White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-07
HOW MUCH MONEY CAN
!. MAKE NEXT YEAR?

| MAKE next YEAR?
The answer to this question, not
only for next year, but for at least
several years in the future, is the
main purpose of the Economic Meet
ings to be held in the Kennewick,
Prosser, White Bluffs and Hanford
communities, of the county during the
month of December. While it is true
that this question can not be answered
so that the farmer will be able to
take a statement or a formula and
go home, apply it, and thereby increase
i,:s net returns, yet we believe that
the facts and the information to be
presented at these meetings, and the
discussion which wirl undoubtedly
follow will enable ma.2 farmers at
tending, to increase their net incomes.
Farming is profession which, Like
any other, never can completely solve
ts problems. What may be the best
olut;on of given situation today,
nay be considerably changed two or
hree years hence. Just what to do
today however, in the light of the
actual facts bearing on the situation,
ilould be followed up, always keeping
n eye to the. future. These meetings
are for the purpose Of enabling the
ret mass of farmers of the commun-
ty to secure the facts which will en-
BILE them to select the crop or kind OF
vestock more apt to give good re-
urns on time and money expended.
Extension work is sometimes crit;-
zed by those who feel that it en-
"a lies greater production too strong
:. Greater production per unit, whetil-
Z: this be in acres of crop or unit
iivertock, is the thing which Exten-
ion work does emphac:se, but in
emphasizing this, the need of decreas-
ID production in number of units is
also stressed wherever figures show
that this is a movement in the right
direction. We always have men (and
probably always will have) who are
.(ble to secure greater production
ar unit than others, because, prob
ably, of their greater managerial abil-
ty. This is human factor which can
not be overcome. Because we have
these leaders, the goal of production
is always moving upward as long
as increased production can be Sc
cured on an economic basis.
The thing in which every farmer,
business MN or other resident of each
community is interested, is that every
farmer should be producing on a
basis that will make him at least a
good Living. This, as we see it, is the
goal of Extension work-to help as
far as possible in creating conditions
that will enable every farmer to make
a good living and be contented
member Of his community. These
meetings which are being held in the
county are trying to promote just
this thing and we believe that no one
can say that this is not movement
in the right direction.
The meetings scheduled for the
northern part of the county are:
Horticultural meeting, Liberty Hall,
White Bluffs, Monday, December II.
Dairy Meeting, Community Hall,
Hanford, Thursday, December 10.
Poultry Meeting, Liberty Hall
White Bluffs, Friday, December 81
w. w. Wade was over from
Everett this week to attend the fun
eral of, his father, James Wade.
Mrs. G. w. Shaw was a passenger
out on the train Monday morning,
bound for her old home at Waupaca,
Wisconsin, where she will spend the
winter with her sister, Mrs. P. M
OLSON. Her plans were not to return
to White Bluffs until the beginning
of the next irrigation season, which
will give her time for nice long
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hensley
drove in Wednesday from AzwelI,
where they have been working this
summer, and through a deal now
being negotiated may again come
into the ownership of their old or
chard tract in the In-B-Tween
neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Burgeis are
planning to move next week to No
ii, Oregon, to make their home,
temporarily, at least. Mr.. McKen-
zie, the new owner of the deVeuve
ranch, is expected over from Seat
tie Sunday to make arrangements
fur caring for the place next year.
The folks in the valley will well
come Mr.. Mackenzie, but will re-
greet to lose tine Burgeis family.
Doctors in Yakima. after a thor
ough examination this week, have
determined that it will not be nee
essary for R. s. Robertson to under
go an operation, but that his
health, which has not been good
lately, can be restored by rigid
course of dieting.
Mrs. P. ]. Kallswarf received a
broken arm and Dave Kalkwarf a
slight scalp wound when their car
was struck by another car at the in
terssction of side road and the high
way few miles northwest of Rich
land last Friday. P. j. Kalkwarf, who
was also in the car, escaped injury.
Both cars were quite badly damaged
D. S. Wilkinson has been going
around with black eye this week