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Suggestions From Our Associate Editors, Allowing for an Interchange of Views, Written by Men of Experience on Topics With
Which They Are Fully Acquainted—Hints Along Lines of Progressive Farm Thought.
FA C T S F O E F A E M E E S .
H E fa rm e r needs a m ark et.
O therw ise he will fa rm a t a
loss. E v ery consum er is a m ar­
k et-m aker.
The silo is th e f a r m e r ’s b est
frien d .
In th e co u n try yon keep your
cheek close to th e b re a st of n atu re.
A c u ltiv a to r under th e shed is
w orth two le ft out in open w eather.
L et fa rm in g becom e an abandoned
profession and e v e ry th in g would
stop.
H elp to organize ru ra l life and
m ake th e co u n try a b e tte r place to
liv e in.
Good c u ltiv atio n n ot only helps
grow ing crops b u t perm an en tly im ­
proves th e soil.
The proper p rep aratio n of ground
w orks w onders -in lessened cost of
c u ltiv a tio n ..
Wo can best serve our in te re sts
b y g iving all possible a tte n tio n to
m ark etin g .
P roduction w ith o u t th o u g h t to
m a rk e tin g is lik e building elabor­
a te ly on fou n d atio n prem ises th a t
are not true.
The m an th a t owns th e soil on
w hich he lives is the only m an
whose fe e t do not re st on sh iftin g
Bandd.
A s th e season advances, th e plow
is th e f a r m e r ’s b est frie n d , b u t
w hen th e season closes th e silo
comes in handy.
The com m only accepted theory
th a t we are sh o rt on production is
wrong. We are sh o rt on m ark etin g
in form ation.
’ M any w e a lth y corporations and
in d iv id u als have been te llin g th e
fa rm e r how to plow, w hfti they
should have been tellin g him w here
and when to m arket.
T he problem o f m ark etin g is the
b ig g est business proposition of any
age or n atio n , an d one th a t will de­
m and th e com bined e ffo rts of all
tlie agencies
o f civilizatio n
to
bdl ve.
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B E A U T Y V E R SU S USE.
* |K B O could enjoy th e spec-
| \ | tacle of Rome b urning. C hil­
dren an d fools n aiv ely would
d elig h t in a c o n fla g ra tio n
th a t
would consum e for sp e ctacu lar p u r­
poses a m illion to n s of coal a week.
W e let th e e q u iv alen t w aste in
horsepow er go on a t N ia g a ra and
h e a r it called sav in g b ea u ty for the
people.
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E L E C T R IC IT Y .
7T here in th e N o rth w est we are
s e ttin g an exam ple to civ iliza­
tion.
F arm s anyw here w ithin easy
reach of a c ity or tow n now can be
lig h ted , and usually are lighted, by
electricity .
On m any farm s th e hum of the
electric m otor is heard.
Sew ing
m achines are d Iven by electricity .
Silos are filled ; w a te r pum ped, feed
c u t up. I t has one hundred an d one
uses.
E le c tric ity ia so easily controlled
e ith e r by th e push of a b u tto n or by
au to m atic ap p a ra tu s eepeeially de­
sig ned for th a t purpoee, th a t one
o ften tim ee loses sig h t o f th e com­
p le x ity of the d istrib u tio n system
an d control m echanism betw eea
th e lam p and th e source of supply.
Indeed, th ere a re as m any as a
th o u san d points betw een th e alec trie
lig h t sta tio n and the lam p w here
th e m ost triv ia l f a u lt will resu lt ia
f e d o ra to reoeive lig h t
tr o u b le ia th e electric lig h t f t *
Aon itse lf is never p erm itted te in­
t e r f e r e w ith th e t e r r i e s U eu *
t o n e r s ; i t is th e tro u b le ia th e lines
an d house eircu its w hich caTisee the
fig h tin g com pany m ost concern.
I a th e g re a t m a jo rity of cases
there is only e m in u te or tw o of
Vorfc betw oea no e le c tric ity a t all
£ n d perfect s a tis f a c tio n T he bloc*
lag of a fuse will place a house ia
e n tire darkness» y e t e te w fuse aaa
Ve Installed La a fra c tio n of a m i*
a te.
