Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-11-14
PRICE FOR
1919 WHEAT CROP
URGED IN REPORT
Advice Of Only Committee Farm.
ers Have at Capital Was
Disreaarded.

facts are certain to develop as the re-
suit Of a resolution offered In the
House of Representatives by Congress-
man Anderson, Republican, of Mime.
sofa, calling for an investigation OF
the report chat, early In August, the
Agricultural Advisory Committee ap-
pointed to investigate the cost OF pro-
duciug wheat and to recommend a
guaranteed price for the 1919 harvest,
recommended $2.48 as a minimum
price to be guaranteed for 1919 wheat.
The report and recommendation.
when brought to light, will disclose the
following facts: After four days ses
sion and hearings, the Agricultural Al.
yisory Committee, with seventeen OF
t~veuty-four members present, by the
unanimous vote Of those present. passed
the following resolution to be trans
mitted to the Secretary Of Agriculture f:
"Resolved, That 1t is the II OF
| this Committee that a minimum price
of s2.48 per bushel for No. l Northern
| Spring Wheat, or Its equivalent, based
on Chicago delivery be fixed for the
| 1919 wheat crop.
Need Of Higher Prices. ~
In support of Its report the commit
tee said while 1t believed the price OF
500 per bushcl as guaranteed FOR the
| 1918 wheat crop was, under all cir
cumstances, reasonable, that II telt
sure that
"The wheat crop Of 1919 cannot be
produced on the same basis OF cost
for the following reasons: The adul-
tional cost Of commercial fertilizers
and clover seed, which are necessary
to many sections In the successlul
growing of wheat !; the increased cost OF
farm machinery; the increased cost OF
accessories and repairs; the Increased
cost of fuel and lubricatinG oils TOT
the tractor engines used In preparing
much of the land !; the increased cost
Of skilled labor used in running such
machines; the increased and increas-
ing cost of all common labor, both be-
cause Of higher wages due to lessened
supply and Of rapidly diminishing Ell.
nciency; the increased demands OF
labor for improved living conditions,
which must be met by the building OF
houses for the occupancy Of married
men, they being the only class now
available in any substantial NUMBER
for farm work."
The report further stated that OF
the basis Of $2.46 wheat the cost OF
-four would be increased only n dol
lar e barrel over the cost Of -four on
the basis Of 1920 wheat, and that the
average yearly consumption OF nour Is
less than one barrel per capita
"surely," rays the report, zone dollar
per annum cannot be regarded as an
unreasonable advance In the cost OF
living, considering the level of wages
already reached under war condi'
TONS"
No Profit Allowed Farmsrs.
Although this was the oficial recon
mendation of the committee, Informal
" It stated that in recommending s2.4t
a. the guaranteed price for 1919 whea'
they named the minimum; that TINS
UrlCe QOG6 uUt lllSiuuC NOSs
err that It allows only 0 per cent In
crease for labor and machinery, where
A. the government has allowed 20 pei
cent. for these items In fixing price,
In other Industries; and that, finally
1t allows the farmer no percentage O
proft at all.
or all the multitude Of commission
4 n ..r
and committees handling " activi
tics at our national capital this com
mittee 10 the only representation tn
Northern farmer has. That this rec
ommendation, reached after q carefu
inquiry, shonld have been utterly y
norsd il u r to call for considerable
explanation,-espeoially In view 0
the tender solicitude shown the cotto'
planter VINO Is making nearly 200 pc
cent. profit on the basis Of his presen
prces which the administration re
fuses to regulate.
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