. Book of Texas . t changing him and solving his problemsrequire both time and education. And, after all, no oneelse can do the work for him. The farmer isnt in truthso very bad off; and wherein he needs saving he must savehimself. Much has been written in this book about the farmer, be-cause in Texas there are so many of him. By no means allof them are reformers or in need of reform. A large per-centage are prosperous and contented. They own bankstock, educate their children, and ride to church in auto-mobiles. Such men waste precious little time denouncingthe government or listening to preju
. Book of Texas . t changing him and solving his problemsrequire both time and education. And, after all, no oneelse can do the work for him. The farmer isnt in truthso very bad off; and wherein he needs saving he must savehimself. Much has been written in this book about the farmer, be-cause in Texas there are so many of him. By no means allof them are reformers or in need of reform. A large per-centage are prosperous and contented. They own bankstock, educate their children, and ride to church in auto-mobiles. Such men waste precious little time denouncingthe government or listening to prejudiced or flatteringappeals for votes from sky scraping orators. The Taftranch near Corpus Christi, containing 100,000 acres incultivation, 5,000 people, 25,000 head of live stock, fourfarms, where modern methods of cultivation are in vogue,does not ask for governmental aid. Nor does Billie Minter,who grew in an Austin backyard, on a plot of ground 10 x 20feet, 573 pounds of vegetables at a net profit of $, or. Gordon E. Norman Wallace McGehee
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