Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-17
NEW DAY DAWNS
FOR FARM LIFE
FOLLOWING WAR
BETTER WAGES AND BETTER
PRICES ARR NOW ASSURED
THE PRODUCERS.

srerial 70 Toe New
DALLAS. Texas Aprl i6- Tho lI
riculiurai problem must H. settled a
basis OF business rather than s.r'
ment and whatever may h. the crurs
and outcome OF The period Z recrrstII
ton We are now experiencing. az
culture must remain the greatest t1s
industry m The world nui before lrr
culture can come into IT, Own hafnf
The Foundations ~ oar own country ,a.
D. properly strengthened before OBJ
attractions Il rural lif, can Ia mwo,
eti-ihe farmer must receive re- rowan
commensurate with his effort ana rl
sponslbility"
The foregoing conclusion Is drawn n
an article discussing the pr,sfrtd1'
agricultural problems and their relation
o. the general welfare OF the nation
Just iss0e3 hy the American Farm Hu
reau F~sientlon. After discussing mn
all phases q The problem "a purugnri
NJ two II devoted 20 "Ths N,w Farm
LAfe." a. follows.
Country lie must D. raised olt o
the monoiony. u II not enough that d
farmer should he able 60 MAX, money
His life should h. personally ut.sac
tory.
PopulariSing Agriculture
The new farm lie will provide fr'
better wages, better distribution oi
work and working hours educational
advantages viii b. improved. disagree
able tasks viii n, largely eliminated ty
np'todaie methods. steps viii D. taken
a. furnish rocr'aiions and ADJUSTMENTS.
the social side e rural he viii receive
more attention than formerly.
Although the worlds immediate need
Tor food q indeed serious i bread con.
sideniicn 81 the problem Involves the
matter Of populauzing agriculture and
country life Tor al ilms O. come such
. movement II Il 10 10 h. effective
nust b. conducted unsclfishly. giving
due consideration 20 each and every
group and class that make up our ua
tcn. FurihermCre Il must l.. conduct
ed along constructive, lines W. must
interest ourselves with putting rural
Me on a more attractive and higher
plane rather than doprcciailng the real
attractions - ether society.
Rural Advantages.
\, IL up 20 the farmer individually
and collectively % boost his business
Agriculture must h, advertised. Tho
American public mus, h. sold on m.
business Of farming There are very few
real advantages OF the city that canro,
BE brough, O. the ruraiis;. but the lasle
fundamental advantages % free lie In
Gods open country can never h. trans
planted into the city excep, 20 very
limited degree. In the final ANALYSIS
the farmer has the upDorhand. Agrirul.
fnrt Il the most stab. ~ an Industries
Wars may deyasflio. uanics may isrk.
rupi. markets may Necdnle sfarr4r'
but the farmer c,ntnuss % live NOR,
pr less a. usual"
But farming mus, n, mad. urofi,thle
Tor sociological improvements carpo,
b. effected wiihou; money. Il IA tx.
plained- Nor can the profits NJ farming
b assured until the farmer asserts
himself In IN. matter q establishing
he prices OF farm products"
Facing New FRA.
City schools should xiv. more a,,en.
ion % rural problems and the farmer
ioy must h. trained % see through tho
superficial veneer u city ife and AZ
he Eamo time profit by anything that
he may learn from the city.
We arc facing the dawn ~ a new 7
'ra IN agriculiure-farming has evolved
Hto a profession requiring N. hes,
mains and SKILL The farmer Will no
onger h. looked upon IN dIffcren,
ighi from N, city man The barriers
rtween the city and farm he will =.
wiped cut and the doors will D. swung
vide open. The future Of American az.
'iculiure i ia the direction ~ making
arm lie more attractive from Tho 80
'sal standpoint; and while N, devotion.
neni q a NOR, satisfying rural society
must depend largely or the activity u
ne country people themselves. never
heless. the city may render a dis,irs,
'ervice In the work q improving n.
'ecial conditions IN the country. The
nm ~ any country lie movcmen,
Mould h. IN The direction ~ nonul,r
zing farming. making rural civilian.
Ion as effective and as satisfying as
'ther civilization. A. elites Increase pro.
'ortionatey In population. the farmer
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