Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-06-03
THE DAIRY SPECIAL
MEETING

The meeting Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings of the O. $ L. Dairy
specialists as advertised to take place
with Lincoln County farmers wore
both mighty interesting and instruc-
tive to the few who were present. The
weather was such as to prevent a
large gathering Tuesday il rained all
day and all night. The Ladies Aid Of
the Methodist Church had prepared a
most elegant repast for the farmer
guests invited. Late N the ATTENTION
the continued rain made il apparent
that no farmers would be able % be
present and so hurry up calls were
sent to the town people TO come out
and greet the eminent speakers and
help eat the food prepared. About
hundred citizens responded The
meeting was transferred from the
court house lawn to the X =. Hail
il. r. Goodwin, Assistant General
Freight Agent for the o. $. /. opened
the meeting with short talk as TO
the objectiyes sought by these meet
ings and ne then introduced c. J..
(Farmer) Smith who entertained the
audience until late hour with one
Of the most practical and beneficial
talks ever delivered in Shoshone.
Two central thoughts served as the
theme around which all his arguments
and Illustrations centered. One was
the absolute necessity Of close coon
GRAFTON Of all Industrial factors if any
of them are to succeed. He pointed
out the interdependence os all our
activities On each other. 1t is as
essential to the success of the farmer /
that there be some one to consume his .
surplus product as it is that he pro-
duce a surplus. The more surplus
produced the more consumerl nee
essary. The more consumers there
are the more farm surplus there must
be TO meet the demand Hence the
people of the towns, the transporta-
ton companies and all other elements
required TO dispose Of the farmers
surplus are as dependent for success
on the success of the Farmer as the
farmer is upon having a consuming
public to use mis- surplus. His other
point was that the great chances of
success in farming is against the one
crop farmer and with the diversified
crop farmer The dairy COW, the pig,
the chicken, and the farm garden are
always sure signs of successful !
Trainer and their absence is almost
invariably the sign of a farmer who
is not meeting with the measure of
success he thinks his efforts deserve
His failure makes him a dissatisfied !
and disconnected farmer, :
while the farmer who diversifies his
crops, who keeps dairy cows and pigs
and chickens and a farm garden is
always a contented happy and pros :,
porous one.
These points We're demonstrated and II
Illustrated by Mr.. Smith through his =
most charming personality and indivi- .
iual style as to be most convincing
o the hearers, even to the most skep-
ical. His vivid personal experiences
ire related in such a manner that
veryone recognizes the truth. Every
me instinctively makes mental com n
,arison of his own community condi- o.
ions, of the successful farmers and "
he unsuccessful ones in each com
nuEfty and resolves to follow the
dvfce of Mr.. Smith Don't get so W
tuck on yourself--as to refuse to study W
he methods by which your nefghbor NJ
as reached success, if he seems to be
you. Don't crouch about X
but go study his system. Learn OF
Thy he is more successful than you.
lie must meet the same market condi- te
ions as you. He works under the ut
anne tax laws, deals with the same nj
Merchants. farms the same kind of
md. has the same climatic conditions II
s you If there is a difference in
egree of success in his favor it, must OF
: in the man and not in the condi- IN
ons"
Wednesday morning the special car te
arrying the speakers was taken to no
ichfield on the HALEY train where ro
very suocessfu, rneetins was hold co
he car was brought back on the Hill
ty train that evening and the sneak sll
g met a small audience of farmers of
no had brayed the muddy roads and
reatening weather. but who were all tic
yhly repaid for. their effort. ms