The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-05

1918. when for the FIRST time II was
possible 10 check up accurately on
wheat. the departments estimates
came r-iihin 2 per cent Of the wheat
production. AZ shown by the guam
tity used for seed and total receipts
az mills and elevators as reported BY
the grain corporation OF the food adj
ministration
Such figures. authoritative aud IN
biased. are prerequisite 20 the most
intelligent program either OF produc~
tion or OF marketing. They prevent
the issuance of hia ed and misleading
reports by SPECTATORS. They tend to
stabilize prices by giving advance in
formation II overprodpetion or under.
production. The certainty of supply
resulting from dependable government
reports reduces the carrying risk Of
buyers and dealers and enables them
10 pay better prices than would be
possible otherwise. The government
reports enable transportation COM
panies 10 estimate tonnage and 20 pro
vide cars when anc where they are
needed. They give bankers the in
formation necessary In providing funds
for financing farmers in the prOduc-
ton Of their crops and. after harvest.
for buyers and distributors ~ crops.
They enable manufacturers 10 know.
months In advance. what materials
should be contracted for 10 order that
farm machinery, equipment. and sup
plies may be made available without
annoying and expensive delays.
There is just one class OF msn in
jured by the government crop reports.
They are the professional SPECTATORS
who profit by the ignorance and I'M
certainty OF Others,
Those facts have long been realized
as 10 the government reports on Geld
crops. New they are 20 become equal
" true as 10 live stock,
To Shs~ Commercial Production"
A number Of other things are 20 be
done under the new program One
will be 70 show. nor merely total pro
ducsioa. but commercial production as
we'll That Is, the crop report will
show ncs only how much of : given
commodity Is produced on the farms
bur how much leaves the farms and
gpes ON the market. The price " any
thing is not determined by the guam
tity OF thar thing produced % the
farm. consumed On the farm. or wasted
on the farm. SO much as BY the mar
sesahle Surplus-the portion that setc-
ally leaves the tarr and becomes a
factor In supply aud demand in the
open market.
Another Important thing thar viii
be little longer In coming is .hs
actual taking OF q farm census every
wear Instead " using as basis Of all
nyu-ss the laSs preceding lAyear CEN
snS This is 20 be accomplished ey
using TAX assessors as CATERERS OF
basic farm figures About 10 states
have already passed laws requiring
aSSsSSnrS 70 DO this work. the rsgu-rS
70 De made 70 the state commissioned
OF agriculture and 60 be checked W
BY the state essd agent os the bureau
Of Greg estimates In states where
srca laws have been PASSED. they are,
for the most part. new and are not yet
fully n elective operation. The de-
rartnsne OF agriculture expects how.
ever. thar similar laws will be passed
Ia sn other states and the plan put IN
coEnp,ese elective operation through
cut the United States within the mex,
five years
A great deal Of work Is being done.
also hooking 70 closer cooperation BE-
tween the federal department OF agrs-
cusrurs and the seSes departments
Such cooperation results in combining
the facilities et the ewo Organisation
aud using them for the issuance Of :
single monthly crop report foe rhs
srsee instead Of TWO. Ce-orerasiys
agreements have been entered into n
WISCONSIN. Ohio. riSnciss fo~a- Ne
eraSSa. Missouri. Georgia. Alaeama
North carclina. West Virginia. Arssa
SaS Utah and Idaho. and are 1nSe.
/ consideration in many ether states