Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-13
THIS WEEKS NOTES ON THE FARM

II Is impossible 10 wholly shake III
the idea that conditions IN indust ies'
same as In finance and IN poEtcs Hho
In theology and In fashions. rest most =
ly In state OF mimi rs Mr.. W, WIZ
son So apt'y expressed 1t. Now look at
the way things arc going this month:
Chicago Frightening up with higher
prices on wheat, and cheerful corn hs-
urcs, lambs pruncing around lively and
hogs doing pretty well, while several
other toms seem to favor the bull side
OF the argument. yet the iuNctcrntc
old timer pays more attention to New
York than 10 all these hog-and- -hominy
reports which he habituaily -esards as
local and trans!to-y. 1t IL the state OF
mind he demands. just a. doctor
socks for causes rather than syrnp.
toms. Wall street" as we usually call
1t Is sambllng proposition TO large
extent yet IL Is the ono acc"sslplc
pulse which the doctor feels for. the
nrst thing.
In exactly parallel reminder, let us
suggest the announcement to be de-
rived from recent strength on wall
street In the cast can all be squclchso
like u feeble flame under douse OF
cold water, II you alt around here IN
western country store or western
boarding house and listen TO the blue
talk going on.
After all this grand comeback Puo-
bio has made. the best town IN n thou
sand mites. with her iron works and
coal mines just getting in action again.
a hundred visible Incentives for Wig
orous new drive IN n blaze OF glorious
sunshine. all YOU have to do to get
soaked with gloom Is to stay one
horrid hour I'm some OF these penny
dreadful town boarding house sitting
rooms and hcarkcr TO the disastrous
analysis YOU will hear on the current
topics OF low prices. high prices.
middle men. union labor. open shop,
shaky politics and shnky people, About
that time he sure YOU have cents In
your pocket with which to pay -youE
car fare out TO the west end OF Thir-
tccnth street.
After a fow experiences like that
day after day being subjected to tho
dcprcssii effects OF such an atmos-
phcrc OF melancholy, maybe you too
win be ready 10 agree to the assertion
that most OF our ups and downs de-
pend on the state OF mind How.
then can VIC mend and patch UP and
brace UP the state Of mind OF the
American public The answer Is. Just
70 ahead and attend TO your own bust
ness. and 1t VIII brace itself ur. In
deed wu are a Frcncny sort OF race
addicted to the pendulum habit and
when We swing to tho other extreme
VIC will fly into some crazy boom OF
enthusiasm.
Keep right on doing the best We
can with the means at oGr dirposal-
that's the idea; and we have better
means . { our disposal in this bright
region, this we'll located place. than
arc enjoyed IN most countries. on the
farm We can live a moro independent
life. at less expense than wo could In
town. and cvon the high taxes arc n
small affair In contrast with high
rents.
The frost is not yet out Of tho
ground and nothing can be done as
10 plowlng and Planting yct there is
much work to be done rn most farms
and the hardest work Of all is think
ing. But think good thinks don, be
blue or encourage worry but pursue
the inventive turn OF mind that VIII
mako good use Of everything that
turns up. Remember that you are in
Colorado-not Kansas.
Weather took chinook tourn dur
ing the week and We arc living In
Colorado again. and thankful for the
long cold spell because 1T fro7c the
eggs of grasshoppers and other pests
that were In the soil. Market prices
have shown far less change than was
expected, and fairly good movement OF
staples Extremely low prices Of all
falfa nsd feed are depressing, hay Of
fored at 81 in tho stack, and country
butter retuiled Mt 30 cents. yet things
might he worse. We are exceedingly