Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-11-09
WHAT ABOUT AGRICULTURE?
WHY IS THERE A FARM PROBLEM /?
By MILES H. FALRBANK, Secretary Treasurer
MARYLAND FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

WHY is THERE A FARM PROBLEM /?
writing this hope that what saw NAV
make little being given
the farmers problems hatbr illusions
that will solve those problems with little
ion have been capacities something in the
way of leadership the length of time
any sensible who his preudces must
necessity complex phases
agriculture the conclusion reached
from them that articles may help to
clear things don't to rink
more deeply about things be satisfied
shall not be particularly complimentary farmers AS matter of
fact the things say may be quite uncop
mentary.
Of there a problem we must not overlook the fact
that there also bank problem problem shipping problem
and all the rest We inclined farmers are
unique IN er seemingly constant demand for public solving
their problems Through which is denied
other types OF industries To extent that partly
Sweeping aside the countless characterize individual or
sectional there why there is farm
problem today To the significance of the glance
retrospect entire history for review OF the
past twenty
The important thing remember facing certain con-
ditons that real and conditions that shall
recte are here do else than
accordingly True indeed when Condition
and a theory
In the first very of our nation were laid amid
conflict OF two dea the agricultural upon the JEFF
fersonan principle of nation by people, with rea
@Vey simple wants and conservative standard of living
hand had the ideal democracy based on industrial
development financial control and xpanng living
Actually these two conflicting principles warning since the
close This conflict of thought has
our national politics down through years ntemtg periods
has burst out into national ISSUE which finally shape
but rarely solved The banking the slave
question that brought Civil movement of thirty
years all typical examples outbursts.
One thing heretofore always provided safety valve for outrao
rural feeling the lands the Any became
disguised with the System" obviously only to move his
family west where being provide home in
relative obscurity and family improve his
situation.
today There are no new lands to he
taken We have expanded America must
solve rather problems and the present economic sit
systems for that help
why we cannot expect out the
before It futile hope systems emerge vic
torious compromise and on that
we must build future.
But leave that line home where
we can all understand what talking some
things that have been happening during the Up
that time and to SINCE farming above the
main mode of living Farmers interested primarily raising
cough food Tor their families maintaining good home
bills that incurred No wealthy them handled
very much but then things began
began to develop out in the rural communities good roads and
mobiles began put farm people and
Our families demanded higher standard demanding
today We wanted automobiles radios
others had that
stayed maintain then woke up
money get things and that farming must
Of necessity become business.
farm practically the same equip
ment the investment but had produce
nut SHE'LL here the big cause Of the farm problem Another
added this farm problem the consuming
public Higher living the cities have brought
idiousness in ideas of fodt Folks
sprayed apples eggs etc. all of which NAV be nrone lint
which obviously add the farmers problem
The point trying make however
that the
Them Had there World War
problem of the farmer the problem making higher
experiences adjusting his production to
demands would have
slowly thereby did not catch the significance
Many will
Let that have little patience with the fighting some
soaed farm leaders exploiting and
unable
between industry and agriculture conflict
thinking and opinion but there is actually conflict
in this complex society of Cypress
and know of that trying deliberately
of business is that conflict
succeeding articles
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