Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
IIRM RELIEF
BILL SIGNED
s Death lad bv Congress, Sign
Con- :. President, EmbOdies
poIicy for Agriculture
-FOUR .ntr MESSAGE GIVEN

; ], emergency ASLIO''4'O' "a q
l - Act has been passed by
: | a.s and signed by the Presi-
r r smbodies a new policy for
IAN agriculture. The policy
] ~. No. First, looking an actual
~, w. in the face and moving
! ~ ~ II. second, a new type of
|, =. '..tive effort among farmers,
..'ors. and distributors with
> c.rsrrment as a party; third,
: wing the fact that the con-
II agriculture is a vital point
eordition of the Nation as a
! The third point is the rea-
Al titling the Act "An Act to
!. tbe Existing National Eco
emergency by Increasing
! .-,Itrral Purchasing Power"
,,ogram of the Act is design
: meet an acute problem. To
MT problem it delegates the
!, centralizing power Of the
-,,ment. through the President
|. secretary Of Agriculture, to
Droducers and manufactur-
MI distributors Of farm prod
rork out their own salvation
-ssing such adjustments in
Ieiion and price as are fair to
-mps and harm no legitimate
~ IF any group. The broad
d the power granted to the
stsry Of Agriculture is design
4 make the operation Of the
ssxible and mobile. The Farm
rust be adjustable, swiftly and
Fv 10 meet new and changed
atons as they arise. The prob
tbat the adjustment program
Sssn drawn to solve can be re-
" 70 simple terms; Farmers
inducing and have been pro
NJ more farm goods than the
sirg market, il the United
", and in the world, can buy
vay for at a price that enables
farmers to stay in business.
\ The European need for
ticsn farm goods and the
,Dean willingness and ability to
ior them have been decreasing
5lv. production has practically
maintained. American con-
a-n!ion Of American-grown food
Ii has dropped very little dur
hs repression, although domes-
snsumption Of some other ag-
Itural commodities, notably
ur, has decreased sharply. The
isst loss has been in the export
xsts. Now the surpluses have
simulated lat home and abroad
ni forced down the price to the
8ng. At the same time the
5nsfs fixed charges taxes, in
s- and debts have remained
zt the same. The farmer is
si at a tremendous disadvant-
fh the exchange Of agricultural
Hnagricultural goods. His in
has decreased and he is no
" able to buy the goods and
zres the cities have to sell.
ssiore city men lose their jobs.
'rts Of American farm goods in
aary' 1888, were only II per
q the average exports for the
y month in the five years be-
the World War-19O9-1914.
q net production of American
cultural commodities in 1882
iper cent above the average
ls period 1927, and would
ven greater had growing con
Us been normal in 1892. Ex-
nave been on the decline since
In that year we exported
zOO million bushels. In the
''a' season the rate Of exports
asclned SO drastically that we
". export as much as 6O,OOO,-
'Iaels. Pork is perishable and
~ Oe stored. What we don't
.ae at home we must export.
foreign countries refuse to
4s supply backs up at home
IOtced on the domestic mar
! Whatever price it will bring.
Ndn cotton, accumulated at
Nm aaa abroad, is now more than
IVY bales more than the
Odfryover. More than half
.linulation has been caused
isased foreign consumption.
= rest by decreased domestic
puon' There is enough
~ aa !, cotton on hand now to
]. y. Tue worlds normal demand
,s y !, year, and the normal de-
n, u .ne United States for two
s,,,,i.I me Act specifies certain
]. 'altles as basic" They are
.,,0 'o'lon' field corn, hogs, rice,
3 b eou.. 49, MIX and its products.
ssc" bullies baa. are listed as
cgs se ,bo' when their prices
D. ~ strongly influence the
4 Tbo,. Otuer agricultural prod
ssps = are also listed as basic
Of a.on is an exportable sur
ana da, one except dairy prod
|Sagslv aiy bai; products swing pre-
froD, DacK and forth, at pres
"un an export n IL iraro,.