Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-09-04

gricuituTdl SeCtioH' II noS ~ ~
develop the maximum production
from the soil.
In this connection, the department
of development, which the Frisco
created on January / last, has been
devoting a considerable Of the time
of its agricultural bureau to the i'm
provement OF agriculture in the
Ozarks, but will materially enlarge
the scope of its work in connection
with your movement to develop the
country.
The Frisco, like you gentlemen. is
not interested merely in bringing
farmers into the Ozarks. but is de-
termined that they shall succeed af-
ter they come, so far as 1t is posi-
BILE on our part.
When the prospective settler IN
d%erstands, as you gentlemen can
make him understand, that you are
as much interested in his success af-
ter he arrives as you are In having
him come, 1t will be an incentive for
him to come. In this work we can
materially aid you.
We are all interested in having
the new conner, as well as the men
now on the farms, produce the max
imum in quality as well as quantity
from the land. Our bureau Of agri-
culture is available to you and the
farmers for this purpose.
Today, time will not permit u
lining to you the details OF our Or
ganization, or its plans further than
to say that its work does not consist
Of lectures, which the farmers can
not find time to attend, o distrib-
uting literature which the farmer
has not the time or disposition to
read. but is devoted to actual work
on the farms among the farmers by
experienced men in our employ, VINO
advise the farmers as to the crops
best adapted, and demonstrate TO
them the best methods Of soil build
ing, soil preparation, planting. Guilt
waiting and harvesting. This work Is
done on the farmers low Ian where
the results Of the work will show for
themselves.
The Bankers Position.
In this work we can have no great
err assistance than that which the
banker can render by encouraging
!, the farmer to adopt advanced meth
!, DDS. He needs, and will welcome ad-
, vice along business lines. No man
maintains more confidential rela-
lions with the farmer than his bank
: err. The farmer will accept no mans
, business advice quicker than he will
! that Of the banker.
= The farmers have had advice In
s abundance, but unfortunately moi
t along business lines. II you gentle
e men will encourage your farmers tt
~ farm III d DuoluCoo "os
: can show them how it is done.
The failure to do these things has
caused many good farmers to leave
many new countries. Throughout
the entire country, the time has come
when no class of men can live with
y in themselves and succeed. Hereto
fore the bankers, the manufacturers
the railroad men and the farmers
= have each met and considered the al
fairs of their particular business, bu
X wholly without regard to their abso
e lutte dependence upon the success o
g all other lines of business. Tn
greatest business in the country
q Agriculture; likewise the most neg
X lected. evidenced by the fact that tn
q vast area comprising the Unite'
States, as rich as any similar are
} in the world, is today producinI
IL barely enough to support ninety mi
le lion people, and in some lines is no
producing enough. What Is to be tn
n result IL the methods are not In
lie proved? The men on the farms te
Us day are producing the maximum pei
mitted by present farming methods
a. To increase either volume or qualit!
Dr. better methods and business method
must be adopted.
ut is no deviation from the trut'
believe, to say that a large per Gel
" of the farmers previous failures
realize the maximum prices for the
production, has been due to conf
:, ing their shipments to too few ma
kets, usually a few larger cities. !
doing so, they have unioaded
u. these markets more than they cou
consume before the product had d
y Perforated and lost a large part,
. not all, OF its value. while many OF
" er towns and markets within as eas
reach yer without these produc
" and would have been ready buye
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