The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-06-21
Preus Talks
To Farmers
GOVERNOR GIVES INTERESTING
STATISTICS ON MINI. CROPS;
TURN FOR BETTER SEEN.

Fairmont, June Robustness was
SUSPENDED at Fairmont today for the
annual picnic of Martin county's 33
farm clubs at Fox Lake park. Among
the speakers at the outing were Gov
ernor j. A. O. Preus, Representative
Theodore Christensen Of Dawson and
Thomas E. eastman of Owatonna.
Twenty thousand persons attended
the picnic last year and an even great
err attendance was expected today.
Governor Preus paid a tribute to
farmers of southern Minnesota, declar-
ing they were the pioneers of DIVERSE
fed farming which resulted in the in
creased earnings of farmers through
out the entire state.
The movement of this scientific
farming has spread so rapidly in the
last 80 years, that now diversified
farming is the rule pretty near all
over the state, the governor said.
This system Of farming not only has
increased the total earnings of the
farmers, but it made them more GER
tain, for the farmer who raises but
one crop has always the fear that bad
"CdlliCl VI 1OW pliSCS may CcSAV e%"oy
his entire years income.
Diversified Farming Pays.
To show that Minnesota no
longer is neither wheat state nor a
one crop state, the governor quoted
figures for last year compiled by the
federal bureau of markets and crop
estimates.
BASED upon the prices of Dec. 1,
1921, the farm values of all the crops
were Sill $4,000. The largest single
crop was corn, worth even at the low
prices then prevailing, S43,557,0O0, a
large sum, but only one-fourth of the
states total. The second was not
wheat, but hay worth $41,039, 900.
Nor did wheat even come third, for
the potato crop was worth $24,773,-
600, while the value of the spring and
winter wheat crops combined was only
S24,194,000. Oats came fifth, with a
value of $21 100000"
No industry can prosper unless agri-.
culture prospers, and the nation cam
not go on unless our farmers get a
fair return for their efforts, Governor
Preus continued.
Turn for Better Seen.
"There has been decided turn for
the better during the last six months
in the agricultural industry, and prices
for farm products have advanced" ~
The governor said. although the adj
in these prices have been
gradual, there is every indication that
hey will be stable. Meanwhile prices
Of the things the farmer must pur-
chase are slowly but surely coming |
Town."
Another big factor in making farm
conditions better is that the labor
situation is better than it has been
or several years, in addition to this
he wages demanded for farm labor
ire much more reasonable than they
we're in the last years, the governor
laid.
Cooperation Marked.
Governor Preus concluded by stat
ng that better feeling exists now
between the rural and urban COM
nunities than that which existed some
ime ago.
"The automobiles and good roads
lave done much to bring this feeling
# cooperation to the forefront, but
here has been reaction on the part
f some individuals and organizations
o stir up a class feeling. This. was
extremely harmful and has created
much bitter feeling. But there has
zen reaction and such attempts to
tir up this class hatred have helped
lear the atmosphere and in the long
un, / believe, have helped to bring
bout this better feeling which now
xists and which I hope and believe
viii continue to grow"