The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-01
FARM HISTORY
MADE IN 1928.
JARDINE SAYS
Secretary Jardine's Annual Re-
port to Coolidge Show
Achievement
FARM RELIEF IS NEEDED
Suggests Farmers Would Bene.
fit by Developing Quality
Production

Washington, Dec. 1.-(AP)-De.
spite the clamor of demands 70,
farm relief legislation, Secretary
Jardine in his annual report to Pres.
ident Coolidge declares that "it is
beyond question that 1928 will &c
down in American agricultural his.
tory as year of achievement"
Insisting that the gross income
from agriculture this year will be
well above the 1928 total of $12,.
253,OO0,OOO, the secretary neverthe.
less couples his forecast with the
statement that "this does not mean
that agricultural grievances are in.
substantial nor does it mean that the
remedy for these very real difficul.
ties should be left to the free play OF
economic forces"
"The situation from which agri.
culture is still suffering has complex
economic, social and other roots" he
says. "For these the nation cannot
escape its just share of RESPONSE
bility in that it's officials advocated
overwhelming expansion of produc-
tion during the war. In like man
ner the nation must accept its share
of responsibility in seeking and ap-
plying sound and adequate relief.
Entitled to Relief
"In short, agriculture Is entitled ia
practical governmental help in re-
building it's fortunes on firm and
permanent foundation
Without offering any hard and
fast farm relief proposal the secre-
tary suggests that farmers could
benefit themselves by giving major
attention to quality production. Dis.
cussing agricultural legislation, he
draws attention to laws already en-.
acted, suc., as the cooperative mar.
keting act of July 2, 1926, the agri.
cultural credits act of 1923, and stat
utes in % states authorizing for.
nation of cooperative associations
Much has already been done by this
and similar legislation, he argued
toward improving the situation oi
the American farmer.
In the fields of farm credits and
crop insurance the secretary found
the greatest need for future i'm.
provement, though he felt that the
Federal farm loan system and in.
ternsediate credit banks have al
ready greatly increased safety and
stability. "Much has been done in
recent years." he says, ito improve
agriculture's credit facilities, but
much remains to be DONE"
Mr.. Jardine's optimistic outlook
took into consideration his notation
that "in value our agricultural ex.
ports for the year were four per
cent less than those of the preceding
year and were the smallest in the
last five yeals." He set forth that
agricultural exports amounted ia
only 38 er cent of the total and
explained that cotton exports fell off
30 per cent in volume, wheat s per
cent, and that apples and pork pro.
ducts, both leading export items
showed reduc ID totals. Barley, corn
rice, tobacco, and prunes, however
showed encouraging export in.
creases.
Largest Crop Recorded
In spite of bad weather conditions
in some sections, he says, the acre.
age of crops harvested was the larg.
est ever recorded, and 100000
acres above the 1927 total. Yields
per acre, moreover, were "about :
per cent above the average for the
last 10 years md about IL per cent
above those of last year."
"Corn production is estimated al
about 1900, ,OO0, 900 bushels, the larg.
est crop since 1923. Corn, which
furnishes about half our grain sup.
ply, was grown this year on ar
acreage little larger than that har.
vested last year, and the yields, al.
though uneven, averaged a little
better. iowa had q record crop and
good yields were raised also in I'LL
nois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma
and Texas. Indiana's crop was about
equal to the average Of the last 1C
years and Wisconsin's crop slightly
above the 10 year average. In 9th.
er important corn-raising states, the
yields were Disappointing"
Dairying and poultry production
the secretary said, have shared in
the general prosperity Of the live.
stock industries, dairying having
been particularly aided BY tariff
protection on butter, cheese and
milk, and poultry farming by spe-
cialization and breeding improve.
ments such as coal stove brooders
and mammoth incuhat0rs