The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-12-03
STABILIZE FARM PRICES
,erican Farm Bureau Represents
More Than A Million and a Quar-
ter Farm Members from All
Over the United States.
By Robert Fuller.


-itten Specially for the Courier.
The most important agricultural
lvention ever called in this country
Il be attended Dec. 6-7-8 at Indian
oils, Ind, by men foremost in agri-
tural activities, Tor the purpose of
wing some of the pressing problems
Getting the welfare of American far
rs.
Agriculture is "going to the mat"
n present systems of distribution.
The recent decline of farm commo-
y prices has brought about a most
ious situation, both industrial and
riculturally, which the American
rm Bureau Federation will attempt
correct. The convention was called
President j. R. Howard.
Invite Brains of Country.
The brains Of the entire country
re been invited, including such fun
mental doors and thinkers as Her.
t Hoover, former Food Administra-
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas;
P. G.. Hading, Governor of the Fed.
Reserve Board; Secretary of Agr;-
ture E. T. Meredith; Clifford
orne, transportation expert; Will
n Redfeld, secretary of commerce
| labor; j. Ogden Armour, head of
famous packing interests; Eugene
venport. dean of Illinois Agriculture
College; George E. Roberts. presi-
It of the National City Bank, New
rk; Secretary D. F. Houston, U. S.
,asury Department, and others.
ne problems to be considered are
decline in the price of wheat to
80 a bushel or some 35 cents a
'hel below the cost of productions;
decline of corn to so cents a bush
when the farmers say they would |
: money if they received 81 a bus
; the decline of cotton, which is now
und Is cents a pound, when it costs
least 25 cents a pound to produce.
To Stabilize Farm Crop Prices.
recently President Howard called
farmers to curtail their crop pro-
ton till prices should become more
less stable on the basis of supply
! demand.
recent declines in the price of farm
ducts averaged rs per cent. Many
lmodities declined more than 100
cent.
t will be a clearinghouse of farm
lbles and for the first time will the
erican Farm Bureau Federation
W it's full power as a functioning
ional organization.
fillions of bushels of wheat remain
old throughout the north and west.
Iowa farmers are talking of burn
corn instead of coal this winter
ess they receive more than so to
cents a bushel for their crop.
oughout the south the cotton grow
r in bad shape.
To Consider Exporting.
he problem of exporting cotton
other farm commodities to coun.
S in central Europe whose credit
been practically wiped out by the !
;, will be considered. If Germany =.
Austria could be financed to the ,
emit of buying the low grade Ameri, !
cotton crop the south would re- d,
er quickly. In the same way, if a
Id market could be found for 9th,
American farm commodities, the
ire nation would benefit.
.mong the other problems which
convention will undertake to solve
the tariff; transportation; labor
%vities; wage reductions; coopera-
marketing; collective bargaining;
l tenacy; credits and financing of
nerS.
he American Farm Bureau Fed
ton will represent more than L.
900 farmer members from all over
United States. 1t is the foremost
ners' cooperative movement in the
Id. Every farmer is interested in
1t will be done at Indianapolis.