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62 THE RURAL VOICE
NOTEBOOK
Jo Anne Wilhelm, 17, daughter of
Leonard and Bessie Wilhelm of R. R.
1, Stratford, wrote the following piece
(an excerpt is printed) for a 4-H com-
petition. As Bessie Wilhelm notes,
Jo Anne's work is an indication of
"how concerned our young people feel
about farming today." Jo Anne is a
student at Northwestern Secondary
School in Stratford.
SAVE OUR FARMERS
Agriculture is more than products
and process. It's people, the backbone
of our nation. We can no longer take
our agricultural business for granted.
A country is only as strong as its
agriculture.
Agriculture is one of the nation's
largest businesses, along with industry
and tourism. It accounts for almost 15
per cent of the jobs in Canada. But
not since the dustbowl days have so
many farmers walked away from their
land. Many who remain face ruin and
crippling debts. Farmers are becoming
unpaid servants who donate their time
and talent to feed you and me.
The majority of us young people
are deeply concerned about the social
and economic evolution which is tak-
ing place. We have a special role to
play in the farming industry with our
energy and ambition and enthusiasm.
We are willing to earn that right to
play an active role.
Let's stop being intimidated by so-
called experts; our guess is as good as
theirs, and sometimes a whole lot
better. They give advice by the bucket
but take it by the grain. We will take
the responsibility to become involved
and there is nothing we can't over-
come. We do believe in our 4-H
motto, "Learn to do by doing." But it
is difficult to farm if our parents have
lost their farm — and we haven't pro-
duced even a hybrid daisy yet that can
sprout from under an asphalt parking
lot.
Yet despite the physical, emotion-
al, and economic hardships of farming,
they want to carry on. They love the
land. They want to keep a family
tradition and heritage. Our farmers are
under constant stress and worry, not
knowing what tomorrow brings.
Many are so concerned about losing
their farms to banks and other creditors