Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-02-27
PROSPERITY TURNS
TOWARD FARMING
Statistician Sees Swing of
Trend Toward Agricul-
ture AS The
Mainstay
authentic Statement by Roger w
BabsOn

BabsOn.)
Who profits on wheat? There
seems to be a difference of opinion
as to who has benefited by the re-
cent rise in wheat. The general pub
lie has rejoieed in the belief that
the farmer was getting the long price
and was making up for three DUH
years Someone speaks up, however,
and insists that the farmer sold his
crop last summer and that he bene-
fitted by but a Traction of the rise.
Another authority meantime insists
that much wheat is still held by the
farmer in anticipation of SO per
bushel This last student is quite
concerned about the collapse that
may develop in the wheat market
when all these farmers decide to sell.
And so we have conflicting views as
to who has the wheat and who is
beneftting by the price increase.
But no matter who has it now, the
spectacular rise in wheat is distinct
ly encouraging to the farmer. 1t is
certain that practically all grain will
be sold beore the next harvest. Little
will be carried over to compete with
the new crop for a market. This
should strengthen prices next fall.
In fact, the only danger win lie in
the possibility of greatly increased
acreage. Present prices will encour-
age farmers the world over to grow
wheat. AS a result I'VE may harvest
tremendous crop that will COM
mand poor prices. Under these cir
the farmer who plows un-
der ALBANIA to plant more wheat is
a good gambler but a questionable |
This much only is
certain. The farmers who have sold I
received a good price, If not the top
price, for their wheat. Those who
still have some to sell will get an
unusually high figure for it. In adj
dition the world shortage and high
prices this year will draw out and
consume practically all wheat in
storage. None Twill be carried over.
# next years crop is unusually large
The farmer will get disappointing
price by the bushel but he will get
/ reasonable figure for his crop. If
Door growing conditions or other de-
bring a small harvest the
wheat grower will get fancy figures
or his crop. Whether or no the
PRESENT development in wheat means
cal and solid prosperity for the far
ner depends, not upon his crop and
urrent prices, but rather upon the
.925 harvest and the prices that pre-
all next fall
Increased acreage will be watched
cry closely by the students of farm |
ng condition during the early part
f this year. The first reports on
orn come in from Argentine show
ng a planting of s per cent more
creage than last year. This is the
irgest planting in that country since
916-17. Estimated acreage on win
pr wheat covering the United States, I
anada and eight European coun-
ries shows 77,799, 900 acres as com
AIRED with 75,500,000 last year, or
n increase of about 8 per cent.
his survey also discloses that over
0 per cent of the total wheat acre
ge in the Northern hemisphere is
lready in winter wheat. The in
'eases represented in these figures
re not alarming in and of them
lives but if increased acreage is
Ianted on few of the major crops
the expense of lesser grains
rye harvest will create a surplus
nd prices will suffer. To avoid this
the department of agri-
llture is urging farmers to follow
ie same planting program as last
,ar.
Exports of grain from the United
ates during the six months ending
sbruary first give tangible evidence