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farmers to make their business profitable. One of 

 these advised to put wheat to one dollar a bushel, 

 to "sow less wheat and put the ground in more 

 profitable crops." That's easy; but he stopped too 

 soon. Why did he not tell what these neglected 

 crops are that would be more profitable? Another 

 recommends, to cure all the ills of farming and 

 make it profitable, to "Always sell at the highest 

 price." A very simple plan. We recommend the 

 farmer who can carry out this plan to not join a 

 cooperative society. A certain professor of an agri- 

 cultural college says, "Farm as we do. Our wheat 

 yields thirty-one bushels per acre, while the average 

 in Indiana this year (1903) is about ten bushels." 

 When I asked him what he thought wheat would 

 be worth if all raised three times as much without 

 the ability to fix prices, he said : "Well, I had not 

 thought of that." Others advise the farmer to 

 "have patience and Divine Providence will work out 

 their salvation." But I don't think it right to throw 

 the whole job on God. Besides it is written, "God 

 helps those who help themselves." Others say : 

 "Wait for the regeneration of man, and your trou- 

 bles will disappear." Having waited several thou- 

 sand years already for this much desired time, I can 

 not see much encouragement in this advice for pres- 

 ent day farmers. 



Organization by farmers is objected to now, sim- 

 ply because they know it will be effective in the 

 light of twentieth century experience. No better 



