The Springfield herald., 1917-06-29
THE TRANSFORMATION .
OF THE NEXT TEN YEARS


practically none at that time had
a practical understanding of the
country's possibilities.
Though the past ten years has
itself been a transformation, and
we to-day haves a country Of
which no one dared to dream be-
fore its realization, we are never
theless Still in the twilight zone
or wilderness of the achieve
ments the country is capable OF.
We are though where we can
begin to see the dawn of the
coming day, and to anticipate
what the day will be when it
has broken into the etfulgence of
its nonn-day sun.
Nearly four years ago the Her
aid opened up it's batteries and
led the way for Greater Baca
county" and has been fighting
consistently and persistently to
that end to the present, and will
be until the dream of Baca coun-
ty has fructified into realization.
After having passed through
various stages of evolution as a
newspaper slogan, the greater
Baca county" has now come to
. stand for something definite in
the county's development.
In the building o. the greater
Baca county, certain things are
going to enter as factors.
f, One OF the things that is going
to help all others, by providing
the means for their early accom-
plishment, is the high prices for
farm products now prevailing,
and that will und oubtedly be the
vogue for some years to come.
Another factor in this greater
Baca county campaign is going
to be revolution in the methods
of farming. -.
Tractors is the seqaei.S IT.; is
our prediction that before the
end of the ten years we have taken
for the the county's transforma-
tion, tractors will be on practic-
ally every farm in the county,
and will be doing the major part
and probably all the work on the
farms
There is no guess work in this
calculation. There are now
probably fifty in the county.
Should there be a fair crop in the
county this year. with the Pull
Fords now on the market, this
very next year will see them
come into the county by the
hundred.
At present we know of no
tractor cultivators, but they are
coming-inside OF n very few
years, for both level and listed
ground; and then it will be just
about good by horses. -
Another big factor is going to
be a more thorough understand
ing Of the country, and conse-
quently more exact methods of
farming here applicable.
Another factor in the county we
are looking ahead TO, is or will be
the stock on each farm that the
farm can provide for. just as it
is back east.
In agricultural efforts, the
two great money crops-broom-
corn and beans, with corn and
maize as good seconds, are 60
ing to cut a great big swath in
the coming Baca county.
In these two crops farmers
have something that is Away
marketable, and that is equal in
dollars per acre of any back-east
farm product-year in and year
out.
The last great factor that we
shall mention-cows and silos.
The Herald has fought long
and hard to convert Baca county
into great dairying camp.
The progress made has been
slow, but nevertheless impor-
tant. Not much wasaccomplish-
ed till last year. But the foun-
( dation is now well laid. About
! twenty are now delivering cream
to Stroud's store, and every
week, additional cream separa-
tors are being sold by Mr..
Stroud and going out into the