Evening journal., 1920-12-31

If you had to carve living out Of the
granite hills OF New England9" You
folks OF Delaware viii have TO annwer
the same question. because il is up TO
you to apologize in Delaware, II YOU
do not make a success OF The animal
industry where you have the market
at your door and where YOU nave
everything in your favor. / wish 10
would be possible 10 make you appre-
cate and realize and understand the
importance Of these adVantag s.
IL sometimes think II We could only
state our case in this great effort of
feeding the public IL would be the
greatest thing In the world for us. We
have been sympathized with as tillers
of the soil until 10 has gotten ON our
nerves. The tiller of the soil or those
engaged in animal husbandry do not
want sympathy. our industry and Oc
cupatiOn Is Just as honorable as any
in Ihe land and We are not objects OF
pity. What I would like on the part
OF the Federal and the State Govern
ment is an opportunity TO work out
our salvation unhampercd by any re-
stricti0ns Of any kind, because II our
industry Is not worth while then let
II perish from the face OF the earth.
There is M reason why the produc-
ers Of food should be subject TO re-
strictiOn any more than any other
producer, but ] want 10 say 10 you
friends we have not demonstrated
very much sense in our policy in the
years that have passed. We have
looked and expected and hoped for as
sistance in, working out these prob
lens and consequently we have not
made any special effort ourselves.
M. Aiken referred 10 The large
rfts made by one man improved
educational conditions in Delaware
and especially the rural sections. 10
was up 10 The people, he said, TO
take advantage OF the great oppor-
tunities which these gifts present.
Continuing, he said:
1t Is not so much what we do. II
is what We do in proportion TO the
opportunities that are afforded. so
YOU people Of Delaware are going 10
have a good deal 10 answer for In
this development Of the soil. You
have a great institution here. You
have only reasonable acreage 10 be-
improved, and ! want 30 say TO you
friends. there Is great opportunity
for improvement in Delaware. ] have
been going back and forth the length
OF this state for a good many years.
! was in Washington In 1872. and
went back and forth from Washing
ton to New York, and got the
wrong impression OF Delaware. The
ONLY thing really that appealed to ne
going through Delaware was what
pride they took in whitewashins
their buildings. / did not see very
many silOs in Delaware. Do You sup
t Of FaNNnWfnE in
Wilmington where they make money
would be conducted without some
adjunct that was ESSENTIAL TO low
cost OF production as a silO is To
dairy production? Not at all. ! am
getting so ! can look at these things
from rather a broad viewpoint be-
cause I try to take into cOnsidW alton
really what we are There Is no con
test between the people Of the city
and the people Of the country They
e,all trying 10 work out their own
salvation. Everyone worth while Is
irving TO improve his condition. and
the fellow who does not work When
ne Is able TO work rs no good on
earth. no matter where ne lives, be-
cause he is not pulling his own
weight in this great problem.
III Is up TO you to determine lusl
what Is the hest part OF agriculture
and animal industry for the people ol
delaware. and I want to say 9iat tht
salvation and future hope or inc
! soilCof Delaware is the dairy cow.
In his address Mr.. Aitken compared
the COW on the dairy farm TO ma
chine in the factory. He said
ITO make n sucess or the dalr,
COW YOU must have the equIpmen'
mat goes with her. You have 90
40 have The feed for her in the mos
economical way. and that Is ihrousI
Tho soil Then you have to nave ~ y
chimes with which to prodWe ui'
milk. and the question arises VIVA, l'
tho proper machinery 10 use IN in'
production OF milk viii suarSni,e' me
this Is true. that in the State or Deia'
,varc Won have good farmers who arr
nroducinr milk az a cost of S3 a nun
dred and that you have clher farms
rot a mile aWav on soils ust as goo'
nroducinr milk at e. hundred. NON
what sense is there In a condition ol
that kind What excuse Is there ioi
ne oneraiinc a factory In the pro.
d,ciion Of milk and letting 1t cost :
a hundred when we could produce d
for S3 a hundred. We have got u
work a. out on a cold blooded bust
ness basis. and 10 is simply a ques
lion OF what kind or machine COWS
Will produce this result.
81 don't ihinS you have ilve nero,
In Delaware large enough To support
nerd sire and the same IS true pr
practically an other states. 1ou iaN'
cot 10 work out your own pronieiih'
md Won have gOi 10 do somcihin-
sill further. You have got TO realiz'
that the producing OF animals is no
ali there is. You have got TO create,
market for them and a market TOT lh,
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