The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-25

'Ao" tnal because of this year
better price that country is plannir
to SOW per cent more wheat for ne,
crop than it produced this seasol
Similar statistics for the Unite
States, compiled by the U. s. Depar
ment Of Agriculture, show plans :
increase the American planting of ia
wheat of 71a per cent over the IA
planting of 1923. This indicates
large crop for next year, barring III
forseen adverse weather condition,
and large crops invariably mean con
paratively low prices.
The world tendency has been fo
many years to increase wheat produc
tion far more rapidly than the worl
demand has increased through in
creased population. For instance, tn
United States produced, during the Ii
years of 1894-l903, an average yearI'
crop of 643o00,ooO. In the next i
years this average had increased t,
68l, 100000 bushels, and for the thir;
10 years, ending with tie 1923 crop
the average production was $4,000,
900 bushels, with one year over bill
lion. During the same years, the pro
duction in Argentina increased from
an average of 100000 bushels t.
l53,000,000 bushels and 182,0O0,00C
bushels, respectively. Australia in
creased from 35,OOO,O0O bushels in
ls94-l9O3 to 75,00O,OO0 bushels for the
next decade and 110,00O,00O for the
third decade. Corresponding figures
for Canada covering three shorter per
iods totaling 16 years, from 1908 to
1923, are: First six years, average
l83, 100000 bushels; next five years,
average 248,000,000 bushels; next five
years, average 325,0OO,00O bushels.
This years production in Canada
would have exceeded 4Q0,OOO,0OO bush
sls had not adverse weather conditions
,ut the crop to about 2O0,OOO,O00.
With such enormous increases in the
ace of only per cent annual increase
n world population, prices are certain
o tend to become lower and lower,
)r. Spillman argues. He declares that
hort production is entirely responsi-
lie for this years increased prices.
Europe, the greatest producer as well
S consumer of wheat, had short
rop this year. Canada, our principal
ompetitor in exporting wheat, had a
OO,O0O,O0O bushel shortage, combined
acts which are responsible for the
igher prices this year.
DIR. Spillman declares that the price
f wheat cannot be governed by any
greement among the farmers them
elves to reduce their production, be-
ause they do not stick to their agree
tent, but argue that if every BODY
lse is going to produce less the price
ill go up and that they had, as in
ividuals, better add little to their
wn, acreage. This has been the re
ult in every attempt of this kind co
educe the production of any crop.
1hen the cotton growers met and
greed to make 25 per cent reduc-
on in their acreage, the result was
n increase Of 10 per cent.
Al further fact which tends to in
icate yet greater world production
{ wheat is that Canada has millions
{ acres of undeveloped land that IS
eing promoted as homes for wheasI
rowers.
In his address at Craigmont on the
fternoon bef re he appeared at Nez7I
cree, DR.. Spillman outlined what ne
elievcd would prove practical meth
4 of governing somewhat the acre
ge of wheat or any other crop. 'The
JASON you farmers do not control the
mount of what you produce is that
gu do not have possession OF the
let's regarding world production and
orld demand. You are as intelligent
|, the people in any other industry,
id DR., Spillman, "but you are not
raeticing the same high type of big
,siness methods that are to be found
the steel industry, the numbering
dustry or any other big industry
IAN your own. When the steel cor
ration finds that the market is be-
g over supplied, it lets part OF its
Ills lie idle and ceases to produce
It'll the balance is struck again. That
lust what you farmers must do.
it the steel industry secures for 1T
If the facts of world production OF
eel and the world market for steel,
lille YOU have no absolute knowledge
these factors in the farming IN
Istry."
Then he outlined plan by which
! universal statistical service OF
rmers and by farmers might be
yeloped to give them the informa
N on which to base their produe-
IN. He proposes that on a given day
over the United States, the farm
: meet in every district in America;
al they there give to some person,
ssibly the school teacher, the fig /