Milford chronicle., 1928-08-10
FARMERS ENJOY DAY AT
EXPERIMENTAL FARM
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of welcome to the visitors, and then
he asked Director McCue to intro
duce DR.. w. ]. Spillman of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture who was the chief speaker
for this occasion.
In very interesting and able
manner DR.. Spillman discussed the
question of Balancing the Farm
Output" which is perhaps one of
the greatest factors in the field of
agricultural economics pertaining
to the production and marketing of
farm products throughout the en-
tire country.
In presenting this subject for dis
cussion DR.. Spillman stated that
until recently agricultural science
had given its attention almost en-
tirely to the details of production
in an attempt to learn how to pro-
duce more per acre and more per
animal, and that the slogan in those
days was "He who makes two blades
of grass grow where one grew bel
fore is a benefactor to mankind"
We have now learned that the farm
ers' balancing problems are of a
different nature, for our slogan now
is 'He who can produce two BUSH |
els of wheat for what it formerly |
cost to produce one bushel is a bene-
factor to mankind" or in other |
words, "He who can sell two bush |
els of wheat at a fair price where |
only one bushel could be sold before |
is real friend of the farmer"
Attention at the present time is |
being given to the solution of these |
problems, but the main difficulty the |
farmers have arises from the fact |
that there is more land in cultiva-
lion than is necessary to supply our
needs, with the result that we have
reached a period of reproduction
If farm products in this country.
We have in the United States five
major crOps-corn, wheat, oats, hay
md cotton, each of which occupies
Orty million acres or more, and the
Otal of these five crops comprises
per cent of the tillable
and area. All the remaining farm
.rops, which are called the minor
.rops, occupy about forty~three
million acres, and not one of these
as much as ten million
.cres of land
For the past several years we
lave been creating a surplus of
hese five major crops, and to at
empt to regulate the output of any
ne of these is impossible since
here is no way by which any other
rOps can be substituted for any of :
hese five.
Farmers are in the hope of trying :
D adjust the acreage of all these ,
minor crops, continued DR.. Spill ..
IAN, so that in year of average
the markets will absorb :
he crops at a price that is some :
hat above the cost of growing :
lem. In order to accomplish this :
lsk there is needed the United !
tates Department of Agriculture :
nd the various agricultural col /
,ges to give the farmers we'll in }.
1vance of planting time such in
that will enable them to 7
now how much to increase the
creage of any one of these crops, e
r how much to reduce the acreage I
} meet the market demands. l
Although this information con- L
9rning these sO-called minor crops
being issued by the Department v
Agriculture, and also by many t.
the agricultural colleges through e
1T the United States, one of the E
'eat unsolved problems in connec- A
on with this plan is how to get this h
formation to the farmers to the tt
9st advantage. Information of R
m1lar nature is also given out Il
it'll regard to the various classes is
livestock. Ct
In the plan of placing this infor- N
alton before the farmers, DR.. N
1illman stated that the county E
,ricultural agents can be of great h
rvice in their respective counties IL
organizing the farmers into tC
cups and discussing these reports, 81
i'd thereby assist them in deter
ming the advisable acreage to &c
ant to these minor crops in order =
at the greatest profit might be ", "
allied from these farm products. ~
At the close of this address Direc- "
r McCue gave brief talk explain "
g the objects and purposes of the "
riOus departments in connection "
tn the agricultural college, the dc
tension service and the expert CO
INT station in attempting to meet sc
e needs and requirements of the va
'mers in the state in placing agri- Du
lture on a more economic and sc
basis. au
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