The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-21
Ccontinusd from Mondays Intsiugsneer)
The country LIE Commission.

The Country Life Commission.
AFTER long discussion a plan for q
Country Life Commission was laid be-
'ore me and approved. The appoint
ment OF the commission followed in
August, 1908. In the letter OF appoint
ment the reasons for creating the
commission were set forth as follows:
i doubt II any other nation can bear
comparison with our own i'm the
amount Of attention given by the gov
eminent. both federal and state. to
agricultural matters. But practically
the whole OF this cfforth as hitherto
been directed toward increasing the
production OF crops. Our attention
mas been concentrated almost eXclus-
lyely on getting better farming. In
the beginning this was unQuestionably
the right thing TO DO. The farmer
must first Of all grow good crops in
order TO support himself and his fam
ily. But when this mas been secured
the EFFORT for better farming should
cease 20 stand alone. and should be
accompanied by the effort for better
business and better living on the
farm II Is at least as important that
The farmer should get the largest pos
SIDE return IN money. comfort and
social advantages from the crops ne
grows. as that he should get the larg.
est possible return I'm crops from the
land he farms. Agriculture is not the
whole Of country life The great rural
interests are human interests. and
good crops are Of little calue TO The
farmer unless they open the door to-
EOOd kind OF life on the farrh
The Commission ON Country Life
ala work Of capital importance. Ry
means OF widely circulated set OF
questions the commission informed IT,
SER upon the status OF country life
lhrouFlout ihe nation. lts trip
through The east. south and west
brought DO into contact with large mum.
b'l7 OF practical farmers and their
wives. secured for the commissioners
most valuable body OF nrsthaud iu-
formation. and laid the foundation for
Ihe remarkable awakening of interest
ln country life which has since taken
place throughout the nation.
a Farmers Story.
vne OF the most Illuminating and
cIu'ni,ally one OF the most interest
iN4 ana amusing series OF answers
sent to the Commission was from i
farmer boz Missouri BE stated that
Pc bad o wife and ~ living children.
ic ana bis wife being each sI yrnr.
old aud that they owned 900 acre.
ol land without any mortgage hang
lng over Their hcads. llr had himself
upnr WcIl. and his views o. to why
many ol his ucichbors had done less
Wen arc entitled To- consideration
Hrsf Vows are rNprC Sod Boo foren|
ana vigorous English they cannot al.
ways hc quoted Goo full. DE states
mat The farm homes in bis nelghbor.
hood are not as good as they should
he because too many Of them are en-.
numbered hy mortgages. that tho.
srhuuIs DO NOT train boys and rirI..
r1tI HiacIuriIN for life ON tho l.u
because they allow them tl eaf an
.d.H Iu their beads CHAT rry HIr b.
better. aud that io remedy ihir. urar-.
tIUHl farming should hf taught To
Pc question whether the farmers ana
their wives iu DIE uciEhhorh0ud arc
Satisfactorily organized. DO answers.
Oh. there d. a. little ouc-horse GRANGE
gang in our locality. and every dafuod
one thinks they ought 10 De- n king E"
TO the question. Are the renters ofl
Yarns boo your ucighborhood making
a satisfactory living he answer
40. because they move about sol
much hunting q better Job To ihe'