Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-11-05
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH
FARM BUREAU PREsl-
~... DENT ON MARKETING
"Jim" R. Howard, President Of Amer
ican Farm Bureau Federation, tells
HIGHLAND Recorder How Producers
Plan Protection. 'l.
(By Victor S. Mayer)

Marketing of all farm products
through cooperative organizations Oh
each commodity and supplying the
centers of manufacture and present
distribution with one-twelth of com
modify at time to prevent gluttlng
the market, is the comprehensive
marketing plan of the American
Farm Bureau Federation as announc-
ed by it's president, James R. Howard,
familiarly called Jim" by his ac-
ouaintances and even his farm hands.
TN the past the farmers of Amerl-
ca marketed individually and contin-
ed themselves to trading among them
selves. They gave no thought OF
laws of supply and demand and took
what was offered for their products.
"In many sections this is still the
Ease, but change is coming because
the World War taught the farmer
that he must begin to. function in re-
ldL1Ou 10 LllS uO1C HOAAo'
"The American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton has for it's biggest job the
placing of agriculture in its proper
retionship is not proper at present,
but this will be corrected.
Would Prevent Cutting Market By
Wholesale Dumping
Under present economic condl-
tions the producer of wheat must sell
his grain direct from the thresher and
cotton grower must sell his cotton d1-
rect from the gin because neither is
provided with adequate storage facil-
tiles. Dumping any commodity upon
the market means lowering the pdice
then and there.
"It is our aim to correct these ills.
We are gaining in strength daily and
hope to be able to have voice in
shaping important legislation, both
national and state. -
eve do not favor congressional ac-
ton in those things which the farm
or can remedp himself. However, it
| is worthy of serious thought on the
part of everyone to find way to in
sure the farmer more than "a mere
living on the farm. He must have
| cost of production plus a reasonable
profit, the same as industry demands.
He only asks fair play.
ow Farm Bureau Would Function
Distribution
"The problems of distribution Of
farm commodities are the most per-
picking.
I'VE will try to solve them by the
appointment Of national committees
Of representative farmers from prac-
tical1y every state to study the parti-
cular problems in which a certain
group of producers may be directly
interested. For instance, we now
have q committee of II farmers who
Will devote time and study to the So
tuition of cooperative grain market
ing.
"A similar committee will be COM
posed of livestock raisers from all ov-
er the United States to study live
stock marketing. ,There will be ma
tional committees to study the mark
citing Of cotton, truck, fruit, wool.
Also the construction Of bonded ware
houses for the storage of such COM
modities as nov tend to glut the
market by being dumped. wholesale
when systematic distribution over a
period of months or a year would
help to keep the price steady.
Maintain Steady Market By Uniform
| Distribution
"For instance, it might be possi-
bic to release wheat and corn or cot
ton and similar commodities from
bonded warehouses in regular guam
Titles over a period of 12- months.
Each month definite proportion OF
the crop would reach market or man
ufacturers to keep industry supplied
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