12 FARMERS' UNION AND FEDERATION 



Minimum Price to be Set by the Wheat Growers. 



Of the thousands of articles the wheat grower buys, and 

 of the many professional services he needs, the price of not 

 even one is dictated by him. Those who provide them set 

 the price, and he can either pay it or do without. Not hav- 

 ing the price, he does without four-fifths of his needs. The 

 seller sets the price in this case. But when he sells his 

 wheat the buyer sets the price. All a one-sided game. The 

 cards are stacked against him. Hundreds of trusts, com- 

 binations, agreements and unions are formed to raise the 

 price on things he needs* Others are formed to juggle, 

 swindle and beat him out of a living wage for his wheat. 

 There is no justice in that, and never will be until he acts 

 to aid himself by unionizing as the others do to price his 

 wheat himself to cover wages and expense of production. 



Somebody or combination must necessarily set the price 

 on wheat. Who is more qualified or entitled to do that than 

 those who produce it? Only through unionizing can the 

 wheat grower do that. 



Price Based on Wages and Overhead Expenses. 



All I ask for the wheat growers is skilled labor wages and 

 overhead expenses as a minimum price for their wheat. Who 

 would dare deny them the right to unionize to demand it, 

 and enforce it by any means in their united power? Are 

 they not as justly entitled to fair wages as any labor union? 

 Are they not as much entitled to necessary expenses as any 

 other business? 



Only through unionizing to dictate the price of wheat can 

 its producers command fair wages and overhead expenses in 

 its production. 



Wages Same as Skilled Union Labor in Cities. 



It requires skill and experience to operate all machinery 

 used in producing wheat, and the operator should have the 



