Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-03
AGRICULTURE THE
MMNsTAY THE
NATION
The United States and Canada
Have a Great Responsibility.

nave q Great keSponsl6ility.
This Il the day when the farmer
~ his innings. The time was when
be was dubbed the farmer" the
~'mossback." and In q tone that could
never have been called deriHye, but |
sdll there was in 1t the infection that
- was occupying an inferior position.
The sti6 upper lip that the farmer car
ried. warded OF any reproach that his
occupation was q degrading one. His
hour arrived. though. and for some
years past he has been looked up to as
occupying a high position.
Agriculture. by o natural trend Of
economic conditions. stands out today
In strong relief. as the leader in the
worlds pursuits. Never In the nations
history have the eyes Of tie world
been SO universally focused on the
farm. The farmer 10 the man Of i'm
portance !; the manufacturer Of its most
necessary product, and he now enjoys
the dual satisfaction of reaping a max
imum Of profit, as a result Of his opera
tons, while he also becomes a strong
factor In molding the worlds destinles.
Manufacturers, business men pro-
fessional men and bankers realize the
Importance Of agriculture. and gladly
acknowledge 1t as the twin sister to
commerce. In commercial, financial
and political crises, the tiller Of the
soil takes the most important place.
Maximum prices, the highest In many
decades, show the worlds recognition
Of the necessary requirement for more
farm stuffs. The time was coming
when this would have been brought
about automatically, but war time
conditions urged It forward, while the
farmer was able to secure land at rea.
sonable prices. Throughout several of
the Western states this condition ex.
Ista, a. also in Western Canada.
Never has such a condition been
known In commercial life. 1t Is truly
An opportunity Of a lifetime. Large
and small manufacturing concerns and
practically every other line Of bust.
ness have been limited in their profits
to the point Of almost heroic sacrifice,
while 1t Is possible today to reap divi.
bends in farming unequaled In any
other line.
Thirty, and as high as Atty bushels
Of wheat per acre at $3.50 per bushel
and all other farm produce on a SINH
lar basis, grown and produced on land
available at from $l5 to $40 per acre,
represents a return Of profit despite
higher cost Of labor and machinery,
that, In many cases runs even higher
than 1000 Of an annual return on the
amount invested. Such Is the present
day condition in Western Canada. How
long IT will last, no one car foretell.
Prices for farm produce will likely re-
main high for many years. Certainly,
the low prices Of past years will not
come again In this generation. The
lands referred to, are low In price at
present, but they will certainly In
crease to their naturally productive
value as soon rs the demand for them
necessltates this Increase, and this day
IL not far distant. This demand Ia
growing daily; the farmer now on the
Yround is adding to his holdings while
prices are low; the a%griculturist on
high priced lands is realizing that he
Is not getting all the profit that his
neighbor in Western Canada is secur'
ing; the tenant farmer is seeking q
home Of his own, which he can buy
on what he was paying out for rent
and many are forsaking the crowded
cities to grasp these unprecedented op.
portunities.
The tenant farmer. and the owner
of high priced lind, Is now awakening
to the realization TINT he is not get
ting the return for his labor and In
vestment that 1t Is possible to secure In
Western Canada. Thousands are max
ing trips of inspection to personally In
vestigate conditions and to acQualn'
themselves with the broadening benc
fits derived by visiting Western Can
ada. Such trips awaken in a progress
sive man that natural desire to d.
bigger things. to accomplish as much
us his neighbor, and frequently result
In convincing and satisfying him tina
Gods most fertile outdoors, with q bill
supply Of natures best climatic ant
hcalth-glving conditions lies In West
ern Canada.
The days Of pioneering are over; tn
seeker after n new home travels
through all parts Of the country on TIN
same good railway trains us he ha'
been accustomed to at home. but OF
which he has been accorded u specia
railway rate Of about n cent a mile
lie finds good roads for automobilinI
and other traffic; rural telephone line,
owned by the provincial governments
rural schools and churches situate,
conveniently to ail; well appointed nm
homelike' buildings, and everywhere III
Indication Of general prosperity; cite
and towns with aii modern improve
/, Inents, and what Is the most convlne
ing factor In his decision, n satisfies
and prosperous people, with a Who'll
hearted welcome to that country Of
larger life and greater opportunities
To WhsfQrm Cnnada belongs the dif