The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-02-07

fsrnefs xz1evrnc~s snf ses bow fzy
they are real n dotnE -. ws sbozlt
remember thar. whEs th<se have eeez-
and kin are. fzs1<ne@ e Dsrpossfsi
abuse. the s1h5>cf ssszlt not be -
prsaehed VIVA szv r<.erxl Inuyutat<C.
to existing dr-trfburivs sgrncss Of g.
hber2sely Intsnrsoxai epDrss<iOn. bxa
rather Win ths coscP<se. thsf the
usrketinx Of fxrn prod1efs has nsf
oeen moderntzed
An Ancsenf evil. and q perrinteni
enc. Is the snoersfad1ns Of farm prod
acfx with thu result that what the
farmers eel "a q one es.Iity b re
sold as Of higher That this soFs o.
chiesnery sho1ld Derzist q any I'M
portanl scale IN thses. daB Of sus,
ness integrity wsull sssm ainosg n
credible. but there 10 Hp<s eri6ebce
that Il does % persist Even as
write the ne9sp4pers axzsunes the
Suspension Of several Arms frcn me
New York Prodscs nxchangs fsr q
porting to Germany ~ No. wheat
~bole shIpIoad q Ersesay izferi~ wAsaI
mixed with oatA char and the lke
Another evil is that q Inaccurate
weighing Of farm prodscA which. II
. charged. Is sor1srnss q maffsr OF
dfsbanest fnfention ma isnetfmes Of
prOfecrive 7pssscS .sh tAe parf cf the
local buyer. whs fears Sat ~ may
weigh OUT more tRaa hs -veighs IN VI
A greater grievances n thaf az pres
ent ne hels farmer has ntfles e. No
eOntrol over the dine and cpnditiOne
of marketiRs his Dssduesa wifA the
result that he Is sftes uDdsrpaid tor
HIS produe1s ana aEaAIly orcrcAarges
for marketing ssrvsra ne differ
snce hetveea what the farmer re
cesves and vhaf the consumer payE
Often7Wcesds all possibility Of tusti-
ncauou- Ts cite . angle Illustration
Last year. according 70 nxures attest
Cd by the railways and The growers
Georgia watermelOn-raisers received
IN the average rs cents for a melon
The railroads got 12T cents for carry
ing h 70 Baltimore and the consumer
paid one dollar. leaving Toe cents for
the service Of marketing and It's risks,
az against 20.2 cents for growing and
transporting The hard annals Of
farn-life are replete with such com
menIarles on the crudeness Of pres
rnt PRACTICES.
Nature prescribes that the farmers
'gOods' must be finished within two
or three months Of the year, while
financial and storage limitations zen
orally compel him TO sell them al the
same time. AS a rule. other industries
are In continuous process OF finish
ing goods for the markets: they dis /
tribute as they produce. and they can
curiail production without too ereat
injury 70 themselves or the commu-
nifty; but II the farmer restricts his
output. II Is with disastrous eonse /
queneessr both 10 himself and 10 IN.
community.
The average farmer is busy with
production for the major part Of the
year. and has nothing TO sell. The
bulk q his output comes on the mar
ket al once. Because Of laek Of .tor.
age facilities and OF financial supDort
the farmer cannot carry hls goods
through the year and dispose Of them
az they are currently needed. In the
great majority ef cases, fnrmers have
10 entrdst storage-in warehouses and
eievators-and the financial carrxine
n their products 70 otheraL
ms,Droduets are ssnsrany ,,sy
kefed Al Q time whea there IA a eon-
gestion OF botA transportation and
nnance-when cars and money arr
scarce. The outcome, In many m.
stances ts that the farmers NOT onI,
sell under pressure. and therefore =,
disadvantage. but are compelled "a
take further reductions In net returns
IN order 40 meet the charges for thu
service Of storing. transporting. nnane
ing. and ultimate marketing
charges. they claim. are often exees
slve. beg heavily on both consume,
and producer. and are under. the con
troll Of those performing the services
Il q true that they are relieved ~
the risks of a changire market n,
selling q once oht they are quite wlIi-