The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-30
THE WONDERFUL STORY
OF DANISH PROSPERITY
Through Intensive Farming Dem
mark Becomes One of Veal
thiest Countries in Europe

1 a
derful story of how the Danes, upon
land but poorly suited to grazing
and In the face of repeated reverses,
| have brought their country to
state of agricultural prosperity sec
ond only to England among the Old
rice Francis Egan, American minis
| lister to Denmark, who is in this city
on leave, having recently complet-
| ed, on behalf of the state depart
| ment, lecture tour through the
farming districts of the south
DR.. Egan, together with several
other of the American diplomatic
officers in Europe. has, under in
| structions from the sbabe depart
ment, made a thorough study of
the farmers welfare" problem in
the European countries, of the part
played by the government in ad-
vancing the material prosperity Of
| the farmers. of the success of the
farmers themselves in forming CO.
operative societies for mutual as
sistance, and of the advantages Sc
cured to the whole people of those
countries from the promotion of
their agricultural resources. He is
engaged now in preparing q report
upon the methods of the Danish
government in supplying cheaper
money for their farmers, which
IDEAS President Taft hopes to intro
duce into the United States for the
benefit of the American farmer.
Denmark, naturally one of the
smallest and poorest countries in
Europe, through intensive farming,
mas become in a few years one of
the most prosperous and wealthiest,
per capita, in the world. 1t was
to describe to southern farmers the
marvellous story of achievement of
financial independence, even wealth,
of the Danish farmer, that DR.. Egan
made his southern tour.
The Southern Commercial Con-
gress suggested to the State Depart
ment that Dr. Egan's knowledge of
| the success the Danes have achiev-
ed in intensive farming would be
| of immense advantage to southern
farmers. The state department
| gave DR. Egan a furlough, and sent
him on the southern trip. Starting
| from the Nashville convention OF
the Congress, on April 10, he visit
ed Shelbyvil1e, KY, St Louis, Dial
las. Tex, Charleston, S. c., Greens
boro and Raleigh, N. c., and Roa
noke, Va, In each of these elite
DIT. Egan lectured to immense au
dfences of farmers, and describe
the Danish farming methods. Hi
Y lectures. which were received will
great enthusiasm every where he
went, probably will be published as
an official bulletin of the depart.
ment of agriculture, for circulation
| throughout the nation.
| DR.. Egan will return to his post
at Copenhagen, June g.. He said to
day he was delighted with his spec
1al mission to the south, and hoped
that his. exposition of farming in
Denmark would be OF advantage to
southern planters. 1t is probable
that next year the state department
viii detail him on a similar mission,
under auspices of the Southern
Congress, to visit all the state
legislature in the south and tell
the lawmakers about Danish farm
ing. This would undoubtedly have
an important effect on agricultural
legislation. Since his return to
Washington DR.. Egan has received
number of letters from farmers
and public men along the route of
his tour, thanking him for the pri-
vilege of hearing the lectures.
Denmark" said DR.. Egan today,
twenty years ago was In a power
ty-striken condition. The farmers
were poor Today, through inten-
sive farming Denmark is prosper
GUS and happy. Practically every
Danish farmer owns his own land.
Bacon, butter, and eggs have made
the Danes wealthy people. Pro-
duties of the farms are marketed
through cooperative creameries and
stores owned by the farmers them
selves. This system has made DAN
'sh butter a standard of excellence
and high price known all over the
world Not an inch Of ground or
natural fertilizer is ever wasted in
Denmark. II the southern farmer
who wastes so much of their lands.
and in many instances wear out
their farms, would adopt the Dan
fish methods the south would be-
come the wealthiest section of the
globe in a short time"