Evening journal., 1913-07-03
NEED GOOD
SEED TO MAKE
FARMING PAY
Expert Says True knowledge
Of Agriculture Would
ROIt Mortgages
RE SUGGESTS WORK
ALONG SCIENTIFIC LINES

NEW YORK. July ar the farmer
we're 10 he taught the true science
of agriculture. to know that one
quarter Of his success depends upon
the correct selection Of his seed, there
would be fewer farm mortgages and
foreclosures and proportionately few
er men claiming 10 be agricultural
experts" The speaker was Edward
Hart president OF the International
IClearing-house for the the Develop
ment of Land and It's Resources.
what the farmer needs especially
is an obiect-lesson Of intensive farm
ing along modern scientific lines.
From some 800 letters sent to rail-
roads. chambers Of commerce and
large land owners throughout the
United states by our organization
something like $50 replies have been
received. We arc now asking each
OF them 10 cultivate a small acreage
Under tho supervision Of its own agri-
cultural expert or one furnished by
ta State, 10 demonstrale to tho sur
rounding agricultural districts in-
tonaive FARMING proving that a great
deal more per acre can be raised than
in the old-fashioncd way
"in further pursuance OF our plan
1--WE arc going 10 purchase 200 rcres
adjacent TO New York city aud culti-
vntc aud develop Il undcr the super
vision and management OF an agri-
culture expert Wa shall plant such
crops ae tho soil will best produce
and prove beyond a doubt tnat modern
methods are the beat The only WAYS
10 Increase land vaiucg Analysis OF
oil ia necessary 10 determine Tie oror
"a is best ndcd FOR II may he a croI
three-or foug tmos ihe gaiuc OF whal
the ground had produced before
We are alto tshng up with ta'
Boards OF Trade in different parts oil
the country the question OF n cen.
tral market where lhe produce from
tho farms can be- sold directly TO lh,
RETAILER. This would redUce the COS
90 the consumer one third. ana ais,
help the proouaer somethinr OF thi.
KIND must be done 10 eliminate thl
ioIcce flva charge of the commission
, .in an the cities by the municipal au
, thngircs, taking lhe former into part
lnership on the cooperative nian o
having fine city charge given prlc
or commission on an that is sold, an
/ mnkng the market price subject u
the nGanuiy Of the particular good
, Ireeeived in any one day
I "The cOnlenfua OF oNiniOn Is thr
, The wages of farm iiandf should D
q r. great deal higher than they ar
since one f8rm hand VIII produc
, ,audioicnt foodstuiis 20 maintain
persons
"lt would he q splendid thing n Oh
state Department wculd open way
land means 90 cultivate the prea
amount of undcfeioped land to D
found everywhere. When un imml
grant Ia sent 90 the section of IN
country where 70 has heen proved ths
, land ls Of great vaire under mode
and Intensive farming aud he in ur
thle 10 malntlm himself undl nj
FIRST crop 81 harvested, Tive a1nks an
trust companies of lHc Nearest Cil
might hnd & way 90 dDance him ul
ltll hc ia acie ga alend alone
"rhe opening 0f ihe Panama tan'
VIII hrlua ,he L4ih-Amerioen rcpnl
2 Hes inio closer relation with a
, United States than ever before. ar
n believe there will be great opro
q ltuuiuea for acquiring and improvlr
lands iu those countries
There rs something radically wroI
when 100000 600 O. returned Co n
rope hy immigrants who have con
3 here 20 work and live have in mii
- the case of cabmomakcr imm
grant, who no, finding q good loo
's iion for his TRACE. became coai mi
lahnrer sent his savings hack al
~ then wen, home -eime elf n hc %
m been taken On hnnd hy SOME neen
20 When ho got here and sent 60 sos
az Israll city, where dif husiuera w
@ .necdod, he would have remained a
no become an HsHet 10 ihr oommuni
~ Such institutions ns that wiiD VIII
I ann connected try 90 remedy Il
ih seri 0i thug They anaiyze iho co
Z merciai professional mNUiac,uri
and agricultural needs Of an co
20 lmunitiea and omen a channel whore
the immigrant or the city fam
W. wishing Go return TO the country G
as enter their particular lne5 of +,
deavor in these small oommunite