Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-18
VALUE OF THE
FARM DOLLAR
IS DISCUSSED
Speaker Says Four Things
Are Necessary to In
crease its Value

DALLAS. Tex. oct. IS.-Four things
are necessary 70 increase the purchasing
power of the farmers dollar. J. W. Cow
erdaie. secretary of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. said today at Farm
Bureau nay at the Texas State Fair.
Tke four things are marketing. finance.
instructive information and legislation. T
be declared.
AIr. Coycrslale spoke generally on farm
bureau work. from the county unit e. The
national organization Service should Be
the motto "f every county bureau. he as
serted the serviec rendered heeing not
only "a The member but the comfy a. q
whole
A constructive attitude toward either
interests should be followed at AL times
~ Il farm bureau The best business
methods should he used in its dealings.
cine great ncci araang farmers at pres
ent IN solving their problems j. informa-
ton The American Farm bureau Fed
rrasion j. hnildine snfh department
The reason the farmer j. not anyinr
fnday Is that he has 65-rtnt dollar
Mr.. CoverdaIe said. .'I'he American
Farm Rurean Federation tells us that On
September 1 the farmers dollar would
huy az wholesale only ~ pcr cent as
much of tho commodities needed ia his
farming operations As Il did IN 1918. AMI
Vet Industry tells us that they have
reached bottam IN their prices. This re-
mort. however. shows the farmers pnr-
chasing power increased : per cent over
Afay l conditions.
the fact that on September ] the wheat
farmers dollar wns worth - cents: the
corn farmers dollar was worth Al cents:
the hog growers dollar tisi cents; the beef
cattle man had a 54-crnt dollar :thr lamb
grower 7.1-cent dollar: the wool grower
q 51-cenf dollar: and the cotton grower
nn Sentember l. q ff;-cent dollar. which
Is little better ne the present time.
with these conditions existing there is
reason for the average farmer doing con
siderable figuring before making pur-
chase
Tn discussing the four essentials he
thought necessary % increase the buying
power NJ the farmer. Mr.. Coverlale plac
ed marketing first.
'1'roduction should be carried on IN IN
intelligent. business-Iike way with fun
knowledge 0f where there Is 10 lie mar
ket which will return a profit 70 the pro-
dnr~---
The farmer today j. interested IN farm
IN market roads rather than highways
built for pleasure. and the middle western
ngriculturaliss is interested III both rail
and water transportation
Finance came spron1 In the essentials
for Increased buying power There Is need
for 4 finanrial system huilt on n thorough
understanding Of the farmers nends.
''The enlargement ~ the War li~an~e
Corporations budget n 81 no0 600
for the aid ~ agriculture should 10 of
great value 70 Texas a. well rs either
state . Mr. Coverlale declared. Its
provisions according ~ Dire-to- Move.
are such that financial relief shonla ~
ready 10 Reflected th~nneh tie banks w
Texas Texas should immediately make
slse ~ this excellent opportunity ~ re-
iiev,. It's financial sfrinrrnrv
~ egiSlafion from the stan'lp"ir. nf the
farmer does not moan slaSs legislation
No. politics ~ er.nsirncd
Mr. Coversale closed his address w'fis
q ssatrtnrut rs,neerniar the has's ~ 'hr
co-ofrrativr marketing i,rneran 10 h's
ORGANIZATION. AMI concerning the iegis-
lativr program