The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-04

matter what his business-fa farming
store-keeping, banking, lumber yard
| or anything else-shall not only un.
| derstand his own business thorough.
ly but be able to see it IN rela.
tionship to all other lines of business
in his neighborhood and to the world
| about him. 1t has been said before
and it is well to emphasize it again
that whether you be farmer or en-
gage in business in town, it is well
for you first of all, wherever posi-
Bile. to own your own business. In ad
dition to that, it is of the utmost i'm
pOrtance that you know it, mind it.
| and run it. You can make no success
| of it unless you do know it, mind it,
and run it, and ordinarily you will
find much more pleasure and profit
in the conduct of the business of
which you are also the owner. l am
glad to know that Granville as n
community has progressed way be-
You'd the great maj ority of the COM
munities of this state during the past
ten years, and especially that you
have made such splendid progress in
diversified farming.
upon careful investigation of con-
ditions in the various communities
Of this state, have become convinced
that unless each community succeeds
in getting it's farmers, with the en-
enlargement of the business men, to
adopt as the community slogan "Raise
upon the farm, outside Of wheat and
rye, sufficient variety and amount
OF products to furnish the living of
the family that works such farm"
we cannot expect to build prosper
Gus and happy community life. If you
are a one-crop community, even
though that crop be a splendid one
like our wheat, you cannot depend
upon continued success and prosper
ity. There is so much that may hap
pen to it. Lack of moisture, hot
winds, rust, saw flies, hail storms,
low prices, and other things may
come in to prevent the man who
works the land from getting even his
living from it. Instead of building
your community structure on one
pillar like that, even though a big
one, would it not be much wiser to
erect it upon ten or twelve different
pillars consisting of the various prod
ucts such as mich cows, beef cattle,
hogs, sheep, poultry, bees, corn, clo-
yer, alfalfa, potatoes, or the garden,
and that which can be successfully
raised in your community and then
even If one or two or three of these
should fail you will almost invariably
be getting enough out of the other
products SO that you can furnish thu
living Of the family until such time
as better general crops shall produce
better conditions.
Slogan For Adoption
II you farmers will adopt that slo-
gan and make sure that in the years
to come you will raise upon your
splendid lands all the cream, butter,
beef, pork, poultry, honey, corn, DO
tatoes, and garden truck needed not
only upon your farms but in this
community with enough left Of, these
products to help supply the city Of
Minot and other places you will build
IN this community SO dependable q
form OF agriculture as to insure your
success and prosperity in the years
to come.
"Re always minded and will
ing to learn from each other and
from the farmers Of other commur-
tiles what to raise and how to raise
IT, that you may be able to produce
quality products Of whatsoever kind
You grow in this community, and I.
am sure that the future Of Granville
and this neighborhood will be absol
lntely assured and that the lessons
from your success will inspire many
another community in this state"