| Show STAND BY OUR FRIEND FRI 0 THE COUNTY by DAN H OTTIS extract front from a i bulletin written by the american bankers association tiong when business comes back we cannot expect it to proceed along tile tho sanio same highway or knock at tile tho samo same door it did previously necessary readjustments are bound to bring about now methods and new devices de der vicea dees those who are alert will profit thereby those who are wait ing aimlessly for things to lust just happen may awake somo some day to find that the business they have been waiting for Is already in tho the hands of wideawake wide awake com competitors petit ors farming Is tie no exception to avert disaster ond and to effectively prepare for the future the fanner like any other business man needs expert advice ile ho must have a vital and close contact with ills his agricultural college and experiment station the human medium through which tills this la Is is 3 tile coll county itty agricultural agent ills ilia service Is an investment not an expense jany any attempt to save taxes by dispensing with or limiting the efficiency fici ency of a good county agent la Is a serious step backward compare taxes and ability to pay taxes in counties with and without agents the evidence la Is all in favor of tile the county agent the county agent Is an important anti and indispensable factor in the comeback of agriculture lie ile Is s selected because lie ho la Is well trained and familiar a in I 1 I 1 I 1 a r with research through him contacts can bo be made with specialists and other experts lid hei Is the man to whom we look for the latest information and the newest and moat efficient methods and also for on how to apply this new knowledge to the problems of the farm it ques questions tlona arise arbie that come outside of ills his own experience he knows where to make contacts in n order to find a solution doing being a student of local conditions he discovers useful methods employed by the most successful farmers and carries these on to those who need them and can profit by them lie ile Is always within reach for a personal call or for a telephone message tile the most important problem for tile the individual farmer la Is to adjust his operations to changing economic conditions lie must proceed in ili the light of reason and not rely on habit tradition or emotion lie ile must utilize the most effective methods and policies including tho the production of f food and feed tor for his own use ile he must avold all hazards possible such as losses from plant disease insect pests rodents etc this bisno time to let things must stem stein the tide with a n well thought out plan or program this Is no time to dispense with the farmers far mera most helpful counselor oun and friend all are pay ing ng taxes to support county agents in n other counties shall we to tax ourselves to help armors in other counties and deny mrs elvos equal advantages and benefits when the battle of economic de liverance ive ranco Is in progress Is no time 0 o discard a good soldier or to tho the need of an able cap p aln it Is all right to reduce ox ex lenses sos but a reduction that will 1 I impair our capital and jeopardize ur income may be false economy f we have a good county agent lets ets uphold him and make it pos sible elble for him to help lead us out if the wilderness these remarks apply with equal orce to the efficient home demon tr atlon on and 4 11 club agent 1 |
