Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-23
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worked out along coordinated and
scientific lines.
We now have agricultural schools
and opportunities for agricultural
vocational training which were not
available generation ago. Foot.
ball and many other wholesome
sports and games indulgcd in tend
to bring the young folks together
more and form a closer friendship
than that of the olden days whe.
the pioneer went out armed against
outlaws and marauding Indian
bands and always carried a question
mark in the back of his head which
applied to all newcomers until they
had proven their worth.
The new generation starts out
surrounded by every educational and
social advantage and, in most cases,
not only the comforts of life with.
out the struggle that their fore,
fathers went through, but with
many Injuries that were not even
dreamed of in the days of the pio.
neer. The early settler had to work
hard to hold body and soul togeth.
er and the methods employed in
tilling and eultivating the soil were
indeed primitive as compared with
the present day methods.
The parents of every family arc
striving today to give their child.
ren social and educational advan.
tagcs for the purpose of making the
new generation the greatest in his.
tory and the observer must recop.
nizc that the young men and young
women of today represent an ac.
vanccd type and to these young peo.
pie we must look for solution of
our agricultural problems. With
their scientific knowledge and mind
training they will be equipped to
deal with conditions that are not
only troublesome but beyond the
reach of the average farmer today.
Many of the oldtimcrs still feel
that "childrcn should be seen and
not hcard' but that is old fashion.
cd and while in the act of self-cx.
preston our young folks may 60
further than we think they should,
at the same time, it is a process of
development, engendcring conf
dcncc that many Of us had to &c.
by main strength and awkward.
ness, with emphasis on the latter. It
would seem, in the final analysis,
that the correct solution Of our agri.
cultural situation must be found
among those who follow that voca.
ton.
Adam Smith in the 18th Century
in writing his classic "The Wealth
of Nations,o says, "cvery man will
90 with thee, and be thy guide in
thy most need to 60 by thysclf. !"
Our schools and colleges will have
a tremendous influence by furnish
ing a theoretical knowledge as a
foundation upon which to build in a
practical way so it seems proper
that we should all do what VIC can
to encourage those who are agricul-
turally bent and to this end we are
looking forward to the junior judy
ing teams and individual efforts in
the raising and feeding of live stock
by the young people enrolled under
the banners of the various agricui-
tural institutions who will be repro
scntcd during the Christmas Live
Stock Week at Los Angeles, Dccem.
bcr 3rd to Sth.
In considering our agricultural
ailments and aims we should keep in
mind that the laws of supply and
demand are incxorablc, hence may
not be set aside or abridged by
synthetic treatment or gesture from
the political platform and it is well
that such is the ease because our
whole economic structure rests upon
proper functioning of the principles
Of supply and demand.
Some 1923 wheat sold at Mceker.