Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-26
THE FARMERS OPPORTUNITY.

Never before In the history Of tho
American farmer has fortune smiled
to richly upon him; never has his op-
portunity been so great, Judging by
the signss of the times the future
holds out moro greater possibilities
thnn he is now enjoying, and vet with
nll this wealth of gold, with all thsi
material prospcritv on every hnnd,
there is II sadness in it nll, due to
he fact that our great prosperity
IN large measure, hns been brought
about by the condition that exists
with our ncighbors across the seas
and the question which demands our
sincere thought and consideration IL
what part of this newly gotten
wealth are we going to give to those
Unfortunate creatures whose blood
hns poured this stream of gold into
he ooctcst of the American farmer.
1ho formers of this country have
~ double duty, n duty TINT impels
mir, TO iriow n birPcr crop, not only
for himae'f hut produce n surplus to
rcud Ia tho thousands, yes tens of
thorMtnda Of human beings who arc
starving in war ridden Europe.
The (nrmcr who is not nlert to the
orr0rMnities that are his TODAY Ia
slrep IN decd. with corn selling Mt
&'.25, wheat ut Si.75, potatoes at
800 c0ttlc bringing lie and lambs
DC per pound is II any wonder that
hN formers feels Tint lie has at last
come into his own.
IN view Of present prices and con-
litions and The prospect of even
highcr prices on all farm products,
" bchp0Vcs ever" farmer in Tazc-
wei county large and small, To plow,
SOW Nd cultivpte every foot of land
he possibly can.
Don't be arrnid of high prices of
fortiligcrs. don' hc discouraged be-
cause grain drills mowinm machines.
rcancrs md hindcrs have advanced
IN prize OF coursc they have. but the
fHrmcr is in better position to pay
mare for his implements and mnchin~
cry than ever before Farm prod
nctg have advanced far more in pro-
portion than any commodity the
rnrmer has TO purchase.
The foundation Of any cron is laid
with he pow Don't let any farmer
ho SO foolish a8 to undertake to plow
his land with any but the very best
plow he can find on the market.
Don't undertake to plant your corn
with same old nlnnter you have been
expecting to throw away for years.
You are only fooling yourself and
| sacrificing vour crop. Don't reduce
the amount of fertilizer you had ex-
pcctcd to use, because OF high pric-
os; better double the amount than
reduce IL; it win pay you handsome
ly; don't buy cheap. weedy, filthy,
grass seeds and seed oats; don't be
cytNyagant in buying your farm ma
chincry and implements, but remem-
Der That it, is money well spent on
good, practical, up to date farming
tools and mnchines We farmers arc
always thinking that the other fell
lows skies are brighter and pastures
' grecner than ours. 1t Is true that
our coal barons are making money
faster and may be a little bit cas-
icr than we perhaps, but there is one
distinction that the farmer enjoys and
that is powcr-it surpasses all the
fings and emperors Of the earth, it
is farmer that in brief period Of
time could bring the war lords Of
Europe to their knees-it is n power
that he holds in his hand-The Plow.
Mr.. Farmer, are you alive to the
situation? Are you going TO grasp
the grcatest opportunity of your bus
mess career? If you are, begin now.
Time and tide waits for no man.
Now is the time to act.
! l.. A. TYNES.