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Show THE SEEDS OF PROGRESS. The only worthwhile progress comes from efforts of the. individuals ' concerned. j Th-e farmer is learning this truth, j The much - heralded government farm relief program may not have collapsed but it has certainly notj justified the h:gh hopes that were, held out for it. , On the other hand, organized groups of farmers are showing agri-1 culture what can be done through their own work, their own thought, their own tenacity. ! Dur'ng the depression real and permanent per-manent farm progress has been made. by farmer-owned, farmer-control-: led cooperative marketing assoeia-tions. assoeia-tions. , These associations have gained in membership. They have made strik-' ing progress in trying to balance supply and demand, and in forward-, ing more sclent' fic production me-1 thods. They have disseminated in for- mation that individual farmers were j not in a position to obtain. .Result: A. start toward farm recovery. It has long been soid that self-help if the. lest help. It is likewise the only kind of help that amounts to i anything in the long run. j |