Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-23
FARMERS OF WAYNE
EXPRESS LOYALTY
Send Word to Secretary Hous-
ton They Will Do Utmost
to Aid in Crisis.
ASK ONLY SQUARE DEAL

OF Agriculture David F. Houston from
Wayne, Neb., by the Northeast Ne
braska Live Stock Breeders associa-
ton, of which F. z. Strohan is prcsi-
dent, expressing loyalty in this time OF
national peril.
in this hour OF grave national
complications says the letter, ''thc
members of the Northeast Nebraska
Livestock Breeders and Shippers as
sociation desire to express their 10y
atty, and through you say to the ad-
ministration that in common with all
patriotic Americans we are anxious %
render service to our country in every
possible way. In keeping with our
occupation we arc anxious to cooper
ate for the conservation OF the food
supply on hand and to increase farm
products in the future. Believing this
to be needed and valuable service,
we volunteer for its prosecution.
I'VE note the suggestion Of J. Og-
den Armour on the part OF the pack
ars that Tho onyar,t,o,, g. ,rb,t.o..j,,
,hs nr;co - a. nanLars, nrodn... ' .ny
.Isn ,hs $3.50 p ~ 90, pio a. -, s ,ha
anrsrnn,.p, ~. ao,;nn IN 49,, 49, y, .he
coru,ry Th;s il adrn;,e,og5 a - H. h;nt
sound;,o n.tr;ot;sn, h,t y H. " m'sn
OF loyalty and patriotism the members
none ~ '' ~ o. paw ~
cov.rrn.r. q III pr;o..
.,yo s,h,,;4 ho.,ou,- H.. aha,
,ho ns.tars III a. no,,orn,, ,n", w G..
,hs nr;cs - ,h.;r fs;stod nrndno. !.
;s ' .s scent r.nuos. t - p h,ua ~
aovsrnr,snt g. ,hs I nr;eo U,h;oh ,h"n v
ssa,i na,' ~. s.a.,. . 49, W." W.T. 9. 10y
Sna .t pa' e,,;shsd $3.50. 1 IN.
~. ;r,nrass;nn ~. III ell. r.; s
~ faaas.s -. a. Ssea:..:a
lii ar;.as 81 ~ a,.a.a 49,, ~
ad;,r,r 80 T. ai,..,,d;na1 -, &c i;a,; nv
aSU;,b II, H. nn,n io ~ 'ns.
r,s,ar w." -. ,.;nt.;, .hp. ,no We .sa
,,;o,;,,s ", h;nh ns;n ma ,,s we ,S S.u .he
bene6r;ar;es With an ,ct.ve demand
for corn at $l.40 per bushel. and an
average OF $l2 per ton for alfalfa, the
pound Of corn fed beef that is made
today costs the feeder rs cents. A
steer in good feeding condition will
eat one bushel OF corn in two days,
and considerable alfalfa, but for pres
ent purposes, we forget the alfalfa or
will balance it against the pork run
ming with the cattle.
Odds on Flesh.
"Tb;s brshe, ~ cor, w;il az, o,,o
tho steer Eve hounds of aes X which
vii, br;no on nc market nrescnt time
IN cents since his n cents worth III
bcef costs thc nrod,cer 81 a. mr. nu,.
t;ng Il another wav and 1cav;, q wide
margins costs tw;ce ,s much 70 mo
dure az Il hr;nos on the narket X l.
sinai, wonder that farmers and stoct.
men would he Glad IN exchange njaces
and nrofits with thc hackers How
long can thew he expected n continue
The producing 81 corn-fed meat under
such conditionss
Lee Tall, =, r,r.r
40 va
Again we submit that to arbitrarily
If M III IA i, ths in o" ,nn - ~ ~
, farmer and stockraiser He has every
chance TO lose but no chance 10 make
He alone must bear the entire loss
of rayaping diseases among stock. and
short crops. II hog cholera DESTROYS
half the hogs in the country. nj pres.
ent. the shortage would quicken the
demand, advance the price. and do
much to equalize Inc loss.
"If the corn crop fails and AZ n re-
suit il costs more 10 produce beef
and pork the stock producer must as
sumo all the loss Of the moor crop
under the regime OF fixed price for
pound OF his product will bring the
fixed price and no more. no matter
what It costs to produce. Under the
present, or ordinary regime, the in
creased demand and advanced price
enable the stocSman to recover per-
centage OF MS loss and place the bur-
Den on the entire community where
u rightly belongs, instead OF on the
stocknan alone where IT does not be-
long
No Easy Fortune.
"But this is not the only noint at
which the farmer and stockraiser i
attacked by abnormal conditions
Farming and stoekrais;ng TODAY Is not
as many suppose. a rose.nayed b;ub,
way TO easy fortune FARMING ;mnle-
ments have doubled in nr;ce. tbe
wages demanded bv farm heln nrou,d
have been nrinceIv 6vc ye,rs 400 The
boarding Of hands and the ms;nta;ns
inc az the proner horsenower i ex
nens;ve hevond control E,rn heIn i
very scarce and hard n secure Tbs
cali IN tbe coiors ;s ,gor.vat;ra the
situation for ,he m,;ar co. nsn, ~
the enl;stmen,s come fror, ,hs ca,,o
try->f.rmsrs; hons and ,.rn, 'h h.n aIu