actually seeks it. Not few of
the men who have been farmers all
their lives, not only refuse to seek
advice, but resent it when it is off
cred gratuitiously and from good
sources. They have been expert
menting in their own way for years
and have arrived at a conclusion of
what is the best method for them,
yet they are unwilling to accept the
proven ideas of skilled men who
have greater opportunities for car
rying on Investigations and obtain
ing results than they. Hence it's
that many experienced farmers have
an income very little better than
the wages paid ordinary farm
hands. The city man not lnfre'
quently is quick to realize this short
coming and takes advantage OF 1t.
His receptive mind, his zeal OF
knowledge, his ambition to succeed
his craving for happiness, his yearn'
ing for home away from the noise
of city strife, all come to his and
He acquires experience rapidly and
invariably succeeds.
Looking out over the Mlmbre'
Valley, we note that some OF TIT
most successful farmers located
here are city men. In many cases
they had hardships, and suffered
from want of experience, but BY
close application to a study OF INT
principles involved in farming they
finally acquired the knowledge ne
cessary to success. After they
reached this point. the business
training they he'd had in the cit!
enabled them to surpass the ordln