Judge — June 10, 1922 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis This June 1922 *Judge* cover illustrates "The Embattled Farmer" by William Allen White. The image shows a farmer operating a movie camera mounted on cattle, with the caption "Up to the Minute—Down on the Farm." The satire appears to target the gap between rural and modern life. The juxtaposition of cutting-edge film technology with farm animals and traditional agricultural work mocks either: 1. Farmers' attempts to adopt modern technology inappropriately, or 2. The false modernization of rural America presented in popular media The reference to William Allen White—a prominent Kansas editor and progressive voice—suggests commentary on rural political consciousness or the tension between agricultural tradition and technological progress during the 1920s modernization era.