Evening star., 1923-10-25
Soaring Corn Price Brings
Prosperity to Many. Farmers

changes" the Sew York Evening
World says. which means dollar corn
and farm prosperity. Corn is our
greatest agricultural product, IL is
man. robust and healthy. Corn
whisky was also q better beverage
than rye" It is the belief of the
'1esson in diversified crops" for the
farmer. in the present price of corn
fnasmuch as wheat is down while
corn is up. The point for the farmer
everywhere is that it is far better to
diversity his crops. But that would
not suit the professional calamity
shouters at washington and those
who want to go there"
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"The estimated value of all farm
products in Nebraska alone''-due TO
the high price OF eorn--"is s565,ooe.-
600, an increase OF approximately
500 900, 900 over 192s," the Albany
Knickerboeker Press points out.
There is nothing in these sausfac-
tory figures, OF course. to mako less
burdensome the lot OF the wheat
grower Corn is the corner stone OF
the states wealth. Incidentally, the
Webster City si1owa) Freeman Journal
says the profit to the farmer is good
at present prices. ,inasmuch as "corn
must be worth at least 81 in Chicago
and oats so cents to give the producer
what he IS fairly entitled TO. and he
would not get more than reasonable
returns with these products ut such
prices at local markets" The exist
ing quotations, the Kalamazoo Ga
zette holds, mean that hundreds OF
thousands of farmers are beginning
to see clear ray of sunshine break
ing through the financial clouds. op-
timism has taken the place of glum
pessimism on the farms of Illinois.
Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska and wherever
corn is grown"
Because corn sells usually at %
cents q busheI under wheat" and
nov. is crowdinE the latter out OF
tarst place, the Jack ksonvilie Times
Union wants to know whats the an
swer.'' and in reply points out that
sthe supply of corn has been nearly
Used up before the new crop is ready.
Just supply and demand-and no leg
islation by Congress. or action by the
Chief Executive OF the nation. nor
even an. investigation by a commits
sion, or any hint OF price-nxing-ju
plain everyday, short supply OF corn
on hand and people wanting what is
available and willing TO pay tile price
to get it. 1t looks as 4f corn has an
swered, practically. ali the arguments
put forth by the wheat growers" In
vile Tennesseean insists 'tdollar corn
looks good to the speculator who
bought it at from 20 TO so cents last
spring, but to the stock feeder the
outlook Is dark Existing high
prices are due entirely to home con-
sumption, as the Chattanooga News
points out, because while I'VE do sell
some corn and corn products abroad,
the larger bulk of the crop is con-
sumed at home" While the "corn
belt ID prosperous. there 10 very lit
tile CORN. in other sections, and the
Birmingham News insists "on many
a farm 10, Alabama there has not
been enough corn raised to feed the
chickens. Many a farm will be pay
ing tribute to tbs. corn belt TO feed
the farmers pockets Tor baled hay
from other states. Gradually the
conclusion becomes Inevitable that
the only way the farm people can
prosper is to raise everything. posSi-
BILE on the place. But the main trou
BILE is the one-crop farmer is a one
ideaed farmer, and it is"Nery 6ifficult
to get any additional ideas. into his
head