The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-12-27
AGRICULTURE THE
MA|NSTAY OF THE
NATION
The United States and Canada
Have a Great Responsibility.

has his innings. The time was when
he was dubbed the farmer" the
'mossback," and In tone that could
never have been called derisive, but
still there was In 1t the infection that
he was occupying an inferior position.
The stiff upper lip that the farmer car
ried, warded of any approach that his
occupation was a degrading one. His
hour arrived. though. and for some
years past he has been looked up to as
occupying high position.
Agriculture. by a natural trend Of
economic conditions. stands out today
In strong relief, as the leader In the
worlds pursuits. Never In the nations
history have the eyes Of the world
been 30 universally focused on the
farm. The farmer Is the man Of I'M
portance; the manufacturer Of Its most
necessary product, and he now enjoys
the dual satisfaction Of reaping max
imum Of profit, a. result Of his opera
tons, while he also becomes strong
factor In mOlding the worlds destinies.
Manufacturers, business men, pro-
fesslonal men and bankers realize the
Importance Of agriculture, and gladly
acknowledge 1t as the twin sister to
commerce. In commercial. financial
and political crisis. the tiller Of the
soil takes the most important place.
Maximum prices, the highest In many
decades, show the worlds recognition
Of the necessary requirement for more
farm stuffs. The time was coming
when this would have been brought
about automatically. but war time
conditions urged 1t forward. while the
farmer was able to secure land at rea-
sonable prices. Throughout several Of
the Western states this condition ex-
lists. as also in Western Canada.
Never has such a condition been
known In commercial life. It Is truly
an opportunity Of a lifetime. Large
and small manufacturing concerns and
practically every other line Of bust.
ness have been limited In their profits
to the point Of almost heroic sacrifice.
while 1t Is possible today to reap divi-
dends In farming unequaled In any
other line.
Thirty, and % high as fifty bushels
Of wheat per acre at $3.50 per bushel
and all other farm produce on q SINH
lar basis. grown and produced on land
available at from SIS to 80 per acre
represents q return Of profit despite
higher cost Of labor and machinery,
that, In many cases runs even higher
than 100% Of an annual return on the
amount invested. Such IL the present
day condition In Western Canada. How
long It will last, no one can foreteli.
Prices for farm produce will likely re-
main high for many years. Certainly.
the low prices Of past years will not
come again In this generation. The
lands referred to. are low In price at
present, but they will certainly In.
crease to their naturally productive
value ~ soon ~ the demand for them
necessitates this increase. and this day
10 NOT far distant. Thls demand II
growing daily: the farmer now o. the
ground 10 adding to his holdings while
prices are low: the agriculturist on
high priced lands 10 realizing that he
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