American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-11
BIG FARMERS ASK
AID OF SPOKANE
A. j. stone and N. ". Merritt OF Ro-
salia seek Change Of Wheat Basis
settlement.

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saiia Seek Change Of Wheat Basis
Settlement.
That the situation confronting the
farmers OF eastern Washington Is more
serious than Is generally understood
and that they viii actually lose money
on this years crop unless assisted by
united effort OF the business interests
OF the northwest 20 secure the same
price FOR their wheat az Pacific coast
points as is paid az Chicago. Is the
contention Of A. ,. Stone and W.. W.
Merritt. two OF he most extensive
farmers OF the Rosaiia ueighborhOod.
Who came TO spokane Monday 20 he-
cure the cooperation % Spokane buhi-
nese interests ln securing The Chicago
price tor western wheat
Farmers VI eastern Washington
viii lose money on the 1917 crop az
81. 40 for their wheat ~ The local ware
houses. said Mr.. stone and Mr. her-
riif. aud thcy offered figures 90 prove
their assertion. These men nave
farmrd for more than 80 years 10 tho
Ros4la neiFhborhood and both have
iargf areas 81 farm lands no" rented
20 men eho are paying cash rent or a
share OF the crop They have studied
the situation carefully and ottef the
following hEurea to prove that a loss
will b. suffered by the tarmern II thrs
are required 90 take $50 per bnshei
for their wheat ar stone, acting az
spokesman. gave the figures and MT
Merritt concurred in every statement
made.
show Farmers VIII Lose Money.
80 H a. N..N LA HLL Pa.
louise onntr b. farmed By renters.
said Mr. stone. and they pay - cash
rent per acre for the land and sum
mer falloU halt o. a. This means $40
Der acre rent for the land on which q
crop o. groNn each year. II cnsts
$50 per acre "a summer fallow tho
land and $3.50 per acre more TO cult
eata Ia. n costs 20 cents an acre 20
driii Il and 60 cents an acre 10 harrow
Il after e a. drilled The seed last
fail cost g. per acre. Then the grain
was winter killed and had 90 be re-
seeded This sprlnf That cost 70 cents
az acre for diaking. 81 per acre for
seed. rs cents an acre Tor narrowing
and 90 cents an acre for drilling To
harvest the crop costs ~ per acre for
binding Il. 90 cents an acre Tor twine,
MH NNNNM AN MNNM NMN |NNfA nHNM 81 10
cents an a hunhel for threshlnR The
crop or the palOuse country viii not
average more than ~ bushels per acre
this year. which meant $50 FOR
thrnahlnF each acre. Then there are
ak sacks az "A cents each. "A cents,
making n grand total for preparing
the ground and planting 10 twice with
high priced seed and harvesting Of
HHW .A .. .LML .A-H..NH.- MNu .H 900
rent FOR the land
AT 81 SO per buahel ~ bushels 81
wheat per acre means a gross income
@, fsiGO per acre. TO offset an ex-
peuse of f2f28. leaving "a net loss OF
$3.50 per acre without counting the
cost OF hauling the grain 90 market
and insurance. which every farmer a.
compelled Goa carry.
Conditions This Year abnormal.
We do not contend that thla condi-
tinn prevails every year or that farm.
rrs can npf raise wheat under normal
conditions and make "a profit with a
price of 81 So. or oven losa. per bushcl.
iiut Sc go contend. and the nguros
prove o.. that this year with not 90
exceed half a normal crop and almost
double normal expenses, the farmers
uil actually loao none, at 81 so per
huahei
We are asking fhe Spokane cham
Der Of Commerce to assist ua iu ao
curing Justice Tor fhe northwest and
Rave the same price liked for Pacific
cuast terminals aa Chicago q is not
fair 90 ua to require as to pas the ar
ference in freight rate to Chicago
whom oue er very little of our wheat
air ro to Chicago. but practically all
80 " n Do ground into flour on this
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coast and ne flour shipped by water
o. Europe at the sans rate it viii take
by faii and eater from Chicago