Show t r. r 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT COMMENT I i i A rd I 1 The Farmers' Farmers Loss i it n will be bs of of interest to to Q our r readers in Ephraim and vicinity 7 to know that th the Farmers Farmers' N Na- Na tignal al Council after an investigation investigation at gation lasting several months has J filed l d a report showing that the farmers of the toe United States lost more than six billion bullion dollars dollar last lal year It is h of interest t because it air prove zo o t t taa aa al at the ones who who claim claim- that the farmers farmers' of this country are profiteers didn't I know what what th they y were were talking i i d about q According to the report the tho tot total total to- to t t tal tal cost and expenditures expenditure's on all allt 1 k farms last year was thirty-one thirty S 'S n nt billion illion dollars The total value of g t the crops crop was sixteen billion and f t the e value of the animal products j 1 nine mine ine billion Th The labor item alone j j v the he amount amoun t pa paid by farmers for i help was five billion dollars tt t 4 J. J I freight h charges amounted mo to six n t hundred million n. n tt y J It is about time that some some som of j r l y us were estimating the former at athis M his A his true worth and appreciate fj i. i the many disadvantages under K i which he labors He can not take a vacation n like most o of us forthe for the he farm must must mus run every day days s s. s He tHe can not stop at noon on ont t Saturday S and take up his duties Monday morning there the is mu much h ibe be done Saturday afternoon and on Sunday Then the farmer cannot surround himself with all tho the modern c conveniences known fit to the city Most 1 of his work is isS S f drudgery pure and simple and I that tha of his wi wife fe else He I can n not t adopt and eight hour day because the weeds are growing all the time and insects rr I S do not work union hours In fact C f we would recite a hundred d reap reasons reat rea rea- p t sons why the farmer is deserving 1 of greater r credit than tran most J people peo peo- o- o 5 c pIe give him hint and any anyone one of the thew w 1 is sufficient nt to reasons stamp stamn as asa asI 11 1 I a lie any statement to the effect that hat the farmers s of this nation t are profiteers |