Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-07-20
Did You Ever Stop
10 Consider?

II. in our renal Is Wc should
hurt anybody : feelings yc sin
terely wish lu apologize. t. ,hc
County Commi>'iuner~, especial
Y, we wish 10 apologize because
they are guided o. a great ex-
tent b. the "eSNurr which -
brought ~ scar upon them.
W. do ~ W',r to apta2 mic
anyone. q. purpOs' l. TO build
up that which needs brildrs
There are som. things IN this
iiir that are bard To under stand.
Unr County Com ml>Sjnncrs have
inaugurlted = policy OF Conou v.
ldnd should be hIghy praised
for 81. But they begin by an.
dermin,1g the foundation of the
business of farming.
Big business interests seek To-
become wealthy Most Ia boring
men work merely to get by ana
live. Agriculture ~ an emotion
al business. W. cannot hope to
dCq arc riches. Neither can
anyone fire vs., thereto e.. howey-
cr scaut II may b., we will al
ways have something TO eat.
Il>tead OF cutting on expeu.
; We road operations, the commis-
,lCb,rs seek TO economic by
leaving vacant the Office at cpuu-
v agent and Home Demonstra-
tor. Al,o by leaving out the APP
propriatlon Tor the County and
township Fairs. This money
practically all goes back 10 thc
home folks aud ;he bows and
.gJrl- cubs. and not % some
steel construction company 60
build bridges and hard surfaced
r"a6~ at wal ljms prices.
OF course il - might, finc .or
L,vton and Medicine Park, bni
like the b.--Ihcy are
building their citv ON the sand
and some day the wind aud rain
Will descend and lu!. disaster
vii result. II IN County, ag-
riculture were built up 20 that
It's soils we're tiIed With lO0& ,
cRicicncy- the city would bc
bulk Npon 4 rocE and il would
saoN and 1ouri~h IN Il vay that
would IT, uub Iicvable.
There j. . great cry and tre-
mendou, pressure in the city of
LAYTON to repltce the County
with LAYTON 5 birthday.
August 9th. OF curse II - =
fine thing COR a city to have a
birthday, but we fail to see q
-lugle atom ci education about
Again vish apologies we are
constrained 80 remark That
IN August 9th, tn, city dwclers
,w, y out their chests and say
Come along, sou farmers. aud
spend your dimes. Come out
see what we are woo-
they know how many city
.UlkS come out to the County
Fair: On one occasion we a~Eed
I pdInt ana glass ,nau lor . box
% exhibit a club-girls bullets in.
How much IS it please? FIFTY
boxes + very scarce
We went into . grocery store Tor
me dozen III lb. paper sacks To-
'Nblbit gram ln,-"Ien cents each
Dlea~e,- Paper - very scarce, we
hardly buy -.'---Wen
We either--And then, may God
prosper him aud bless his mem.
Try, we came to 4 man who alb
,olutely refused TO taEe his Just
Tue Tor a package OF tacks and
The use 81 a magnetic ham inner.
And by the way, If they can be
II ever the slightest assistance, ,
viii have a couple Of my men ,
20 down and help YOU When
'ssured that they we're not need
ID he said,-' IN come myself
Inyway. Aud be did. q
Lawton, wake up, Get behind c
'ur agriculture aud push. The
'air is the adult farmers school n
nd inspiration, The County A. {,
cent - training the farmer of b
omorrow, and the Home Dem. h
nstrator Is teaching the girls t.
onony, thrift. and housvkeep- +
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The ideal condition for 1000 n