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. PREFACE 



" The World as a World scarcely makes a living." 



— Horace Greeley. 



If there is a place or corner anywhere in the world 

 where the producers of our food and clothing supplies 

 (commonly called farmers) are not ready to revolt 

 against the absolute domination of non-producing 

 classes in pricing their products, I am not aware of it. i 



That the old and thoroughly bad system can speedily 

 be changed. The producers regulate the marketing 

 of their products and make their own prices — I am 

 thoroughly convinced. 



The farmers own the earth. We may safely claim 

 that farming exists by Divine right. The farmers first 

 possess all the food and clothing supplies which are in- 

 dispensable for the life and comfort of humans and 

 domestic animals ; their products constitute the greater 

 portion of traffic for railroads and ships ; nearly all the 

 factories work on raw material produced on the farms 

 and the products of the factories are largely consumed 

 by the farmers, or in equipments to handle farm prod- 

 ucts. It is clear, the important position of the farmer 

 in his relation to all other industries, and how closely 

 all other industries are interwoven with that of agri- 

 culture. It is the same way all over the world, in all 

 civilized countries. 



