EDITORIAL 



A Good Job 



C^^^ 111- M.ulison ( oimtv l-.irm Hurciii pcrtnrnn. J a 



^ — ^ praiNcuorlliv mtxhi. to all tlic tariiurs ot M.uiisnti 



y_/ ( oiiiit\ rcniitK' uhtn it mih i.^Ntull\' upposui iIk 



crcJtion of a Mumtv torc-st prcstrM -lisirut snlMiiittcl in 



the .\'<i\i. iiilxr (.Ifitioii 



'I'Ikr- 1^ iiurit m iIk v n.Mtii>ii' ot park ^il^trht^ ,uul (lie 

 pri.MT'. .iiioii oi n.itiir.il l>i..iut\ but ilnri. in no tiiLrit nor 

 justui- in .inuiiptin^ to N.ui.ik on the t.irnurN ot tin loiintx 

 mini) oi the Ininlen (or miiIi t.iiihlK-- .ri.it^.l >liKli\ toi 



will jttorj to i;ivf It .luav. But if you were inilkini; tows 

 Mistedd ot uritmy uiluiiiiis tor a living, vou wouKI licMt.itc 

 •ilMiut throw iiiu more aiui more milk on the market that 

 ouMn t or uoiiMri t pay your tost ol proiiu(.tioii 



I here is a milk war on at Davton. Ohio. )ust now. 



where i.ish anJ varr\ milk is selling lor ie a t]iiart. Five 



> tilts ,t t|ii.irf .is praes go, is >jirt cheap, \et we >lon t >louht 



th.it tliirt .iri pariiits in Da\ton who skimp their thiMreii 



ill milk iMii ,it tli.it prue hetaiist the\ either la(k the 



iniiNvir\ liukijs or want luxuries or something ilsc more 



iImii ilK\ w.uii .uk>]u,ite nourishnmu lor the tamilv. 



I he o.unf. lor. St preserve .uK.hU.s .uiiio;:,;. ^ .1 !v " ■■''-'. n.cs .ouhi get milk at the pri.e reteised hv 



ort the tk.tior. that it theiMan was.ipproxoll.v tlu \..urv '''^ pro.i,„,r l^uweeii v ami k a t|uart insteaJ o' 



I .'i .is II! ( lii..imi, so nui.li more ol it wouUI 1h lonsunieJ 

 that sur[Miists iinJ. luhtcilK \\oui<l vlisappe.ir lU I no one 



I I is \ . 'hiiii^i ri .1. n. ir will to tr.iiisp.irt. proi ess. .ui.i Jeliv er 

 iiiill. '" till .oiisMiKr lor noihini.; So looking .it it thit 

 w .r, . tliLti. Is .1 \ 1 r\ re.il surplus, nut theories to tin lon 



. it\ rtsulentD. 



tliev wouKi spoils, .r .111 Sssoooii hon,! issl:. to i> 

 '.i\i.r .1 jsirioij (.1 s(i M.irs oni oi propt rt\ f.i\ r^vtiiues. 

 'Ihis wo.iUi h.i\.(. .imounteJ to I', o| prisuit totii .is.tssi.l 

 \ .ilii.itioiis . .| .ill V l.issts , it proj\ rt\ in lliL ioiii)'\ 



.■\t .1 iriniiiig ot the I arm H.^re.ic township i.i\ .■I'i 

 iiiitteis |olin ( \\ .itson. iliri-^ior oi t.i\.itioii lor tlu l.\.\ 

 jiomtivi oi.i that the sp,iiis,.rs ol the proposLiI .hsiru! .ire 

 lijni'rini: the t.iit th.it both the st.ite ( oiisiiliil ion .in. I iIk 

 Ion. si priser\t Jistna l.iw lorbi.l the issue o| .uu hoii-i, 

 ior a period ot longer th.m .'n \e.irs also (li.ii it is per- 



tci tl\ possible to set up sikIi a .iistn. f ■ 'ii .i lo^.il basis .isstss- 

 iili; the <osi .ig.iKist the .listriit whuh will i'e iiiri.>tl\ .mJ 

 tliKlh btiKiite<l theriln Monovcr m.uu Lirnurs wouKI 

 ix- ili-pri\eil ot tin ir l.uul .iLraiiist tlitir will h\ , ori.liinn.iiion 

 pro< iiilings. 



IIk poiu\ ol tliL 1 irm hiiri. u: niovtiiKiit iii Illinois 

 .s to opp.isi. lUorts 1,1 iiure.ise the alre.i,l\ Ik.i\\ l.i\ biiriitii 

 ristmg ,>n t.irm I.kkIs in tinus ot .kprcssioii .in,i se\i.re 

 low priits .is wt. li.i\i. sn.n in rmnt ve.irs. siuh t.i\ts .ir-,. 

