The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-12-31
MOULD RAISE
OWN FOODS ON
LOCAL FARMS
Economic Crisis Drives Our
Growers to Produce Much
They Consume; Value Of
Products Decrease

Products Decrease
Years ago C. F. Warren, farm
engagement specialist at Cornell
.t.ted that during times of finan.
ii stress farmers had marked
,.rdency to make the program Of
=. farm q self supporting one, as
~ as family living was concern.
4 and production of seed and
t.ads were concerned. Mr.. War.
8 commented upon this as be-
~ excellent farm management
~ Warren is still probably the
Ie.ding farm economist in the U
q and one of the outstanding
Ieaders in the world.
There does not seem to be much
n the outlook for another year to
Indicate that business conditions
yin be a great deal better next
sear than during the past and
bence it would seem to US that
ihrmers Of this county could well
eensider the statement of Mr.
Warren.
While the man who is in a high
b specialized type of agriculture
may feel that it may not be worth
While to put himself on such pro-
ram it would seem that even the
apple grower could well afford to
consider such a program. The
growing of a good vegetable gar
den might well be one of the first
considerations producing not only
what the farm needs during the
summer months but a surplus for
winter use. Most of our farmers
mquestionably do much toward
this end already but little added
Attention here might mean consid-
cradle assistance in getting thru
another year. This might well be
extended to the keeping of suffi-
Gent livestock of one kind or the
other to utilize to best advantage
feeds which otherwise might 20
to waste. This might include the
dairy cow, a hog or two and pos
sibly two or three lambs and poul-
ty Of course.
The attitude of many toward q
Program such as this is feeling
mat these products could be pur-
chased much cheaper than they
could be produced, especially where
one is in highly specialized line
q agriculture. AS Warren pointed
out however, farmers themselves
nave tendency to make just such
program themselves when times
sucn as we are now in prevail.
mere are very few farmers but
Hnat could not support such a pro-
siam as outlined above with very
nssle purchase of feed, especially
little attention will be given
/" production of small areas of
sofn Tor both green feed and the
gram purposes.
Inc program which several far
9ers OF the county have adopted
mat OF craving seed potatoes
,0f the field to be planted the fol-
"Hing year from a small lot of
0ftnled seed planted late in the
summer could well be considered.
undoubtedly there are other places
snere seed production could also
gwen little attention and thus
lave having to put out money for
snerp riced seed because of the
sIansportation and handling costs
aa " to be added to it.
a. Inc December oath report OF
ae agriculture of the State shows
80 the valuation of the following
Ss Fps nave dropped in value as in
u, a.. from 1929 to 1881:
MIN, mmter wheat, 20 million to IL
ui.llon dollars.
Aillion. ~ - miiiion TO SIX
10y, "a million to Is million
million. ii'on 70 l o.
apples, 80 million to 10 million.
~, OF these products have been
uueed on larger acreage with
greater production with the ex-
p - Of spring wheat.
bes sne value of truck crops have
ven as follows:
csparagus, 1928, 900 to $34s, 900
ooo anteioupes, s211,OO0 to s14s,-
ass . 0a (early) 100000 to