Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-12
aporroR" NEEDED FOR FARMS.

"nVt IoN" NEEDED FOR FARMS.
We trust the farmers Of Delaware
viii pay especial heed to the sug-
Ecstiuna contained In the report of the
secretary of Agriculture, printed else
where ln today's Every Evening. Mr..
Wnlmcc makes Il clear. and Of course
everyone know Il before. the farmer
to-day is m worse financial plight
than almost any other class OF work
ors ana capitalists. Tie points out
tho fact that the prices for their
products have fallen more rapidly
than the output of any other workers.
und hc accurately says farmers are
up AGAINST very dimcult problem.
The vital part OF his report. how
ever ls found IN his suggestion. or
conclusion, that the farmers must
reach some understanding or agree
mrnt whereby they may obtain the
saving benefits to be found in CO.
operation plan of marketing their
products. Tho Secretary, re-empha-
siscs this point with much stress, as
probably everyone has done who has
nn appreciation Of the difficulties Of
the mrmcr In marketing his grain or
Vegetables. or whatever he may raise
tu avu so that he will have fair COM
pcnsatiun Tor his work and a fair
carnIng ou his capital invested in
lands ana stock. Sc.
Cooperation IL indeed essential I'm
markVting farm products. and every
one has suggested Just this method as
way % parity overcoming the difh-
Guilty but Il II not easily possible
a. determine what cooperation may
achieve Ia the way Of selling such
staples as corn, wheat, livestock. or
snrdon products. the prices of which
are regulated more nearly by supply
and drmnnd than almost any other
vonimodltioa Thorc Ia no way through
cooperation hy which more than sllS
ur tl.s0 can be obtained for wheat
to-day nor tho quoted rates for corn
ana onts. potatoes, steers or hogs. as
Tar as Ne can Ace. and Il Mr.. Wallace
VIII explain these points and can show
the road 10 profitable returns to the
farmer be- VIII have done truly great
work, iie admits that farmers are
luslng mouc, --haNo lost Il on an the
staple orops they have raised this year
which. uf course. everybody already
knowHi bat De- does not show the way
to avoid similar experience next
year. Nor has any ono advanced a
tcmedy for present conditions that
threaten to drive people from IA,
farms. iiv suggcsts lower freight
rates. additional loans or financial as
slstnnco, OF ono kind or another but
u does not seem 20 us that any Of his
methods are. or win prove continu.
uusly. hclpful According 60 the sup.
ply ana demand law there Is already
COO much wheat grown or too much
corn or oats. and 81 does not seen
that either OF the remedies he sug.
goHis VII prove effective or meet IN,
rasv With thu frciEhts lowered on
wheat the price to the consumer woul,
perhaps drop az much as the reduc
tlun IN transportation rate. and IN,
farmer would be about where he i,
"a present
Tho point seems 20 be that ther,
ought 20 hc some cure for the sicl
business of farming We have eff
cienoy experts who profess 10 reviv,
almost every other aillns or decrepi
business, and farming should yield a.
uu'ely 30 one of these doctors az woul,
the steel business. or numbering. o
shoemaklnr. We have had much leg
ialhtlon aimed 90 aid the farmer n
The last fcw years, and despite Il ali
his condition becomes, continual,
~o<sc--speai,lnE, of course. Of norma
.tlmcs. unlnfluonced hy war demand
and even now there Is a tariff O
exceptionally hieh duty rates that {
supposed 20 Keep the farm products O
other nations out of this country. an
does bat despite the fact that It
rate on wheat prohibits outside grain
ffom betting brought IN, the price goe
down and down. untl wheat may b
below the dollar point within the mex
twelve months
on top Of this. Mr.. Wallace point
out, IN his excellent optimistic repor
tina, farming is not keeping up wit