The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-01-02
HICKMAN, FULTON COUNTY, KY. JANUARY 2 1908

isis: as production may compare with
2consumption. Knowing through our
Hsecretaries of the local branches the
2amount of any crop produced, and
zknowing the consumption from past
Experience, al equitable minimum
{ price will be fixed by the directors OF
1.-THE national society, and the price re-
& ported directly TO all. members in all
Fparts of the country. When price OF
&value "a placed on crop, that price IS
Mo rule on that crop during the crop
wear. and the society Will not make
3another prIce. although the individual
sholders may use 1heIr own judgement
Ewbether they will sell at the fixed
fprice or hold for a higher price. BY
this plan the society will be free from
Sany suspicion of working the markets,
1apd the members will be free TO exer-
scise their own, judgement as at present.
xrhere will also be schedule OF monthly
3advances over the minimum prlce
Eaccruing to holders For instance. If
sthe farm price of wheat is fixed at
t9O cents minimum for August, it will
Zoe 81 for September. 92c for October,
tetc or / cent per month to pay interest.
9shrinkage, ETC. for those who nold A
tsimilar advance will be fixed for all
commodities.
4 In this way all members will nave the
same information at the same time, and
4 all will be in a position 10 act as one
man i'm asking "A price for his productsl
Z IL must be admitted that this IL a great
q improvement over the old system
where each one guessed on prices for
himself. and marketed when he had to-,
I or when he got disguised with holding.
If the reports of good or bad crops
drought. flood, fly, frost or other causes
4 frequently false--wlll influence farm
4 ers 10 hold or sell a. under the old
4 system, why Will not reliable lnforma
stion ana recommendations placed be !
+ fore them be accepted, and influence,
ithemY
One of the vital features OF the plan
4 will be the official paper OF reporter,
which Will go to every member, and
+ which. when the membership is large
zenough to Justify. will be issued weekly
yIn this way the members will always.
fkeep right up TO date in the workings OIL
4 the society, all over the country, onI
scrops. values. etc, etc. also, when the
7 plan is in operation the city papers viii
<print the bulletins of the society as reg i
5ularly us they now print the market re
{ports, thus giving the news the veryI
widest distributioD.to non members AS
: we'll as TO members.
This is the only practical plan for the,
Farmers Manufacturers may forml
trusts and partnerships and be bound byI
I ironclad agreements. but farmers Will
mot be bound by such agreements
4 rbev would be broken and tie wholel
scheme be brought into dlsrepute.'
Also. with, ths- gTeRt. agricultural IN (
tdustrv any enormous concentration OFT
capital to control prices would prove AMI
incentive to unnsual production an!
Ifnducement TO hold crops and desired
( 10 obtain fictitious values. when the.
nlan wonld fail Also whatever indl-
yidual, company or trust attempted tol
lbetter prices for the farmers by the uSet
i of money will fan, as after they buy at
3 an advanced price they must find someE
5other individual or company TO payt
Them a still higher price. The largest,
treasure of money on earth could mott
permanently guarantee high prices for,
Farmers products.
With our plan, where price - baseds
7entirely on merit, an unusually lMgel
worlds crop. whether from increased
acreage, increased yield per acre or &C
5cumulations in the hands of producers
or FOLDERS. means lower prices in thei
3future This fear Of lower prices to be,
Mixed by production and consumptioni
4 will of itself be sufficient incentive I'd
{keep the crops moving into ccnsump-l
3tiop. The safety valve Will be rellablei
Information placed before them, q fairl
3miniuum price and the intelligence and
3common sense of a fair portion OF thel
3American farmers. Array on our sideI
\ he intelligent farmers who are amena-
4ble 10 facts and reason and the results
Il are accomplished The balance of the
FARMERS, at any rate. are the stuhborni
B Ignorant portion who are either driven
5or led. and are not sufficient To effect;
1.-THE general results.
4 We know, with a profitable price OBJ
3talpabIe. the temptation TO hold will
4 not be so great, and we predict crops
Twill be marketed closer during the year
and the consumption Will be greater OF
8every staple product
81 We have had some experience with
&human nature, and we believe enough
*producers can and will demand the
Hminlmum lowest allowablel price to
Smake the workings of the plan definite
land reliable. As 10 controlling pro-
3duction this feature will take care of
Itself. Consumption has overtaken
3 production IN all important lines, while
with profitable price assured, each
E producer will nos attempt TO put out a
Swhole township as he oftentimes at
=tempts when prices are low. in order &c
make both ends meet.