Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-04-25


the true instincts which should govern mankind
1.-THE error of such policy has become apparent,
those in authority should change it.ssa fasM
A Valuable Course for Our Readers.
Within few weeks The Record will begin
the publication of series of articles on farmns
and raising of fruits and berries entitled Home
course in Scientific Farming and the Raising Of
Fruits and Berries
The articles are by, the greatest experts in
this co ntry in the subject about which they
write, among them being instructors in, many of
the state agricultural schools and colleges, and
heads of the several branchesof the United States
department Of agriculture
We have decided to run these articles in belief
that the information which they give is needed
by the people of this section. The territory adj
jacent to Cedar City has not produced sufficient
farm and fruit products to supply the local
demand, and the time is now at hand when this
condition should change. To get theiproper results
the people must have thorough knowledge of the
products to be grown; in other words, they must
know how to go about il in order to get the maxi
mum production from given amount of work.
All over Cedar and Pafowan valleys new
homes are springing up, and every owner of these
homes should plant and grew an abundance of
fruit of every variety suited TO this climate not
only for the purpose of sale lbut to supply the
needs of his own immediate family.
The plan heretofore so GENERALLY followed in
Cedar valley Of confnng the u4e of the land to the
raising of alfalfa, should be changed, and more
wheat Rn, Nope of these artic;
Aas - ,,II1 49, beyCiess 4 oanclJy w
supply - ~ |pssaand,7 lod, there is no good
reason why this should b 30. In fact we
believe the time is near when this state of affairs
will be a thing of the past. And it is with view
to helping those who are anxious to change the
present conditions that we are going to run the
series of articles on farming and the growing of
fruits and berries Those who are interested
should not miss single article. for one will he as
important as the other to the man who wants a
comprehensive knowledge of either subject. Iid
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Any attempt to reduce the price of products
of the farmer has invariably been followed by wide
spread panic and depression. Even under the
present fair prices for farm products and live
stock, which have prevailed for the last eight or
ten years, the farmer does more to earn dollar
than any other man, with the possible exception
of the day laborer who receives wage of $1.26
to So fay for nine to ten hours continuous
work. This fact was conclusivelv shown by
President Wipchell of the Frisco railroad system,
whose comments on the subject were printed in
The Record several months since. Whether or not
the present administration will do anything to
bring about condition similar to that Of 1893 to
1885. remains to be seen. The high cost of iv-
ing" was very materially reduced at that time.
Hogs sold for u cents cows from $12 to $18, oats
20 cents bushe corn 80 cents bushel, butter 10
cents pound, eggs cents dozen. and SO ON down
the list The cost of living was greatly reduced, as
to that fact there was no mistake. in fact it was
30 low that it was free" to hundreds of poor
fellows in the large cities, who were served a
sumptnous meal of bread and beans, without price.
1t had to be without price for it was the price
they didn't have. Since that time the cost of
farm products have been advancing. likewise the
pay for labor. and. best of ALL every man has had
a job if he wanted one Put mark it we'll, if any
steps are taken to ruin he market for farm pro-
duce. the country will pay penalty in rivers Of
tears. Armies of Coxyites and Weaverites will |
roam the country. the unemployed will be driven
to desperation and to crime Better not try to rob
the farmer in order to enrich some one else; he
gets his as honest. il not more So than any other
class of people. and he feeds not only himself but
the rest of mankind. ae ;36q 6ia) 6at1dl
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