Show The Danger of Government Relief The new farm bill is swinging slowly into action The government will production undertake to balance production tion and demand to improve the farmers farmer's financial condition to case the burden of mortgages and to raise the prices of his produce While this may be temporarily beneficial it will be permanently harmful if the farmer as an in- in in individual comes to depend on gov- gov government government gov government to solve his problems and smooth his path That is always the trouble with governmental o aid measures no matter how carefully the they are arc they the drawn they arc are apt to inthe crea create a n feeling of dependence in the beneficiary that leaves him helpless when aid has been taken away The wise farmer fanner will reco recognize the bill for what it is-an is is an effort to carry him through a critical period and give e him a hand in strai straightening h nin out his troubles so that he may stand on his own feet thereafter Lasting farm progress comes from the farmers farmer's cf effort own ef- ef f- f fort It must be the reflection of his own bill his own D ness tobe ness his own oar courage if it is to be permanent During During- the next few years there is one agency that will be of vital the importance the farm cooperative It is the agency through which the individual farmer in company with his nei neighbors may fi fight ht his own his own battles and win his own vic vic- vic tories victories ong J-ong Lon Long after governmental relief is is no lon longer er necessary ary the cooperative will remain No mat mat- mat ter matter how often we may chan change e our ideas idels of what attitude government should hould take toward the farmer the cooperative idea is fixed and will not be dislodged ed And this is the time for farmers to work their hardest in ancin ad advancing the interest of their cooperatives |