Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-22
URGES Development OF DAIRY INDUSTRY HERE
HERE FARMER, SOUTH UNION
RANCHER-BUsINEsS MEN OF CITY SHOULD PROMOTE
RESOURCE, HE THINKs-sUGGEsTs PLAN OF FINANCING.

With Olympia's- two large cream
cries offering market for more
cream than is now produced in Thurs
ton county. with climactic and other
conditions most favorable and with
the prospect that the demand will al
ways be greater than the supply,
farmers of Thurston county should
undertake the development of the
dairy industry and should have the
assistance of the business men of
Olympia, in the opinion Of L. R.
Campbell, one of the prominent farm
ers of the South Union district.
Mr.. CampbelI's ideas are set forth
in the following letter:
Editor Washington Standard.
Dear Sir:
Now that the discussion whether
or not Thurston county will have an
agricultural expert 10 over and that
this logical and practical plan for the
betterment of the agricultural inter-
ests has practically been adopted
(and let US hope permanently, what
are we going to do to get the great
est benefit from this plan?
The discussion of the farm expert
question, useless and utterly lacking
in helpful suggestion as the argu-
ments against the proposition have
been, has tended somewhat to bring
closer together farmers in this coun-
ty who believe in progress, who take
kindly to the idea of advancement,
and who are willing to be helped to
make the business of farming sue
cess. Now that some enthusiasm has
been awakened and much interest
shown among this class of farmers.
can we not in some way continue to
keep up lively interest in the dis
cussion of ways and means by which
the farmers Of Thurston county can
better their condition, bring prosper
ity to their homes and be known
throughout the Northwest as dis
trict full of capable. aggressive work
ers who have brought the locality of
their homes out into the front rank
Of progressive communities that have
done something worth while.
Favors Specialization.
This is day of Capitalization and
combination. Where there is large
diversity of interests that are not
united along one line of effort or
production, no individual or commu-
nifty seems to get anywhere. We
have all known men who were what
we might term Observation-Disclosures" I"
They could do a great many things
after fashion, but could not do any
one thing we'll. l contend that COM
munities have individualities and
that in order to be successful a farm
ing community without an adequate
local market must first determine
what product is most suited to the
soil, climate and general agricultural
conditions and then unite in an
effort to produce that thing.
The chief contention of those op-
posed to the farm agent plan OF
stimulating agriculture is that there
is not a market for what they raise
1t does not take very great exercise
of gray matter to arrive at the con
clusion that the local market will
not take care of the general farm
produce that is raised here. A few
tons of potatoes will glut the loca
market for weeks. I tramped from
one end of the business section Of
Olympia to the other with a sample
of wheat in one pocket and sample
of oats in the other and everywher