The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-05-31

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of land in the readjustment outlined
AS it develops and becomes widely
known, it will become very important
in the program of the liberal elements
of society,""
About 100000 acres of poor sub
marginal land were recommended for
retirement by the national resources
board last winter. The inhabitants of
this land were said to be character
lied by incredibly low standards of
living"
Resettlement is hardly the answer
to the nations farm problem, in the
opinion of the $50 delegates to the
conference of agriculture. industry
and science, which met at Dearborn,
Mich, to honor Henry Ford for his
contributions to "chemurgic" farming
and to sign declaration of depend
ence upon the SOIL"
Principal speaker in the conclave in
the town that Henry Ford built was
Louis j. Taber, master of the National
every plant and every product that can
be grown in the United States. He
said, '"rhe American farmer hopes
this conference will set in motion in
fluences that will do more for rural
life than the politician has ever been
able to accomplish"
"Chemurqic" Farming.
What the conference, sponsored by
Chemical Foundation, suggested as the
remedy was, of course, "chemurgic"
farming. This would shorten the dis
lance between production and consump-
ton by having the farmer once more
assume more of the elemental serv-
ices and processes, and claims that
chemistry will drive man back to the
farm, just as the machine age took
him from it.
"Chemurgic" farmers would bend
much of their efforts to raising farm
products for purposes other than food.
Farm production would need to be
doubled If agricultural alcohol re-
placed petrol as a motor fuel, the con-
ference concluded, and it would open
up new farm income of $5,000,000,-
600 year. 1t was said that no I'M
solved technical problems stood in the
way although important improve
ments in processes can confidently be
expected"
1t was only a few days later when
1000 farmers, mostly from the South.
marched (for the larger part in rail-
grimage to Washington, to express
their thanks personally to the Presi-
dent and the AAA for what the admin
istration is trying to do for them.
Thinking they smelled rat, opponents
of the New Deal, on the floor of the
senate and elsewhere, openly charged
that the "marchers" were hand-picked
by the AAA officials for a stunt to
arouse public sympathy for the pro-
gram, and that the farmers travelling
expenses were paid by the govern
ment.
At any rate the 1000 farmers cheered
the President wildly when he de-
nounced to them the liars" who criti-
czed the operations of the AAA. They
expressed themselves to a man as be-
ing heartily in favor of the proposed
AAA amendments, some of which even
propose to make it necessary for every
manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer
of food products to obtain a license
from the Department of Agriculture.
Such amendments would put in the
hands Of that department the pre-
scribing Of rules governing business
practices, advertising and the general
regulation of the manufacturers and
merchants business. They aim at con-
troll of every step in the process Of dis
tribution of food, including the adver-
tising-under Tugwell, who has de-
clared advertising to be ian economic
waste"
There are 10000 food manufacture
ers, 62,500 wholesale and Oil, 900 retail
dealers in food products who. no mat
ter how small and insignificant they
might be, would be subject to penal
ties of from $50 to $500 day for vic
lation of any rule made by the De
partment of Agriculture.
@ Western Newspapes Union.