The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-28
Nation to Under
so Big Reform
in Agriculture
BY JAMES e. MAY

There will probably be no greater
change In any industry in the world
In the near future than in agricul-
ture. The farmer Is a wonderful
producer, but a very poor salesman
He has supplied the worlds food in
abundance since history began to be
written, without strike or q walk
out and yet we have to hear OF the
first farmer millionaire. We have
land spectators, who are also farm
ers that have become very rich, but
those who have become wealthy from
/ the sales Of the product of the farm
are few indeed while the financial
wrecks are legion.
The farmer is learning this one
great lesson, that he is una BILE in his
unorganized condition to cope with
an organized world. He sees about
him every big industry setting the
price of their wares based on cost of
production plus profit and is wond-
ering why he has not the same
privilege. Our colleges have been
for years turning out educated men
(boys from the farms) who have
found occupation in every vocation,
many of them returning to father
and the farm and adopting fathers
vocation as theirs. Their education
has brought them to see the light.
1t is not underproduction that pre-
vents him from paying his bill as he
know our large crops often bring
the least cash. Then what is the
remedy? Orderly, organized market
ing. 1t is mans job, but it can be
done.
The wheat growers adopting the
plan of the associated growers of
California are already organizing,
The work of signing up wheat on
long term contract is being carried
on over the Pacific northwest, the
central states and Canada.
The plan is to pool the wheat and
sell at the best obtainable price on
real cooperative basis. Every men,
Der receives the same price for the
same grade and variety of wheat
turnout the entire season. The cost
of handling is deducted from the
sales price and the grower member
receives all the market will pay for
his wheat which will be cost of pro-
duction plus reasonable profit,
which is only fair to the producer
This plan has the support of most
all farm organizations and the ma
jority of the business men of the
county. The association will hire
high class men as heads of the vari-
GUS department such as sales agents,
traffic manager, etc. George H.
Jewett, former secretary of the Fed
eral Land Bank, Spokane, Wash, is
general manager of the western
division, while the board of directors
are among the most successful wheat
growers and are business men of the
highest type. The plan has the ap-
prevail of the National Federation Of
Farm Bureaus and national grain
exchangetis being organized for the
handling of members wheat.
Every wheat grower will do we'll
to look into this matter very closely
We feel very much like our esteemed
statesman, Franklin. When signing
the Declaration Of independence he
remarked in his quiet and impressive
manner, Gentlemen, we must hang
together or we shall surely hang
separately"
The farm bureau is aiding in every
way to effect and complete the Wheat
Growers association Of this county.
Every wheat grower should be will
ing to do his portion-it means re-
turns in dollars and cents.