The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-02

B DISADVANTAGE NJ compared 10 men On
Other lines II work whose securities
arr ~ better than Ms.
The farm bureau system should ec
very ruaflf extended Ia ndvice and
assistance - invaluable 20 tho farm
er. he n entitled 10 q Department n
agriculture Hndrr fhe dircction ~
men who understand farming both 10
ltn practical and ~theoreilctl side men
who know tho farmers ite irnm thr
, blowing 70 thc harvest.
Thofu should be much ntieu-
tien paid 70 the development of stock
~lhrourhoat the country. J enQn never
forget the words u the rncfctary 81
agriculture 81 the ArgrnNne republic
when I commented On tho Iremou-
doua prices they were paying for So
lccicd stock for hree1lng purpoaes;
for evtfy dollar We pay for pod
stock We rei hack hundfeds ~ dol-
Iiara frum increased quality.
TodaF the lllncr f~ceir-an1 his
Feeling A. IN many instanec4 fratificd
shat he receives TOO little OF the
consumers dollar. In Omaha The
other day I met n farmer who WAS
getting his breakfast az n hotel In the
city. he said to- me. - sell my
milk al 8 o'clock ln the morning OF
six rents and thred hours later /
nnd " selling at rs cents. After a
years work-for I raised the COW.
fed her. MIXED her and brought the
After thrce hour work. smother fell
low gets rs cents. Some fellow IN
between gets niue cents How does
he do ite That's What J want 10
find out.
There h also a general feeling
thar there should be some official
oserumentai agency Tor the gradine
" products, 10 that the farmer may
not be too ~dcpsnden. upon the rat
Ing Of The sniddleman. The farmer
must BE- brought bearer nc cynsum-
aud consumer. n this IL not done.
he. uilt ellH SO to the city and from
Ia raf s~npuortlne nation We shall be
ctiie a dependent one. THIS mean
q new naval policy. a nov militnry
policy for under these conditions We
shaa BE- compelled To- maintain sur
3 fiCleut naval b. military strength ~
ketp an lines 81 communication open
with the food supplying countries.
The shnrtnge o. foodhtuffa would
affect our foreign policies by requir-
ing alliances and relations which
never should DE necessary and never
will be " We take care q ahe farm,
cr. with the farmer on the land and
lfha nation producing large quantities
81 food for export We shall be able
20 exercise q powerful Influence fol
peace. for without "a o warrinl
natlona cannot fight.
Ia building up the republic OF Cuba
from the wreck % \ war worn Span
inh colony ] turned fny attention
firs; 20 order and 20 agriculture rs th'
foundations ugon which tho structure
lxeious. We pushed forward agricul'
tuic as rapidly as possible. Taxation
wAs suspended on all estates Who's
nN nrrs werc attempting 20 put then
Im-der PRODUCTION. Farmers were FUR
niricl food. supplies and lmplement'
which enabled tham to live on M
farms and plant ana harvest uicll
I crops Animals were Imported ans
ISSUED 10 farmers on easy Germs &c
curitsts heinr TAKEN In furp % henl
on property. Import duties on ~
Iafrfeuliurai and plantation suppitl
and mpcniuury were rcduced q
mcrcy noniinnl ruter The reslii
yfan that IN "a very short Time neficul
iinrf Wis IN . most ngnriahinr con
1 dItfsn. aud. f~ir1ira4aiy speaking, 70.
eVcfy dlhc % ouiihl there was dpi
iar III rnturnl The sugar crop lump
er from 2OO.01 tons per year q
Z nearly ! 200. a0a tons IN less thai
three years. aud tobacco Increased II
proportion. The money received IRON
crops was expended largely IN reha'
biiiaiing tho Island. Revenues In
creased, peace ana tranquility wen
hand in hand with advancing agricui
turc Today the foundation Of tn
prosperity 81 M island Of Cuba rest
squared on its agriculture.
Let a. gfve most seriouA attention
10 TIE development 81 this mali
source Of thu nations wealth and sta
, bliiy. Let US give 10 the agriculture
class the attention Il deserves.