The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-08

Mr.. L. NJ. Bacon said "Mr. Crowther's theor.
| is right, but we cannot get the farmers to UNITE
| to study or manage their interests. The presen
| price is more normal than abnormal. The whea
with us cannot be had. There are only few
| farmers that have wheat to sell and was told 9
man in Pennsylvania was required to purchase
wheat in the West to meet his custom. There j:
no other country like ours for growing wheat
| think the duty of % cts. per hushel should be
taken off of wheat Foreigners must be fed as
they are not taking up our farm lanG; w ria
Years ago it was reckoned at so cts. per bushel
as profitable. We cannot control our wheat
until it gets to the consumer. The Government
should legislate against gambling in grain. Pub
lie carriers can be controlled. think we could
sell our growing wheat at $ll0 per bushel with
prOpriety."
Col. Mcintosh said: 1--WE can't well prevent
men from gambling, but we can punish them.
If had 1000 acres in wheat would feel safe IN
selling wheat at $l.10."
Congressman Talbot said: about the time
we are ready to sell wheat the price will be
normal and if a farmer has certain number of
acres of wheat it would be fair if he chose to
sell. The 25 cts per bushel duty has nothing to
do with the present condition of the market as
we grow more wheat than we can consume,
Letter gambled with wheat but think Patten
based his action on reports as to the quantity on
hand and the shortage in other countries. There
are other channels of information besides those
of the Agricultural Department reports. Mr.
Hill, the noted railroad fancier, studies the stu
alton so that he may have sufficient cars to meet
Mr.. Granville Matthews said II think the
present price of wheat is due to speculation. At
this time of the year the principal part of the
wheat crop is out of the farmers hands and
prices advance and when the new crop comes the
price is usually less. The farmers could regu-
late the sale of their crops, but it is difficult to
get them to unite in their interests"
Mr.. W. d. Curry said: II will not sell my crop
of wheat at $1.lO per bushel at present, as do
can be called gambling"
Mr.. E. E. Scott said II think it we'll and the
kI..~L t.
sell soon after the wheat is threshed. Those
who kept wheat suffered loss by the fly"
Mr.. E. G: Merryman said: 1.-The Government
reports indicate less acreage and product this
year than last year. l would take S1.l0 per
bushel for my crop of wheat and think farmers
would be justified in selling at that price, which
is the price that wheat should bring. The pros
pect is favorable for crop and the situation
encourages $1.10 wheat. This price is offered
the Frederick county farmers, which under
stand is refused
Mr. John Crowther said: IF reports are cor
rect respecting the amount of wheat on hand
then the price of wheat is reasonable. 1t may
be against the interest of our farmers as the in
centive will be to SOW large acreage of spring
wheat, which has tendency to decrease the
price of wheat. l cannot say as to the price of
wheat being normal. The purchase of five mil
lion bushels by Patten would not surely control
the market. If we had the money we would
likely do as he has done. 1 will not speculate
with my crop but wait until it comes and then
se.''
Mr.. D. S. Psarce said: ut seems to me the
labor, as $1.20 more per barrel for flour is re-
quired; also affects the price of grain products,
as bran now sells at 1923 per ton in car loads. 1
have usually planned to sell my wheat soon after
harvest and buy bran, which sells for several
dollars less per ton at that time. know of but
little wheat now in the hands of farmers, but
the Government reports Fl per cent. of last
years crop in their possession"
Mr.. Frank G. Scott said: II am not so much
elated over the rise in price of wheat as to want
to SOW all of my farm in that grain. do not
expect to increase my acreage. There may be
some good cause for the rise of the price, out
the present prospect of yield of wheat would
not encourage it, as never saw wheat at this
time of the year look better. 1 cannot say the
present situation is speculative; it may be the
supply is not equal to the demand. As to the
shrinkage of wheat in weight, the loss is 10
bushels in 100 from the time it is cut to winter"
Mr.. Upton H. Tarbert said: when we are
ready to offer our wheat for sale the supply and
demand will bring about normal conditions in
price,
wheat are smart enough to get near the guam
tity of grain that is available. They make
business of it and seem to know what they are
doing. think the prospects are favorable for
81 per bushel for wheat. Patten saw that fiuc-
tuations in wheat was coming and he made use
of the opportunity to make money. l think,
with Mr.. j. s. Crowther, that if farmers would
unite they could handle their products to their
to work together and prevent others from
managing their business for them. The price of
our grain is fixed in the foreign market. kept
my wheat over several years ago and by chance
got $1.46 per bushel for it, that being the time
of the Letter deal.''
The hour of having arrived for many of the
guests to take the train adjournment was earlier
than usual
Mrs Crowther spread a collation. and was as
sisted by her daughters, Mrs. Cyrus Babb, Miss
Margaret Crowther and Mrs. j. S. Crowther,
Mrs. Gwynn Crowther, Misses Rose Richardson
and Page Crowther. Mrs. j. F. G. Talbot was
guest.