The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26

than IL times as great as all the bank
ling capitalization; more than four
times greater than all the railroad val
nation, and not very far from twice
as great as all the manufacturing bus
inesses of our country. Yea, more than
all of them together, for adding these
figures we find the total to be $72,-
358, 479,027, as against $77, 1924, I00,2a0
for agriculture. This is why we have
perfect right to talk about "Big
Business when we talk about the
farm.
i But what have we done toward real,
Icommon-sense education of our youth,
as well as those advanced in years, rel
alive to this most important business
of American We support educational
institutions of every kind. We spend
large sums of public money for govern
mental departments, but when it comes
to research and experimental work for
agriculture, we are always "short of
funds" And yet the greatest need
of America today is thoroughly edu-
Gated and well-trained agricultural
population. For if we had that, we
would not need to worry about our
social, economic or political future. A
thoroughly trained farm population,
both for scientific (Which means sue
cessful) production, as well as scien.
tific marketing, is the keystone to the
arch of our national life. With it, no
storm can tear it down; without it, it
will fall
| 2. ORGANIZATION: The farm bus
mess needs organization to the highest
and best type of perfection. The farm
large or small-should be just as
carefully organized as national bank,
and it should be run on schedule like
a transcontinental train. Investment |
depreciation, cost of man-power, horse
power, machine-power, incidentals and |
management, should be known, and a
record kept of everything. The organ
ization on every farm should aim at
the utmost production per acre unit,
year after year, under modified, OF
wherever practicable, an intensified
plan of rotation and diversification,
for only under scientific rotation and
Investigation can the fertility of the
soil be sustained or improved. The or
ganization must also include on every
farm, whether of individual ownership,
partnership, corporate form, or on
basis of cooperation based on common
sense business principles, sales or
marketing department. The failure of
agriculture to provide for itself ade
quate marketing agencies has left the
farmers to the rapacious influences
and ruinous practices in many places
of INSCRIPTIONS middlemen.
But this organization, of whatever
form or type, must be natural one
from the bottom up, and from the in
zide out, rather than from the top
down, or from the outside in. 1t must
BE business-like developments nat
lral growth--and no "strawfire' of
political propagandists.
Business experience is usually costly,
nd requires full payment, and worth
While management and craftsmanship
re high-priced articles. For the com
non sense farm organization the le-
middleman is a necessity, and
e need not fear a properly organized
arm community.
3. REPRESENTATION The third
eed of agriculture is proper represen-
ltion in the several governmental
bodies. The principle or
.xation with or without representa-
on needs to be settled once more, and So
tiled right, and that can only be Coz
me by full and intelligent use of ia'
q American franchise Of the ballot del
*. Too much and all too long have lai
e American farmers left their citi- lou
nship privileges and duties in the AM
nds of parasitic political henchmen, an'
d voted as the cheap demagogue has ~
rected. Let them assert their rights mo
d discharge their duties, and be not the
listed with a ''farm bloc" consist sim
: of political tricksters and oppor mn
1ists, but representation of thor llc.
gh-going business men of the soil 5
n of unimpeachable character and but
egrity statesmen, if you please, bus
] not "politicians. - eve
!. LEGISLATION: We need very The
lie legislation, but it must be the was
per kind to safeguard our interests size
ne people have an idea that both thai
peration and organization for the wisl
m interests are synonymous with unit
islation. This is absolutely false is ]
North Dakota has given a great glar
ect lesson to America. And yet you will
e even today large element in man
J state which believes that farm hide
nomics may be legislated out of the max
Ugh of bankruptcy and into the II
ven of prosperity. 1t is because was
people put first things last and hors
things first and allow other peo- side
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