The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-07

speaker on the program and his
talk was interesting and revealed
many facts and figures in COMPARE
son OF competitive cream buying
of the co-operatives and centraliz-
ers. He compared prices of the To-
cal creamery with competitor
prices and stated that they were as
good and even better than other
markets. He showed that manu-
featuring costs of the farmer own
ed creameries are as low as those
OF other institutinos. He urged far
mers to support their co-operatives
and advised cooperative selling as
well as brving. Mr.. Holcombe gave
his talk with comparison charts
which he prepared.
DR.. J. A. Dubois then gave an
interesting discourse on the battle
OF the agriculture industry, as those
who earn, with those who just
make money. He advised organized
cooperation.
John Brandt, president of the
Land o. Lakes Creameries, Inc, as
the principal speaker of the pro-
gram, complimented the farmers on
the splendid record made the past
year, and urged them to continue
in the splendid support of their
creamery. He declared that the
great problem before America at
this time was to achieve an ade-
quate and economical distribution
which would enable the people of
this country to attain and maintain
the highest standard of living and
continuing prosperity
Unless this is done he said, the
standard of living will fall and
there will be a recurrence of de-
preston and panic which will
make this depression look like a
Sunday School affair. The distri-
button must not only be efficient
but must be done at low cost so
that the producer win receive the
major share Of the money paid by
the consumer. This gives the pro-
Queer more purchasing power with
which to buy the goods the con-
sumner makes.
Mr.. Brandt is the author of the
now famous Brandt plan for price
and production control of farm
crops. This plan has been approved
by the national organization Of
milk producers and by all other
farm groups to which it has been
presented. The plan Is very simple
and Is designed to increase sale Of
farm products in foreign countries
and in this country with production
control by withdrawing acres if it
is found that there is over-produc-
ton after maximum distribution
has been obtained. It would prevent
the extremely high prices which
are hardship OH consumers and
the extremely low prices which
break the producers. Mr.. Brandt
maintains that only the Spectator
benefits by the sharp rises and
drops in prices Of farm crops.
Prosperity Of the business inter
ests is absolutely dependent upon
an adequate income for farmers"
Mr.. Brandt continued. IF you want
to find out what the national in
come is, just multiply the farm in
come by eight. That will give you
the national income and the ma
tional purchasing power.
1.-THE way to increase the farm
income and. through this, the ma
tional income is through co-opera-
tive organization by farmers No
matter how anxious others are to
help us we must be organized to
help ourselves"
Mr.. Brandt discussed the need of
method of surplus control and
urged that the federal government
was the proper body to put it into
effect by the creation Of a surplus
pool, financed by working capital
Of two billion dollars and providing
for a fixed minimum price for
farm products.
Lack of moisture which started
to be in evidence IN the agricul-
tural regions several years ago."
he said, reached the stage during
April, May and early June of at
least a sectional, If not national
calamity.
This should convince everyone
of the necessity of sound thinking
along the line Of carrying the re
serves Of high production years to
take care Of such possible contin-
gencies as that confronting us now.
Elements Of storms, insects and
many other speculative uncertain
ties, as well as moisture, make the
farmer the greatest gambler in the
world, and along with him a nation
Of 120, 1000, 900 people must also gam
BILE with future happiness and pros
perity.
when farm production Is plen-
tful, a small visible surplus de-
presses the market so as to make
production improbable, and when
we run into calamity such as we
now face, prices rise but the farm
er has nothing to sell.
THE farmer who has sacrificed
his products at low prices to meet
his obligation, faces the changed
situation with the necessity Of re-
purchasing his stock and products
at high prices. Thus he gets start
at new production, which he is US
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