The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

1t does no harm to repeat an axiom
which has come to be recognized by
the best brains of our nation, that
successful agriculture is the rock-bot-
tom basis and foundation upon which
is reared the superstructure of all 9TH
er business enterprises. Wander as
far afield as you like, you must ulti-
mately return to the land as the foun-
dation from which gushes the stream
of business prosperity"
Farming Cor agriculture, if to call it
such is more acceptable to the mod
ern mani should not be looked upon
primarily as a money-making occupa-
ton, but rather as means of fairly
certain livelihood and an opportunity
for home-making.
AS a general thing investment OPP.
portunities in farming are to be found
in the increase in land value and are
therefore of a speculative nature.
Affords Luxuries.
Under favorable conditions farming
may be expected to afford all the ne.
cessities and some of the luxuries OF
life, and it favors the development OF
healthy, sane and self-reliant citizens
In many counties of the state Of In
diana there is an agent of the Depart
ment of Agriculture devoting more or
less time in spreading the propaganda
of better farming.
In considering the business of farm
ing the fact must not be lost sight OF
that as much attention should be de.
voted to The home life and the better.
ment of rural conditions generally as
to the production of crops and their
profitable distribution.
Agricultural experts are in search
of the unsuccessful man on the farm
that we may help him to a more pros.
porous and contented life; the crea
ton of such conditions on the farm
that his wife and children may find
the farm attractive and loath to leave
the country for the apparently greater
attractions of city life.
A farmer is not successful who does
not look to the production of all his
home supplies. 1t is not enough that
he has an abundance of food for his
family and stock for a part of the
year, but he must provide for the con.
servation of the waste products by
canning and preserving and otherwise
winter season.
Farms Essential.
prosperous, intelligent and con
tented rural population is essential to
our national prosperity. The world s
experience has shown that the best
way to secure this is to encourage the
division Of all the lands into small
farms, each owned and operated by
one family.
Community interests can only be
created by the proximity of many
small farms and their owners living III
harmony with the spirit of cooperation
dominant among them.
The demonstration work has for its
basis and its life, cooperation" and
it is upon this that any success de-
velopment of this or any other 8, On
of the country must be predicted.
The department encourages coop
erative effort in all lines of farming
and farm business. and hopes to eff
feet that brotherly feeling omong all
farmers that will enable them ulti-
mately to aid in the solution of the
problem of the more printable distri-
button of the products of the farm.
A few years ago no one considered
farming was too big a subject for one
man to handle alone. but rather that
it was too small and insignificant a
matter for any other than the most
ordinary man to bother with.
Training Necessary.
Today it is necessary that the farm
er be trained as we'll in the business of
farming as in the growing of his crop.