Show The Tue United States has bushels of wheat more than it itcan itcan can use It is this surplus that l. l holds down the price of all the rest of the wheat produced in this coun coun- try to As long as there is a surplus of wheat or corn the price will be below below below low because the buyer can always secure all he needs at it the low price It is this situation that the Agricultural Adjustment association association association tion is trying to correct by balanc balanc- balancing balancing balancing ing producing with consumption At the present time the govern govern- ment is making an effort to absorb a part of the surplus by means of ofa a subsidized export Under this plan the government pays the pro pro- producer producer ducer 60 cents a bushel and sells the wheat in the foreign market for 46 cents totaling a 14 cent loss on each bushel The government go ex ex- expects expects to lose in this subsidy in an effort to o hold up the price of wheat in this country countr I |