The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-01-27
FAR0ING CHAMPIONS
FARMERS INTERESTS
Cooperation, Long Credits
Endorsed, Problems Ma
tons Concern.

washington, Jan. 23.-President
Harding, speaking at the opening
session of the National Agricultural
Conference, today delivered an adj
dress that was as pleasing as 1t was
amazing to the 325 delegates, repre-
sentatives of every element of agri-
culture and allied interests, who have
gathered for a five days study
of the problems which confront the
farmer.
They were pleased with the pro-
gressive and constructive sugges-
tions he offered. and amazed that a
busy President could possess such a
broad understanding of their prob
lens. They cheered him to the echo
as he drove home his points.
The President walked the four
blocks between the White House and
Willard Hotel in going to and com
ing from the conference.
Following the Presidents address
came short speeches from delegates
representing the corn belt, the cotton
belt, the wheat regions, the ranch
country, the implement manufactur-
er, the fertilizer industry, the mill
ing industry and the packers. These
several addresses served to in
form the conference of the situation
as it exists in different parts of the
country and in allied industries.
The presidents unqualified in
dorsement of legislation to legalize
cooperation marketing associations
gives assurance this bill will be
adopted by the Senate where 1t is
now pending. He even suggested, to
the delight of the delegates, that
farmers may we'll combine for both
marketing and acreage limitation.
purposes to bring about proper bal
ancing of agricultural production
Such marketing associations, he sug-
gested, could properly advise mem
bers as to the probable demand for
staples and propose measures for
proper limitation of acreage in par.
ticular crops.
A scientific distribution of produc-
tion, he said, would strengthen the
credit of agriculture and Increase the
security on which financial advances
are made. The effect also would be
to prevent over production in one
crop and shortage in others. He
believes such associations would
work to the advantage of the con-
sumer as well as the producer in that
they would help to wipe OUT specu-
lation which works a hardship on
farmer and consumer.
The delegates also cheered when
the President declared for longtime
credits to the farmer that will give
him turnover capital instead Of
short loans which often force him to
sell his live stock before 1t is ready
for the market.
The President depressing from
his prepared address, declared the
present plight of agriculture 'is truly
national interest and not entitled
to be regarded as primarily the con-
Germ of either class, or section or
bloc" The President considers
the whole nation has 2 concern
about the plight of the farmer and
took timely dig at few self
appointed members of Congress
comprising so-called agricultural
bloc, who would have the farmers
believe they are his only friends in
Washington. He would have the
farmers know that the whole coun-
try, rather than a few individuals,
has their interests at heart.
William Black. of Louisville, KY.
was named chairman of the confer
ence committee on foreign competi-
ton and demand. Mr.. Black was,
to have addressed the conference
giving information en- the problems
of the implement industry. but he
gave way to another
Thomas p Cooper, dean of the
College of Agriculture at Lexington.
Ky, was appointed member OF the
committee on market movements and
stocks, OF which Homer Price. of
Ohio. is chairman. Il. l.. Harrison.
also of Lexington, vice president OF
the Kentucky Farmers Union, was
appointed member of the commit
tee ON price fixing in the marketing
system, and Robert w. Bingham, OF
Louisville, and ]. G. Stone, Lexing-
ton tobacco grower, are both mem
bers of the committee on costs.
prices and readjustments. as they
relafa IN the tohacco disfrfefa