Milford chronicle., 1930-01-17
DEAN MCUE SIZES
AGRICULTURE AS A
COMPLEX INDUSTRY
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has trouble to it's own. The ravages
of the oriental peach moth cause no
loss of sleep for cotton grower of
Texas. The cotton boil weevil brings
no tears to eyes Of the dairy man
in Wisconsin.
zone becomes amazed at the rami-
fications Of the industry called agri-
culture, and is overcome with feel
ings other than awe and admiration
when he thinks of some of the things
that have been advocated in the
name of agriculture" he continued.
'Yet every man who utilizes the
land to produce something has a
stake in the land, and comes in con-
tact with the common problems of
land utilization, taxation, conserVa-
tion and the efficient use of the fer
tility of the soil.
Have Market Problem.
"All producers of raw food prod
nets have a marketing problem, yet
it is not a common problem. The
marketing problem of one group OF
producers may and does differ from
the marketing problem of another
group, or even of a similar group In
another part of the country. The
ways and means to grapple and con-
ouer the marketing problems of ag-
ricultural producers is much in the
public eye at present. Cooperation
egg marketing may be a necessity
for the California egg producer, and
yet be an expensive luxury for the
New Jersey and Delaware poultry
man. In dealing with the problem
of marketing farm produce we must
not lose sight of the fact that many
so called marketing problems can
be solved before the producer drives
his product through his front gate
on the way to market. The market
ing problem begin with production
problem. The problems of produc-
ton and the problems of marketing
can never be wholly divided and dl-
vorced from each other. For exam
pIe the marketing problem of the
sweet potato grower of the East be-
gins, not when he digs his potatoes
hut when he selects his seed stock
for bedding or locates his seed beds.
Marketable crops must be produced
before they can be marketed to ad-
vantage.
'When you think of the many and
diverse parts of the industry called
agriculture you would expect to lind,
and you do find that some farmers
are prosperous and some are any
thing but prosperous. Agriculture
competes within itself and it is not
often that all types of agriculture
are equally prosperous within the
same year. -
sometimes the causes for failures
are beyond the control of the pro-
ducers. However, in the long run l
expect that you will find that over
a period of years that there is
close correlation between soil power
and brain power. The slothful, the
ignorant, and the non-progressive
tyne of farmer is being pushed to the
wall. He must progress or get out
Nature is eternally at work in her
sitting processes, the elimination OF
+be unfit goes increasingly on ana on.
This sitting process applies to farm
ers as well as to other living things.
AS our so-called civilization becomes
more and more complex, the way OF
+be inefficient farmer becomes nard-
or and harder. A man may be
good artisan in the field of farming !;
but in these modern days that is not
enough. he must also be a good Dusl-
ness man and be possessed OF an
open mind. He must have a creaIl'e
spirit if he is to survive.
"The production of the lne1nclent
competes with the production OF the
efficient to the detriment OF Dotn'
"The land grant colleges in thelr
efforts to assist agriculture, can tram
intellects, they can inspire effort ana
can influence judgment; but they
cannot help them that won't help
themselves. .,,4,,no
"If the industry called agriculture
is to prosper there must be a marker
for the produce produced. For agrl-
culture to prosper mechanlcal III III,
dustries and business in general
must prosper. American agriculture
needs consumers outside OF her own
ranks. The more people prosper IN
other industries in this country, the
more customers we will have VINO
can buy the products Of the Amer
loan farm. We need an infltratlon
oF mechanical industry into our ag--
ricultural communities. We WanI
our inefficient in agriculture to nno
their useful niche in industry. the
industry called agriculture needs
more consumers, not more competl-
tors. It needs not more land under under
the plow, but less land, not more
farmers, but better farmers. MOI
more bushels of crops, but more Ell,
ficiently produced bushels OF crops
he concluded.