Show TOO MUCH LAND way back la in 1859 a thought was uttered by abraham lincoln which could well be pondered by many ot of our farmers and larger landholders of today to day speaking ot of agriculture he said bald among other things the ambition of broad acres leads to poor farming tar miner even with men of 0 energy I 1 scarcely ever knew a mammoth farm to sustain itself much less lesa to return profit on the outlay chave I 1 hava more than once known a man to 11 it ss spend a respectable fortune upon one tail fail and leave it and then some man of modest aim get asdall fraction of the ground and make a good living upon it our land holdings in this valley and in this county tor for that matter are in many instances too large too many ot of us have invested all we could rake and scrape in undeveloped land on the theory that there Is only one crop of land the result has been that we are unable to develop it and the other fellow cant afford to pay us what we think it is worth so our large jarge holdings are a detriment to us individually and likewise to the development of the country it if those who have large of land which they cant develop or which they are only partly cultivating tiva ting would se sell 11 down to an amount which they could handle profitably and at a price which the other fellow could afford to pay those concerned would make a better profit and our valley would develop and our population would increase much taster faster 14 more ore intensive farming would undoubtedly prove more profitable and particularly so this season when prospects tor for water are not as good as they might be A smaller acreage an amount which the farmer feels certain he will be able to prope aly irrigate should be the aim in planting and then that acreage should by be given the best care possible it will without doubt prove more profitable than a larger acreage only partly irrigated and cared tor for this will be doubly true it moisture conditions remain as they are |