The Little River news., 1917-01-10
CAN'T AFFORD
 10 BUY FEED
These Who Do Are Foolish Says the President of the State Farmers Union: Farmers Must Be Pro-
 gressiyc if Succeed.

| 1.-The officers of the Arkansas Farm CTS Union heartily endorse the second Arkansas profitable farming campaign to be held from January to 30, and are going to cooperate with the cam paigners in every way possible.
 This was the sentiment expressed by J. E. Rogers of Magnolia, president Of the Farmers Union, who Was in Little Rock.
 If every farmer in the state would much of his food as is practicable, we would have no more hard times in Ar kansas no matter where tie prices of cotton goes said Mir. Rogers. T know many farmers who do this and they are the most independent class of peo pie on earth. Even should the threat aned railroad strike occur, they might 1 be inconvenenced. but they would sui fer 10 actual hardsh'ps. Is there any other class of people of whom this can be said? Blu, 1 am sorry to say that the majority of farmers do not do this and it is for that reason that We are heartily in favor of the profitable .arming campaign.
 "The man who plans to plan all hss lead to co ton and to buy his food and raedstuffs with his cotton money, is very foolish. I have been a farmer fo1 many years and except during 1914, XEen it was almost impossible to sell cotton at all l can't remember time when bale of cotton would not buy as much or more than it will now, when the price is higher than 1t has been in years. This IS because the price of food and feedstuffs has gone right along up with cotton.
 And all the best-informed mon who study market conditions tell us tha. cotton is much more likely to be lower next year than food and feedstuffs are apt to be lower.
 Union Members Progressive.
 T am sure that few members of the Farmers Union need to hear the doe rines that will be preached during tas campaign. because it was the Farmers Union that started the move ment for diversifcation and living at nome 15 or 16 years ago. That has been one of the unions fundamental doctrines. I feel sure that you will of LVo ope,' Union are among the most progra ssiya ta aa.crs of their communities. They gre the class who don't suffer much '5ler he price of cotton e1es low.
 But whilo f is true that the ma icrity of the formers necd to hear he doctrine ot profitable farming and l;y nl, at home am of the opinion tia. ;aG majority of .he business men neel ed to be preached to a little, also, and hope that this fact will not be over- looked in the campaign. If the cam pa ,gn is to be worth while it's results must be permanent and l hope that among other things, it will create q sentiment among the business men that will cause them to be willing to help the farmer to help himself.
 Business Men Need Lectures.
 "I hope that it will cause the busi- ness men of the state to look favora bly, upon farmers organizations. Moth ing makes the farmer progressive and abreast of the times and keeps him that way like having an organization of his own.
 "Then. too, l hope this campaign will result in a sentiment favorable to giving more generous support to our four state agricultural schools. These schools are turning out boys and girls who become Intelligent, prosperous and contented farmers and farmers wives They s9e bound to have far reaching beneficial effect on the com munties in witch they live. Sending these boys and girls out onto the farms of the state is a permanent and far reaching bencf fit. It will never be nee : essary to have profitable farming campaign for the boys and girls from these schools.
 T hope the campaign will result in tho creation of sentiment in favor of vocational training in our common schools. Most of our farmers sons and daughters are unable to get be- yond these schools, and if they are to be helped to be good, progressive farmers, it must be in these schools. This means that we must have teach CTS equipped to give this vocational instruction and this means the eX- penditure of more money on the rural schools But this expenditure is mere- ly an investment, and it will yield big dividends in turning out boys and girls who will be permanent asset to the state.
 Finally, I hope that the campaign l