E le ctric Hgfct com panies through-
• t r y m ake i t a p o in t te
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rem edy these fa u lts as speedily as
possible, an d in order th a t th e elec­
tr ic lig h t men m ay reach th e seat
of tro u b le as rap id ly as possible, the
com panies pro v id e m otor cycles for
re p a ir men.
T he f a c t th a t one o f these men is
ablo to m ake an av erag e tr ip and
a rriv e a t the home of a custom er
w ith in a few m inutes of th e tim e
w hen th e call is telephoned to the
c ity or tow n o ffice gives electric
lig h t com panies an a d v a n ta g e and
prestige.
I t is usual to h ave th e m otoreyele
re p a ir corps on ta p a t an y tim e of
d ay or n ight.
T his course involves h eavy ex­
pense, b u t the lig h tin g com panies
a re ore th a n com pensated in
fie d custom ers.
A H IN T FO B US.
|E H A V E ju s t v isite d C a n a d a -
W estern C anada.
A nd we are still q u ite con­
te n t to m ake our home in th e N o rth ­
w est.
J u s t the sam e we found a few
id e a s of special in terest.
One in p a rtic u la r seem ed w orth
while.
I t gives an idea to our own ra il­
roads.
T he C anadian P a c ifis R a ilro ad
h as recen tly added to its s t a f f a
“ s c o u t,” a m an unknow n except
to a few o fficials, whose d u ty i t is
tv tra v e l over th e system an d dis­
cover those em ployes who a re es­
p ecially w o rth y of advancem ent.
In c id e n ta lly he will re p o rt those
found w a n tin g ; b u t it is sig n ific a n t
th a t his fu n ctio n p rim a rily is n o t to
m ake com plaints b u t to m ake doubly
su re th a t ftie deserv in g a re recog­
nized.
U ndoubtedly th is is a step in the
rig h t direction.
T here is a feelin g am ong ra il­
road men th a t advancem ent is slow
an d th a t m erit is n ot recognized.
V ery lik ely if men can bo bro u g h t
to realize th a t th e display o f in itia ­
tiv e will be ap p reciated and re­
w arded th e ir a ttitu d e to w ard th e ir
w ork will be decidedly changed.
I f tho scout idea will b rin g home
to th e em ployes of the C anadian
P a c ific th a t th e ir in te re s t in tb s
road will be ap reciated and rew ard ­
ed, it will help m uch in raisin g th s
lin e 's efficiency.
In c id en tally , when we see th e
courtesy and consideration Simms,
o u r depot m aster, uses to everyone;
when we see him w restle w ith heavy
tru n k s and b u lk y express packages,
in betw een tim*»* ru sh in g to th e te l­
eg rap h tic k e r or th e telephone;
m ak in g up volum inous reports, sell­
in g tic k e ts an d doing th e scores of
d u ties the railro ad requires him to
do ch eerfu lly an d w ell, we hope a
“ s p o t t e r ” will come along and
send in a re p o rt on Sim m s th a t will
g iv e him well deserved prom otion.
FA R M LO A N E X A M P L E .
|L |. > S TA T E in th e Union has be«*
th e su b je ct of m ore discussion
as to its fin an cial sta n d in g and
pro sp ects th a n Oklahom a.
O pened to se ttle m e n t oly 25 7«*«»
it has becom e one of th e w onders
o f th e natio n , b a t through th e pro­
cess of developm ent has been com­
pelled to utilize a g re a t deal of out­
side capital.
M o tt of tho people who w ont U
th o s t a ts as farm ers wore poor.
T hey h ave b u ilt cities and im proved
fa rm s and m ad# all tho develop­
m en t of a prosperous com m onw ealth
an d are today sta n d in g w ith a splen­
did show ing of th e tr accom plish­
m ents.
The farm loan Field o f th a t s ta ta
has seen its ups and downs.
I t has gone through a period of
depression when th ere earn# a period
of low prices for real ae ta ta and an
overw helm ing debt.
Then it has come to th e sneoan*
ful point of today.
O klahom a in all its se n t m l an*
Lion is eap ab ls of alm ost universal
cultiv atio n . F arm s cover tho land
a a d tho «innate is snoh as to bring
excellent crop production. C otton
an d corn, w heat and oats, a lik e are
raised, an d th e stock in te re sts are
am ong th e forem ost in th e W est.
