Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-04

and cry OF hard times throughout this section Of
the vicinity for long time and have come to the
conclusion that ii is not so much the actual cOndi-
lions that make these hard times" seem really and
truly hard it is the mental state OF farmers
and business men There is always some way to
overcome the burdens that placed upon and
f we but cast about us we will be sharp enough
to clear path
This is particularly Iue as relates to the ayr
i'lurst. ne may be Specializing .rop and
utting IS entire cr~r"y back of it Il i" should
make iaAc he is gone BIZ, this &, MT with
man who di> crsiiics and has number of crops to
lend his support i'll hl> fight for commercial suprc
macy Then too if that dvcrsificr should add to
his farm few COWS, hogs and chickens he will still
b, more firmly fortified The following editorial
from the Dairy Farmer OF Waterloo iowa, is APP
plicabe to every individual farmer i'll this section.
We commend it to your earnest consideration:
1t IS OF record that once upon time an freshman
stole watch and Duchman stole cow. Both
we're caught and lodged in jail i'll adjoining cells
Time passed slowly and became tircsomc under the
conditions
To break the monotony and to tw the Irishman
characteristic OF his nationality, Pat replied. 1T
is tonne to milk"
Ever since | heard the Judge Ouartcn of Gu
ernsey fame tell that story the first time say the
first time adviscdly--I have wanted to repeat it
because il carries peculiar significance that is not
10 be ignored by individuals communities. states
nations
1t is legend that there came a time in the history
Of Denmark when, as nation poverty and seem
ingiy insurmountablc Indebtedness stared her in
the face-when one great problem was that of re
storing national sovency
Then it was that Denmark decided it was time
to milk, and from that day to this Denmark has
advanced III prosperity until she ranks among the
richest countries per capita and as the most noted
producer of dairy products
Such IS the significance of Pats reply, 1T is
time to milk as II applies to nations
1t is no secret that in the early DAYS of Wiscon
SIN wheat would longer grow proftablv, nor
would any other farm crop
Then it was that the question OF what 70 do ro,e
up and the reply was, at is time to milk
Recently i'll an address to bankers. the head ~
the Federal Reserve Bank Of the Northwest mad,
the statement that in Wisconsin there was M, o,,o
Oh the ~ banks delinquent and that they had sent
more than S9ooOo,OOO into the Chicago district
curing the past year this during the year when
states that are practicng other forms of apricuI
ture almost to the exclusion OF darving are clan,
oring for credit
onch is the significance of Pat reply. 1T is
tonne to milk, as ii applies to states
In the September issue OF the Dairy FARMER 49,,
peared an editorial telling OF community, ),
North Dakota that is this year experiencing i.
sixth consecutive crop failure
'no crop failure especially il it came this Yea,
would suffice to discourage most sections but NO.,
STOUT hearted men Of North Dakota comn,unit, I've,
cause:
IN 'he carly days OF crop failures when the IN
e'''aoIe question OF what to do was pronounced
someone said 1T is time to milk" and last vc,,
me average gross income from l. farm, in the .r,,,
failure district was $2525S5
Strange as it may seem. these men upd,r ~,
worst OF farming conditions. are enioyino ,r..+,.
prosperity than their fellow farmers in sec,io,,s
me state that have bumper farm crons
Such is the significance OF PATS rorI, az. .
'0'Ihe to milk as it applies to communities
Johh w. Newman, former Commissioner as A,x
>'''"'V '' Nentucky has eight farms operated
=! tenants During the war the price of tobacco
was "'eh ana these tenants specialized TO the ex-
"erhe IN growing the weed MIR Newma, s,,..
''ey proiited to the extent that each OF them be
came worth from $4,000 to S. 900 and then g, ,e,r
ago when the price OF tobacco dropped they ,os,
al ana began borrowing money from hin, 70 omar
ate farms pN'
A''er loaning them total OF $1,000, Mr. New
man called them together and in his own words
Naio nor another cent will loan you will place
On each OF your farms 10 cows, eight sows and 100
chickens and II you can't make money off the farms
YOU cangotoel"
~ other words rs It'd them. 1T is time to milk
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