The Nevada County picayune., 1919-12-18
JUDGE FRANKS WANTS TO KNOW IF THE PEOPLE OF NEVADA COUNTY WANT THE FARM
 DEMONSTRATORS

The News has had lot to say in the last twelve mon,hS in favor of the Farm Demonstration, which it has q perfect right to do: but i'll Mondays issue it opened up little too wide in referring to paper that was being issued by the agricultural agents of Monroe county. and said that big ma aiority" in Nevada county would he satisfied with just the agents. And fur 1 ther said that the opposition of Il few people had made this impossible. We would like to know. and kindly ask, where the News got this information. and who it is that misrepresented the m c r And W q $ Il . people of Prescott? Surely the people of Prescott couldn't afford to defeat. 1 through misrepresentation, a proposi- the farmer Was it the farmer. him self? That would look funny, wouldn't it? The truth of the matter is the representative of the farmer the Quo rum Court refused to make the neces- sary appropriation for the work. The Quorum Court is representative body elected by the people. It is composed of the Justices of the Peace of the county, all of whom. save two, are farmers. and are supposed to know | the wants and needs of the farmer If ! Ia. I,al farm. are not familiar with these things what right have people like myself and the editor of the News, that perhaps couldn't distinguish an okra bloom from d cotton bloom, or Btzzara wing sweep from a Diverse cultiYator, l to criticise these good old farmers and highly respected citizens and say that they have misrepresented the send ment of the people of their community
 Tn last Quorum Court had fourteen members present, twelve of whom were farmers. and only two of the twelve at tempted to say a word in favor of the farm demonstration. These two men had n perfect right to their views and so did the other ten. If big major 1 ivy" of the farmers want Il farm dcmonstrator. why don't they make their wishes known at the polls by elect ing men that favor the work and will vote and use their influence for the approphia tiOn? If big majority flavor it, big majority" ought to be able to elect men that favor it. Some people that wouldn't know q farm from fish pond, seem 10 have the idea that the farmer is an ignora- mus and is not capable of knowing their needs.
 Now. if you want to know my ut ttudc on the question of the Farm Demmstrator. will say when the farm CTS of Nevada county come to the QUO rum Court themselves, or through com mitteps or their Justices of the Peace. and say we want an appropriation for demonstration work and are willing to be taxed for f. then and there will recommend all appropriations. fie  farmer K the man that is intended 70 be direcily benefited hy the work. thcre fore. he should have a voice il the matter. The News says il "big major ity' of the people of Nevada county want the demonstration will say if bare majority. not requiring big majority. of The farmers favor the demonstra or, if they will make 1t known to mo, ill any way that they may select, and state that they are Wlli ing to be taxed to pay the hill, l will recommend to the Quorum Court that an appropriation be made This seems to me is fair enough. so yon that favor il get some move started to bring about the results and let criticisms and ugly accusations alone.
 Yours truly
 ]. w. FRANKS,
 County Iudge. l would have offered the above article to the News, but as my other of f,9 days ago, was ignored. I have no desire to impose on the editor.
 l. NV Franks
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