Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-01
TALKS SCIENCE
OF MARKETING
RADFORD SAYS PROPER DiSTRI-
BUTTON IL ~ IMPORTANT TO
FARMER A. PRODUCTION.

want 10 reiterate the position the
Farmers Union has always held on
scientific farming A. those who
farm understand II. farming embra-
ces both production and marketing
and they cannot be segregated Sci
ence IN farming is useful so TAR as
IL contribute toward successful
farming 4 farmer who produces o.
crop be- can neither use OF sell no.
a profit o. an unsuccessful farmr
REGARDLESS Of the sience boz employ
cd In production lle o. Co., much @
failure as manufacturer Who
makes goods he cannot son. although
he may have used scientific meth
DDS In production
There must be coordination be
tween production and distribution
and growing two bales OF cotton
where the market needs only one. is
as unscieniiHe as growing one bale
OF cotton 0u land that should pro
duce two and ar more disa trous 20
the producer contend that while
We are suffering from overprofuc-
tion. or perhap ve should term II
lack of proper distribution tho
agencies seeE.n- fo assist agriculture
whether Tho. Doe Governmental or
volunury can render 90 greater ser
vice by eNt.lt.ua ur TRANSFERRING
their effort from thr production to
tho marketing alU OF %" problem
I.arge Troops Bring less Money Than
Small Ones
The officer .lI lecturers of the
Farmers Union have publicly APPROX
cd cyorr intelligent effort of the
people and tl. government tn help
the farmer Oh April 2ath ol last
year . discussed Ha.ur" 1n audience
Of University fHlort 90 Austin the
relation of production and market
ing quote paragraph of mF od
dros
"a tremendous amour. OF alton
ton o. being paid fo the subject of
scientific production auI ai TINS
the farmers linton approves o. is
good thing tD know hoN - raise
a. bushels of corn 600 the same
acre that produced 800 or to raise
two bales ot cotton on land that aid
produce one. but 600 long as the
grower realize loss 600 a 5000 900
bale crop than 0a one OF lO.uUO,u0u
bale. me Increased productive capa-
city works 90 practice under pres
ent conditions as a disadvantage 10
tho farmer
n order that the iusoparabie con
noctlun betves production ana mat
ketIng may ne clearly reviewed !
submit charts Illustrating tho 1910
and l4ll cotton crop comparing ths
number % bales produced in the
United States aud the farm value
accordne to Federal Agricultural
Department reports The illustra-
tious arc sali-ezpIauatory aud fol-
low
The preliminary reports ON the
1912 crops show li271.au0 bales
valued 90 SsGl3UU 600 and while
these figures are subject go change.
they 'ous the woll-estahlishod rule
that o small crop SELLS for more
than large one This situation ap-
plies Hith equal force 90 400 staple
crops
Where Shall the CITY Man Work
The farmer D. the last mu on
earth 20 restrain the pillow lr chido
the be1aficauce of nature. yof the
farmers of Texas must either stop
the pillow. find market or goo broke
When the more we raise th. Joss wc
got for our crop. shall u. continue
o. produce ls not mr agency Chat
wi'I rcdur. production ta 'h. market
demand d better friend fo the farm
that increases 10 beyond lUe market
demar1' cannot thp UfH 900 rem
der NOV. efficient sr.t'.. boo r.mot
ir-. u'H.. rHau IN .H.r SIMS Jh,
srp. IH, Farmers Union hl.
for more fI.u ten years plead With
thc farmers of Texas f0 reduce thl
cotton ..Hea and plan. cereals
Ferea I feed stuff and vh.,
Ne .a.. made some pruue.s. new
farms .r. OF course opened uf
daily ..H f.. total cotton acreage
BIAS u.ila.|E increased Texas. o
rer'.Hr a small sec'0u is uo
rar'a. country and v, com novel
hope Orr compete ON the market $3.50.
f'at.s U.n |.HH- and luH hut $50
should suppl. .Hr own demands 81.
iarm.r .Ir afford 10 buy f..ur h'
con pals. HH u'ier how cheap % b
oNorD. $3.50. fhc use o' IH. s.I
and .t r..rr milo maize .uI Kali
corn Ha com efHa crops thar sin ai
moa '..a. cotton boz value 90
not consider fH. We are -l'.r.u
icdaI .a m.. rom reproduction
iu cotton "a. f.a market fhr frs
three months Inc harvest -easo
while 'aa umption of Dotto
runs evenly throughout tae ,utir
year The Farmers Union bias u,
ceodei .n s'eals.ng the market to
certain extent and impro,iul price.
nut w. need le.p We bccorc Oh
prey a. spectators and gambler an
enter into rg.logs competition alt
each other a both production an
markeuug
Agrical'ure Is the most practic'
of induafrie and the solution
ii' problem must be made Bog n
continued efforts OF those seasone