Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-01-04
AGRICULTURE THE
MAINSTAY OF THE
NATION
The United States and Canada
Have a Great Responsibility.

AHAT N Alt NuN NH'l ~ ANANh'h
has his innings. The time was when
he was dubbed the farmer" the
"~mossback," and In n tone that could
never have been called derlslve, but
Htill there was I'm II the infection that
he was occupying an inferior position.
The stiif upper lip that the farmer car
ried, warded on any approach that his
occupation was n degrading one. His
hour arrived, though. and for some
years past he has been looked up to as
occupying a high position.
Agriculture, by n 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 the world
been so universally focused on the
farm. The farmer Is the man Of i'm
portnnce the manufactures OF its most
necessary product. and he now enjoys
the dual satisfaction Of reaping n max
lmum OF profit. as n result Of his opera
tons, while he also becomes n strong
factor In moldlng the worlds destinies.
Manufacturers, business men. pro-
fesslonal men and bankers realize the
Importance OF agriculture, and gladly
acknowledge II ms the twin sister to
commerce. In commercial, financial
and political crisis, 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 II forward, while the
farmer was able TO secure land at rea-
Uonable prices. Throughout several OF
the Western states this condition ex-
lists, as also In Western Canada.
Never has such n condition been
known In commercial life. II is truly
an opportunity OF n lifetime. Large
and small manufacturing concerns and
practically every other line OF bust
ness have been limited in their profits
to tho point OF almost heroic sacrifice,
while II Is possible today to reap divi-
dends In farming unequaled In any
other line.
Thirty. and as high as fifty bushels
OF wheat per acre at 1920 per bushel
and all other farm produce on a SINH
lar basis, grown and produced on land
available at from $15 TO $40 per acre
represents q return OF profit despite
higher cost OF labor and machinery,
that, In many cases runs even higher
than 1902 Of an annual return on the
amount invested. Such IL the present
day condition In Western Canada. How
long II will last, no one can 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 20. are low In price at
present, but they will certainly In
crease 10 their naturally productive
value as soon as the demand for them
necessitates this increase, and this day
is not far distant. This demand Is
growing daily the farmer now on the
ground Is adding TO his holdings while
prices are low; the agriculturist 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 a
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 OPP
portunities.
The tenant farmer, and the owner
OF high priced land, Is now awakening
TO the realization that he IL not get.
ting the return for his labor and in.
vestment that II Is possible 10 secure IN
Western Canada. Thousands are max.
ing trips Of inspection 10 personally In
vestigate conditions and to %ncqunint
themselves with the broadening bene-
fits derived by visiting Western Can.
ada. Such trips awaken In a progress
slve man that natural desire TO do
bigger things, to accomplish as much
as his n%elghbor. and frequently result
In convincing and satisfying him that
Gods most fertile outdoors, with a big
supply OF natures best climatic and
health-giving conditions lies In West.
ern Cnnndn.
The days OF pioneering are over; the
seeker after a new home travels