The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-04-05
CHANGE IN THE
FARMERS LIFE
Making a Living" Idea Has De-
veloped Into a Money
Making Fact

few years ago-and not 80 many
at that-most farmers were satisfied
III they saw ahead of them the oppor-
tunity 10 make fair living, n reason
able competence in their failing years.
and an assurance of nn existence FOR
their families. They worked hard.
ana TILED their acres with this end in
view. Honest struggle, earnest ef-
Tort and true conception OF upright
manhood together with the increas-
ing knowledge that upon the fruits OF
their endeavOr rested the structure OF
the world, whose people had To be Ted
aud maintained. Economy IN method,
improved conditions Of working. have
added To the farmers possibilities and
today instead of being n plodder for
an existence, which his early training
had bred into him, ne has become the
bulwark OF the nation, and. as such,
has become elevated la position
where his word and his work are rec
OgniZed aS the factors IL was always
intended they should be. He is now
the man of busineSS-of big business.
He has forced an appreciation of his
work. and the true value has been
! plnccd upon IL. The big men of the
country today are the farmers, who.
| with business acumen and forensic
| forethought are able 10 tell you-from
/ their bOoks-what il costs to produce
| n buShel of wheat or II pound of wool.
/ All of which IL intended To prove
/ that farming is business, as much
! aS banking or selling suit of clothes.
! 1t is an industrial business, with more
/ certain profits than accompany any
! other line of trade. II Is a manufac-
! turing enterprise, devoid Of any of the
! dangers that the frills of fashions
| follieS and desires force upon ordinary
| pursuits. Food is something that all
must have and the farmer produces IT,.
| The cheaper IL can be produced the less
| will be the cost to the consumer. And
this is one of the chief thoughts of the
farmer. Within the memory of the
ten-year-old boy there have been i'm
provements in machinery, changes In
methods scientific discoveries of chem
icals as adapted TO agriculture. all OF
which has lessened cost OF production
and made possible the cultivation of
| increased acres. In some parts these
things have brought about more inten-
sited agriculture. growing heavier
crops on less acres. Improved machin
cry and demand for greater production
have led another class In search OF
larger areas, where their ability may
cope with the growing of greater
number of bushels. That is one of the
reasons why Western Canada lands
have recently come into such demand
These. at from twenty TO thirty dol
lars an acre, and producing the pro
digiOus crops that are claimed for
them. have attracted thousands oi
American settlers. while other thou
sands have gone out into the lands in
the Western states. But, ms TO the Can
ada lands, there iS this to say Of them
today they are cheap, and if they viii
yield sufficient in one year To pay the
cost Of the entire purchase, why should
not there be II demand. The country
is well settled. and settlement Is in
creasing AS evidence of the growth
Of the three Western Provinces into
whose territories the Canadian Govern
ment invites settlers, recent reports
show the following increases from i9l,
to 1917 inclusive
Value of Field Crops
1913 1917
Manitoba s Ga, ,J57 900 Sl37 ,41O, ,55t
saskatchewan 129,31GWO 3i9, ,4SS 20,
Alberta .. iG,7l20 900 1896, 80,