 toiilist .it(ir\ aii>i .ibsorb luarh .ill. it not .ill tin. iiuom-,- 

 iroin kill,! I nnl .i mi're et|iiit,iM(. t.i\i:ii,' s\s|un is .i,i,iptnl 

 basi.l .•n .UmIiIv i,> p.iv. tarnurs h.i\i. '.)<> other ,li,iKe tlii.i 

 to lio |ust .is till. I'.irm Hureaii t.iN ,>>mmitttts h.i\i. June 

 in the wist .iteii in Ma,iison ( ouniv Iik i.knt.ilK lurt is 

 anotlur .crreiit illiistr.itMii ,,1 the lueJ for .ikrt l.irm 

 buri'.iii t.i\ loinmitlees m iAvTv i.iuiiti t,i w,'rk .\ I'h .iii.i 

 support |,',.il ,ilthi.ils who ire !r\ini; to i >, 'P,, ,1111/1 .uul 

 reallv gi\i. the i.ixp.iurs ,,| tlu ,,,uiiU lull \ ilu i,,r v\i.r\ 

 ;a\ ■ioll.ir sj^tiit 



lr.ir\ i-o|\'. ulist.in.lilii 



ii 



No Surplus? 



■XKI'l k LI I ( II ...u.iMii-.! lot iIk ( hu.ico 



^Ji ( olkgt ,,t .\gri,ull,irt , 



1cm 11! till. .\,,rllK.isu ni Milk ^IkJs 



' U loiirse linTi. IS 110 n.il s>;rpli:s 1 't milk in the 

 .\ort!u.:st Ik s.i\ s .\.. 11. Ill, ,11 .i!hi,.nt t mo. km 



\ews s, ,,iis .11 .1 r.p, 'fi ,,| tla .\tw ^ ork .'^l.ite 



1 !k Surplus Pr,!!^ 



. viT si,i:, re>l lr,'m .1 surplus oi , 



pn.,h:,ts III.. 



I iiitev! >i.i!.s uhiih will tills \(..ir riiuiu.e Mr 0011 



iK'Ulioi: p,, III], Is ,,t tiiiM milk i.'uM use Iwiie lii.it 

 .tm,,ui:l with impro\en;uit oi ,|i,t .;i;,i lu.'.llh 



(Jiiite right .11;.! .1 pritt', tom|Mii::iiit I,, the J.iir\ v,,w. 

 ll.ir[HT. ( *l e.ourse tin re Is II,' Mirplus ot iiuihinL; Ik \o;i 



34 



Getting the Facts Straight 



, /#'''''' ''^ '■ '• '-■""^ ' '' '^-'^ A. w he, it Is Worth less 



/ I. ill. in ^o leiits .1 bushel 011 the tarm. ' eoin- 



^^^^ I nKiits a .\ew 'i'lirk limes reporter writing 



lr,,ni K.lns.l^ < i!\ The ekition returns troin K.iilsas. he 



s.i\ s iiuiu.ite .1 re\olt against low larm priies but n,'t 



,;:iinsi ,1 n.itioii.il t.irm poliev 



In all the distussions ot present low torn an>l win. it 

 j rues in the > it\ press, writers h.ivt lailevl to point out that 

 the iirigin.il .\.\.\ ol l>>Ss w.is kille,l In the Supreme ( ourt 

 Ml J.uui.irv losd. .mJ that not until lebriiar\ I'M.S wis 

 there m etteilue .u re .tge .i>l|iistnie lit jsr.igram on the 

 sl.itules 



The l.i>t Is th.it the short e rops in !'>•>(> ami the g,i,,.l 

 pTKes tli.lt |,i||,'We,i. Ie,l to a l.llse sense ot seeurit\ an, I 

 geiier.il , .ire lessiuss .iboul surplus control among manv 

 t.irir.ers This u.is retkiteJ in the lethargv o| congress ti, 

 .io iiuthiiii: .ib,iul .1 more etteetive bill until southern ion 

 ^.Tcssnieii 111 the kite slimmer ol I'M" were ekctrilieii when 

 o>tt,iii pru es , .iitK , r.ishing >|,,w n .ibmit their ears A littk 

 I. Iter , orn .111. 1 whcit belt longressmeil awakened, too 



W hell the .A.A.A ot I'l-i.s tin.iih w.is passed, alter nu're 

 ill. 11! .1 \i.ir III iiisisteii, e In the larm bureau, a record t.ill 



wile. It n r, ige w.is llre.uK 111 the grouiui Spring wlle.ll 



.:r,'\'.crs .iii,l num >orn tarnurs ji.ul m.ivie their j-'l.ms lor 

 ilie new I roj< sc.isoii With better th.m norm.il we.ither. the 

 resiili w.is .i bumper Melcl ol whe.it. oiiK .ibout ^(1 per cent 

 jMrii. ijMii,'!! in korii .icre.ige .i,l|ustment. wliich. loupled 

 Willi ilu .,iri\ ,>\er^ trom |os~ sp.lk,! nothing but low 

 pru I s 



IIk \.\.\,,I ^^ ,, inside ring the \ .in. ibilit\ ol wc.ith 

 er. Is i), ■! .1 perleit pr,iL:r.im |,ir st.ibih/ing b.isic l.irm prices 

 .11 l.iir levels, but It s bv i.ir the best proi^r.im \et suggested 

 i,ir ih.it purpose Intil something better is worked out m 

 ihe Iil;IiI ,it expeneiue. It would be loolisli to .ib.mdoii or 

 trade It lor soiDething ol doiilitiul value or worse, 



I. A. A. RECORD 



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