Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-11-24 | Page 2 | Raps One-Crop Farm Method

RAPS FARM METHOD METHOD Diversified Agriculture Urged By President Barnes ST PAUL PAUx 1 MInn Nov 24 24 Thousands of North Dakota farms hate o no gardens thousands bate Ita no pigs and no cows hundreds hundred donot do donot donot not possess e esen en n a small email flock of poultry These statements were made by Julius H II Barnes Darnes president of or the I chamber of or commerce of o the United States in his address at atthe atthe atthe the S St Paul associations association's open forum Such a situation In a farming state Is one of the tho big reasons for forthe forthe forthe the fact that thousands of farmers are nearly bankrupt Mr Barnes i declared Although given the tho means to toI I raise a large proportion of at their 0 n food and ha have hate e a steady cash Income me besides these one crop farmers one have hate not grasped the tho op- op opportunity op opportunity but ha have hate e put all thel theist I faith In Cheat heat and have failed he 1 said TO AID r FARMERS RS It If north northwest t es-t farmers want to gain permanent prosperity they will have hato ha 0 to de develop elop the practice of keeping pigs cows cots poultry and anda anda n a garden besides diversifying Ing their main crops Mr Birnes Bunes believes According to experiments made by the North Dakota college of agriculture Mr Barnes Darnes said an In- In Investment In Investment vestment of properly made In livestock will return the aver aver- average average average age farmer several hundred dollars yearly early carly cash Income It If such practice tice were ere generall folio followed follow cd ed In North Dakota there would be no such financial suffering as there today toda ho Ito asserted Means ate ale being worked out to pro the neatly neaily bankrupt wheat gro grotters era with funds to tide them 0 oter er until by dh diversified farming fanning they regain their feet Mr II Barnes said I