42 The State and the Farmer 



other end of the county. Yet, I think that 

 there is a way of profitably farming such hills : 

 many men have proved it. 



Point of view as to remedies. 



While I am convinced that the general con- 

 dition of eastern agriculture is prosperous and 

 hopeful, we all know that there are very great 

 problems and that some regions are much 

 more disadvantaged than others. If we are to 

 discuss remedies we must first of all establish 

 a point of view. 



We must first disabuse our minds of all 

 prejudgments and consider the conditions as 

 they actually exist and in their relations to the 

 general progress of the race. Our outlook 

 must be forward rather than backward. We 

 must overcome the influences of many phrases 

 and trite statements that have long been pub- 

 lic property. It is said that the farms are the 

 bulwark of the nation. Like all trite sayings, 

 this is both true and false. We need the con- 

 servative element of the farm, that has its feet 

 planted directly on the verities of the earth. 



