Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-01
4 FAIR
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by
Cedric Adams

THERE'S BEEN lot of talk late
1 Iy, especially among farm folks,
/ about the farmers share of the
| u. S. food dollar. It seems that
back in 1915 the farmer got Sac
out of every dollar spent for food
in this country and that now he
gets about 43c. Part of this is due,
of course, to some slipping in farm
prices since then. But more i'm
portant is the increasing amount
of the housewives work being done
by the food manufacturers. For
instance, if you buy flour for bread
in a 100-lb. bag, the farmers share
of what you pay for it is about 500.
But If you buy bread at the store,
with the addition of the cost of bak-
ing, slicing, wrapping and delivering
to the grocer, the farmers share of
your purchase price is only 1879.
In thinking of this comparison be-
tween 500 and 1879 don't forget that
the farmer is performing the same
services and getting exactly the
same price for his wheat in both
cases. But in the case of the bread,
a lot of other services have been
added and paid for which makes
the farmers share of the total
smaller. There's a demand on the
part of homemakers for '.built-in
convenience in products they buy.
That's why the government pre-
diets that more and more manu-
facturers will encourage the con-
sumption of farm products by add
ing services at the plant to make
the housewives work lighter in the
kitchen.
1 GOT A GIGGLE out of this. A lad
about got restless ON a bus ride, SO
his mother finally whispered some
thing to the driver. The bus pulled
to a stop out In the country and the
driver and the little boy got out and
disappeared. Soon the two of them
returned. The little boy rejOined his
mother, the bus resumed its journey.
In a moment, the other passengers
heard the little boy talking to his
mother. ssMOmmy,'' he began, SITS
a good thing you spoke to the driver,
because he had to go too"
/ WONDER how many of you read
erS have been in to visit the Min j
neapoliS Grain Exchange. You're /
always welcome, you know, to come /
in, see the new theater, the colorful |
picture presentation of the Exchange |
and grain marketing, visit the trad /
ing floor and ask questions. Here
are some of the groups that have
come in lately-you may know some
of them-The Marketing Club, Uni
versity of N. D., Grand Forks;
GTA Clark County, S. d. Crop Judg-
ing Contest winners Mimi, S. D.,
ILL.,, Wis; N D. Agricultural Market
ing Class, Fargo; Agricultural Edu-
cation Seniors, River Falls, Wis.
ODDS AND ENDS: If you buy soap
in any quantity, always unwrap it
before putting it ON your shelves. 1t
makes the bar last longer A bit
Of advice to you pipe smokers:
Greatest mistake of pipe smokers is
furious smoking. Highspeed putting
BURNS out pipes, scOrcheS tongues
and leaves a bitter-taSting mouth.
Minutes may eIapse between, puffs
IN a pipe. Smoke unhurriedIy,
;ereneIy and with meditation
wonder why a guy always looks
10 shabby every time he gets In front
Vt mirror i'm clothing store. You
AN have your best buds on and
till look like a bum.
WHEN you come to
in a group or by your
elf be sure to stop in at the Ex-
hange. You'll get a big welcome
md have a very interesting time.
md don't forget I'd like to hear
rom you myself, SO drop me
ard with a joke or an interesting
houoht or lust to saw SfhelIO."