New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-22

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little in one direction, but gain in an
other. Stability Of prices is more i'm
portant than any particular price.
Nevada and her representative in
the Senate and House are Loyalty back
ing the Federal government in the fight
for democracy"
MARTIN NELSON, dean College OF
Agriculture, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, Ark:
"The farmers of Arkansas are en-
thusiHstic over the $500 wheat price.
They arc selling and preparing for a
large increase in wheat acreage"
Michigan Farmers Satisfied
JAMES y. MBRIDE. Michigan Di
rector of Markets. Lansing. Mich:
-Four hundred Michigan farmers
were consulted by this office and their
composite price for the 1917 wheat crop
was just trife higher than the Garfield
Commission finding.
Farmers too busy now putting in
crop for next year to market wheat
when the price will not drop. Price
fixing makes for more economy in de-
livery and cheaper storage at home
than in elevators. Wheat growers are
purchasers Of flour at the same prices
as are other consumers, and at present
are paying high prices for -four and
millfecd from wheat.
"When regulation all along the line
becomes effective the farmer as a con-
sumner will sell wheat more freely.
Michigan wheat growers IA whole
approve of the governmental price de-
tat IN n
that determined for private gain. The
personnel Of the wheat commission is
preferred to the Board OF Trade oper-
ators in Chicago and Minneapolis.
supply and demand are but different
viewpoints Of the same things. The
viewpoint to provide the cost of pro-
duction and fair profit is long
deferred hope OF agriculture. Organ
lied speculation pushes the price up
when wheat is largely out of the grow
ers' hands. An occasional farmer
profits under these conditions. Be-
cause mis- neighbors have lost these
men are dead sure Hoover is wrong.
"Thc great mass of common farmers
see the approach OF new era her-
aided by the work Of Mr.. Hoover
CHARLES A. LORY. president Colo
RADIO State Agricultural College, Fort
Collins. Colo:
"In reply to your telegram, the attf-
tudc of Colorado farmers toward 500
wheat is good. Wheat is moving rap
idly and will continue. We are having
some difficulties establishing the proper
difrercntials and in getting familiar
with the grading standards. Condl-
tons are good
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College OF Agriculture. University OF
Wyoming. Laramie, Wyo.:
an the main the farmers of Wyom-
ing arc going TO be satisfied with 500
wheat. The crop OF 1917 is yielding
well, and The bulk will reach the mar
kot this wear at the current price
+. u. LINFIELD, director Montana
Experiment Station, Bozeman, Mont:
"More than 30 per cent Of the farm
ers of Montana are dissatisfied with the
price Of wheat with us $l.92, instead
of $500. They are not selling freely,
EXCEPT those that have TO. The dis
satisfaction is due partly TO small acre
returns. because OF poor crops this
wear. but partly to the early applica-
ton of the price before they could even
up for the low price of last year.
There will not be any haste TO sell
until assured that the middleman can
not take undue profits. as he did last
wear. They will also want to buy Mon
tana -four on Montana wheat prices, and
not on St. Paul prices of -four, plus the
freight Another cause of dissatisfac-
ton is that in some places the local
miller refuses to buy wheat at the mill
except at such differential, as compared
with its own elevators, as 10 practI-
cally put the farmers elevators out Of
business"