Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-03-13
NATION u OPPORTUNITIES.

article written by j. Z. Christensen,
Of the Farm Efficiency Bureau in New
York City contains many wise and
useful suggestions which II put into
practice will be Of incalulable benefit
to the great agricultural interest Of
this country.
agriculture is the basis Of prosperity
but has generally received less atten-
ton from our government than urban
affairs, and agricultural activities re-
Quire much more aid from the banks
than the currency system. Millions Of
acres could, by this financial support
be made to pay big interest on the in
vestment
At our own doors, with splendid
markets, we have thousands Of acres
In N. Y. and New Jersey which under
proper efficiency management would
contribute thousands Of dollars in pro-
ducts to the general supply. System
involves definite plans and the capac-
ity for carrying on the work.
Socially and financially no section
of the country is free from the neces-
sity Of increasing the output of its
farm properties, while by lack Of capt.
tai aud scientific methods many farms
now under cultivation produce but
small part of their capacity.
In dwelling upon the increased pro-
ductiveness Of the soil for the benefit
and profit of those who cultivate it,
the farmer should be actuated by
deeper motives, and realization of
the actual dependence Of the worlds
prosperity on the protected fertility of
the soil, Political, financial labor, or
other conditions are responsible Cor
the present lack of system.
Because of insufficient capital, and
lack Of that scientific study given to
the development of enterprise wrong
" considered more important, our
lands now under cultivation produce
but small part Of their capacity, and
thousands of acres within easy reach
of the great cities are lying idle.
That idle land much OF which can
be bought at an absurdly low figure if
cultivated properly can be made to
produce for instance, alfalfa from two
to four tons per acre at an average
price, of s1s per ton.
Banks and other institutions which
have large amounts to loan, most Of
the money coming from the wage
earners, discriminate against the Dor
rowers on farms and country eststes,
and consequently it is much harder to
obtain that financial assistance which
every class of business readily obtains.
When the farmer is relieved so that
he can follow the actions and the eco
nomic foundation upon which the
stability of the worlds credit rests will
become rock and not the shifting
sand which keeps even our subsidized
banks lettering, and is reflected in the
lives Of rich and poor alike.
A few of the millions sent West and
abroad for useless Injuries, devoted to
the improvement of agricultural condi-
tons, including systematic manage
ment and organization for the regula-
ton Of transportation and the markets
would place the Eastern States where
they could compete for honors with
shoss foreign countries now leading in
the world in the results of their in
tensive farming methods. As to those
foreign countries now leading the
world, take Denmark as an example.
Denmark has fewer people than Indi-
ana or Michigan. Its area is less than
one-third that of New York. Its CAPT
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