El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-05
Believes Farmers Pay Too
Little Attention to Sell
ing Their Products.

aHEN people next week see
M little Emma Bunting parad-
w ing about the stage Of the
Crawford theater arraged in the fash
ionable habiliaments Of the society
butterfly, particularly in those man
nish garments which park horseback
riders assume in the American me-
tropolIs not one. It is safe to say. will
suspect her OF being a practical farm
er on a considerable scale. the head
and shoulders Of two soil filling en-
terprises. one Of which for many years
has proven OF rich value.
Yet it is true that the little woman,
stumped her pink toes many and
many a time frolicking barefoot on
what is her own, her individually own,
farm al Wellsville, Ohio, and, Ike
other folk. it is probably true that she
stumped the same sore toe more than
once.
At any rate, Miss Bunting was
reared on a farm until the very
day she took up the stage for pro-
fession, and IL is the old homestead
in Ohio she now owns which gives her
the utmost joy OF her life. Never a
summer passes but she hastens back
sumes practical management OF the
more than 100 acres farm that for
years and years provided for her live
liho0d and, which, today, is a splendid
producer Of agricultural products
Miss Bunting, only a year ago
bought another piece Of farm prop
erty, a vast uncultivated tract at
Great Kills, Staten Island. New York,
which has just been taken within the
limits Of greater New York city. Her
time being filled, she rented this tract
to a tenant, specifying the terms and
that the land might be converted into
productive, cultivated property.
Knows Country Life.
Miss Bunting is a lover of farm life
and expects, when she retires. 10 re-
turn to the country home Of her child
hood to spend the remaining days. She
has taken vast interest in the de-
velopment Of Texas farms, and her
of crop conditions here
is as sufficient as some experts.
Il don't pretend to know it all" she
Miss Bunting. but I CO believe after
thorough study OF the situation which
is confronting US farmers that we are
erring somewhat It is my conviction
that We are paying too much, far too
much, attention to the productive de
partme1t Of the farm and too little.
far too little, attention to the market |
ing end OF the business.
Scientists and farm experts in |
numbers write for US and tell us many
things, and good things, too. about I
how 10 increase the soils productive |
ness, but how many are there who |
have taken hold Of the real problem |
which. IL seems to me, is how shall
we market to advantage what we are /
llready able to produce?
Important Question.
That question, to my mind. and /
have studied conditions quite a bit, /
s the most important OF all We are
scientifically producing from the /
ground more than we ever did before, |
but il is 4 question II the real farmer
actually profits more than he did be- i
Tore His new methods entail, perhaps, |
more expense for equipment and he /
works more indefatigably than ever,
1ut does he garner the equivalent in a |
harvest Of profit2
q am very fond OF the farm. and. /
naturally, am fond Of stock, the bet /
-er kind. and hope to have plenty of 4
he finest breeds some day. I get more i
pleasure out Of my vacation back on /
ne home place than I draw from my
whole season away from it. I expect 4
% develop my Staten Island farm Just /
IS rapidly as possible, and it should /
lroVe a good investment, for the land l
les only a short distance from an i'm
nense market, which should permit i
ne 10 get all for myself the profit /
nat usually goes to the other fellow.
Farm life is independent, pure,
wholesome, the finest in the world to
we some day l am going back to
ny farm to stay for keeps"