The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-25
MEANS TO AID
IOWA FARMERS
CONSIDERED
Costs GS Cents Il BuShcl to
Grow COrn-Price at Pres
cnt 80 to so Cents
CROP UNUSUALLY LARGE
Farmers. However. Will Re-
ccivc Less Than for Last
Years Short Crop

chicago. Nov. 25.~-tP-Thc bread
basket section of the country has a
grudgc. 1t stands to lose money on
one OF tn" largest corn crops ever
raised.
Farmers in the nine midwc,tcrn
states that raise two thirds Of the
cOuntry'S corn say it costs them
about Csc II bushcl TO produce this
years ears. They want to know
where the justice is in selling it at
80 to G0c ut the farm.
They are willing to forego taking
into account the l6-hOur day of blis-
tcring work between steamiur corn
rows and figure only on IL basis of
dollars and cents something pre-
sumably Understandable to the pale
man in city canyons
Meet With Secretary Jardine
SO yesterday group of bankers,
businessmen and governmental Off
cials met in Washington with Sccrc-
tary Jardine TO discuss Il means of
aiding Iowa farmers, at least, in mar
keting their corn to better advan-
tagc.
What other industry. the farmers
inquire. could stand a loss of over
$500, 900 300 which faces the farmers
on the basis of present prices. When
crops are short. the farmer fire.
quently makes money. When crops
break records, he frequently Loses, us
the producer has no control over the
laws Of nature.
Estimates of the crop as of No
vember ] for the nation, show that
this years is the fifth over three
billion bushels. hut likely the small
est of the five to exceed that figure
Huge Crop Reported
The nine principal states all show
gains over last year except South
Dakota, while in Ohio the crop is
nearly double tha, of last year and
the greatest in history. The Ohio
average of IS bushels per acre is the
highest in the middlewest
Iowa. the principal corn state. has
Il tremendous crop -l75, 1000, 900 bush
els more than last year. Yet the
Iowa Farm Bureau says the farmers
will not receive as much for it as
they did for last seasons short crop
Illinois. second in corn production
will receive $50. 100000 less than last
year for its 394 100000 bushels, says
the Illinois Agricultural association
Prices Depressed
In many sections, excess moisture
acquired during the late fall has
operated to dcpress the farm price OF
corn, while lack of an adequate
credit system, according to some
agricultural authorities. hinders the
farmer in holding his corn for better
prices.
Current corn prices fall far short
of paying the costs of productio ION.
says the Illinois Agricultural associa
tiOn, land will entail loss Of mil.
lions to the farmers it they continue
Farmers of Illinois are not so much
interested in devices to make more
credit available to enable them t
hold their corn. as they are in some
means to handle the surplus tina,
follows a normal crop. TO prevent il
from breaking down prices disas
trously."
In the last three billion bushc
year. 1928, the farmers received 81,
2l7.229, 900 for their corn. but il
1924. for crop six hundred million
bushels less, the conn income of the
country was two hundred million dol
lars greater.
The 1928 crop was 3.O53.55 900 anC
brought an average of 72c bushel
The 1925 crop, according to Novcm
Der estimates Of the department
of agriculture. will total 3.Ol3,OOO.
900 bushels. on which the farm price
now averages around 55c.