The success of th is field has m an i­
fe ste d itse lf in th e h isto ry o f in ­
v estm en ts m ade th ro u g h a period
of years. O ne in su ran ce com pany
h as over $7,000,000 in O klahom a
fa rm loans an d is increasing its in­
v estm e n ts in th a t sta te . T h ere are
m any la rg e loan com panies th a t
handle m illions in f a r loans and
th e ir record is phenom enal fo r
th e slig h t losses.
Y et in te re st ra te s are stro n g an d
th e dem and fo r m oney is activ e.
Two elem ents go in to tho O kla­
hom a loan field th a t m ake fo r
stre n g th .
One is the c h a ra c te r o f tho people.
T hey a re am ong th e m ost en erg etic
of th e W e s t’s population. T hey have
th e a b ility to g e t th e m ost o a t o f
th e soil. T he o th er is th e clim atic
an d soil conditions th a t b rin g good
crops an d in alm ost ev ery y ear giv e
th e fa rm e rs a p ro fit.
L ab o r is cheap, m any negroes b e ­
ing a v a ila b le fo r help. T he w arm
w in te rs m ake th e expense of fuel
an d clo th in g lig h te r th a n up N o rth
and th e long seasons g iv e a ehanee
to d iv e rsify crops.
L an d values h av e ste a d ily risen
all through th e sta te , u n til th e y are
to d a y sta n d in g a t a fig u re th a t is
lik ely to rem ain. Y et th e re is no
boom valuo. T h a t has long ago
been squeezed o u t an d th e la n d is
on an incom e basis.
I n th e e a s te rn h a lf of th e s ta te
is w h a t w as, u n til f iv e y e a rs ago,
tho In d ia n T e rrito ry . H e re th e In ­
dian rig h ts are to bo considered, b u t
th ey are rap id ly becom ing av ailab le
fo r th e ow ner, and th e w hites are
ta k in g th e place of th e redskin.
F in e tow ns are grow ing up and
schools and churches are being built.
Tho loan com panies a re m aking
loans hero less e x ten siv ely th a n in
th e c e n tra l section, b u t th ey will
ev en tu ally m ake th is one of th eir
lead in g fields.
T he O klahom a farm loan is well
estab lish ed am ong ca re fu l inv esto rs
aa d is g ain in g prom inence as th e
s ta te conies to a fu lle r prosp erity .
The p resen t season prom ises to be
one o f th e b est in the s t a t e ’s his­
to ry , and w ith a good w h eat crop,
it will havo a m arvelously p ro sp er­
ous y ear. T here is all th e tim e an
in creasin g population.
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C A R IN G FO R A N IM A L S.
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3 A P E O P L E we are som ew hat
short-sighted.
T here has ju s t been a cap ital
exam ple o f this.
— Jo h n D. R ockefeller has given a n ­
o ther m illion dollars fo r th e stu d y
of diseases in anim als.
Now, we d o n ’t p a rtic u la rly adm ire
Mr. R ockefeller as a m an b u t th a t
is no cause fo r th e flip p a n t and
even b itte r com m ent his actio n has
aroused.
C ritics profess to n+o m ore reason
fo r th e m illion in o th er q u a rte rn
T hey say th a t hum an diseases
should be elim in ated before th e ills
of the low er creatu res are ta k e n into
consideration.
A n y th in g th a t Mr. R ockefeller
does ia. o f course, a f a ir m ark fo r
those Who are not enam ored of him
or im pressed w ith his m unificence.
O ur in alien ab le rig h t to kick a t
all tim es is g ra n te d w ith o u t a rg u ­
m ent
B a t i t would seem th a t ia th e con­
sid eratio n of th is p a rtic u la r dona­
tion a e e rta ia am ount of in te llk
gene« m ig h t be m anifested.
M any people in co rrec tly assum e
th a t lavish gov ern m en tal and s ta te
ap p ro p riatio n s for th e prev en tk m
ot disease am ong anim al» are baaed
on p ity fo r th e anim al«.
O f coots «, th e p ra c tic a l farm «*
know s th is la rubbish.
By b eing carefu l over o ar anlmeAi
wo are actin g purely selfishly .
Mr. R ockefeller is n ot bowed w ith
g rief over the so f/esin g a of the hag
w ith cholera.
H er ar« oar ag ricu ltu ral c o l l e g e
T heir a n x ie ty is to preserve as
m any hogs as posRible fo r th e con­
sum ption of h u m an ity .
