Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-18
JUST TAKE A LOOK.

Those who have accepted at their
face value the statements which have
been made In print concerning the
terrible lot Of the farmer must con-
sclude that the American farmer is
having q hard time. II they are In
the habit Of letting their thoughts fol-
low each other in logical order they
must wonder why 1T Is that anyone
persists in farming when there are
so many other occupations open.
There is nothing in. the constitution
or. the statutes which requires a man
to stay on the farm if he does not
wish to do so. and yet there are people
who keep on farming year after year,
despite the doleful sounds that come
from some OF those who have set
themselves up IS the farmers guard
ians.
But the person who is not actually
familiar with farming conditions In
this country of ours is advised, before
he reaches any settledaconvictions on
the subject, to get out into the coun-
trs- wherc the. farmers live, and take
a look for himself. II this tour Of In
vestigation should take him into the
Red River Valley he would see some
intefesting things. He would drive
mile SITTER milo. along well graded
roads. between fields Of grain bending
with the weight of its kernels, or
where the roadway is bordered by
miles Of shocks standing thick and
curing for the approaching threshing
time Driving into a farm yard he
would find himself surrounded by
every evidence OF solid comfort and
prosperity. He would SEQ the great
barn. beside which the ordinary city
auditorium would be dwarfed in COM
partsorAwtth its battery Of dlos close
by. and the commodious ou~tbuildinge
for the storage of implements and
equipment II dfis visit were properly
timed he would find well groomed
horses resting in their stalls and
placid COWS being relieved OF their
burden OF rich milk. And on any one
Of hundreds Of farms he would find
q family residence which. in a city
would be -out of~&he reach Of any bun
. family Of Independent wealth.
The prosperous farmer in the Ode,
sectionssofSth b northwest has:An estate
which he would turn into cash enough
ito yield him dividends sufficient 70,
his.maintenance in comfort wherever
Vie 4choee to- establish himself, and q
horne whose comforts and con.
~eMences would be considered by mil.
Hons Of people to be the height OF
lumy. He has these things sbecaus1
Nhe has earned them by Industry and
thrift But the point 10 that his In.
s.dustv and thrift have yielded ,thes'
resurA It has taken time and labor
sEbNt the time has brought forth it
fruit apd the labor has been rewarded
Despite the effort that has bee1
made TO create the impression for 20
t1ttical purposes that farming Il
kAmerica. and especially in the north
west, Is m occupation Of uHrequtte,
drudsery. the fact IS that in a per
centaee Of larger. perhapA. thai
In any other occupation. the ma
who has chosen that occupation, VIII
has lived on his farm and stuck to Il
who has cultivated 1t intelli9entl
and has applied to his business tn
same sound judgment that would hay
WON him SUCCESS in any ~otherslne. q
Aeudeayurs a1er the lapse OF = REM lrk
Ssahae time has reaped suhstantial n
ward for HE effort
The American faruner MT fc