Evening journal., 1923-01-31
REPRESENTS NATURE AND DELIBERATE
THOUGHT

NTANY Delaware farmers will recall that few
1Vl months the Joint Commission OF Agricultural
Inquiry made a upon The Agricultural Crisis
and Its Causes"
It printed before any OF the "hokum" about the
American farmer being dependent upon foreign mar
had become the proper thing" for international
lists League Of Nations partisans free traders. and
those who simply indulge in this hokum" because they
believe it is popular.
The report represents months OF exhaustive re-
search. It represents the and deliberate
thought Of those who signed It. It issued IN
economic document, not a piece OF political or In
ternational propaganda.
Those who issued IT Senators Capper, Of Kan
sas; MeNary OF oregon; Lenroot. OF Wisconsin; Har-
rison OF Mississippi, and Robinson of Arkansas; Rep
resentatives Anderson. OF Minnesota Mills, Of New
York; Funk. Illinois; Summers, of Texas. and Ten
Eyck, OF New York.
large portion OF the report devoted to tables
showing relation of farm prices. to exports and
domestic consumption. These tablee every year
from The report also contains brief con-
clusions based upon these tables.
"In general" this report Issued by the above
named members the Congress. the price of wheat
has decreased in years of low domestic consumption
and increased in periods OF high consumption
Perhaps notable fact shown by this table Is
the tremendous drop IN the price Of wheat during
1920 notwithstanding increase in exports 1t seems
probable that ths drop can be attributed almost wholly
to the falling off Of domestic consumption, which in
s2O was only bushels per capita, and the begin
ming and continuance of Industrial depression"
Again TO quote conclusion arrived at by this com
mission, based upon tables accompanying the report
THE consumption beef bears close relation TO
urban employment unemployment and declines
rapidly periods of industrial depression"
The tables accompanying tho all bear out the
conclusion OF wheat and cattle and other
farm products varies directly with the amount Of DO
nestle consumption very little affected. II any
by the variations in exports.
The American farmer prove this by figures even
more recent According to the Department OF Re-
search of the American Farm Bureau. tho average
price OF steers in January 3is5 higher than Janu
ary year ago The average price of hogs was Sl'4o
higher. The average price OF wheat No. hard was
thirteen cents higher In fact farm prices throughout
1922 were higher than in 1921
The report OF the Department OF Commerce just Is
sued compares exports products for the year
1922 with the year sq1 It our of fresh
beef for the year 1922 only onethird in quantity
what they were previous year yet the above hs
lres show price of cattle is higher than in 1871
The exports OF fresh pork for 1922 were less than
half the quantity they In 1921. The exports of
bacon we're 75,OOOOOO pounds less than in 1891 The
xports Of lard were pounds less than they
we're in 1921 Yet the price OF hogs higher than
hey in 1921
The exports OF wheat were 1isooo,sOo less bushels
n 1922 than they were in 1921 the price of wheat
s higher now than It was In 1921.
The above figures make ridiculous the propaganda
about the American farmer depending upon European
markets for his prosperity. The farm products
are selling today than in 1924 is the increased
domestic consumption of products. This in turn
IL due TO the in employment in American in
dustries Four million workers are earning wages
MA
are again in the market buying white bread, beef and
oork products and other food products OF the Ameri
,an farm.