Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-11-23
WHAT ABOUT AGRICULTURE?
By MILES H. FAIRBANK, Secretary Treasurer
MARYLAND FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
PART III
THE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM TODAY

There two branches trying
farmernamey the Department
In later articles will discuss
want to analyze agricultural
men program that attracting much attention
This being Agricultural Adjustment Administration
authorized by law to enter into with producers
for curtaimen of the reduction going
order prevent the farm SURPRISES that have prices
The Secretary also has authority under the law impose
taxes commodities the farmers for their livestock
with distributors of farm credit commodities establish and he
can force them to play square by putting the dealers under license and
revoking the license if they violate the
To departure in the handling farm
commodities must give thought the
been proposed during recent for the control of farm SURPRISES and
the assurance of higher
Several heard about the dbnure
advocated by supposed give
farmer bounty that
be sold abroad this dumped domestic market
Advocates of this theory point the industry
instance the price industrial
because we put various tariffs similar goods from foreign countries
order to keep them from underseng industrial products
The "why help
tribute to artificial price for produce
that the present to give the farmer purchasing
agitation higher farmer "pary"
income That where the phrase, equality agriculture
The figures will show that no matter whose faut II was the
has not been getting his fair share the dollar
1917 perd) period rising prices
and the farm income increased faster than the commodities This
the farmers and millions
land put into cultivation In the
fall and farm commodity prices They
level in 1921 continued level until drop
place.
During this time prices of what the farmer sold were far below the
why during Coolidge
prosperity era, heard problem depression
1880 the spread became even greater The present demand to
close that spread.
program, therefore, Agricultural Adjustment
ton is to establish this parity by getting farmers to cut production
compensate while doing
consumers tariff that part of his production that consumed
of loaf of bread pound of butter cotton shirt should be
relatively small.
production Many will actually oppose
It
these articles
be conclusions that cannot attention Suppose
into the wheat adjustment the and hog the others
that will proposed If the normal of wheat planted
this fall with the present stocks hand of 300 million bushels and
jif million,
conmon enough take care
domestic consumption if didn't plant single on
argument price
and of the reduction would then take Of ITSELF
thousands of wheat farmers would be forced Of business
must buy things
city sell and sell they employed The
suppose putting
by suphuman method these millions could be the market
for food clothng-would that solve the problem?
period prosperity
thought he going somewhere because he
living actually going debt all the
He able keep because the banks and lenders
were credit
being heard the of the demands of certain farm
production" and guaranteed price above that figure
really
profit regardless of their ability farmers At pen this has
place in the farm plans of the the by
the organizations
ability efficiency of farming varying with the productive
capacity indefinitely the counties and all
marketing conditions how definite figure cost Of poduc
ton would apply.
those that talk
strikes, provided guaranteed prices and allotment
punch card system. After had
marketing Anyone who knows
that moment booggng at lower figure
the would virtually licensing
substituting inefficient fellow at the
Of Woodworking worthy farmer
asking thennsevesWhere
taking Unbiased judgment brings forth
two conclusions:
individuam
economy whether like The adjust
suit it difficult when all the facts
1t could hardly fail if all
cooperate The Secretary Agriculture said that hoped
three principle of production control will have
possibilities the WILL of his accord
handle n the future
Second convinced that regardless
atuo of tho