Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-15
FARMER HURT BY
PRODUCTION CUT
SECRETARY CUNNINGHAM OF
FARM BUREAU, CALLS SYKES
PLAN "pIPE DREAM"
GROWER WOULD BE LOSER
WITH ENTIRE WORLD
Cunningham, After Trip Over Iowa,
Says Farmers Are Not in Favor Of
Curtailing Production - w ouid
Mean Higher Prices For Every
thing Farmer Buys.

| Des Moines, Dec. 15.-Diminisked
production on the part of Iowa farm
ers and live stock producers as a
means OF advancing prices In these
commodities was branded as q pipe
dream" yesterday by r. II. Cunning
ham. secretary of the Iowa Farm
Bureau Federation.
| This method of advancing prices
on farm comodities was suggested by
A. Sykes. president Of the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association, in a
convention speech at Hotel Slavery.
Asa further move the meat producers
discussed the advise bility OF estab-
fishing n cooperative association to
| work In conjunction with the parent
body in controlling tie receipts and
| disposal Of livestock on the market
OF the nation.
Secretary Cunningham says that
during the last few weeks he has been
over considerable part of the state
OF Iowa and has talked with hundreds
OF Iowa farmers but he has as yet to
find one producer who even as much
as suggested such an organizations.
ITO underproduce this Coming
year would mean q shortage on the
markets of the world and this would
not mean an injury to- any concern
undertaking such measure for 1t is
fact that with interpretation al
commodities will have the tendency
to raise, followed by wages" said Mr..
! Cunningham.
THE farmer would not be the ben
efactor by this method because h.
would then be paying more for the
goods that he buys and the situa-
ton would not be solved. When STAB
iliZation has been established and
liquidation has run its course then.
times WIN be back to normal and
the farmer will realize a just profit
on his work. Reconstruction Of war
periods had always been a time OF
falling prices and readtustment and
when things are normal again the
lsituation Will adjust itself. The Iowa
farmer Is standing his loss and I do
not believe tho farmers are con-
tcmplating any such measure as oim-
inished production"
|
ton to market Iowa cattle on the
Chicago markets was discussed by
the Corn Belt Meat Producers yes.
terday.
G. L. Harlan. the associations spe-'
DIAL representative at the Chicago
stock yards, yesterday afternoon
made an exhaustive report to the
convention on marketing conditions
concerning fed cattle, giving much
data regarding sales prices at differ
emit periods OF the year. and pro-
ducerS a&reernont, under which cattle
ra:sers will sell their cattle was pre-.
sented to the meeting.
This producers agreement pro-
vides for tho creation of the Corn
Eeit Cattle Feeders Cooperative AS
ISOLATION. which will advise the
cattle raiser regarding conditions.
feeding for market. time OF shipment,
ETC.. and act as sole agent for the
producer in the selling OF his cattle.
Tho producer will pay the ASSOC
citation fixed charge for cattle
marketed, which sum shall not exceed
twenty cents per head. and ol,ligates
himself to sell only thru this agency.
and to, follow its general instruc-
lions. AS q guarantee. each producer
joining the association shall give his
promissory note for 500, which will
be forfeited II he wilfully violates the
agreement.
This plan, which has been prepared
by a special committee Of the Corn
Belt Meat Producers Association, Is
expected to improve selling condi-
tons materially from the cattle rails
ers' standpoint, as the supply can be
reg1llafAd and ton prices obtained