THE SMALL FARMER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 6, 10 December 1915, Page 8

THE SMALL FARMER.

[To Tub Eunoa SiitAj;i<oju^i’oisi.. Sir, —It is n great P ifc y llial Thomas should have brought up the question of “i'owu versus Country m this patriotic business, lor we all know that it is a national concern, and townies as well as farmeis ait / giving in many ways to the funds. lit is nonsense to say that only the farmers are benefiting by the enhanced prices, as the townspeople must benefit if the farmer has the money to spend—even the lawyers and laud agents must'benefit, as the higher prices mean more land sales. 1 do not think that the average small farmer is making such a big thing as some people make out. 1 know of dozens of farmers who bought land at a higher price than the land was really worth with butter-fat at Is per lb., and now with the price enhanced by 2d or 3d, are only making a fair living. How many tradespeople would bo satisfied to start work at i or 5 a.ra. and knock off at 6 or 7 p.m.* for a bare living as many have done Y In many cases it is not only the farmers, but their wives and children, who aro doing the hard work. Of course we all know that there are farmers in a good position who have benefited, especially the large runholders, but the general run of dairy farmers are only making a fair hv - in(7 at the present enhanced price?, but for all that they are giving m many ways to the funds.—l am, etc., J FARMER.