10 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Monthly at the United States Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon
H. E. WADSWORTH, Superintendent
Entered at the Chemawa, Oregon, Fostoffice as Second-Class Mail Matter
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THE FARM
He who possesses a parcel of land is almost a king. To own a piece
of fertile land is to have independence as nearly as it is possible to be in
dependent in this world. The owner and tiller of the soil, if economical
and thrifty, will be the last to feel the "pinch of poverty" in the event
of times distressingly hard. Everything in a productive way depends,
more or less, upon the farmer. His position is that of a master mariner
his hand, more than any other, steers the ship of human destiny.
The population of these United States of ours is increasing by millions,
and of necessity it must be true that each year sees a greater demand for
the products of the farm. Bear in mind that this is a fact, not a dream.
In times past land was cheap and easy of obtainment, but that time is
past forever. When land was easy to obtain we had not the population
of the present, and, in consequence, not such a great demand for what
the farm would produce.
As our population increased and more mouths were to be fed greater
and greater demands were made upon farms and farmers. It could not
have been' otherwise. Our population has increased rapidly, with its
demand for food-stuffs, but not a single inch has our farming land ex
panded. We still have the same number of acres of land that we pos
sessed when our boundaries were established. True, more land has
been redeemed from the wilderness and brought under cultivation, but
the redeeming process is Hearing an end and yet there is no end in
sight for increase of population.
L,et us ponder these facts and learn a lesson from them. There is