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PERSON WHO WILL TAKE THEM AT AN EVEN HIGHER PRICE; and 



here would come failure in time. 



58. Q. Why not organize one state and see how the plan 

 will work? 



A. This would be useless. It would not Work. The farm- 

 ers in Indiana could not do anything unless the farmers in 

 Illinois, Ohio, etc., will cooperate with them. Also, it would 

 not be possible to control prices on one crop and let the others 

 take their chances, as then the crops that are not controlled 

 would be neglected and the other one would be overproduced. 



59. Q. Can farmers secure profitable prices on their crops 

 regardless of the European farmers? 



A. As soon as the European farmers know the price set by 

 American farmers they will gladly rise to it. America has set 

 the price on food in the past, and set it too low. European 

 farmers suffered more than did our farmers, and they will be 

 glad when the range is set higher. America can do this thing 

 without the cooperation of Europe, because it is the greatest 

 surplus country. But European farmers will cooperate, and 

 arrangements are now making to organize them. 



60. Q. What will be some of the results of cooperation by 

 farmers ? 



A. The results will be everything the farmers want or 

 should have. Then land will increase in value 25 to 100 per 

 cent. They will build good, modern, comfortable houses and 

 barns. They will beautify their grounds. They will educate 

 their children. They will build good roads all over the coun- 

 try. The farmer and his wife and children will work less and 

 hire more, .visit and entertain more. The farmer's wife will 

 furnish her home as well as the city woman does. The farm 

 labor problem will be solved. The boys will want to stay on 

 the farm, because it offers possibilities equal to any other busi- 

 ness, and the farmers' profession will be the best one on earth. 

 Besides all these things, and many more not necessary to men- 

 tion, the success of this society will build up the country 

 towns, and through the country merchants the benefits will 

 reach the cities. It will, in short, benefit every legitimate in- 

 dustry and every man, woman and child in the country. It 

 means more for humanity than anything since the Christian 

 era. 



