The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
GOOD FARMING REWARDED

Under this hypocritical title the "Heena Ihde-
pendent" prints an editorial hooking the going
farmers of the entire country. The story IS sum-
married in the Helena" editorial reads as fol-
lows:
"Good farming is rewarded, in the case
of the farm youth, Glen Farrow. from the
Ozarks of Arkansas, who The title
for 1881 of "Star American Farmer" and
was formally presented with the title and
check for $1,000 by Secretary of Agricul-
ture Hyde at Kansas City Farrow won
among 1000 contestants, entered in the
confess, ~ lse0il :s5sy a Kansas City paper,
from many states in the union. Whether
or not Montana farmer took part
not made known in the press dispatches"
Then follows the comment of the "Helena indie
pedent," hooking the hunger and the misery of
The tens of thousands of farmers who today
n dire want because they have been good farmers.
at was a great honor that young Far
row, manager of the 240-acre farm of his
father, won, the honor that goes to efficien-
cy. Efficiency in any field is rewarded be-
cause it is the most highly priced quality of
service. The efficient succeed, and FarrOw
made profit with the farm, notwthstand-
ing low prices and drouth, and supports
himself, wife and child, and helps his
mother, sister and brother.
Good farming, good work of any kind,
the sort that rests on efficiency, goes far.
to meet economic requirements. 1t is one
of the most powerful and fruitful factors in
the life of man. There are other power
full factors also, such as opportunity, capt.
tai favorable industrial and economic con-
ditions yet efficiency goes far with little
and whether the rewards are great Dr.
small it is never denied some recognition
EFFICIENCY IN ANY FIELD IS REWARD
ED BECAUSE 1T is THE MOST HIGHLY
PRICED QUALITY OF SERVICE. THE EFF
OIENT SUCCEED =. The industrial worker
in the United States have been the most efficien
IN any of the capitalist countries Today twelv
millions are without jobs. Today these twelv
millions and their dependents face staravatiO
because efficiency under capitalism means decay
The farmers in the United States have been tn
utmost efficient in any capitalist country. Toda
in the drouth stricken areas they go hungry VI
der the charitable radiance of the Red Double
Gross.
Today in the areas where there a crop tt
toiling farmers face mass evictions from the
land for non-payment of taxes, face foreclosure
for non-payment OF interest and principal on the
mortgages. This land from which the capital
class wants to drive them is the land they ha'
titled too EFFICIENTLY, so strenuously, for d
cades This toll of years on end means that t
day the toiling farmers go hungry and in rags
either their own or those furnished by the R
(Double) Cross.
''THE EFFICIENT SUCCEED" This is t
brazen insolence of the prostitute scribblers of
capitalist class to the farmers who have put thu
very life blood into the ground they have till
so efficiently.
"GOOD FARMING, GOOD WORK OF Al
KIND, THE SORT THAT RESTS ON EFFTCIE
CY, GOES FAR TO MEET ECONOMIC R
QUIREMENTS. IT is ONE OF THE MO
POWERFUL AND FRUITFUL FACTORS
THE LIFE o MAN" The typewriter white
lar slave who wrote the above didn't have
inkling of how true-HOW TERRIBLY TRUE
was what he wrote. He didn't write it beca
it was true but because he thought it would Sc
his bosses
Efficiency in manufacturing, mining or fal
Eng means under the insane capitalist system
only meeting economic requirements but alw
surprising them over period Of years Ores