The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-11
DEALERS HEAR
FARMER URGE
COOPER ALTON
North Dakotan Addresses I'M
plement Manufacturers at
Annual Meeting
TALKS AT MINNEAPOLIS
Increased Prices and Lower
Production Cost Answer to
Farmer Problem

Farmer PfOOlem
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. H..
GA new era Of friendly Co
operation and service pointing to.
ward a more profitable agriculture
is being brought about by, u new
relationship between farm equip;
ment manufacturers and farmers
who buy their products, Roy John.
son, North Dakota master farmer,
declared here today.
Mr.. johnson, owner of the Wan
darcy Farm at Casselror, N. D..
addressed the 35th annual coriven.
ton Of the National Association OF
Farm Equipment Manufacturers to.
day at the Nicollet hotel on the sub.
ject "The Farm Equipment Manu-.
facturer and Modern Agriculture. "
"A new relationship has been
entered into by the farmers and the
manufacturers Of farm equipment,
Mr.. Johnson asserted. This rela-
tionship has been developed by the
realization on the part of the farmer
that farm equipment has played q
large part in agricultural PROGRESS
during the last so years and that
it is destined to be even more i'm
portant in the years ahead.
1.-THE manufacturers also have
come to realize that they cannot con-
tinue to sell their products unless
the farmers as a group are pros
pering, SO this common interest In
more profitable agriculture has
brought about this new relationship
Of friendly cooperation and service. /"
Face Two Problems,
There are two methods Of solving
the various problems that confront
present-day agriculture, the Master
Farmer declared. Increasing the
price of those things which the
farmer has to sell is one method,
while the other is reducing the cost
of producing these farm commod-
tiles.
ut is this second phase" he con-
tinued, "of improving agriculture
that brings the implement manufac-
turers and the farmers into such
close relationship. Both are inter-
ested and should do their utmost to
cut down the cost of production
through the adoption and improve
ment of labor-saving equipment"
Mr.. johnson told the rnAnufac-
turers that farm equipment COM
promised rs per cent Of his capital
inventory, exclusive Of his land.
He warned of the danger Of farmers
buying or manufacturers selling new
and untried equipment which was
not mechanically or economically
satisfactory.
In this connection, he suggested an
even closer cooperation between the
manufacturers, the farmers and the
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations for the purpose of testing
and trying out new machinery be-
fore 1t IS placed on the market.
Varies Farm Program
Speaking Of the benefits of d.
versification of crops and livestock
in the Northwest, Mr.. johnson said
he often had been asked by persons
who have visited his farm as to what
he specialized in. "After some talk
l have come to the conclusion that
my speciality is liberalization" he
said. Under this plan one-fourth
OF my land is planted to alfalfa and
sweet clover, one-fourth to corn and
potatoes, one-fourth to oats and
barley for seed and onesfourth to
wheat and flax for cash crops.
Zone hundred thirty head Of cattle
Of al ages is carried from which an
average Of carload q year IL fed
and an average spring crop Of $50
pigs is raised. This diversified farm
program is constantly maintained
irrespective of market trends,
affords opportunity for cash returns
in legumes, cultivated crops, grain
crops and two classes of livestock.
my experience has been that
when the price or yield Of one prod.
uct has been low, the price and yield
OF some other product has been
above the average and the farm
income has been greatly stabilized u
The slowness of many farmers ia
take advantage Of the modern con.
veniences now available, which make
the farm home a comfortable place
to live, was deplored by Mr.. John
son. Zone of the unfortunate &C.
currences in agriculture" he said
up to the present day has been the
constant retirement Of the older md
best established farm families. Thia
movement has continued because
these people did not realize that The
conveniences Of a modern home en-
be - easily installed and as much
enjoyed on the farm as IN the aver.
age town or because the won1er
those household duties which should
were worn out from tho drude4ry 81
have been lightened by or-eayine
devices and electrical appliances.
Every one interested in aericul.
ture should encourage and aid viii
development Of electrical power M
the building Of high lines into farm,
Ing communities, because this fnak1l
possible the use Of labor saving ani
automatic devices to tighten chores
And give more comforts" :
Mr.. johnson closed his addree,
with : plea TOR = national Akricul
tural policy that would adjust sucl
problems - inequality Of tarif,
schedules, burdensome and unfai1