Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-17
Need of Farmer
Talked In Paper
By Mrs. Henshaw
To Editor OF Herald:

To Editor OF Herald:
We are glad TO note the growing
interest in the farm situation and
appreciate the articles in The Her
aid columns devoted to the discus
sion OF this topic. Our fair Valley
has her share Of the reserves
brought about by these unsatisfac-
tory conditions existing in rural
districts over the United States.
Necessity is the mother Of inven-
tion we find quite true under try
ing circumstances. In the present
rural depression we are hoping the
same parallel IL reached and the
farmer and his wife are ready.
through the privations they have
suffered, to say this can be chang
ed, il must be changed, we will do
it.
Last Mondays Herald contained
the speech of John Fields before the
convention of farm agents at Hous-
ton. He il vice president Of the
Federal Farm Loan bank at Wich-
ita, Kans. He il we'll known
throughout Kansas and Oklahoma as
one who has always worked for the
interests of the farmer. He men,
toned that one reason the farmer
is not getting slong az he should
is because he does not 20 after
things that he needs and make his
Just demands. With the mighty
rumbling we hear, the farmer must
be in about the right mood to so
after some things.
In years gone by IL a farmer
could produce a good crop il was
about all there was necessary to sue
cess. That time has passed. Farm
demonstration agents are in about
every county Of every state ia the
union.
All kinds OF club. have been
organized to teach the farmer, his
wife and his children the farm in
dustry. Yet farm conditions stead
lily grow worse generally.
With this productive Valley soil
and climate il Is increasingly diff
cult to rent land because OF lack
of market after crop Is raised.
Again / sight you to Mr.. Fields
speech in saying the farmer was not
making money from the farm pro-
ducts. but the city man was. To-
day the farmer must be a business
man IL he is a success. We cannot
plead ignorance along these lines
any longer and get anywhere. Per
haps 10 II not so much to be Won
dered ut that the farmer Is refer
red to as ignorant. While ] resent
this in many ways, we will need
to acknowledge it is true in other
a
The farmer is easy going ard
doesn't want 70 be bothered with n
lot Of things. He likes TO live be-
side the road and let the world 90
by. As a group of people their
moral and religious attitude is not
outclassed.
IL Il high time. Mr.. Farmer, you
came to the front for yourself, your
families and conditions at large.
For the sake of all that we hold
precious let US be learners. Let
US have farm agents who can in
struct US in a business way as well
as scientific.
Let US he a question mark in
every possible way TO find what this
is all about. / for one. am having
quite a little satisfaction In get
ting on the inside of things wherever
the opportunity affords. Let rs not
forget our children in this lire;
those who have n growing family
see that each one gets q year In
business college alongside the city
youngsters. When they meet them
in a business way in later life they
will have the ssre knowledge in the
transaction of business.
II seems the farmer has been
bfuffed out of his part In handling
his own products. The commission
man Il setting the price or the farm
products.
There Is nothing that gets be-