Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-02-10

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and wish ether lndussrieSl
Let Us, then. consider some OF the
farmers grievances, and see how far
they are real In doing so. we should
remember that. while there have been.
and stu are, Instances OF purposeful
abuse. the subject should not be ap-
preached with any general lmputation
to existing distributivs agencies Of de
liberately Intentional oppression. but
rather 9th the conception that the
marketing OF farm products has not
been modernixed
An ancient evil, and 4 persistent
one. Il the undergrsding Of farm prod
Dcts. with the result that what the
farmers sell as Of one quality is re
sold as OF higher. That this sort Of
ehscsnery should persist on any I'm.
portant scale In these days of busI
ness integrity would seem almost In.
credible, bat there Is much evidence
that 1t does so persist. Even as
write, the newspapers announce the
suspension of several firms from the
New York Produce Exchange for ex.
porting TO Germany as No. 2 wheat a
whole shlpload OF grossly inferior wheat
mixed with oats, chaff and the like.
Another evil is that Of inaccurate
weighing Of farm products, which. 1t
Is charged. IS sometimes q matter Of
dishonest intention and sometimes of
protective policy on the part OF the
local buyer. who fears that he may
weigh OUT more than he weighs IN"
A greater grievance is that al pres
emit the field farmer has little or no
control over the time and conditions
Of marketing his products, with the
result that he is often underpald for
his products and usually ovsrcharged
for marketing service Tho differ
ence between what the farmer re-
Nrt'SS am Hhat lac touSutuSt pAy0
often exceeds all possibility Of justi-
location. To cite single illustration.
Last year. according to figures attest
cd BY the railways and the growers,
Georgia Observation-Disclosures received
on the average 7.5 cents for q melon.
the railroads got 12.T cents for carry
Ing Il to Baltimore and the consumer
paid one dollar. leaving 1913 cents for
the service Of marketing and Its risks,
a. against 202 cents for growing and
transporting. The bard annals of
farm-life are replete with such com
mentaries on the crudeness of pres.
ent practices.
Nature prescribes that the farmers
goods" must be finished Within two
or three months Of the year, while
financial and storage limitations gen
orally compel him = sell them at 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
curtail production without too great
Injury 10 themselves or tho commu.
nifty: but II tho farmer restricts his
output. II IL with disastrous conse-
auences. both to himself and to the
community
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production for the major part of the
year. and has nothing 10 sell. The
bulk Of his output comes 90 the mar.
xet at once. Because o. lack Of stor
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