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they could be controlled by a proposed law to limit the 

 number of acres one man could hold or farm to any one 

 crop. The union could if necessary obligate their members 

 to observe a certain limit. 



3. Wheat being a good keeper if put in a good granary 

 in good condition, the surplus from big crops could be and 

 should be carried over to the poor crop years as an insurance 

 against famine, and consumers should pay the interest and 

 storage on it for their protection. A per cent of production 

 of big producers over a certain amount could be required 

 held in reserve by the union, or held in terminal elevators, 

 which the union should own, either by the union itself or by 

 foreign importing governments or by our own government. 



" 4. If from any cause too large a surplus of wheat ac- 

 cumulates, the national control board of the executive com- 

 mittee could order a certain per cent reduction in acreage 

 sown over a certain amount allowed each member. 



5. It is not likely consumers would deny the producers 

 of their favorite bread cereal skilled labor wages and over- 

 head expenses while producing it, and that is all the price 

 asked for it. But should it be boycotted, the union officials 

 should convince the public by figures that don't lie that the 

 price is not unreasonable, that the growers need the money 

 to buy necessary supplies with. Most consumers are better 

 satisfied if good prices go to the producers of an article than 

 to speculators and profiteerers in it. 



6. The minimum price to producers fixed by our national 

 union would probably be adopted by wheat raisers in all 

 exporting countries. Our national union would send or- 

 ganizers to all such countries to unionize the wheat producers, 

 and the minimum price fixed here would likely be in agree- 

 ment with such unions. Also an agreement might be made 

 to not sell wheat for export to any country having wheat to 

 export. 



