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Show MMWMMMMMMMMW1 " ' "' i i mii i i iii wi. ii an mi .. FARMERS DO NQ1W , JAIR PROPORTION i i ;- re , -"-7: , ; m Bg Organization jThose Who 'Produce Food Could Get $ Their Rights . - "if " ' ?' Co-operative organization among the counrty's farmers for marketing purposes and to secure sec-ure needed legislation is urged by B. F. Yoiakum, chairman of the Frisco railroad system, in a strong article in the February number of Dry-Farming and Rural Homes. Mr. Yoakum has figured that the mechanic who makes plows, hoes, harvesters and reapers works three hours to earn one dollar; wagon and harness har-ness makers, three and a half hours, and railroad employes engaged en-gaged in hauling farm products to market, two a'nd a half hours. The farmer, based on last year's I value of all farm products, works 11 hours to earn that dollar.. Is such division of the product .of labor fair? asks Mr. Yoakum. Have the men whom these six and one half million farm owners elected to represent them in Congress Con-gress given them due consideration? considera-tion? A farmer when he has '"raised his crop has performed only half his duty; the other half is selling, sell-ing, which determines his profit for' the year's wors. It is just as important for the agricultural producer -to know wiiat the mar-1 mar-1 kets are as it is for the lumber man, the coal or ore producers, or the manufacturer to know what his goods are worth in the Ik , , market and what competition he must meet,in his selling. $ .. . Itvould bg .possible to organ- j' ."" izVtliQ entire truck growing ter- iritory of the southwest into zones of distribution and to coi,- trol the output in such a way as to prevent congestion and wate-iul wate-iul prices by overcrowding the markets. The government of the United States should assist the formation forma-tion of such a co-operative marketing mar-keting system by establishing .ample sources of direct informa-, informa-, i iion to the producing communi ties. The time has come when A-" , the government must pay more attention to legislation for the .. -! benefit of the farmers than it ; Jias paid in the past. y ' In reducing the High cost cf "$' , " t selling we nave one of the big- gest questions that must be ans- ij ' , - werert in formulating a construc- jj,. , tive-program for the betterment I r''i: i l"i of agrjcultural citizenship in this J , ,1' ' 4 nation. It is a good basis upon : ! ! . which to proceed to save as far 'i'' as possible the 50 cents on the V j dollar, as shown by the depart- l''; ' h ment of agriculture as an unnec- 1 . 1 essary wasteful expense in pass- ,1 jng products from the producer , to the consumer. $ To do so will add millions to v V. 1 e fanner and save much to the fi 1 consumer. |