The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
Says Lake Co. Farmers Must
Get Together and Cut Out
Malicious Criticism.
ESPECIAL To TIE TrMFs- I

ESPECIAL 10 / He TIMES
CROWN POINT. IND. May 16-vir-
gil Mood. federal agent for Lake county
has addressed the following letter to
the farmers of Lake county:
To the Farmers of Lake County:
This week finishes the distribution of
the last shipment of corn to Lake coun-
~ through this office. While our con-
tract with the government authorities
expire June 30th as Emergency Agent
I do not feel that it win be profitable to
the county for me 10 remain since tho
prime object for which / was sent 10
the county has been accomplished
There IS a small shortage Of seed corn
scattered over the county and for those
men finding at tho last minute that they
need seed corn CON secure same by
sending an order TO c. Henry. Purdue
University. Lafayette IND. giving full
instructions for shipping. Corn will
be shipped G. O. p.
While reluctantly came to Lake
county to do this work il has been much
more pleasant than I anticipated and
want to thank the splendid people OF
this county for the loyal manner in
which they have supported me in this
trying work Permit me 20 say that the
only regret I have il that I could not
serve you better.
The associations with the people at
the Community meetings have been an
inspiration 10 me which I shall not soon
forget These meetings when we'll d.
rected are Godsend TO the rural COM
munity They broaden the Viewpoint
break down narrowness and create
ne ighhorIiness and above all cement the
interests Of the school and the com
munity.
Here I speak frankly as an individual
The business of county agent in Tndi-
ana is to work in the interests Of every
farmer in the county and not to form a
nucleus or favorites around which all
his efforts must be spent. That is the
redeeming feature Of the Indiana svs-
TEN. 1t is purely democratic. In Tndf-
ana the smallest farmer is entitled 10
the help Of the county agent as much
as is the biggest landlord
Although the work m Lake coun4y IN
the seed corn situation has not accom-
pItshed as speedily as we would have
liked It to have been. nor has all been
accomplished that we would like to have
accomplished. vet we hope that the emo
has not been spent in vain. and that
Lake county is no worse off for nv bav-
ing come among you for brief few
weeks
Above all let me beg Of the peon1e
Of Lake county to lay down the petty
differences which now exist and which
have attracted the attention Of the peo-
pie all up and down the state to no
credit to any one. The greatest nro-
gress can be made only when all are
pulling in the Same 6frec+io,, 70 -
county hopes to continue holding q
prominent place in Indiana agriculture
she must unity her efforts. She has
agricultural possibilities second to none
in Indiana. Lying in the suburbs OF
Chicago. the home of the greatest steel
corporations. only the state line sepa-
rating $3.50 land in Illinois from $3.50
land in Lake county. all practically
alike; crossed by the leading railroad
lines connecting the east and the west.
which carry the most prominent men Of
the United States daily over this county.
these are some Of the big things which