The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-26
PROPOSES PLAN FOR
RAISING WHEAT PRICE
Contributed by P. j. Filbin)

contributed article as a cOurteS
to the contributor, does not impl
endorsement by the editor.)
Better prices for wheat, cotto1
and other farm products. 1t wi
control price and production, an
place the marketing of farm Pre-
ducts entirely in the hands of tn
farmers.
To get it you must organize, &C
operate, stick to it and stay witt
it. Otherwise you will take wha
the other fellow wants to give
you. Let's take up the whea'
proposition. It's the center of at
tack for all opposition forces.
The administration has had
great difficulty in keeping the
price of wheat up to the present
low mark. After spending 250
million dollars more or less, the
price to the farmer is fifty per
cent below the cost of production.
They now give notice that they
will withdraw all financial support
from he wheat market.
A reduction of acreage would
help keep up the price. under
normal conditions, but, even with
a reduction of acreage, a surplus
of 200 million bushels is possible
with favorable weather conditions.
With their present system of OPP
Grating on the open market, they
would soon come to the end of
their rope. 1t would take all of
the money on hand to stabilize
the wheat market alone, then it
would be a very poor job. 1t
would mean the total collapse of
farm relief. No further aid from
the government for the next TWEEN
ty or thirty years. You would
Mr.. Farmer.
A change in the present system
save the farmers from such
a calamity. if it yer put in oper-
alton soon.
This system would be based on
a tariff, that would protect the
farmer from foreign competition
as effectively as it does II manu-
lecturers. France and Germany
nave a tariff that protects their
farmers from cheap wheat compe-
The farm board should have
authority equal to the Interstate
Commerce commission, to regu-
ate and establish fair prices for
and consumer. The farm
business is greater than transpor-
alton. there are more people en-
on farms in the United
States than there is in any other
BUSINESS. People could get along
railway transportation
than they could without
cod.
The Farm board on receiving a
inal estimate of the wheat crop
rom the U. S. Agricultural de-
arment would establish prices ac-
.ording to the size of the crop
he prices given r for terminal
narkets.
About 600 mliilon Oh. are need
d for home consumption and
eed. A 600 million bu. crop
hould bring the farmer $500 a
A 700 million bu, crop,
1.S5 a bu., for six million bu. and
1 cents for the n million bu.
For the 7 million bu.
1.63 a bu. 500 million bu. crop
10 a blu for 6 and 30 cents a
ushel for two. price for s blu.
1929. A billion bushel cron
1.50 a bushel for six bushel and
0 a bushel for the four bushel
urplus, price for 10 bu. "a cents
bushel.
The 600 million bu. crop would
ing Tie ldl ucI 1GUV nlliiloH WI
IRIS the billion bu. crop $40 mil
dollars. $50 million dollars
,ss than the 600 million blu. crop
he bigger the crop the lower the |
rice per bushel. It's a lesson in
ollars and cents easily learned.
would discourage over produc-
on. No farmer, large or small
ould afford to give away two
fths of his crop for 10 cents a
ushel year after year.
Bought at 10 to 81 cents a blu.
nd sold in foreign countries at
, cents a bu. it would provide
loney enough to buy or build To-
al and terminal elevators, and
ay back the money borrowed
ON the farm relief fund. The
would be taken care OF by
lie Farm Board. Before thresh-
g got under way, they would de-
osit sufficient money in the local
to pay for the surplus
heat. Forty million dollars would
} enough to buy a 200 million bu.
an on an 800 million blu.
the farmer would get $1.32