Weekly journal-miner., 1920-11-24
FARM FEDERATIONS
 VOTE AGAINST STRIKE
LFrom Fridays Daily)

CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-While not favoring grain "strike" for any set price, sentiment among organized farmers ill the great agricultural states of the middle west runs strongly to- ward holding back grain as far as practicable for better prices, accord ing to canvass made here. This sur vey of sentiment was taken by the Illinois Agricultural association. Reports were received by secretar- ies of state farm bureau federations in Missouri, Minnesota, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Kentucky. In no cases did a state federation report it had advised a "strike."
 Need of credit facilities to enable farmers to hold their wheat if they want to was pointed out from several states. One state secretary wrote he was using the present conditions as an argument in favor of the farmers getting into the big marketing game in such a way that they will be able to finance it and to store consider able of the grain as 1t is offered
 "The attitude I have taken in the matter is this" wrote H. D. Lute, of Lincoln, Ncb., secretary of the Ne braska Farm Bureau federation, "that it is wrong to set an arbitrary price of s a bushel and that it is hardly advisable to ask the farmers to hold their wheat unless we arc in a posi- ton to help them on the financial and storage ends of the game. But do tell the farmers that I believe wheat will be higher and that it will be a good thing to hold it if they are in a position to do so."
 Writing that the South Dakota Farm Bureau federation "does not believe wheat strike necessary or desirable for the country" Secretary P. J. Crandal of Huron said, "our method of handling the situation is to furnish farmers with accurate infor- nation regarding the wheat market 10 help them in determining what action is best for their needs. The farmers will hold their wheat off the market without a doubt if they are able to get credit which will allow them to carry their products. The credit situ- ation is the key to the whole matter. We are advising that the world wheat situation warrants holding of .he crop if credit allows and using our best efforts to help bring financial relief"
 Officially the Missouri Farm Blu reau federation has made no recom- mendation, A. J. Meyer, at Columbia, executive secretary, wrote. "As indi- viduals," he added, "all members of our executive committee take. the at titude that where farmers can afford to hold wheat they should by all means do so. This is on the theory that present prices are about as low as we can reasonably expect them to go. Since we are not in a position to guarantee s wheat, we can hardly advise farmers to hold for s."
 The Wisconsin Farm Bureau fed cration does not endorse strikes" as a means Of controlling the price of farm products, wrote Secretary C. A. Peters, of Rosendale, Wis Accord ing to the present situation in regard to wheat we believe that the low prices arc unjustifiable and that it woud be good business policy for the to discontinue heavy market ing and allow the market to adjust ;t- self"
 From Iowa, E. H. Cunningham, of Amcs, secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation, wrote: We realize hat it is the most difficult thing 10 lold grain and we do not recommend l hat it be held to arbitrarily force prices to unreasonable height. Of 1 :oursc we have no credit system VIC can hold all the grains of | he country, but we are advising our armers to slow down in marketing | or the present until this period of de in prices has somfwhat 
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