The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-01-26
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and labor.
Now, what II the farmer askiHs1
without trying to catalogue the -
nedial measures that have beea -.
gssted In his behalf. ths prsscipal pce-
pesals ttat bear directly q - -
prsvemeot Of his distribstiag aAA aas-
keting relations may 10 ssAaastssd -
follows
First: storage warshs1sss tse oee.
ton, wssl. and tobaees, md elevators
for grain, Of suffArient capacity to nest
the maximum demand On then at tAe
peak Of the marketing Derisl fAe
farmer thinks that either private 49,
tai must furnish these facilities, q the
state must erect and swn the eleva-
tsrs and warehouses.
Second: weighing and grading Il
agricultural products, sad cer,lfesdon
thereof, to be done by impartial and
disinterested public inspectors (this 10
already accomplished to some extent
by the federal licensing OF weighers
and graders). to eliminate underpay-
ling, overcharging, and unfair grading,
and to facilitate the utilization Of the
stored products as the basis Of credit.
Third certainty Of credit sufficient
to enable the marketing Of products
In an orderly manner.
Fourth: the Department Of Agricul-
ture should collect. tabulate. summa-
rize, and regularly and frequently pub
lish and distribute to the farmers. full
information from all the markets OF
the world, so that they shall be as well
informed of their selling position %
buyers now are Of their buying posi-.
tien. :.
Fifth: freedom to integrate the busi.
uess Of agriculture BY means Of con-
sslidated selling agencies, co-ordinat.
Ing aad cs-speratin: In such way ~ to
put the farmer on IN equal fsst1ls
With the large buyers sf his Irsducts.
and With commercial relations IN other
Industries.
when q business requires specialized
talsot, II has to bay Il. g win TIE
farmers aaA perhaPs The best way for
then to sst 1t would ie 70 otihze ssae
Of the present machinery Of the lars.
ct established agencies dealing In
farm products. OF cssrse, II he wishes.
tho farmer may 90 further and engage
In Asur-mIlting and sehsr nsanIfaotures
q ND products. u ny s9tnicn.
hs~ever. he would be wise to stop
saert Of that. Public istsrsst nay be
opposed to all great iatssfatsas; but,
in Justice. should they bs fsrSaS4ea To
ths farmer and permitted - stAersf
The corporate form sf assssiatiea can
not psw he wholly adaQtsd u hs %
jsets aad conditions TAs bseser Co
operative fern seens Dsss generally
suiaable. Therefore, - wisAes to be
trss, II he fnds II tssirssls and teas
n,a, to resort to cs-sIsratsa with bis
fellows and neshbsrs. without run.
,lpg a6sul Of the Law. To srEe that
the farmers should have the zane lib-
erty to csasolidate aad coordinate
their peculiar ecsasoic functions.
which ether Industries In their- fields
saisy, d not, however. - csncede that
any baAness intesratisa shesaA have
lsSislatdve sanction to exercise nonOp-
slistie power. The American people
srs a. drmly opposed - Industrial as
70 political autocracy, whether at.
tempted by rural or BY urban Industry.
Fer lack Of united effort the farmers
al whole are still marketing their
crops BY aatiquated methods. or By no
methods at all. but they are surrounded
hy 4 business wsrid that has been
moderated to the last minute aad is
tirelessly striving for emcisHcy. This
encisacy is dne u large measure to
blr business. 10 salted Business. to In
ts0rated business. The farmers now
seek the benefits Of such largeRess. ua.
len and lnteGratisa.
The American farmer Ii modern sf
The nsdsrns In the use Of lahsr saving
uachiaery. sad hs has made vast
strides In rece.t years b saSaAae
illass and eAncisat far. .anarsmeat
hut a 4 buaaess In contact With ether
sva,sssss agriculture 10 "sas horse
sAs1" In competitor with high ps~er
.rtsn nssales. The American farmer b
N. greatest and NEST istractstie Of
inAvidlallsts. While Industrial pro
ductien and ali phases Of the huge con-
n>rdal nschanisn and its myriad &C.
cessoriss have articulated and co-ordt.
mated themselves all the way from nat
ural raw materials to reeaA seiss. he
business Of agriculture has gene on In
nue. t.. sn.,man fsssi"a Of the back
weeds Of the arst part sf Ne Ifne.
tssath csatury, when - farmer was