Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
FARM AND MARKET
r. A. TROvATTEN

minnesota Agriculture, Dairy and
Food Commissioner
While still far from the cost of pro-
duction, rising prices of agricultural
products, affected by initiation and ma
tion-wide adverse crop yields, VIII
bring additional millions to Mime
sofa farmers, not only from grains
which still remain in their possession,
but from other farm commodities us
we'll.
While farmers are receiving the
benefits of these advancing prices,
there is still wide gap between the
advanced prices and the cost OF Fro
ducing farm products, to say nothing
of a fair profit that the farmers should
justly enjoy.
When we stop to consider the extent
of the effect upon the Minnesota farm
market as whole by the present rise
in prices, it must bring to our minds
the enormous buying power that rural
districts offer to industry when farm
prices are in keeping with the Ameri-
can standard of living.
Wheat prices have nearly doubled
since the first of the year. Mime
sofa farmers were holding as of April
1, 1905, 900 bushels of wheat. Allow
ing for shipments since that time ano
the approximate 100000 bushels for
seed, the advanced price of wheat has
increased the buying power OF our
farmers to the extent of about a mil
lion and one half dollars.
What would the increased buying
power amount to when farmers make
a fair profit on their wheat? That
could be translated i'm terms of shoes.
clothing, automobiles. farm machinery
and other products of industry. Give
the farmer buying power and you give
industry an outlet for its manufac-
tured gCodS-and employment to la
Dor.
How to Get Prosperity.
Minnesota farmers raise 100000
hogs each year. Taking a 240 pound
hog as an average, the present one
hundred percent increase in hog prices
places a new valuation upon that farm
commodity of about "A million dollars
more annually Think of the mil
lions of dollars that will pour into the
channels of trade from this farm
product alone when its price reaches
fair level.
The same analysis can be applied
to butter. eggs, to poultry and to all
other farm products. When the farm
err gets a fair price for the things he
produces. the wheels of industry will
speed forward, railroads will steam
from coast to coast transporting the
output of factories to the farms; bank
ers will be able to collect farm mort
cages, and prosperity will be enjoyed
by all.
Governor Olson Leaves Hospital.
Governor Olson, who was operated
on for acute gangrenous appendicitis,
man. 1t is no easy jOb-that of being
governor of great state during times
like these.
During the recent session of the
legislature, the governor although suf-
fering seriously from the ailment for
which he was operated upon, stuck
to his guns without a vince. Those
who know him we'll were aware of
his physical condition and pleaded
with him to take a rest. But the
people of the state came first; it was
his responsibility and the Governor
is the type of man who can shoulder
responsibility. Constantly watching
at his bedside, was the Governor
mother. Like all mothers, she dis
played apprehension for the welfare
of her son. When the danger had
passed, she, who had seen her son
rise from humble north Minneapolis
lad to hold the governorship of this
state, breathed "a sigh Of relief; the
same as any mother would do, that
of the most humble or the president
of the United States.
In these dreary days, we still have
with us the human side of life-"a
mother who hoped great things for
you, and no matter how badly you
have failed-still does"