70 FARMERS' UNION AND FEDERATION 



1906, a crop of 93,000,000 bushels brought us only $55,000,- 

 000, while 74,000,000 bushels in 1907 brought $56,000,000 

 19,000,000 bushels more realized one million dollars less in 

 1906 compared with the 1907 crop. 



And so the story goes on. If not always less money for 

 bigger crops, at least much less proportionately. What a 

 punishment for industry! What a punishment for, neglect 

 to unionize! No wonder our sons leave the farm. No 

 wonder girls refuse to marry them unless they do. No 

 wonder the farmers are the butt of ridicule everywhere. No 

 wonder they are considered the stupid mudsills of the pop- 

 ulation to be swindled by every grafter and profiteerer. 



Wheat growers, arise and unionize! Demand and enforce 

 skilled labor wages and good interest on investments through 

 the minimum price system ; put members of your union in 

 Legislatures and Congress to work for your interests as other 

 classes do ; have executive boards of your own members to 

 advise and direct them and you; follow their advice and 

 orders in unison ; work, act and vote as one ; learn to obey 

 your chosen leaders and do team work. Then you will be 

 respected and wield a power the government will recognize 

 and consult. 



Can Wheat Growers Afford to Unionize? 



With the foregoing record of billions of dollars lost to the 

 wheat growers through failure to unionize and adopt the 

 minimum price system, there are still some who will ask, 

 "Will it pay to unionize? Will it pay to take the time to 

 attend a meeting to organize? Will it pay to pay a mem- 

 bership fee to employ organizers? Will it pay to pay monthly 

 dues to employ elected members of our union to look after 

 our interests and aid and direct us what to do and when and 

 how to do it to increase our wages?" Ask members of any 

 labor union, or any trade union, or any industrial union, or 

 any association that fixes minimum prices for their product 



