Show UL FARMERS Fl ARE l PROSPEROUS Secretary WI Wilson on jubilantly calls cals attention at- at j tenton to me the iho tH fact fueL that the farmers Carmer are ire rich The Flue value alue ot oC farm products In n I 1 OG was wa nearly six Ix and a liaR half billion bilon dollars which promises es a nl addition to the lie billion or so go that the optimistic secretary says fas fa's the farmers rs have ho c In iii their stocking But ut this agreeable agreeable agree agree- able condition is not altogether due die to 0 the tho farmers farmers' themselves The Tue fact Is that lint American agriculture is IR th the Indu Industry l In the lie w world h by tho the thorace I grace race of Providence Pro It I succeeds with Individualistic and competitive methods meth 18 that thai everybody e else has IHs abandoned abandon ed 01 tt only IJ because of nC thu ho fertility of the iho I soil Mol H and amid 11 th the enormous mimi mal ket The Tho farmer falmer simply raises his grain grair grin I and amid ant sells It f. f Thus hUM usually a n big production pro plO means a low price and amid as a r a arule a. a L rule rule although although In wheat tho speculators specula specula- tors tom occasionally help him th the olt-the the lowest price mice for Co the time grain obtains In ii Inthe I the he months when the lie f mel franier ram or Is tell telling elIng el- el ing his hiM crop elop the highest L price after aftem It il has haH got gol nilo time the hande of men lOCh The TIre packers naturally wish i a alow u. u tI t low price for COl hogs hog when receipts am aro 10 I I hea heaviest l arid and the time hoary old oM law oi of or r supply and amid demand lla usually gives gives' it il It lo ItI ll I them Broadly matl speaking tho time fanner gets gels time the lowest l when he lie he hehn has lia lo tn sell eI The production of oC iron lon is now tho hi I greatest on record and ant pricey arc amu j very li high h The tIme nulls mills mis working as n a a. I. I unit through h their thel trade agreements Increase their thel capacity only when 1 prices begin to advance ance When heui prices price 3 sho show how signs of declining the they promptly prompt J ly curtail output So thc they lucy get gel tin HIM th Ily I- I sl highest price prIde when t they h ha have haC C most mORt P to I I fel soil sell This hl also ai l I IH according to 10 t tin tho O m I law of If supply and aill demand III t I tto y Cn-y il to Inkt tulu ke tin the tl ut i iii i end coil 1111 of uC tin time All Mi Al the lie co unified Industries tris and and that includes PIel pretty nearly everything C except agriculture let Iet let the th demand conic come nr t then meet it i with their supply M 1 the they have th the tho fixing 1111 of oC th tin HIP price tIme The farmer furnishes supply first and amid 11 takes what hat price demand demand de de- IC- IC mand will vIii 11 give him The glow conon-glow- grow cotton ers Ig are are arc already working through a ui- ui U sedation lo to keep keel such stick control of their SU supply IIII a as will wi enable noble them at least leat to meet demand wa half Th The raisers fruit CIul of oC Michigan nn were wore mostly broke until OW they formed as associations and amid thereby hereby kept kelt control of oC their supply supply sup sup- pl ply and hall hail something to say a as ns to what prices R they h should get gel ct Now th they thoy are arc chute Iule uniformly prosperous |