The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-13
THE FARMER HAS HELPED HIMSELF

The farmer has received gratutous advice in the
hasn't hurt; it may have helped him, for every business
finds suggestions in most unusual places which often
he work his way out of the postwar difficulties
Has the farmer helped himself? He has, in North
Dakota: .....
A brief sketch of the trend of farming in this state
since the after the price depression of 1920 brought
despair to agricultural communities, is sufficient to
indicate effort of which the farmers may we'll be proud
And the state whole may we'll point with pride to the
efforts of its farmers.
farmer roadusment of his business necessary and
ne has made tremendous reimbursement in North Dakota
few random statistics indicate something of the great
fight he has made
From 1919 to 1924 the farmers decreased wheat and
other bread grain acreage in North Dakota from 135ooo
During the period increased corn bar
ley oats, tame hay from 481000O to 100000
i The production of butter increased that than
1000 carloads originated in North Dakota in 1923
pared to 1872 carloads in 1921.
Eight counties west of the Missouri River increased
cream sales in the first six months of 1924 $250000
the corresponding period the year previous.
Poultry livestock other diversified production has in
creased.
The accomplished much of this great change on
limited capital There is ample evidence many individual
that the reimbursement has proted the farmers The
in wheat is declared by authorities to
have direct bearing on the increase in prices.
There in the situation added argument for those
nomss who have asserted that agriculture would back
through the natural of business shortage in
production sent up the price of corn and hogs followed
During the past two weeks the Chicago packers have been
Packers have been soe to absorb the young stock
rg industry Nevertheless it is pointed out the unloading
of great numbers of pigs this essened hog
marketing in the fall and winter with probable high prices
fox hogs Probable settlement of European difficulties
greater purchase abroad of dressed and other
United States agricultural produce
Even though fair prices have made tremendous step
toward completely normal basis there economists
who declare with Henry Ford, that there many
farmers Development of devices has increased
agricultural production beyond the dreams of some
past There need be fear of food shortage because
moving to the city, in the belief of these men,
Shod there be shortage of food which would send prices
soaring Immediately there would be rush back to the
land.
With all of the great steps made by farmers in North
Dakota there is of possibility of further advance
ment in farming well in other businesses Agricul
tural College statistics, based to than
1O43 qestionnares show farm in 20 without garden
in II without dairy in eight without poultry
Manifesty any business ought to live within itself much
possible the farm that does produce all the food
stffs possible for consumption by the family of the
tor is not making the most of it's possibilities.
~ The generally good crop in North Dakota this year. with
better ratio of prices ought to be of great assistance in
enabling North Dakota farmers who have already demon
straed remarkable capacity and sagacity in adjusting their
business to meet conditions to further improve their po-
sitions
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Mr Yevadokmof has the oudest voice in Russia, maybe
developing it by pronouncing his name