Milford chronicle., 1912-12-13

ubere in this country. Hence. 1t is I'M
rortant to the success of farming opera
lions that depend on hired labor that tney
should produce commodities whose prices
are high enough to sustain competitive
wages ON the farm. II is demonstrated
in this bulleiin that there is at least
sociation. il not the respectively, anu
HIGH and low average value ot pr rjduct per
yorker An examination OF the courseoi
nrices of farm products at the farm shows
that farm vase rates have persisted IN + n
inward movement in spite OF adoWh"alu
nrice movement was upward. although
not in as great degree The aver 'ge
value OF implements and machinery per
farm was SlOl in 1881; it inc eAsed TO piOH
IN 1890: in 1900 there wa@ marked !"
creyse TO Sl3l; aud an enormous increase
N SIgq in 1910 These Increases were
Of due solely to an upward movement
nj nrices of farm implements ana machlh'
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oya value of jmplp meuts and machinery
ner nprson 10 wears old and over gaihiuIiy
ennIoved IN agriculture. This average
was sl22 in 1880 it rose to Slb3 IN 1871
md to $40 in 1900 The rate Of increSs--
/ in the total vaue OF imp ements a.d
machinery from 1890 TO 1900 and III tn
average value per farm was much grea'e
than the rate Of increase OF vaIue per ag'i-
cultural worker.
The increased productivity OF human
labor nv the use of implements and
machinery is strikir gly stated in the cra' e
Of corn. From 1865 to 1894 the nmee
of human labor required to produce
bushel OF corn on average d,cilheu
from 4 hours and "a minutes to II minutes
Tbis was because inventors had gwen 10
tbe farmers of 1924 the gang plow, the
disc harrow. the corn planter drawn ny
horse. and the four section harrow Tor
nnIverizing the topsoil; becanse thev mad
given to the farmers the self binder Drawn
/ nv horses to cut the stalks and bind them;
a machine for removing the husk from
the ears an in the same operation TOR
( cntting the busk, stalks, and h'ades tor
feeding. the power being supplied by a
steam engine; because they had given to
the farmer a marvellous corn she'ler,
onerated bv steam and shelling | bushei
/ ~ corn Der minute instead of tre old way
/ If corn Smelling in which the labor ot one
man was required for 100 minutes to do
/ the same work
The two years preceding 1912 were not
highly productive in agriculture for elm
attic reasons. and, in referring to the con,
seonent popular fear that agricu 'tnrsI
nriduction in this country was iast tenu
INC TO be insufficient to national require
ments. the bulletin states that the farmer
is continually facing the penalties OF over,
production and TIM results OF the o q
familiar rule that a. production increases
I bv a certain percentage, prices 1tten De-
crease in greater percentage Farmer m
their collective activity endeavor to
produce about the quantity of a crop that
! thew can market at profitable prices Ar
experience of years gives them q rongh
sort Of Judgment with regard to this qnan
itv. but they cannot foresee what thf
weather will do to their crops. Having
made their planting and sowing plans
presumably with fairness 10 themselves
and also to consumers, the crop sutteI'
unforeseen adversities. there is inadequate
production, and the general conc 'usion II
thatthe agriculture of the country ls unanl'
to meet the national requirements