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prosperity. Short crops will make good prices for 

 themselves, as then the buyers go to the farm seek- 

 ing them, and the farmers can price them. 



By organization and cooperation the temporary 

 surplus of any crop can be controlled — held on the 

 farm — and the same conditions produced as when 

 the crop is small. All that is necessary to do to make 

 prices on the farm is to control that part, which, at 

 times, overstocks the market, and which fixes prices 

 on all. In other words, to keep the market in a seek- 

 ing condition. We claim that as much of our food 

 products will be consumed at a fair price to the 

 farmer as at an unfairly low price. The cities are 

 fairly reveling in prosperity. Labor is better paid 

 now than ever before; manufactured goods sell 

 higher than ever before. Therefore, the consumers 

 off of the farm should pay a fair price for their food, 

 even though it leaves them a little less for luxuries ; 

 but we don't believe it will be necessary for the con- 

 sumer to pay more. The advent of the Third Power 

 will beneficially affect distribution of farm products 

 and cut down the mountains of profits realized by 

 unfair middlemen between the producers and con- 

 sumers. The success of the farmers' movement will 

 guarantee an equitable price to the farmers, a fair 

 margin to the middleman, lower prices to the con- 

 sumer, and a larger market for all farm products. 

 By removing the uncertainties of prices, encouraging 

 free buying and selling on certain and legitimate 



