The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-14

constructive service the bank
ers of any city, or any state, or
of the nation, can perform at
this time is to ~endeavor, by
every means al their command
to impress upon the minds of the
people the necessity for each
individual man, woman and
child striving to practice the viz
tue of thrift."-James G.. Nc
Nary, Ell Paso, Texas.
This should be a golden year for
American agriculture.
The farmers of the United States
are now engaged in harvesting emo
nous crops-perhapS the greatest
ever produced in this country. Gov
eminent forecasts indicate $4,000
900 900 crop yield Cor 1915.
Big crops and good prices will
quickly make better business for the
railroads, for manufacturers and for
wholesale and retail business gen.
orally. There ought, therefore,, to be
increased prosperity for all of US, and
that is why both city and country are
interested in the crops.
Nature has been kind to us. Should
we not be equally kind to ourselves
in the matter of waste-prevention!
American farmers will burn thou
sands of tons of straw that. in Eu-
rope, war-made thrift would cause to
be saved for various uses.
According to one student OF the
value of by-products, allowing corn
stalks to evaporate and decay caus-
es an annual waste of $4,000 900.
But progressive farmers are reduc-
ing this waste by using silos to pre-
serve chopped orn stalks and other
fodder crops.
The humble hen is a first aid to
the thrift of the farmers wife, but
the department of agriculture esti-
mates an annual loss of $4,000, 900
from unnecessarily spoiled eggs.
The annual shipment of potatoes
from Maine is $4,000 cars, and it is
said that the average waste is 20
bushels per car, or a total OF 100000
bushels.
The yearly waste OF vegetables OF
all kinds is duplicated by that OF
fruit. The government specialists
estimates that home canning on the
form of what otherwise would be
wasted ought to ave at least $780,
900 900 annually.
Dat thncn oro largo and pQnQrQI
statements. To get right down to
brass tacks," as they say how can
the farmer actually save money?
He must not be tight-fisted or his
farm will not be kept up; he must
not be a spendthrift or he will get
into difficulties hat a In ap'
preaching a bank for a loan the maj
without a bank account is handi-
capped.
The farmer who says, 81 wish to
buy 20 steers to fatten for market;
will you loan me some money! will
stand a good chance of getting the
loan. If he says, Our best horse
died and we are hard up; the rent
is coming due ana the insurance ex-
pires tomorrow; won't you please
loan me $2O0?" the banker feels very
sorry for him, but dislikes to risk
200 perfectly good dollars on a
farmer with such an unpromising
outlook.
Close cooperation between farmer
and banker ought to enable most ten
ants to become owners If they really
want to own their farms, as they
should.
Many farmers as well as their
wives try to save money by doing all
the work themselves, and after a few
years spend more money than they
saved on both hired help and doc
tors bills. Sometimes they get be-
yond the doctors help in carrying
out this plan to save money. Some
people save by not insuring their
property and lose everything when
their house or barn burns.
Common sense saving is the thing.
and it is good for everybody, city
dweller and farmer alike.
n MacGrepOr