The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
BAN |SOLvON
FR(E THE FARM
NOTED TR. .LER URGES CLOSE
RELATIONS BETWEEN CITY
AND COUNTRY
OFFERS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM
SUGGESTS That Farmers Live in Town
and Carry on Farm Work
in the Country
BY samuel II. Hourvitch

BY Samuel II. Hourvitch
Editors Note - Samuel II. Hour
witch, a world traveller, lecturer ami
write, has explored practically every
section of the civilized world. AS IN
expert on farm problems, the follow
ing article will be read with interest.
When or forefathers, the pioneer
farmers penetrated into the western
parts of our great country their main
object in life was to acquire as much
land as they could put a claim on.
The object of these farm-pioneers
was to get away from outside influ-
ence and remain the builders of their
own destiny. Present conditions have
fully justified the vision Of those up
builders of our great west. By
managing their own affairs without
interruption from foreign influence
these farm pioneers were able not
only to revolutionize farming at large
but also to build up a superior class
of manhood and womanhood.
Times have changed and with them
Tic cCOiloIllbSdl bOllullloio aS WILL ~
is not enough for the farmer to breed
livestock that hold the world record
in the production Of milk, pork and on
the racing tracks. The modern
American farmer does not feel
satisfied with his ability to produce
better farm produce at a price that
enables the American exporter to
compete successfully with the prod
ucts Of many a distant country in
their own land.
1t is a well known fact that it is
the farmer that won the worlds war
for democracy. 1t is also the Ameri-
can farmer that saved starving hui
mainly from hunger after the war"
Having thus aScertained his eco
nOmical and class position, the farmer
came to the conclusion that by keep
ing aloft from other humanity he is
not only missing many an advantage
offered to the average citizen of the
other classes but he also deprives the
community at large Of many an i'm
portant factor that helps make u
country the best place to live in.
While our men farmers have dis
tinguished themselves in producing
better crops and farm products, our
lady-farmers in the meantime have
accomplished more than any other
class of people On the field in which
they are best fitted by nature, inclina-
ton and personal superiority.
NH nIy, g., ,,,, LODI. ,,-,1x 900,
supply of leaders in the fields of
industry, commerce, craftsmanship
and most of the learned professions
is being kept up with the increased
demands for such super men.
It's thanks to these mothers that
u nation leads in the percent Of
human beings, superior in brain, SUI
perior in physical endurance, in per-
feet beauty and the charm of its
women folk; also intellect and the
higher standards of our children at
large.
This may be the reason why the
farmer is one of the leading support
ers of our better church movement,
our moral Improvement campaign and
the real cause Of many d legislative
measure to brighten our task Of living
and improve Jul conditions
Under the leadership of "Ma-Farm-
er" our rural population soon became
the leading user Of telephones, motor
cars, labor-saving devices and of the
better class publications. Improved
transportation facilities, better mar
keting systems and easier ways to
purchase farm supplies does not sat
isfy the modern farmer.
AS Don as they have a chance M.
and Mrs. Farmer prefer to settle
among their friends. Unfortunately
present conditions of farming do not
permit the agriculturst to live among
his friends without sacrificing his
farm for the benefit of social improve
ment. Many a time when the farmer
has to decide between the isolated
farm and the opportunities offered for
the success of their children in larger
communities the farm mostly gets the
worst of it. The homestead Of the
ldDlilS SoCO w III Alot lCllcl
while future leaders of the nation,
needing the leadership Of MA.
Farmer" settles IN the city and thus
deprives the farm from the most USE
full element.
1t seems to me that a community
would solve this problem most sue
cessfully. The towns-people need the
farmer as much as the big city, the
manufacturer.
1t is the farmer that keeps up the
stores, the offices, theater. banks and
business Of the smaller towns on a
paying basis. It's thanks to the
farmer that the small towns-people
are enabled to keep up their duties
toward the church. the school and