South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-31
TO THE PATRIOTIC FARMERS
OF INDIANA.
TFort Wayne Journal Gazette.)


Some day AFTER the poisonous fumes OF petty party
politics has cleared away VIII recorded
OF the dastardly sinister OF politicians
OF the flesh pot during the their effort
the seed OF dissatisfaction with the government
among the farmers OF the country. AT hour when
class OF Americans making sacrifices with
OF hxed income worrying along with the universal
y higher prices without correspondingly higher
with the men IN the factories draininr themselves
gladly 20 buy bonds and stamps and with kinds
OF business affected extent. these politicians
have out among the farmers In EFFORT 10 make
them dissatisfied with their lot That this effort 20
array the farmers whom much depends. IN
opposition the policies the policies OF the
eminent, viii fail certain that the farmers
lntellgent The oIher day a pracloal farmer. Ralph
". Moss, did while IN congress than any
other for the benefit Of his fellow farmers
out statement which VIII probably meet with the
approval the Americans the lands Take this
and confute It y you
7 saw no effects OF tre republican props-
sanda," he said. although Il Is talked indus
triously by republican workers. In reality, the
farmers OF my county. and OF the gen
orally VIII receive larger incomes this year
than IN any year IN the history OF the state.
This is due TO two causes. good crops and high
prices Farmers ere enjoying the highest prices
they have known In Clay county
giving special attention dairy farming
moderate scale. have recently placed = small
dairy on my farm and we are getting So cents
a pound butter-fat Ny truck load Ok
hogs sold TO local shipper Tor $685. per 100,
weighed my scales, and delivered ~
the farm Good mich cows are selling at public
sale for 1925 $50. Fat steers quoted at
Indianapolis at $40 per hundred. Eggs bring
". 1
items to show that practically all farm pro
ducts are very high and al farmers know Il"
Referring the fixing or the price OF wheat this
farmer a statement which may startie the pro
fessional politicians parasites who live their
wits while posing the special champions Of the
farmers concerning whose interest they know little and
less He takes the position that the action OF the
government in fixing minimum price for wheat IS
the granted TO the northern farm
by the government and then proceeds 70 expand
upon the theme
you must remember that we are now IN q
period prices which 20 vanish
soon as ends Even the recent allied
victories have caused a large fall IN all other
grain products Corn has dropped 20 cents m
three weeks ct has dropped again
since Mr.. Moss spoke), on OF
indicating the beginning the
war. OF all farmers. the wheat raiser is alone
a guaranteed high price next year;
and that Is where the patriotic farmer who
responded the presidents call. and
winter wheat, viii reap his reward.
am proud of the that Indiana
farmers have made. Last year, the request OF
the national government the Indiana commits
sion OF food production and conservation OF
which I chairman, asked the farmers OF
Indiana to Increase their wheat acreage Is per-
cent They the top for 30 percent,
and the result the largest surplus wheat
crop this year Indiana any the
Union except Kansas This year I have
creased my acreage Is percent last year.
and my neghbors in this country are generally
doing we'll Reports from over the state
published IN the Indiana Farmers Guide OF
Sept q, indicate a general increase OF 25
percent last year
This such straight common that II may be
beyond the comprehension OF the Shiny politician wind
ing serpentine way Ike copperhead OF old
the lands TO hiss into the farmers that he
against the plans OF Hoover and Wilson
save democracy class has responded the
speed-up call Loyalty than the farmer; has
treated fairly and know Il better. The
infamy Of the thing is that the public toerates such
copperheadsm. Suppose these politicians OF the
flesh pot were to go the factories and whisper
men, The country just must have product
Don't work unless they pay you more You get
It Now is your chance"
The lamp post for that
And If there IS any difference between tIat sort OF
enemy propaganda the uttering the
ments TO the farmers Of America waiting for
the differentiation
HELP WILSON WY TIE raR