Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-26

NEw YORK. sept. gs.--"Amoii,a
must devise more efficient ind dei'
nit. farm policy" declares The Amer
icas." published By the National Ci'y
Hank q New York In it, current lssu'l
Tho publication outlines pro0leins
conlrontiig farmers q America tcdaN
and offers plans ~ remedy CONDITIONS
The articlw reads.
Problems arising from the war arc
from postwar conditions due dif'euN
Go the war nave alinust completely IN
Rroseed the attention ~ the American
people Tor the past four years w.
disposition 10 turn " The UNDERLYING
pfofAcIns ~ peace j. asserting ts'n
mote and more clearly. The fact that
the address 81 the presidential can
dldatrs dealing with domestic issues
are attracting far greater public ait'n
ton than IN. addresses dealing viii
foreign relations 90 controversial top
ios II god evidence that the American
people have NJ last turned Co an ca
animation u their own house and arr
dlpneed without further delay IL pui
IN order the matters which have lunt
waited fos' attention
Without doubt. one ~ the greatest
problems awaiting solution IN America
W that q agriculture Since about
1895 there have been refiain definite
drifts In connection with the FARMING
Industry n he nation which wCr.
greafiv aggravated hy the necessities
" war and which have gradually
brought about situation which can
NO lcngpr concCal it, serious charac'
ter frum tho lawmakers and ciiiFcni
goneraily, Tho country has undergone
a Fundamental change w the last III
then yparr and the adjustment 90 ih'
re1e era. no far ~ farming and tn
nt0luclon u fcod IL concerned. has
rot bctnmade With the smoOthncss o.
the scientific knowledge which mafket
the Transition q the manufacturing IN
dsuisfeT from state - small unit
nr1ductiun 20 ore Il large scale. mul
ilp's production.
fup 20 within fev wears farming
N Americr, was carried IN by msihOdi
that snay truthfully H. characterized
- uiuing Tha, H. land was cult
vetfd IN riich a way that IN. fcrtilit,
Ufthe' soll was scon exhausted an
vhtn h no longer paid TO farm Ger
tain tiaci the farmer moved ON &
sDnle more favUTabl.. loraiiun This
PROCESS has hscn coniinued until zen
eTeily speaking. there are No NOR,
feytralslr lecaiions "a which IN. farm.
" MAJ move. Millions ~ acres n
alandoned acreage throughout the
eastern and middle westct1, states nov
nsNn ever 10 the growth of weed
might sslll be productive farm land 4
the I,r1iRr methods e cultivation and
q crop ROTATION had hccn practicei. II
may, b. snld that the early farmer,
vsre moi In possession - TIE ~cieniifi,
kneWie4ge now available Contetn.n1
the CONSERVATION % plant wealth in N,
soil bst the fact remains that ever
with the increased knoNiedg. II to,la,
tha methods e Yesterday are stu
those principally uscd on American
farms
While American manufacturing ir
ourfrv has b-en managed in such :.
way that IT, progress has out ririppc'
the most vivid Imagination II two d.
= h NJ lsla- " \. s4--s1 ..s
than any other branch - Industry
has practically stood SIN M,nufac
turing Industry has had tho benefi, q,
every economic fcrre including com
hnsucn fer iar-c sal. production
hiEh-grrde managerial talent and N,
c0snmnnd % sufficient capital o. iik,
a0'anfare OF market conditions In IN,
most efficient way. aiming has ~
NAMED almost entirely an individual
l<ic irdrstfy. with each unit rompe'
irg with every ether farm unit. Will
NE methods II Yesterday. the tools a
last year and the crcd, iasd not ~
cash In hand. bu; on next wears cx
psc'ations
Thcrn IL no assuranc. AZ this tim,
that the food prrsdurtiva of IN. worif
during the next few years Is going q
ie adequate Il the needs 1T IN,
worlds population. II IN trl. that
crops have been VERY larg. this YEA
almost everywhere and IN ouusp
quence the danger famine has beer
avertsd fer the time being Their,
arr. however. considerable ,-e,s In N,
world containing many millions Of
people where food Is short az this tim,
Hhd where lack ~ credit aud made
quacy % transportation maxi, II csr
tain that Widespread suffering il IN
store for the population. Tho n-ro
pan war exhausted reserves OF foof
al over tho world and nothing IA,
bern done 20 make them coed As
surences appearing IN the press that
~ y wei because q this yeIr's bpun.
uful crop take no consideration ~ m.
neccsNty 81 providing In Eat wears n
Hpius Tor N. lean years certain I,
be experienced
IN the. United States many factor,
nave entered into IN. situation In
which asf1eultur.. now finds tts.l. N
addition to the exhaustion II IN. ~
and The lack u further great sr.1s ri
farming lands to L.. oJ-n.d up a. SCI
TER. there has been a cessation Of ina
migrants Of the TYP. who -ttl.d ot
The farms and there has l--,.n [, 90,
tinuous dI1ft from the farms L. Ia,
dtiss. II has bcn the lasi.naia-c lao.
ior that has prccipiiaicd the crisis a.
TAI n thr Amcf1ctn farmer N con.
'crncd. and H.. well paid employment
Uttered WORKERS who moved from thu
farms 10 the cities during the period
9i var activities conn let"d gradually
'9.tcasing disaster e the farm labor
suunion tht had been evident f.t
morc than a d.cade.
farmers SLOW Co change Mrtho,ls
IN other Industries chang. Of con.
dillon are met with change. q: meth.
pds' What reason u iheg. Tor bellcv.
ink That farming u ire, from ia. ne.
,ersity u adopting the sam. measurps,
70 usSt tfctuating conditions that are
Sicar 10 the leaders OF other indus
titcs' fet that IL the habiiunl meutsi
atfiiu1e a the aVcTis. farmer. n he
cannoS ct help he dos not c-,st about
for method thai will attract work.
efs 20 him. \. simply plants less land
ana the available supply - food II
dc, rtasssl that much IN cons. 1uence
If the proprietor cf a cdton min a,
an iron foundry found that WORKER,
shunned HE plant he would pDnn M,
into effct measures that would re.
move thu SQUIRE. az m, trouble aud %:
low operations to proceed
II may - well h. admitted TIA,
there IL little about tn. avetag, farm
20 attract he wotrker . u either a. a
iaOoftr, a tcrant 81 u h. Possesses