Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
,CLUSVE INTERVIEW WITH FARM BUREAU
PRESIDENT ON FARM PRODUCT MARkE TING|
i'm" r. Howard, President
of American Farm Bu-
reau Federation, tells the
News-Budget How Pro-
ducers Plan Protection
BY VICTOR S. MAYER

Marketing of all farm products
trough cooperative organizations OF
lch commodity and supplying the cen
us Of manufacture and present dis
,ibutiOn with One-tWelfth of a COM
lodity ut time to prevent Cutting the
market. is the comprehensive market
ing plan of the American Farm Bureau
Federation as announced by its presi-
cent. james r. Howard, Familiarity
allied Jim by his acquaintance and
ven his farm hands.
IN the past the farmers OF America
marketed individually and confined
themselves to trading among them
Ives They gave no thought OF laws
supply and demand and took what
fas offered for their products.
In many selections this is still the
Use. but change is coming because
le World War taught the former that
must begin to function III relation
the whole world.
The American Farm Bureau Fed
alton has for its biggest job the plac-
Of agriculture in its proper rela-
onShip to other industries. Its rela-
onship is not proper at present, but
lis will be corrected.
could Prevent Cutting Market BY
Wholesale Dumping
Under present economic conditions
he producer of wheat must sell his
srain direct from the thresher and the
.ottOn grower must sell his cotton di-
rect from the gin because neither is
providing with adequate storage facll-
tiles. Dumping any commodity upon
the market means lowering the price
then and there.
1T is our aim to correct these ills.
We are gaining in strength daily and
hope to be able to have voice i'll snap
ing important legislation, both national
and state.
we do not favor congressional ac-
ton in those things which the farmer
can remedy himself. However, 1t IS
worthy of serious thought on the part
of everyone to find way to insure the
farmer more than mere living on the
farm. He must have cost of prOduc-
ton plus a reasonable profit, the same
as industry demands He only asks
fair play.
How 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 ap-
Monument of national committees OF
representative farmers from practical
IL every state TO study the particular
problems in which Il certain group OF
producers may be directly interested
For instance. we now have commit
tee q Il farmers who will devote time
and study to the solution Of co-opera-
tive grain marketing.
Il similar committee will be COM
posed of livestock raisers from all over
the United States to study livestock
marketing. There will be national
committees to study the marketing OF
cotton. truck. fruit, wool. Also the
construction of bonded warehouses for
the storage of such commodities as now
Tenu TO gut IHe IldIChl W pN-S
dumped wholesale when systematic
distribution over a period of months or
wear would help to keep the price
steady.
Maintain Steady Market By Uniform
Distribution
For instance, it might be possible
TO release wheat and corn or cotton and
similar commodities from bonded ware
houses III regular quantities over a
period of u months Each month
definite proportion of the crop would
reach market or manufacturers to keep
industry supplied and prevent over
production or over-supply with conse-
0uent reduction in demand and drop
in prices"
President Howard says that the AM
prican Farm Bureau Federation will
get behind every worthy farmers or
,rauizatiOn which needs support.