The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-31
What Others Think
The Marginal Farmer

The Marginal Farmer
Language that is picturesque is sometimes likely
to be too emphatic and little unjust. DR.. Fred
Engehard professor of educational administration at
the University of Minnesota kened the farmer work
ing marginal lands to "damn fool" who would locate
grocery store out of way site where business
would be unlikely to 1t is not farmers poor
lands alone who up against it economically in
these times The economic pinch has destroyed farm
ers operating some of the finest agricultural land in
the state.
Even the farmers who are working poor land
hardly deserving of such vigorous condemnation. 1t
economically sound, now, to suggest that "Ver-
boten signs should be all lands the cultivation Of
which is unlikely to be profitable. Only few years
ago national, state and local governments fost-
ering drainage and irrigation projects to extend the
area of marginal land. Nor is it long since the gov
eminent was urging farmers to cultivate every acre
of ground capable of producing
The cultivation of marginal lands has worked
hardship not only the tenants of such property,
but on all agriculture, by charging the surplus of
many crops. Their mistakes, however, hardly earn
for marginal farmers, than for the authorl-
ties responsible for their ventures indictments that
are Advice against the cultivation of mar
gina lands would have been valuable fifteen
years ago. 1t is only hndsight nowSt Paul Pioneer
Press.
It seems to us there should be a committee to
pass outside solicitors who to town working
one scheme another to get money from the people,
Among these are orphan home grafters, mostly
who gather in lots of Dimes quarters and nckels, and
nobody knows where this money goes Not all of it
goes to feed and clothe the waits, sure. Ped
dlers of hosiery and other articles should be barred
or required to pay fair license, and nobody should
patronze them unless they show their license from
the city recorder and then they would be wise to
turn them down and buy from local merchants There
are dozens Of other gratis besides those above men
toned and everyone should receive the cold shoulder
1-Litchfeld Independent.
Inasmuch there exists painless method by
which governmental income may be augmented, Con-
gress Legislatures, city councils and lesser bodies
finally turning albeit somewhat reluctantly, to the
only other way by which budgets may be balanced
the reduction of outgo If not be increas-
ed to match needs then the only thing left to do is
to decrease needs to match That politicians
themselves at last making this admission augurs
well National-at least for while.-Minneapolis
journal.
The Bureau of E1rcation puts forth the informal
tion that Of the total 1880 population man out of
" has been graduated from college He is the fell
low who will sell your wife brush, provided she
should linger at the front door long enough-Kansas
City Star.
With eggs selling at seven cents dozen, the
chldrens egg rolling contest held the White
House lawn Easter Monday is quite in line with Hoov
er's economy program Minneota Mascot.
You never can tell when times will pick up Fer
instance two fellows far from Baudette got into
an argument in store and the proprietor sold two
new shrts.-Baudette Region.
The government has already spent close to 81 ,000-
600 advertising the fact the George Washington was
born, point which his biographers con-
cede.-Des Moines Register.
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The problem confronting those putting up the pol
tcal platforms is to make the flaws in the wood look
like notholes to the drys and to the VETS
Ohio State Journal.
Why doesn't New York city solve its financial diff
fculties by abolishing all official salaries and making
the job-holders bid for the privilege Nashville
Southern Lumberman.
Of course you know why it is called presidential
BOOM" A boom is caused by initiating the value of
things that aren't worth much.-Everett Herald
Banker says that women will have all the wealth
in the country by the year 2035 Well, by that time
they'll be welcome to ours.-Weston Leader.
And it would please the spirit of George WASH
ngton II the hoarder would celebrate 1892 as buy
centennial Chicago News.