The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-23
WHEAT STRIKE
HAVING RESULTS
Holding Crop From Mar
ket Has a Telling
Effect.
EXPECT CONTROL 1921
Farmers Not TO BE Blamed
for Refusal TO Sell Until
They Get Fair Price.

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. &C. Tho
Nho1t Growers association Of
America. which has boon con
ducuug campaign to Induce grow
e., t. Withhold their wheat from
tho market until prlccs are higher,
plans 10 have mldWCmcrn staos 20
NrIl organized within the next mx
moutha that the growers win bc
shIc 10 control the price paid for
the 1921 wheat crop, according to
w II. McGrccyN secretary and
treasurer.
Tho association now has mem
horship OF Approximately lOO.O OOU iu
the states Of Texas. Oklahoma, Kan
Ras and Nebraska, according to MI
MrGrcovy who has his headquarters
here. The organization viii Dc oN
tended. he said. TO Minnesota, North
Dnkotn aud South Dakota.
Tho purpose OF the National
Whoat Growers association II to
control the distribution and market.
ing of wheat through financial and
solllnE agencies of It's own selection
~ a price based upon cust plus
fair and reasonable profit" said
Secretary McGrccvy
$50, only the wheat growers OF
our association but the wheat grow
crs In general are refusing TO sell
any wheat at present prices except
I'm cases where financial conditions
force the sale, For more than thirty
DAYS we have withheld our wheat
from the market until now largo
number OF flour mills are idle and
... a fAYtnin.1 .lnNuInIu
nearly empty. Tho wheat grower
feels that he has practically accom-
plished what seemed at first Inn
possible. and iA now encouraged 10
continue Withholding his wheat
from market In order that price
which is fair and just shall be paid
him for his labor and money m
vested"
Mr.. McGreevy objects 10 tho use
Of tho term "whcat strike" In re-
fcrring to tho acton of the wheat
growers.
"Our growers are not striking as
IS commonly meant by the term,
ne said. "Wo are Htill sowing ana
attending to the many arduous
duties Of the farm. We are only
holding our wheat to be marketed
at any time the producer may think
II at a fair price.
The organization was formed
about n year md n half ago In
aouthorn Kansas and northern OKLA
homa. Mr.. A. Slaughter OF Man.
chester. Okla, was the originator
and early promoter. According tn
its promoters it's growth In the first
six months was slow hut In the last
few months 1t has been rapid .unti
tho mbcrship has spread 10 every
wheat growing county In the fouI
states organized.
Tho four states now organized
Nebraska, Kansas. oklahoma ana
Texas )in which "a membership OF
100000 In claimed, hivo 22O,sOb
wheat growers, according To Kansas
board OF agriculture statistics
Forty-five per cent Of growers arc
members OF the association accord
ing to this. Mr.. Mcareevy's state.
mcnt Ia that about 40 per cent oi
growers In tho wheat sections OF the
states now organized are members
The addition Of Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota would
bring The production up to 31s,ou5'
GOO bushels. or slightly less thar
onc-half that Of the entire Nhiteo
states.
Ine hhlNhN flh'' ''N'' ~
culture recently issued report OF
the wheat in farmers hands II
Kansas. II says.
This ycar'e Kansas wheat croi
amounted approximately to lAh'
600, 900 bushels, according to pre-
llminary report. Growers now osu
mate that OF the total production
b3,I per cent, or 77,i66,727 busheif
e. s,nl In tho farmers hands \
about tho same date last year 80
por cent, or b0,000.000 bushels wa
In possession Of producers, while u
1918. II per cent, or lo,oOO,ou
bushels. was reported as held b
growers. -.
Chief among the reasons give
for the unusually large amount O
wheat i'm farmers hands are IN
drastic drop i'm price ana the ca
shortagc. Reporters indicate ina
probably ~ per cent OF the wheu
unsold would have been markete
early had cars been available. bt
that now wheat is being held main
lv In hopes Of such an uptWn !
uricc as will return a protit---a
exercise of business Judgment vine
should be as FREQ from criticism q
excite no more comment than ia
action OF saw a hahcrdashcr VIII
declines TO sell hats costing $40 fl
which his customer offers So