■ri] 



■i'lon — is alwa.vs jit ■■:*i'iit. jUil .tt :iti m.ir- 

 ;et8V They m:iv so assume-, htn at lh<Mt 



■ \vn prril. 



t 'ompt'tit inn ;■- nof riafiir.tt nor -lo.-^ I^ 

 lain tain its«*lf It exl.ntj* iind oontinijew 

 only MO lonur an the vlKiltiiiot* niiil «%alrh- 

 I'lilnrMN 4>f Nrllt-rM iirotert and i>»nMf>rt«> It. 

 : rofcssor Kottcr. J'rincftoii Kiiiv.MHii v, hap 

 ■.-cent I y piiblisht:*d n t hou^ hi -piovoUitim 

 ■[•♦•atisel that Invars dir*^<tly on this qu-^s- 

 ; ton. It is possihl** to inclmi.- mlv i iw 

 l>ri<'ffst « X''«»ij>ts h<M"<'. viz.: 



'■KroRitintr i-4»»i|>«>tll'l4kn liruan t^ltli niiir- 

 k(*t<«. fiiiit urf%« :i*» iniirki'tM urt'w 

 rii«Tel«»r** 1 1141 1 •»trniiu**l> ► the «>\i«>ten4*r 

 nnil \ifnlit? of •■oiii|M*lltl*iii in triiH** in ^n- 

 *t«'iitfnllv litiiiii*! ii|i Yvitli tli4> (•\i>l«'i(t-f* ami 

 r4-nlit>' 4»f itinrUi'lM." i'lirthtr 4»ii li*> *tji«<«: 

 --< '«*nipr(it Itm 4\«' linil. I'ltr fr<iiii heini; n 

 iijittinil IhinK tns io oftt-n iiNniiinrfll nilto- 

 iiiMti4*fill.i l*r«»ii;:hl :il»iiiit \Yh«*n4>\iT f>rHnt4* 

 ■■Itl7.rn*« ;: r«> It'ft tt» 4l4» nn thvy |ilrns4' Nf«>nin 

 f:itli«*r t** ha«'4* l*C4'n imiumi aii4l> (lc*4i r*»y('4l 

 h> ib«> H4*ir-int4T**«ot anil 4*llnrtN «»r inilUlri- 

 iinN :in4l I** ha\4- lit*i>n iuaintain«'f| hm an 

 .11 titii'liil 4-4in(fi(l4iii 4»nl> l».<i th«> I'lCitrt^ of 

 (tlihti*- aiHh«»rili4><« i if. infl4-4Ml. lh4-y \\er4« 

 ii4»t th4*niMol\ 4*^ ham perl nic hh**!! ••(»nip4'il- 

 tl4in fi«'fii>ii .'IN th4'r4' \tiiM|. 



In lh4> iiiark4'(« 4»r falrn tht* 

 i;r4*a< ni«'r4'haiit l»n> 4t<« hail 14> hu> 



• •|i4*nl> in tlir pr4'M4>nc«* 4>r Ihi' \\hi>l«- uronii 

 .tt S4-M4TS nNMfnililcil frt»in far aint » ifl4> 

 tin«l »4'r4' sniijt*!*! f«» ih4' 4-4inipi'tiiitf hliln 



• *f itlhcr l»M>inK in4T4-h»itl*>. hisi««tiit *if ito- 

 ints ahl4> f«> (fikc 4':i4'h ^innll m4>M4T iiitu » 



• '■»rnt*r an4l «l<'iil ^tlfh llini M**|tnrttl4*l>'." 



l,al4T. I>r l'4*lt»'r ta***: 



'rii4' 'lat^ «*f •>iippl> anil (|4*ninn<l* 

 ••:in «ip4-riit«- fnll>. If ;if all. iiiil> in th** 

 |ir4*Kf n«-4- «tf 4'0 4»4-t i\ 4* «'4iinp4'iltit»n."- 



l-:\|ier!i>iM>4-4l Nl4>4>kni4-n •ohitulil Miihjc4-t 

 t hift I'nllyanna liiM-trim- — thai Imi> i>r<» v<»l- 

 tiafaril> |ia> full ninrkci pri«>4*. thai '-nnt- 

 iiral citnip*-! iti«tii** a>Mnr*-M full \alti*>. niifl 

 rhnf all market.*, ar*- 4'«|iiall> -»aii«..fa4-i4irT 

 mil ar4- :ilt^a>o "in lii»4*" — t<t the m4»R» 



■ ■ritf<-i*l 4'%aniiiiat f4»ii l*4>i(trf thi-'.i' \t»liiii- 

 iaril> i|N4'«iiitiiinf piililir iiinrk4'Cs. f urn 

 ihi-lr llvi'Nt4M'k nv4T t4» llii- ni-nri"*! lin>i'r«. 

 :ini| ti^ll ih4'tn 1i» mark thi- ii(<k4>t«>. 



KiKhlh. »M-.;iiis-' 'if !^in>i;f !.<■. <tfl "i '.'.'. 

