The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-11
FARMERS PLAN
TO GET EVEN


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! COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 9--Farmers
in every section of Ohio, angered at
the continuing high prices of many
other products, while the things they
produce have reacted to low price
levels, will seriously curtail produc.
tion next summer, il they follow plans
set out In questionnaires received
recently by w. F. Calendar, federal
crop reporter, from his correspond.
ents.
Expressions from farmers as re-.
ported by the correspondents in many
counties Of the state relative to the
decline In farm product prices fol-
low:
District No. 1, consisting of Allen,
Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry,
Lucas, Paulding, Putnam, Van Vert,
Williams, and Wood Counties:
Wheat sowing, 80 percent of nor
NAL. Few want to rent ground for
spring crops on account of cheap
grain. There will be much smaller
crop this year. Unless there is a
change in ratio between prices farm
ers receive and the prices they pay,
they are going to work just enough
to pay expenses and let things adjust
themselves. Farmers cannot pay
wages demanded. Never saw so much
unrest among farmers"
District No. 2, Ashland, Crawford,
Erie, Huron, Lorain, Ottawa, Rich
land, Sandusky, Seneca and Wyandot
counties:
| Farmers undecided as to the best
thing to do. Perhaps the majority
will follow along old lines until nor
maley again appears. Others are
cutting down on wheat and oats, and
substituting forage crops. II prices
Of fertilizer, farm machinery, wearing
apparel Of all kinds are not reduced
to correspond to prices farmers re-
ceive, many will raise just what they
can use, letting the other fellow take
care Of himself. Agriculture has few
incentives left"
District No. 8, Ashtabula, Columbi-
ana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahon.
ing, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit,
Trumbull, and Wayne counties:
Agriculture is declining in this dis
trict because Of high cost of help and
material and low prices received
for crops. Farmers should curtail pro.
duction at least 30 percent. Unless
labor prices are lower, there will be
less acreage in all crops. We have
no market for wool, yet we pay $50
to $10O for suit of <hoddy clothing"
District No. 4, Auglaize, Champaign,
Clarke, Darke, Hardin. Logan, Mer-
Ger, Miami and Shelby counties:
Farmers are up in the air. They
are going to cut production because,
they have been producing at loss.
Help is too high in price,"
District No. s, Delaware, Fairfield,
Fayette, Franklin, Knox, Licking,
Madison. Marion, Morrow, Pickaway,
Ross and Union counties:
Help too high for the farmer to
hire and have anything for himself.
Farmers will curtail acreage enough
to raise crops without having to hire
help. Taxes are very high with little
prospects Of lowering. There will not
be the acreage Of corn planted this
year as there was last. The farmer
is cutting down acreage wherever
possible in order to meet the help
problem"
District No. 6. Belmont, Carroll,
Coshocton. Harrison, Holmes, Jeffer-
son. and Tuscarawas counties:
| There is q decided tendency to cur
tail acreage, owing to labor condi.
tions. There appears to be plenty of
labor, but men flatly refuse to work
on farms. Farmers are discouraged.
Some OF them, especially young men
are going to mines or railroads to
work at from - to 81 day. The fu-
ture of agriculture promises nothing.
Few farmers broke even this year"
District No. Z, Butler. Clermont,
Clinton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgom-
cry, Preble, and Warren counties:
Labor more plentiful than 1t has
been In years. Farmers not hiring,
as they are afraid of prices. Much
land will remain idle, owing to low
prices Of products and high prices
of labor"
District No. s, Adams, Brown, Gal.
liza, Highland, jackson. Lawrence,
Pike and Scioto counties:
"The slap In the face the farmers
got only spurred him to more determ.
ined activity. The farmer always is
ready to respond to every call. Just
as he got his fine crop ready for mar.
ket, after meeting higher costs in ev-