The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-11-16
TO BENEFIT FARMER
IS TO HELP MANKIND
STATES GOV. MORAY

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 16-The third
annual convention of the State Farm
Federation has drawn farmers from
every county in Indiana in larger num-
bers than at any previous gathering.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged and several speakers of note
are billed for addresses.
Governor Warren T. McCray ad-
dressed the assemblage Tuesday after
noon. He expressed sympathy for the
farmers, whom he said had been get
ting the worst of the bargain for some
time. The governor said, in part:
When so percent of the population
the products of agriculture, it means
that we can not let the farmers inter
ests suffer and expect general industry
to progress" the governor said
II am doing all in my power to help
the Indiana farmer. At a recent con-
ference with the secretary of agricul-
'ulO d. NdoHIhSCOH, ISCOHllleHueu
that action be taken by the government
to stimulate the use of corn. | was
told that all countries that were in
need of corn are buying it, except Rus
sia, and it would be inadvisable to ex-
tend credit to that country for the
purchase of corn, because such an &C
ton would favor the perpetuation of
Bolshevism.
ITO benefit the farmer is to benefit
the balance of mankind Ny heart
beats in sympathy for him. If industry
is to prosper, the farmer must be aided
his produce must bring its price"
The Governor pointed out that relief
would come for the farmer by ADJUST
ments being made other than in the
prices commanded by foodstuffs. The
price of labor must come down; taxes
might be reduced, he said
Urges Better Cooperation.
John G. Brown, president of the fed
Grafton, urged the cooperation of all
farmers in the state to establish a sat
isfactory market for farm produce He
emphasized the right of a farmer to
have voice in the distribution of
foodstuffs, by saying that although all
producers are consumers, all conSum-
ers are not necessarily producers and
are apt to act to the detriment of pro-
ducers unless restrained by farmers
representation.
Many farmers have mortgaged their
farms in the last few years to carry
out needed improvements" Mr.. Brown
said. "If financial conditions in the
country should force the farmer to
liquidate, l have no doubt that from
25 to 40 percent of them would go
bankrupt.
"All things revert to the farmer
Successful business depends on his
having money to ply his trade. Towns
and cities depend on agriculture as on
no other industry
Advice to farmers to proceed sanely
and quietly, to resolve to wrong no,
body to destroy nobody and nobody's
business. and to determine to organ
ize a better marketing arrangement
and to put it into practice. was given
by c. H. Gustafson, president of the
United States Grain Growers, Inc.
Duties of County Agent
Duties of the county agricultural
agent were defined as helping the
farmer to help himself" by H. Z. Ack-
erson, county agricultural agent at
Charlottesville, Indiana, in an address
at the evening session.
The office of county agent was Great
ed partly out of a plan to check the
movement of farmers from the farms
to the cities by making farming a
more profitable occupation, Mr.. Ack-
erson explained.
complete cooperation between the
farmer and agent should be encour-
aged he said. "for the farmer has
problems which the agent is prepared
to solve. Experience has shown that
vast savings were effected when agri-
cultural agents were consulted"