The Hondo Anvil Herald. (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 24, 1922 Page: 4 of 7
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One of the mont valuable recent
contributions to economic literature
la a mode it volume by that able and
popular writer, Dr. Frederick C.
Howe, entitled “Denmark, A Co-op-
erative Commonwealth.” It is said
of it that it is “the first book to in-
terpret for America the remarkable
progress made by Denmark in scien-
tific agriculture, in organized co-op-
eration. in education and in politics.
The Danish Parliament and Ministry
have been controlled by farmers for
the greater part of a generation and
this has re> ulted in the most advanced
legislation for the promotion of agri-
cultural interests of any country in
the world. One person out of every
two in Din mark is connected with
some co-operative enterprise.”
It goes without saying, then, that
in Denmark can be found much by
way of salutary example for those
who would contribute to the making
of a better, more prosperous and
happier ru-al America. Dr. Howe has
found the- • lessons and in a very con-
cise and clear-cut way interprets
them to his American readers.
I^*t us hear the author in his own
language:
“Ilenmark seems to me to be quite
the most i aluahle political exhibit in
the modern world. * • • Denmark
is one of the few countries in the
world thi.t is using its political
agencies in an intelligent, conscious
way for the promotion of the eco-
nomic wed being, the comfort and
the cultural iife of the people. • * *
Denmark .hows that the state can
control the distribution of wealth and
increase it production as well. It can
de-.tro> monopoly and privileges of
ail kinds It can make it possible for
all people to live easily and comfort-
ably. * * I'lnntau has raised the
standard • f intelligence to a high
p-er.t. It has abolisht 1 illiteracy. Most
important of all. it ha* ushered in a
auciety in which equality of oppor-
tunity is n >t far from an accomplish-
ed fa.t. Denmark alio demonstrated
that agriculture can be made an al-
iunng as c ell as a profitable profes-
sion. * * For aver a generation
Denmark has been working out plans
for converting the tenant into a home
owner. This probably explains the
other achievements of the countrv.
This lw* hack of the educational pro-
gram a- well as the univcr.-al spirit
of .^operation that prevails. The
culture of Denmark 11, * • * a culture
m*t of a few people hut of the whole
nation. * * • Denmark demonstrates
teo. that democracy levels up. • * •
Xo oiuntr) in Kurope spends so large
a part of its budget on education, on
aocuii ager> ies, on cultural things. *
And no people as a whole are so
eager for ectures, for purely intcl-
b->-tual enjoyment-, as are the (lanes.
* C-a-operation is the thing for
which Denmark is widely known. And
•peration pervades everything *
Every econd family in Denmark
** connected with one or more of the
co-operative societies, while the aver-
age termer is a membe r of from three
to ten -u* h organizations. • • • This
movement *f the farmers has ended
the du.n tv that prevails in other
countr» It ha.-- put an end to the
artificiality of a political .state gov-
erned by Dwyers, land owners or a
privileged class, and an economic
•tate separate and detached from the
govern > s h efngle tintfertak lug.
The economic and floptical state are
merged.”
What an accomplishment is ail this;
what lessons in achievement for this
country—puffed up with its self-es-
teem—to emulate!
Again, hear the author in refer-
ence to the American farmer by way
of contrast. He says:
“Agriculture in Ameria waits on
an economic program that will make
the farmer self-contained, that will
enable him to control his own life,
his politics, his banks, his markets,
his means of distribution. And it is
probable that the struggle in this
country will be far more bitter than
it was in Denmark, for the exploiting
agencies with us are far more power-
fully organized; they have a stronger
strangle-hold on politics, the press
and on our industrial life than they
did in little Denmark a generation
ago..
“The farmer is the Cinderella of
politics. He is the prey of the spec-
ulator and the exploiter. He is a
free man in theory, but in practice
he is preyed upon by innumerable
agencies that live upon his efforts.
In the middle west, especially, the
farmer works for the speculator and
the middleman. He has been reduc-
ed to something like serfdom that
differs more In the methods employ-
ed than in the fact itself.”
Then he would point the way out
by citing Denmark.
“The experience of Denmark
shows that a state must own many
things and do many things in order
that the people may Lm free. * • •
Industrial freedom involves a certain
amount of state control or co-opera-
tive control in order that other liber-
ties may be enjoyed. And only
through such co-operative action,
either voluntary action of the indi-
vidual or political action through the
state, can the producing groups so
control their economic life as to es-
cape from the exploiting agencies
that have risen to such power in
America.”
I»ut enough. You should read the
book and ponder its teachings. It
is sold by the publishers. Hareourt,
Brace and Company, New York, at
$2.00 the volume.
FEED THE WORK HORSE.
The next few months, says the
F.xtension Service Farm News, is a
season when Texas horses and mules
will do their hardest work. This is
also a season of short feed supply of
satisfactory nature. On account of
a variety of feed stuff on many farms
the work horses and mules are likely
to suffer on account of an unbalanced
ration. Most horses will be fed on
either milo, kafir, corn or feterita.
These are substantial and strength-
ening, but when fed alone are in-
clined to be heating and fattening
while they lack the elements which
rebuild bone and muscle. Oats and
vv heat bran are very satisfactory
from the standpoint of bone and
muscle feeds. Johnson grass, Sudan
grass and sorghum belong to that
class of hays which produce largely
energy and fat, while cowpeas, pea-
nuts and alfalfa, Bermuda grass, are
hays and belong to the muscle and
bone budding elements.
For the best results as well as the
most economical, horses and uiules
1
«u< h na < orn or mifo art* available,
the muscle producing hays, alfalfa,
cowpeas and peanuts should be fed;
while oats and bran are fed, such as
Sudan grass, sorghum or Johnson
grass can be used to balance the ra-
tion. If only the fattening grains
and hays are available, the muscle
building element may be had by feed-
ing a handful or two of cottonseed
meal at each feed. Hard worked
horses eat more hay and leas grain
while mules will eat more hay than
horses.
Now is the time for the farmer to
get ready to exhibit at the fail Fairs.
Have something to show that will re-
flect credit on your farm and show it
at the fair, that others seeing your
good works may go and do likewise.
' * ••»•...«» fi.im |>ng. I >
bcinK usually late bloomer* more
often escape the late freezes and are
safer. This peculiarity might well be
taken advantage of by those contem-
plating planting home orchards.
• e •
And while on the subject of peaches,
it might be well to note the fact also
that the variety that matures earliest
is less exposed to insect and weather
damage because of the relatively
shorter time it stays on the tree. Not
infrequently in the drier sections of
the state, the early peach will mature
a splendid crop during favorable
spring weather, whereas the later va-
rieties will be caught in an excessive
summer drouth and shrivel and fall
from the trees in an immature state,
have you not seen this occur?
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Davis, Fletcher. The Hondo Anvil Herald. (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 24, 1922, newspaper, June 24, 1922; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth564470/m1/4/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hondo Public Library.