 'ifr*r»n< •■ *>n tli.- pan t*t' th*- ctnsiimin:: 



■'iblir. and t iu* fXploiiation of .on'^um* r.« 

 This inv(>l\*s rh.- op.Tal ion "t an •xr^-p- 



•Vi- nunib'-r of rt-fail m»-at ilist rll>ulin^ 



m-ncit's — pt-rhap.'^ t h*' »'X:irt nijml>»r- is nof 

 ;nown, Kir.ntly pul)li.^h*'d liiiia' iit<li<aj'^ 

 'hat Ih.^ tiiitnl»*r of rn«'ai- 'Utt'-r.^ .xpn liiif^d 



loni ir.,|nr, in r.Uo. to l'2.ns» in r'2<'. to 

 <'».1MS in l*»;iO — an imTfasv of soni** -'7 per- 



■ tit from 1!<20 to lf»:ii>; (bat saUstii- n anri 

 -il*s\voni'H inciN as«"d from >:7.'_'3s in IPl^ 

 '•> 1,12.'.. TsJ in \'^2i*. lo \.'.*s\.:::i-j. in rt:t«u 



II ;n»T4'asi- of sonio 77 p«-r<-4Tit from ir*2»' 



'• l!Klt*. This Hittiattoo n*M'.ssarily in- 

 ■ as''j» the cosi t>f ilirttrilnition. rais.'«s ro- 



iil prii'i s and thn*^ t-mhIs to rostrUr ror- 



irnptu.'! of !!ioal>^ 



I in |» r«> « ** l< 4- 1 a 1 1 ^ *• 1 1 i ii u 



>r !n\itlv.-rt ih»^ s.-llint: of l-iw iiriidr* ni'-nt 

 ' piHi-s wiiii h would permit ^h^ sfHinir 

 *' \fX\t\ uradfs. th.' n'-i «lT«'ot airain b.- 

 ■iir in the diifrtioi: of a r'-siri<t»'d .'oi. 



• iinption. 



Th»-r»' ar*^- d<'ihiit" indiralion.< that ap- 

 ■ri-oiabl** numh.-rs of rrinstini*-!'.^ ar*- h.*- 

 -inniuir to s-rk iniprovmi-nts in th*' pres- 

 -iit s\st4m. Hut nntil ronsnm'V.'' are at 



• asi int« r« sled in improvini* nt th^re is 

 itlc tliat livestock produo'Ts ran do. di- 

 ■ 'My. to assist them. 



Xatiir.i II \ yovi have t hoim ht of many 

 »v'tac les <»th< r than tlo* eiuht jnst m^n- 

 ■oiod. Indeed \ou may md ronsid'-r tlies*> 

 ^i;:^ht as the most important ones If so. 

 Mint nnnli the h.-tit-r. Th.- iinpoitant point 

 ■- tha!. :is .-^loelcmt-n. ue r»eot;ni7.e th« 

 roblenis ;in<l think tli-m throntrh for onr- 



- IVeS 



Of the eicht obstacles mentlon-d. stork 

 'Xfix may -thronjih mon^ offectivp roordi- 



■ ttion and or;;anl/.ation — d^-al d1rertl\ 

 \''ith th<' Mrst three. l>y i 1 > informlni; 

 -(oekmi n rt-^ardinti ntarketin^ prohltm-* 



nd pracile.s; iJt dt'V'-lopinc a nior.. r«»ni- 

 r-veht-n.^ivi- in:irk»tini; pro;;rain: itnd <;'.• 



■ '^ncentralint: iht-ir livestotk s.-llinir ir 

 'iii-b;inds of St ronu* .i;reneies and of strofic 

 '.tiesmi ti TfirotiiiJi thr sam»* nvans rhr\ 



'Olid ( 4i :ippr*-<-iab]y influ' net- pa- k«rs' 

 Miyin;: praeti.fs: < .'» ) euntribnt.- to morr 

 obouai." st.-uHiardizai ion of prodtiets: nnd 

 '••I » Xt-ri t-ffoetiv.- pressure for equltabb^ 

 ■Vision of fi. i::lit rat*s and frei;rht tar- 

 !^s. Th< s- venlh »»ne ean bf* answpf^d. 

 ■vitlt dtie r.irard lo th'- interests of live- 



1 *,«-,. ••'I'ti^ ^laMiiuiTiiile of >loiio|M»ly" — 

 Frank \lh4>rl Fctli-r: llnreouri. Ilrnre and 

 ' ompnn.v. %»*« ^ ork. I!t:tl: pp. '2\Z-'2Ttn. 



' ^anii* ri-forene*'. p. -7-. 



-lo«K ;ii <Hi j< ei s. 'III.;. !•;. :?<-.> f -. -.i nor 

 produt-ors' inlereslK are a iii>t ■ of .«:d. » » 

 tion. The tjii^hlh one r-^HUir' s tio rut;'.-- 

 • •omment. 



