Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
FARLEY TO STUDY
WHEAT PRODUCTION
United States to Be Repre-
scented Among Ten Coun-
tries at Conference.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Wheat leaps into the nmelight again
this week. Representatives of wheat
exporting countries, including the
United States, will meet in London
to discuss what steps can be taken
to remedy a situation caused by re-
striction of consumption and increase
in production of wheat.
The American farmer and the Ameri-
can politician are vitality interested in
this wheat Situation-a world situa-
ton which affects the United States
along with other nations. This coun-
try has been producing about 200,-
000, 900 bushels of wheat year in ex-
cess of domestic requirements.
The fact that stares the wheat-ex-
porting countries in the face is that
they are producing too much wheat.
What they are going TO do about 1t, or
what they can do about it, remains to
be seen. These countries are Canada,
| the United States, India, Argentina,
! Australia, Russia, Hungary. Jugoslavia,
| Bulgaria and Roumania. Several other
countries export small quantities Of
/ wheat, but the problem OF the world
wheat situation is before the big pro-
ducers of exportable crops.
! Here the United States, through the
! operation of the Federal Farm Board,
| the Government has undertaken to help
| the wheat farmers by action Of stabili-
| Zation corporations and by the en-
! courag2ment of co-operatives in mar
| keting wheat This year the board viii
| not undertake to buy wheat OF the
! 1881 crop to stabilize" price, as II
did in 1929 and last year. 1t will &c
! forward, however, with its aid TO CO.
! operatives in wheat marketing.
! Wilmer Plan Rejected.
| The policy OF the Federal Farm Boarc
! toward the what growers in this coun'
| try is set forth clearly in letter JUS
made public. addressed by Chairman
| Stone OF the Farm Board TO F, j. Will
/ mer Of Rosalia, Wash. The board, Mr.
( Stone said, has decided against pro
posal by Wilmer that a nationwide
| campaign be launched TO sign up Aneri
/ can wheat farmers to hold such pro
| portions Of their wheat crop as might b
| designated by a National Surplus Con
| troll Association" and TO limit thci
| acreage for crops of 1882 and 1893
| The plan, the board held, would no
work, and would be resisted by too man.
| farmers.
More important" said Chairman
| Stone, than any new comprehensive
plan for nationwide adoption is tina
1
/ know what conditions really are. and b
| In a position to take steps that ar
! best suited to their individual circum
stances and their locality"
! He added that the situation woult
encourage liberal use Of wheat 70
feed, storage Of wheat on farms 70
better markets, and would also 'leat
wheat growers to plan for substantial
cuftailment Of wheat acreage"
The wheat crop in this country, de
spite efforts to bring the farmers 1
| curtail their acreage, Is likely to be il
excess OF the crop of a year ago. 1t ha
been estimated that per cent reduc
ton Of acreage in Winter wheat wa
effected and that perhaps the per cen
Of reduction of acreage in Spring whoa
was cut IA per cent. Spring wheat
about one-third Of the total whoa
crop. To bring the American whea
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