Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15
HOOVER REVEALS FARM
OPINIONS In BOOKLETS
Views Have Been Put Into Print at
Department-Urges Elimination of
Agricultural Waste.

| II am the firm exponent of co-opcra-
! tive marketing" he has said. Il believe
! that such an organization can in time
/ be built up that will not only eliminate
wastes in marketing and thus give a
/ larger part of the consumers dollar TO
/ the farmer. but also will enable the
| control and proper disposition OF any
| MANAGEABLE Surplus-such as those
types to which disorderly marketing
and normal annual variation In produc-
, ton give rise
The Commerce Secretary admits that
cooperative marketing has its limlta-
tionS. He declares it will not save the
farmer from continuous overproductlon.
Piling up an unmanageable surplus, he
asserts. can be corrected only by having
prices low enough to make production
unprofitable for some part OF the
acreage in use. Overproduction in one
commodity, he says, need not imply
crisis in agriculture If the other COM
modities are properly organized.
Hoover is Stanchly opposed to Govern
mental price-iXing, however.
There Is no scheme of price-hXing
by the Government, whether direct or
indirect. or by Government buying and
selling of farm products. which will not
in the end bring complete disaster to
the farmer" he warns.
Favors Federal Board.
He has said that he favors, instead,
a Federal cooperative marketing board.
which would develop every avenue of
progress for the cooperative movement.
Establishment of an effective co-opera-
tive system involves q number OF mn
portant steps, he thinks. He has listed
some of these steps as follows:
A greater confidence among the
producers in the organization and ad-
ministration of co-operativeS.
A much enlarged vision as to the use
of Standardization of quality and Gov
eminent inspection and certification OF
it. as a method of simplifying CONNER
cial transactions.
A larger measure OF unity In controi
of distribution.
The conversion into alternative by
products of occasional seasonal SURPRISES.
The elimination OF that smal, YET
very irritating, amount OF irreSponsi-
bility among the distributors in the
cities.
Finally, the improvement OF terminal
marketing facilities.
With regard to Sterilization OF agrl-
culture. Hoover has in mind the elimi-
nation of local glutS, famines ana re-
consignments. To end these troubles,
he contends, the farmers must develop
a unity of control in the shipping OF
their commodities so that the goods
may be delivered to the markets as
they are needed. The production sea-
sons cannot be regulated by man, SO
the alternative is to regulate DISPOSE
ton Of the products.
Stresses Conversion.
II can see one solution" Secretary
Hoover announced. The perisnaole
in excess of demand. or at
least the inferior grades In such cases,
should be converted into more perma-
nent by-products and other outlets
found for these by-products.
The waste problem automatically is
taken care of to large extent II the
industry is properly stabilized, he
believes
The entire question of farm relief,
he stresses, is one not to be settled
in hurry.
IAN these directions of attack on the
agricultural problem call for policies
and projects which require time and
energy and straight thinking for their
contamination.
The farm problem does not stand
alone. 1t is irredeenlably intertwined
with the welfare of all our people. Prog
ress at times may seem slow, but with
proper long-view policies, believe 1t
win be certain.
THE patients with economic ills who
have been benefited by cure-all eco
nomic patent medicines have not yet
been discovered.
Despite all the misery 1t has passed
through in recent years, believe agri-
culture has the opportunity to become
the brightest spot in our whole economic
system"