The sun., 1913-10-18
THE COST or LIVING.
M Promise Of Rr,iuct ION Il the Opinion
Or u Man Of Experience.


n, rur Enron or THE SrN--Sir: The
Government report ON the high cost Of liv-
,np is ,rrv interesting with its state
m"u,s without remedies.
II is so easy TO say raise more beef
"dnu.t nllow r,mnie cattle to be killed"
"sIin ,ulv dry corn and dried potatoes,
and sn on ad infuitum.
Az a s,o,,lkholdcr I'm a ranch for twenty
vears and for the last ten years IA breeder
',,,d rniscr ns becf cattle In the East
",.,,t Win some knowledge
In m. first expericnce as ranch owner
ia, ,itv neonio maid such low prices for
meat wa we're driven out Of business
,,., .o,J our bcrd NJ 1000 head to
.,Ia furtber losses IN trying to raise
tI.,u
hro,d.r md rrowcr. this wear, 1918.
T.. ,be FIRST I'm ten years I have sold
enough TO nay wages and the feed blil'
' ,J =, oncs the residents OF cities raise
"a hun and cry against the price they
must nav For years they have received
,d ~, i,ss than cost and now that so
n,,,v dc,naud the right to live IN towns
n,,d hc fed by their brothers and sisters
w.ho ain inhabjt the waste and lonely
.nots OF this earth called farms they
think nv some magic on the Govern
n,o,t's mart all food should he produced
n,, .oid ~ them at constantly lower
nrir.s
M, natural common sense Of the
American people should make the story
,,,t, .,,n,yh for nil IN understand.
10 ,hroc boy. live on u farm aud work
q, ioio aud in 1918 If two OF them go to
:, citv Ia work one must provide the food
for ,hrro whereas IN 1912 each provided
t. ,,,,,.,,, and Tho surulls food, II any.
,,a.,, ,n town
ma, ma female cattle he allowed to go
o., ,,.,l,r, IL an absurd proposition.
II A.. droupht comes. as II has over our
w,st ,ibs trar. burning up the grass In
,,,.,u,,.s hrsidrs IN. corn crop, who will
,''.., ,,,J y,,,,,r IN. farmers herd:
i.-,,, ia, ,,.,v some write and talk
.,,,.,,,., ,Lc ,,nrer.ssmen would ship bales
az .r..,hurl<s for the stock to eat.
t,,,.',.inn,lIy soIl some corn containing
u,,i,r,ta,ud hv chemical analysis. when
,,., hu.l.d I; u,r cent. To- 20 per cent.
or ,,ntcr
,r',9' ,,,L,s ,h,. ,ollro,ds according 10
.. ,,,,,s r.nnr, fr,in the United States
,.,,,,,u,t, of Agriculture, haul 90 per
cont 81 ,,,t.r for every so per cent of
,,aI rood "A waste Of freight cars.
! N. no i,I,p urnposed is that the
| c,I,,,, .,n,,ld dry ms corn FIRST How?
/ V,, ,.ui s,,nrIv INN with eyaporators
I o,d ,,o, ar vond to do II"
td..s ,,,ouns,d hv ci,v dwcliers
I g.. ,,dur, tbeir living expenses are 50 ah
.i ~. g., l,,d ono 10 believe that all
.i.. ,.i,,.,. ~, tho insane asvluns are not
,. 49,,
/ rue. Mans alone uill decrease this cost :
+ I,,.r...,. ,hr uroduction AN acre of tn"
,.r'.'.,', ,.,'i,,v.,nd land and increase the
/ ,,,t,. -. minds und hands working
B ,,i,b the land
/, ,,.r,. hoo, md shoe factory in the
,..I s,..,o. ,.,,, -, fuil canacity for one
,, l.,Ii,,, ,n,uuh footwear could be-
} t ., .,,. ,b, tno 0ou no0 inhabitants
,,,,., ,hun two ears Therefore.
,ta,tirally st..Ling. the employees work
/ 'T -n r.r ',.,, ~ ,b.tr rower. and for
/ 49,, -, ,t.,t tim, must he fed 10y
J ,, ,ho l.,,,. "a work ALI the time
rt, s,.so,,s of ratur. must be used
,,h,,. aud ,s ,h,.y arc given to tho food
. I ,,..t,.,- H.. must nl,ut when frost is
,, ,,,,lo hay when th. sun shines and
| i.,,'.., vh,u things are ripe or before
| rr.., r,,,ncs AGAIN
| ,,. ,ro,, If, ir.ucrlv diversified "a rm-
| ,,.,, M ll,,ds i, its maturity with the
h',,,stir,, ar ,r.u,rutiou for the other
,',, , ,1u. d.,s rain often upsets the
,,',,,f,, ,,.r,l,J rotation.
1I,. ,r,,l,,.s farming. in "A sense. one of
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