The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-09

Better to Stabilize
Farm Output Experts
Tell AgriculturistS
Oyerproduction of farm products this
year and accompanying low prices
have upset the farmers scheme Of
crop.rotation. Complexities that enter
into the job Of figuring out the kind
of crops to plant next spring have
made a puzzle for rural economists and
farm management experts to work out
Opinions of leading agriculturists diff
Ter somewhat in detail, but in the main
most of them seem to agree that limit
ing production of all agricultural pro
ducts should not be advocated, but that
it would be wise for farmers to study
conditions as they are today in order
10 produce intclligently so that produc.
lion would be more evenly balanced
Henry c. Wallace, secretary of ag'
rculturc says it is not matter OF
reducing the total output but that
there must be an adjustment Of the
different crops TO meet the needs of
consumption. That is practiced by all
well organized business. lie thinks
the way the cotton situation was han.
died in the south this spring is an ex.
~ l,. An, ha
growing of other crops The secretary
thinks this would be good time for
farmers TO grow more clover grass
and live stock. This will act as a
strase, he says, and as the country
works out from under this period Of
depression there will be something in
reserve 10 draw on-meat and soil fer
ulity viii both be stored up to draw
from later
on recent visit to Chicago, Secre.
tary Wallace said the government
would give more attention to the gath.
ering of statistics on world production
and world consumption in order that
the farmers might be more able To
produce intelligently i'm the future.
Limiting Product Improbable
Eugene Davenport dean Of the col.
lcge of agriculture University of Iii.
nois. says:
THE farmer should not and will not
deliberately limit production. 1t would
not be morally right nor individually
profitable, because every farmer is
best off with all the yield he can pro.
duce with the methods he can employ.
However" adds the dean, farmers
will be exceedingly economical in what
they do another year. and this will
limit production automatically unless
they have good season."
The farmer. who represents one-thrd
the population in this country, would
Dc severely criticised by the other t,N.
thirds If he We're to limit the produc-
tion of all agricultural products as a
means Of increasing prices for what he
sells. but he could not be- blamed for
over produced and more of some other
crop.
"Overproduction is an economic
waste ana should be avoided as far as
possible" says Herbert W. Mumford
secretary of the farmers livestock
marketing committee Of fifteen. Short.
age of agricultural. products is men.
ace \ greater stabization of prices
of agricultural products will follow q
more intelligent equalization of supply
10 demand and benefit alike the pro.
ducer and consumer. Neither producer
nor consumer profits in the long run
from overproduction or shortages, but
these Incidents form fertile field for
exploitation Of the producer and the
consumey"
Cut Corn Crop Next Year
Some Of the corn belt farmers who
are familiar with the recent experience
of the cotton grower in the south
who're production was decreased and
prices shot up more than doubling the
returns of this years crop--are won.
dering If they have been wise IN pro
ducing hig crop of corn. Mr.. Mum.
ford points out that occasional at.
tempts have been made TO stimulate
and To retard production. During the
war large increases We're effected
The cotton acreage In the south
was decreased 9S per cent this wear. d"
he said 1T is reported that farmers
iu India have seeded l5 per cent less
acreage than year ago. Corn grow
crs will undoubtedly seed considerably
loss corn next year Regulatory pro.
duction policies have been successfully
accomplished and ! believe can be ef.
iected wherever and whenever there is
imperative need for it,
tur,hermore he warns that any ad.
No2acy OF the regulation ot agricul.
tural production ,hat diSregards either
ne interests Of the producer or the
public is vicious. The object OF rogu.
latiou ot agricultural production Mir.
Mwnford summarizes as follows. "To
stabilize the supply OF food products.
hat there may be- available at an
times AN adequate supply OF food.stufts
at prices that the public can afford
fn pay to insure price levels that viii
return To- the efficient producer roa.
sonablc profit TO eliminate economic
waste, and bring about better bal.
ance iu agricultural production
Fluctuations Norl, Hardships
While Nj Mumtord does not over
look the many complex aud involved
factors that affect supply and de
mand. hc saws price is probably thc