Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-08

much to the interest OF the consum-
ers as to the producers, according
to Mr.. Wallace. He showed that
the ups and downs on the market
were disturbing to all industry and
stated that if the high peaks and
the low drops Of the last 10 years
had been leveled off, and grain
prices stabilized. the farmer could
have sold his crop 10 per cent cheap
er and made profit.
Reached Maximum Production.
The United States has reached its
maximum food production at pres
ent prices, Mr.. Wallace believes.
Through improved machinery and
efficient methods production has
been held high even though many
people have left the farms and filled
the cities. Consumption has crept
close to production and there is little
new land except swamps, cutover
and arid regions. This, he said,
would be brought into production
only when food prices rise sufficient
ly to make 1t profitable. Until that
time, the increase will come from an
increase in the yield per acre on the
land now in use. This, he declared.
cannot come about without some
increase in return to pay for the use
of more labor.
Farming on Sound Basis.
when the farmer suffers all other
interests are bound to suffer with
him." Mr.. Wallace concluded. "The
purpose of the organized farmer is
not to starve anyone, not t. exact
unjust prices, not to array class
against class, not to overturn those
institutions which have made US the
greatest nation on earth. The pur-
pose is to put our agriculture on
sound basis so that the farmer can
continue to feed the nation at fair
prize; so th3t the farmers wife can
have her share Of the comforts and
luxuries SO freely granted to wives
of other men; so that the farmers
children shall have a fair chance
at educational and social opportuni-
ties fairly comparableNto those en-
joyed by the children of other men,
so that we can carry on system
of agriculture which will safeguard
the precious fertility of the soil and
hand it down fof the preservation
of those who are to come after US.
It is task in which the farmer
should have the sympathetic help of
all classes of citizens, for upon his
success depends the very life of the
nation"
T. L. Hall, who ceased this week
to hold Office as state railway COM
and now is going back to
the farm, asked Mr.. Wallace from
the floor what he would estimate
fair return on the farmers invested
capital to be. He referred to the
prevalent rates of interest demanded
by public utilities and asked if farm
ers were not entitled to as much.
Mr.. Wallace said he could not set
any certain per cent, but that he was
on the side of the farmer.
w. Fl. Brokaw, director of the eX-
tension service, spoke on the work
of the federation and was followed
by County Agent Campbell of From
tier county, who urged greater repre-
sentation for farmers in educational
He quoted figures
showing that of 5000 rural school
teachers in the state, only Isl had
agricultural training.
Grand Island Editor Speaks.
J. L. Thompson, country life editor
of the Grand Island Independent,
spoke on the way outsiders should
view farm organizations. "If the
Farm Bureau federation is ever
thrown down, it will be by some one
within its ranks" he warned. The
people as whole are sympathetic,
and if the big industrial interests
ever decide to overthrow the organ
ization, they cannot do it from the
outside, but only from the inside.
With one of the most successful
farm weeks closing today. commit
tee, headed by f. R. Danielson, sec
retary of the state department of ag-
riculture, has been named to arrange
for next years sessions. Nv. Pugs-
ley continues as secretary, and the
other members are Dean Burnett,
Miss Margaret Fedde. w. H. Bro
kaw, N. S. Whitten and H. D. Lutte.
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