The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-17
DIVERSIFIED FARMING
VS.. ONE CROP Gt.MBuN6
Agricultural Director CT the Amer
lean Bankers Associations
Tells of Efforts TO Solve Farm
ers' Problems.

One OF the leading problems that
is confronting many OF our states ts
that OF diversified farming. says d. H
Otis. Agricultural Director OF ths
American Bankers Association
During the past year the AgricuA
tural Commission OF the association
has arranged for conferences In ctEh3
OF the twelve Federal Reserve dis
tricts," he says. AT these confer
ences we have tried TO get in touch
with the agricultural needs OF the ro-
spective regions and advise with ths
bankers and others Interested as to
what the banks might do to help I'm
their solution. A resolution adopted
In the Fifth District serves AZ an en-
ample OF what is needed in many
sections:
encouragement OF a proper system
of diversified farming In which farm
ers viii grow as far as practical sii
the food and feed crops necessary fur
feeding the family and livestock OF
the farm, and to keep ON the farms
the requisite kinds and amounts Of
livestock best to meet TIE economics
needs of farming in this district
THE conference In the Ninth Dis
trict emphasized strongly the need Of
greater liberalization. The farmer
who raises nothing but wheat is UNI
wise, even foolish. He Ia one Of the
!, worst kinds Of gamblers. one who
, CANDLES on the weather. on insects, on
! drought. and various other things that
/ affect the quality OF the product. Tho
farmer who raises wheat and aionM
with II the other crops and keeps n
reasonable amount of livestock has
something TO fall back on when wheat
In plentiful and cheap He rs not
/ putting all Of his eggs In one basket
Dversifcatton for Commitment
"In many OF the states the first
+, step I'm diversified farming is to get
, the farmer to raise sufficient Liver
| stock to feed his own family. He
needs TO get a cow SOW and couple
| Of dozen chickens so thai his own
deeds can be supplied without going
! into debt Mt the store Livestock used
10 furnish food for the family will
frequently consume large amounts Oft
! feed that would otherwise go to waste
| Livestock enables the family to set a
better table and live under more
healthfui conditions More work In
furnished to the family, making pos
sible larger family income. II the
| farm family Ia producing enough tn
feed Itself, there win be much more
contentment and much leHs idle time
in which to criticize the government.
"The Agricultural Commission is do
Ing all In its power 10 encourage m
sane system OF diversified farming.
The subject ia being discussed At vsrf-
GUS conferences, articles and edito-
riaIs are being published for the pur~
pose of acquainting bankers with tha
importance OF this work.
Bankers Are Assisting
1T ia encouraging at these confer
ences 10 find that the bankers sru
incorporating the subject OF d!versf-
fed farming In their program end
laying plans In every way possible 60
carry 1t out. To this end we have
records OF a number OF banks who srs
putting up money to their farmers tn
purchase livestock. They are en-
couraglng boys and girls 10 so into
club work
FOR the coming year we hope Go
carry on this work in greater detail
and as far as possible hold conferences
with the officers and members Of the
agricultural committee In each Of tb-
respective states at the Agricultural
College. We believe that Ia co-or'
4 dInating this work with the college,,
we will reap the benefit of team effort.
We ARE pleased with the hearty re-
spouse we are receiving from the w&rt
GUS colleges OF agriculture and We bo
! lieve that the opportunity Ia great fc1
influencing various communities n
better types OF farming and In Inn
proved methods of business manage
mani /"