The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-28

fortunate results In agriculture, grow.
Ing out OF war conditions, especially
the premium put on grain growing az
the expense of livestock production.
He referred 10 the heavy losses suffer,
ed by many, livestock producers and
feeders, and pointed out the urgent
need OF restoring the balance between
livestock and grain production as
quickly a. possible. On this subject
be saidi
"For two outstanding reasons the
maintenance Of a normal balance be
tween livestock and grain production
isa matter Of national concern. One
IL that We are O mcat-eatine people,
ani should have q fairly uniform sup
ply u, q reasonable price. Conditions
which eitiur greatly stimulate OF
greatly dis eurnge livestock produc-
ton resulL az prices altogether too high
for the ave- .e consuming public OF
altogether T. low for the producer
The other y hat the sver-stimulation
Of grain pr 'tctivn depletes the fer
tlity OF our and, which ID our great
est nationa, .set, and results 10
greater supp, than can be consumed
at q price D. ainble to the producer
and finally I, Widespread agricultural
distress from which all OF our people
suffer-"
Speaking o. The trend OF prices OF
farm products Turing the next two OF
three years, lac said that no one could
forecast them with any accuracy Thai
as q nation we are undergoing the
Same experience that the individual
undergoes when recovering from .
long and dangerous Illness And thei,
he made this significant statement:
1T must be evident, however, to an,
one whs has giveu the matter ever
superficial consideration, that ws have
now come 70 the end Of the lssg period
Of agricultural expioitaties 10 tb'
United States No lsnger are their
great and easy and awaiting arens Of
fertile lant awaiting the land hungry
We have asw uAder the pillow prae
tieaily oil sf eur easily .tillabls land
though Idle areas await reclamation
and development BY that genius ano
determination which ever have mad,
nature respond 10 human needs. Ad
dltions Of consequence, which We ma.
make TO our farming area, from this
time on, must come BY putting water
on the dry lands Of the arid and semi
arid country, or by taking water of OF
the swamp lands. Of which we have
large areas IN some sections, or by dig
ging the stumps out of the cut Tower
timber lands of the north and south.
otb.r AI..rn,.iv. =, ,i,h,,,v On.
III we should unhappIly choose the
course OF Industrial and commercial
promotion al the expense OF agricul
ture. cities will continue to grow at the
expense of the rural community, az
riculture will Inevitably break down
and finally DESTROY the finest rura,
c,viIIzo,Ion with Tho ,rsa,es, noss,h,,,
,,as ,ha 81, b., ~
VIZ 80" ""' e,e' 'e.n De''ea'eu
'a',n prouuc,'on VII, NAVE Gear 1000
ana we shhI' oe oo'iged 10 send our
ships to far-away nations In search OF
cheap foodstufIs, the importation Of
which Is sure to Intensity agriculture,
discourngemcnt and distress at bo,ns
"It M rio o,hn, hand ws s,om a.
,.rmt,. 80 ,,,. 49, - VIC
,a,n,,n - 49, w "e.e sc" .sus
'"'"'"s nh''""-" anu "hht 'oVef or MS
country can make different choicef
then we must at once set about the
development OF system OF agricuiyra
which viii enable us 10 feed our moo
| pie nb6ndontlv with somo snsro D.,
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