Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-06-20
Some OF The Reasons Why
This District Stands Out As
High Spot in Farming Circles
Our Most Serious Drawback is Permitting the
Buyers to Put the Prices on Farm Products

ina. and today stands out ~ 4 high
spot in farming districts. because
OF its wonderful resources. and b.
cause the farmers are filled with
that spirit Of progressiveness that
stands success upon their enterprise.
So In NO section OF the west caS
there be found . farming district
with SO many advantages and SO few
drawbacks as this great productive
valley.
Now to further show our advant-
ages over other farming districts q
the west. the writer knows Of .
splendidly developed Irrigated VAL
ley where land has sold for doublo
the price per acre ever paid for .
farm In the Monte Vista Agricultural
district. and when application vas
made for Federal Farm Loans. ths
demands were turned down owing
to uncertainty of water supply. L.
fluential politicians and organiss-
tions representing the business H.
terests OF that valley then got busy
and by strenuous efforts finally
succeeded in inducing the Federal
Farm Loan Banks to send another
man to 20 over their resources
his report vas the same ~ the firse
representative. Then after montAs
Of correspondence. and the efforts
and influence Of every sort Of orEaA-
ization brought to bear upon the
heads Of the Federal Farm Loa1
Banks. the third man was sent to
make 4 report upon the water SUP
ply. and to the disappointment Of
every resident OF this irrigated va,.
ley-he too reported unfavorabls.
And so II is In many farming dis
tricts. and before you put n price On
your farm and decide to move to
some other locality. Just visit II few
Of the farming sections where you
think farming conditions nre bee-
ter. and thoroughly investigate both
their advantages and their draw
backs. and then time yourself and
zee how long II will be before You
take your Monte Vista farm off tho
market
The greatest and most serious
drawback presented TO the farmers
OF the San Luis valley Is that tho
buyers put the price on their prod.
ucts-and goodness knows that's
serious enough-but this same con-
dition exists In all other farming
districts today. so one cannot I'M
prove that evil by making n move.
But I do not hesitate to predict that
somcday. somehow. this unbusincxs-
like. antlquated system Will be
changed. and when II Is. the pro-
duccr will build his marketing plans
on the same sound business basis
that the manufacturer has-and
when buyers need tho products OF
the farm they will nsk the grocer
the price OF his commodities. instead
Of telling him what they will give.
And under this new system ovcr-pro-
duction will be avoided Just a. the
manufacturers avoid over-produe.
ton today. and the price quoted BY
the growers Of farm products viii
be based upon the cost Of produc-
tion. plus the salary Of the farmer,
plus = profit-and under this plan
speculation will be eliminated aad
tho danger Of ssrious losses b ~
moved.
This hit and miss plan OF market.
Ing farm products being our most
serious drawback will he thoroughly
treated In ono Of the articles on DO
tato marketing 10 bc published IL
the Journal In July. This problem
OF "you. yourself tAtting the price
on your own commodities. will bc
thoroughly snaiyxcd. and II shouid
receive tho serious and thoushssul
confederation Of every grower os
farm products. because Il does affect
the very fundamental principles %.
on which your business 10 founded
and especially affects the siss e
youf bank account.