The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31

great Dallas air we make no
dividends for the stockholders.
but put every penney back into
permanent improvements on the
/ permanent fair grounds and into
the next fair. As soon as the
farmer understands that the fair
Is not for individual gain he is a
firm friend of the institution. and
IL will come 10 him as an annual
event. not only for himself. but
for his family. as well as his en-
tire neighborhood. He is
perfectly willing for you town
people 10 run il and do the work.
If you are not making dividends
for yourself by the operation. and
he will lend his aid toward this
end and become better believer
in the virtues of the city business
man. and this is the goal. OF one
of them. toward which you must
always work with the farmer 10
insure his patronage and his aid
in the general upbuIlding Of the
community.
The great work Of the fair is
Its competition among the
farmers. and when this is accom-
plished you will find better land
tilling. deeper blowing. better
seed selection. in short, complete
support Of a demonstration
agent, and when you gain this
point you will find your farmers
with surplus cash that needs in
yesting. and II you have gained
his confidence through the
original fair you will be able 10
enlist his cash and his earnings
m financing factories and other
industries that are needed for the
general prosperity of any com
munIty.
Do you know that this county
has for years spent on the local
market a little more than S2e0. coo
for horses and mules 10 be used
on our county farms? A little
competition IN the live stock de-
partment among the farmers who
were breeding colts has caused
this year the largest crop of colts
in the history Of this county. and
above all the sentiment IL grow
ing. As see the situation now.
IN the course Of a few years. as
these colts grow into maturity,
and the farmer begins TO sell off
his surplus live stock. instead of
the constant drain from the
county Of this 500. 600, now sent
TO the Missouri and the Kansas
mule grower by the Texas
farmer. will remain in our COM
munity. When we have obtained
this end we are going to give the
entire credit to the demonstration
agent and the county fair.
FAIRS STIMULATE INTEREST
Before the county fair the
farmers were intent upoA crops
only. The hog industry IVES
dead. A little competition
among the few remaining grow
ers spread to the adjacent farms
and now the hog industry is gain
ing a. much importance as is the
cotton industry. We have
allowed the farmers to pay bit
too much for their meat. and
have il shipped in here frvm the
great pork producing centers in
the Middle Western States for
the upbuilding and enriching of
that section. rather than our
own county. Within another
year the supply of packing house
products annually consumed in
this county will be reduced by
30 per cent. The same is true Of
the cattle industry. and fresh
beef had gotten 50 high here that
Il was almost at a prohibitive
price.
Just here | want TO tell you
that the poultry end Of the fair
Is as great a success as is the
other end. for the old dung
hill rooster Is giving way 10 y |
standard bred chicken that b |
more prolific. better layers. |
weigh more when sold and cost |
Isss time snd money g, their W. |