The feelin g s of tho hog are n o t
considered.
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A n th rax , cholera, pleuro-pneu- f
m onia, glanders, tick , fev er an d
tu b ercu lo sis am ong our food a n d . I
w o rk in g anim als p lay a decided
p a r t in th e cost o f living.
W hen hog cholera ia conquered wo
m ay look co n fid en tly fo r a drop in
th e p rice of pork because th e fa rm e r |
w ill be abl« to sell hogs a t le s t
m oney an d m ake m ore m oney.
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P ro te c tin g th e h ealth o f an im als (
upon w hich we are dep en d en t if
one o f th e c e rta in m ethods of bene>j
f ittin g hu m an ity , and th e R ockefel l
for g if t will be c e rta in ly ju stifie s \
even if its b e n e fits n ev er becom e
g en erally know n.
P H IL O S O P H Y FRO M A
JA IL E R .
O H N L . W hitm an, ja ile r of th #
Cook co u n ty ja il, Chicago, re­
cen tly m ade a speech to h is
g u ard s and k e e p e rs
“ A lthough ja ile r, I can accom­
plish little w ith o u t th e u n ited as-
• sistan ce of all my g u ard s; th e y are
ju s t as necessary to th e success of
m y ideas In th e m an ag em en t o f th is
ja il as m y own acts. * . .
“ A lw ays keep in m ind th a t k in d ­
ness is th e key to all hum an h earts,
a n d sy m p ath y th e passw ord to good
fellow ship.
M en im prisoned hero
are hum an, and are e n title d to ev­
ery co n sid eratio n th e y can co n sist­
e n tly receive a t our hands. N ev er
s trik e a blow, nev er abuse an in­
m ate. R a th e r g iv e a k in d w ord, a
little sy m p ath y , and tho necessity
fo r harsh tre a tm e n t will soon v an ­
ish. G et th e men to believe th a t
you are th e ir frie n d s and n o t th e ir
n a tu ra l enem ies, and th a t you a r t
here m erely to do a p lain d u ty as
k in d ly as it can be done. W hen
you will h av e done th is yon will
h av e done e v e ry th in g .”
S trik e s us some of W h itm an *0
ideas m ig h t w ork h an d lin g fa rm
hands, sto re help an d em ployes
g enerally.
T h at a b o u t k in d n ess would b s
w orth try in g a t home.
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P U T IN A S E P T IC T A N K .
O FA RM w h e r. th e nee o f .
septic ta n k ia poaaible should
b e w ith o u t o n e ,” aaya P ro fesso r O.
L. W aller, v ice-p resid en t o f t h .
W ashington S ta ta College a t Pull*
m an.
F arm sa n ita tlo a is an im p o rta n t
su b ject.
W h at ia w orth m ora to you th a n
h e a lth !
A sep tie ta n k is a sim ple an d eft
fe ctiv e s a n ita ry device.
P u t one in.
A ny of th a ag ricu ltu ral eollegen
in th e P a c ific N o rth w ect w ill tall
you how.
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LOT o f fa rm e r boys go to t h .
c ity lo oking fo r tro u b le and
w han th e y fin d i t th e y do n o t know
w h at to do w ith U.
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H B farm er who ta k e s crop r a l»
In« on f a ith gato m any . h ard
jolL
F o r U n ifo rm R oad Lawn.
T hrough t h . oo o p eratio n o f Q |
A m erican B a r Aaaoatotlon and thg
A m erican H ig h w ay A a o d s t i a
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w ork o f rev isin g th s rand town in
fo ren t sta te s h as been u n d ertak en
th e o b ject o f co d ify in g a
in g them on a u n ifo rm k — - M any
th a road law s ara a a a a ta ry old,
colonial leg islatio n and folio
E nglish p reced en t and ara en tirely
o f use In m odern tr a f f ic aad sun til l in g
Beeanan of th em ohaototo law s
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Im possible to give th e . a t t o . . o s é
w ork of im proved highways^ so . e b .n g t
m oat ba m a d e T ha com m ittee w in e r g .
npoa th e governors o f th e variane s t a t a
th s neaessity fo r leg talativ e a c tio , a n f
wHt ÿ iu r id # • p la n i m such p ro ■
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