The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-27
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81 America. They desire to be given
he results OF thorough and intelli.
gent study as 10 the cost OF farm prod.
acts at home and abroad, and should
% furnished the uncensored facts.
/ believe In a far larger measure OF
direct dealing between producers and
consumers OF food. Today altogether
too small a portion OF the consumers
dollar gets back 10 the farmer. When
the farmer sells his milk in bulk for
SiA cents and finds Il retailing at fif-
teen a few hours later, he realizes
that he IS not receiving his proper
share OF the proceeds OF his product.
lie IS not a profiteer. While the stor
age OF food supplies is absolutely nee
essary TO feed our people, since crops
are not produced throughout the year.
the boarding Of food supplies should
be severely punished and vigorously
suppressed.
DIVISIONS should be made to
enable farmers to obtain adequate
credit so az to extend the farming in.
terests OF our country. Steps should
be taken to increase the production Of
necessary fertilizers so that the farm.
er may never be without an adequate
supply. Steps should be taken look
ing to the increased production of nj
tTites.
| believe that the treatment Of CO
operative organizations OF farmers
should be with the same consideration
as to other organizations under the
same circumstances.
! believe In the gradual abolition q
farm tenancy. In our country the
typical farmer has owned the land and
cultivated it with the aid Of his own
sons and a few hired men. We do
not want this type Of farmer supplant
ed by one who holds his lands as q
tenant. We do not wish to see the
farmer absorbed by the big land hold.
ers to the detriment of our best farm.
ing interests.
We want to maintain the tradition
type Of farmer-the man who lives up.
on and owns his land. To do this we
must make his life and surroundings
as attractive as possible. The man
WhO owns the land and tills II Is the
man who stands for good government
conservatism, the rights of property,
law and order; in fact, for those basic
principles which give a nation stabil
ity and life.
hn1iauA in m xi1a nvta-uin0 80 49,
present Farm Bureau System, which.
in cooperation with various state ag.
ricultural departments and local com.
mittees, SEEM we'll fitted to solve
many OF the economic questions which
confront the farmer, problems which
are every-varying, problems Of pro.
duction and distribution. All this
work to be done under expert advice,
guidance and assistance of the gov.
eminent.
One OF the great problems which
confront us is not only to keep up an
agricultural population, but to in.
crease it. We are now a self-sustain.
ing nation, largely because OF our az.
riCulture. The moment the output OF
our farmers falls below the demands
Of our people. new and grave problems
will confront US.
We shall have to provide for such
sea control that we shall never be cut
off from the necessary supplies over.
seas. Our relations with the outside
world will be modified in that we
shall cease to be a self-supporting
people, In order to keep up increas.
ing interest in agriculture we must
give heed to existing conditions OF dis.
content and take intelligent steps to
remedy them.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) Leonard Wood.
Hon. Clifford Pinchot,
1871 Eye ST. n. W.,
WsOhingtOp n q