Finally, the attitud.- of Pt'<eUin't. ■n.l ■»: 

 farmers will be ih.* deeidinu faetor n d* 

 lormininu what action sh;ill if lak- ti !t, 

 dealinji with th»- obstatjles h- r«' dLsi-iisst-d 

 If they are persuaded that fair pri--. s nr.' 

 always automat ieally tstablisli'il i In i 

 markets — tin oiieh p< rfeitly f unet:o|iin j 

 self-eontrols — ari* always in line, th;it !< 

 eardbss of wIot-- or when tht stoekmnn 

 *oils he is rcitain of the full market value 

 then tlte millennium Is h^Te ind thosp who 

 have not reoopnized it do not know per 

 feetion when thiM- meet it. i^u th:*t b:. 

 sisi- 



all f»rinM fir nielh<»il« or farll- 

 lileN r>f market iiiK operntf il Uy thr prn- 

 dueer in the hhW of hiM proilu«'i ri-prenent 

 "a«t<» and are iinnt* 4'«-«Nar> . 



"I'hiM point *»f vlet\ pletiir4->> f he nillfc 

 dlKtril»iit4>r or the pa eke r mn an iinprejii- 

 ilieed media thri»uKh whii'b am oaiat i4'nll« 

 f h4*r4* Ho-i^M hai*k ti* thi* priMlU4-4T. t% iihoiit 

 the nei'eKNlty fiir hart^alnfnu 4»r ftfl4-l«'nt 

 innrk4>llnu. at all tini4'N Hnil iitid«>r nil ri»n- 

 difioiih a fjiir Mhare 4)f thi- I'onoiiimiT'N dol- 

 lar, thai 4'4»n*«uiii4-r in4*4»Hie deter- 

 mineN abN4»lulel> t^hnt priiiliie4T*t MhniilH 

 r4>4'ei«4- f4»r th** priMli|i*l<M the> ni'H nnif that 

 ihey are paid thai prii'i* %%itliont pre jii«lii-<* 

 4ir unfair ili'iluetion." 



' *n the itfh'-r luind. If sio<-Utn-ji i>'*c,iii'»* 

 '>f their own expt^ri'-n*.- ;ind oh.-' rvalions 

 — d'> not ;iee»'pr thl'^ idissfiil doctiiri', tnen 

 tiiey f:*'-e ih«- alternaiivt- of maintaining 

 open TIKI rkets. of pj-es.r\-intr effvejiv** .-oni 

 n« til ioti. r.f dev elopJn^^ .\ sound a rnj ■■opi- 

 prtdiensi ve inark'linc pro jc ram. and of 

 nuiMinL: the most .ff.-.t • \ »• ^^ai*-"-' ;i l: i-te-i--^- 



:>,>.-> i'ol- ! i( ;ri ■■ opi aioi., ■• i — d ot; m •• 



*onnI •■\[*t ti«'lire atld oI>P.-l"V;it ion> the 1-4' 



!.r i> th'- only ^oiitid .ours.- of letior 

 f'i. :. I > 'ant^ot Im - \p--ei.d to iitv.- -to.-k 



II. n ati>thinu that >io«'kmt ii ;ir«- iu»T i* 

 oosiiioii to detnaiid. \V*- ;r<t onl> ^^ tia* v, 

 wtnU for ;*nd. oft-n. only wh it w- ,i 

 ni'pni.-.l to t'lisUl for 1 llk>- fb« siiirii r- 



1' . T-d :ri tilt- eitHiion .iwattl^tt •*>f d;- 

 -.iiuui^h'd lo-work'-r, Mr S;itii II Thomp 



of,. ,r th.- ("niVt'i-Rii y "I' Wis.-.nis'n of 

 [■*.l'rii.ir\ t \vh>-n I»fan < "hrist. t ser s'\ \ 



■ r Iiirii 



I :• I .1 ti.'». ii. ti:i « fituiclit l'4'arlr«««ly, *n- 

 tfltii£entl>- ;ind ^IFretlti-ly for :b- .-.ii':.. i' 

 o-Kiiiii/.d farmjnu . 



E'lobLiiis we Iia\' ' Y-s. but ilsti th-r. 



II'* the means for dealini: with th*-tn. if 

 •,ve -ire but awrtkf to- out oppori unit*e.N. 



iini ibrt to :ivaila!de rt-pou'*-' s So. profit 

 'tr-i tfoni past .xpt i b-net- r'ia\ we s.iy wttb 

 F;d\«. i?: M'irkhnm 



I am done wi'ti tn* >■ .ir< tP.ii wcr* t t :: 

 quits: 

 I am done with ih* d-.id itid old 

 Ihey are mines work- d out I d-!-"d 

 th*ir pits: 

 I havf' saved Iheir ur.iln of cold 



"\0\V I ttMT: to th' laTut- f.»' w:--. ,-it .» 

 br. ad; 

 I have bidden tio pist idi- ii 

 T :auerh, and lift m*. ii.it -N ••. 'b' . t'- 

 ahead* 

 ■ Oome on ' T ,tv t ■ ;id\. '.o . ou " 



' 1 nlted >tnTe» l.lve ^loek \e*%*, «>malin. 

 \ehraiika. Kehrnarj^. IP.I.'.. p. «. 



I *• \nieri4-n> < ap:i4-i|y to Produrr." I h^ 

 llronkfniEw In^f lintion. \\ a<ililttKton. II. 4 . 

 10.^ I. p. I7*». 



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