Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-30
NEW CONDITIONS
FACING FARMER
POsr CITY SPEAKER TELLS HOW
HIGH COST OF LIVING
NAY BE REDUCED.

FARWELL. Texas. May ga.-Fol.
lowing il the gist OF an address made
here by II. b. Murray Of Post city.
travelling representative 81 the
State Department OF Agriculture.
AZ the present the all-absorblng
topic is the high cost of living. ana
az classes seem TO be effected. varl-
Gus remedies are suggested. but a.
yet no results worth mentioning
have been accomplished. aud the
farmer seems 10 be suffering as -e-
tereiy a. anyone else. II a. not ms
Intention 20 attempt 10 prescribe a
cure. or 10 discuss al any length a
subject that Is being handled b,
much ADLER authorities. but a few
suggestions as 10 why the farmer ln
particular should be reasonably FREQ
from trouble OF this kind. or NJ
least how be could be- 10. are very
much in order. and upon these h b.
my purpose 10 dwell
Tho average farmer can produce
upon his farm practically eighty per
cent OF the things he needs. and tho
articles he Is compelled 10 bus are
among those upon which TIE least
margin OF profit Is made by the
manufactures and seller ~ he
would do 80. be could reduce tho
amount he Is compelled 10 spend a.
the stores 10 most insignificant
sum but instead We find tho follow
ing facts lie raises hogs. and
bujs his meat. be raisos grain and
foraEe--and IN often found buylng
feedstuifs for his stock he has an
orchard and garden. and 40 soon az
ne growing season II over he buys
canued fruits and vegetable from
thc local grocer These are only o.
lev instances Of bad Judgment out
OF many that could boz mentioned
but they serve 10 show the leaks
That drain the profits from the aver.
age farm.
Every farmer can raise his own
meat, and do so at the least possible
expense. as pork can be- produced
very economically on the average
farm where the number Of hos kept
b. small In fact. the THINGS that
would otherwise be total loss can
b. made to furnish the farmer cy.
rry scrap of meat he uses. thus elm
mating entirely this expense
As regards the man who manages
q farm and buys the feed. or part
Of u. that Is used for bis livestock
there IL little TO be said. The ut
ier folly and uselessness Of slch a
proceeding Is too sclf-oyidout 20
oomemnt upon with proper facili-
ic. FOR keeping grain. and we'll
DO lgued aud built sllo together with
The proper amount OF dry forago
the farm livestock should be- we'll
iod throughout the year AZ the min.
imum expense 10 their owner Every
time the farmer buys anything h"
can produce himself he Is paying two
or more profits In addition 10 tho
unavoidable waste attendance upon
The handling OF the commodity.
Every farm has It's orchard and
garden In most cases. certain
amount OF the products Of each BIS
sold. but there l. always large per
cent that Is unmerchantahle. anc
HAT cannot be used for necessary
cousumtion from day TO day This
ororplus from the orchard should hr
dried. canned or preserved. aud .u
ihis form II Is available either for
family use or can be- sold for a bet
Ter profit usually than can hc roallz-
cd from the raw products Ia the
garden. the tomato Is usually 30 pro
hfic that unless there Is a heavy de
maud and shipping facilities y,
unusually good. nearly so per cent %
~ crop IL lost This oyersupply
can be- treated in the same way as
that OF the orchard. and as o rule
TIE price received for such canned