Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-08-15
A FAIR
EXCHANGE
by
Cedric Adoms

DON'T BE TOO Self-conscious if
you neglect to shave on one of our
coming lazy holidays, Pa. The rules
of motion picture casting hold that
your chin foliage doesn't become a
beard until it's two inches long.
Stand back men, the age of ele-
gance is coming. English tailors are
re-introducing the evening cape for
gentlemen. Included in the line is
a kilt cape lined with satin, which
can be thrown back over the Shout
der. For use when shooting, of
course In case you have travel
in mind for this summer, there are
more than 165 toll bridges still oper-
ating in this country. Most of them
collect tolls to pay off bonds for
their construction, but nearly half of
them are privately owned and steady
income for somebody =.
Lately you and have been hearing
talk about a growing crisis in the
grain industry. / had a chance to
find cut what it was all about during
a visit to the Minneapolis Grain Ex-
change the other day. Here's the
way the Educational Director down
there explained it TO me.
AS you may know, the Commodity
Credit Corporation after it gets title
to grain under the Farm Loan Pro
gram operates in the Minneapolis
Market right alongside of private
buyers. What you may not realize
Il, for one, didn't is that CCC car
load consignments represent an i'm
pOrtant factor in the market today
1880 of the grain at the Minneapolis
Grain Market was for government
account. Now here's what happens
as a result of that abnormal sur
plus buying.
First, as surplus stocks mount.
they put a downward pressure on
| grain prices in the market place.
Wheat stocks in the United States
now equal about 20 months of nor
NAL domestic supply. AS the surplus
| grows it will put more and more of
that downward pressure on the
prices the farmer would naturally
get for his products. That is why
Grain men on July 13, 1856 well
coined the announcement of the new
export program, requiring the ex-
porter to buy grains in the public
market rather than take his sup
plies from CCC stocks. 1t is antici-
pated this will benefit growers in
the form of higher prices in the
market, reducing the need for
farm er reliance on government
loans. 1t will result in sales to con-
sumers-not loans for government
storage account.
Experts claim that there are still
more disadvantages in the CCC OPP
Grafton. Cost of storage and normal
spelling or going out of condition
in aforementioned storage space
represents significant annual cost
TO the taxpayers.
All in all, it gives us lot to think
about, wouldn't you say?
WITH THE VACATION period upon
us, you may want to make a mental
note of these travel facts: Forty
pounds is still the maximum weight
for interstate air travel, but &C
pounds is allowed for first class in
ternatlonal flights. Not a bad idea
10 weigh fully packed luggage before
you leave home. Travel garment
bags are the trend this year and are
especially adapted to car travel
Long and short garments pack
wrlnkle-free. The item doubles as g
storage bag when not in travel use
be sure to attach an identification
tag on each piece of baggage. May
save time and prevent loss.
from a used car lot sign: "This
is another of those choice cars that
won't last long"
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