The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-18
Urges Reduction in
Wheat Acreage
To Level of 1915
CONTINUED from PAGE 4

Is the most efficient in the history
Of the world, unless we can replace 1t
with something better. It is up to
you farmers.
We are only acting to adopt tor
the grain industry the sounder prin-
ciples Of all industries today. If you
show me an industry that ignores the
buyer demand, I'll show you one
headed for bankruptcy"
He declared the policy advocated by
the governor of Kansas, as we'll as
other industrial and financial lead
ers in the southwest, is the policy that
makes for greater indebtedness.
I'VE believe acreage curtailment is
the only sure way out, and that is
why we are making this campaign"
he said. "The only thing we can do
for you in the wheat growing sections
is to present tho facts. There is no
law compelling you to do something
against your own best interests, but
we believe this is to your best inter-
'ests. and that you will see It,"
The facts, as he presented them
are:
"The foreign market. Is being re-
duced. The home market Is being
reduced, chiefly because Of the wide
spread use of more machinery, elm
mating manual labor and thereby re-
ducing the consumption Of the kind
Of foods wheat produces.
War Need IL Passed
1.-THE World war brought q need for
more wheat. The cry went up:
Raise more wheat Last year, there
were $4,000 acres planted to wheat
In the world. an increase OF 10000 900.
Thus there was increased production
against decreased consumption.
THE need. then, Is to break down
the 100000 acres. Where? Four
teen million Of them r In the
United States, and 100000 are In
the southwest"
Except for the general business de-
preston, the outlook, he said, is
brighter than 1t has been for years.
He called attention to the stabiliza-
ton corporations holding Of $4,000, 900
bushels Of the surplus, q holding
which he's not varied one per cent
since June 16 when It ceased pur-
chasing grain.
THE Sterilization corporation can
not dump the surplus on European
countries at q figure below the world
price," he said. 1T Argentine did
that In this country, II she brought
wheat into America at q price below
the Buenos Aires figure, the Amer
lean people would blow the roof off
the capitol. The anti-dumping law
would be invoked, and the grain would
be confiscated. Other countries have
similar laws. Germany has Q partic-
ularly effective one.
What is the remedy7 Diversified
tion?- Perhaps. It Is a way out. But
50 far as wheat Is concerned, the
country must work back to a domestic
basis. If raising $4,000 bushels Of
wheat will give the farmer Is per cent
more money than raising 1907 900
bushels Of wheat what Is the use OF
raising the higher amount A reduce
ton Of rs Per cent In production will
do 1t.
Sow Land 10 Grass
"What shall the farmer do with
the idle wheat acres7 He can raise
other crops, but even II he sowed them
to. grass, which would return him
nothing, he would still profit.
why reduce II Canada doesn't?
What difference does 1t make? II we
get down to q domestic basis, and we
need go back no further than 1915,
It will be . reasonable readjustment
which will solve the wheat farmers
problems. It will not make any diff
ference what price any other country
gets"
This Is the problem and this is the
remedy, he said. 1T will be settled
either by the law Of the jungle. which
means the surviva. Of the fittest, or
through concentrated, intelligent &C
tion," he said. Back Of It all Is the
problem OF organization. the prob
lem of reorganization of farm activ-
tiles"