Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-07
SWINE GROWERS
WANT PRICE FIXED
Endorsement Given Plan to In.
crease Production and for
Determining Price Paid
During Short Periods.

'A "'hlhS 10 ledVe II rC
Hoover"
Go back to Food Administrator
Hoover and tell him that the farmers
Of Nebraska are determined to do
their best 10 assist in winning the
war and viii abide by any decision
that a committee appointed by him
nay advise"
Sentiments like this we're freely ex.
pressed by more than sN0 stock rails
7rrs and feeders at the Live Stock ex-
change last night, following an ad-
dress on the critical condition of the
hog situation by Clifford Pinchot, per-
Sonal rcpresentive of Food Admins
traitor Herbert Hoover.
With teamwork between the gov
eminent and tie swine grower for the
next thl1y days, we can win the war
with pork" said Mr.. Pinchot. can
assure YOU that with your promise
to cooperate with the food admins
trat'on. we will guarantee cost of pro-
duction plus reasonable profit in
order to reliesc the critical situation.
The United States today is 58,00O.-
900 head of hogs below the normal
supply. We must have IS per cent
above the norma! or 100000 head
OF hogs above the present prospect
to supply the demand to be placed
upon US"
He urgently requested spring far.
Eowlng of pigs as the most rapid way
OF increasing the meat supply. After
see 'ng the strong sentiment in favor
OF the proposed plan he said h. would
go back TO Washington and urge
prompt action III the appointment OF
a committee 10 fix legitimate price
for hogs.
The plan proposed is to base the
price Of hogs on the price of corn,
at the time il was fed. on the aver
age amount OF corn it will take per
month to produce 100 pounds of pork
In this maurer it would be of no
benefit 10 anyone if the price of corn
should be beaten down at hog ship
ping time.
When the United States says the
terms of peace are equitable and truly
in the interest of democracy. the war
will end" said Food Administrator
WattIes. "Our allies will agree with
US or starve. The war will be won
by that cour try that can longest iced
the men, i'll the trenches and with the
help OF the farmers in the corn belt
that will 'be Ike United States.
1--WE must stand behind the men
in the trenches and one Of the big
Fest battles will he fought by the pro-
ducers at home. With ample produc-
ton to feel our soldiers and our al
lies We will be in a position to and
will dictate peace terms that will end
this terrific connict."
Farmers from Nebraska and sur
rounding states endorsed the move
ment in the hcartiest of terms and
d resolution drawn by committee,
of which T.. Z. Russell was chairman.
vas passed unanimously. addressed |
to Food Administrator Hoover, in |
which the following recommendations |
were made:
I'VE endorse the methods for the |
increase Of the production of hogs
and cattle 40 recommended to you
on September l8. 1917, by certain !
members of the live stock industry
committee.
1--WE endorse and join In the recon-
mcndat;ous made to you by 'represen-
tative Swine Growers Of the Corn
Belt, i'll convention assembled at
Waterloo. Ia on October 3, 1917.
"In addition. to our approval OF the
foregoing resolutions, we desire to
bring particularly to your attention
the necessity for fixing Immediately,
irr advance, el,e prices of hogs for
short periods at all the principal live
stock markets of the country on the
basis of cost of production during
the el,tire feeding period, plus a
profit which will provide the neces-
sary stimulant for the abnormal pro-
dlction desired and the need for max
ing such prices effective.
"There is grave danger that owing
to the lac,: Of definite information re-
garting tie prices for live stock, the
whole campaign for increased pro-
duction will prove a failure. We
therefore cannot urge too strongly
the necessity OF prompt action on
vour part with definite assurances
that reriuncrative prices will be paid.
AMI we further strongly recommend
that the commission to be appointed
to fix the corn and pounds of pork
proportion shall be largely composed
Of practical ;.wine men"