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OVERPRODUCTION j MENACE TO FARM i PEOPLE OF U. S. AJ Federal harm Board's uaiu?;jt ^ r.:k !s Keeping Crops Down to Demand. Some Prices Threatened for 1930. Many Crops Must Be Reduced if Growers Are to Make! Profits This Year. By CALEB JOHNSON Special Writer for The Democrat j Through the activities of the Fed- j era! harm Board the warning: of the danger of overproduction is being carried forcibly and continuously to the farmers of the United States. I The Farm Board only '? months I old this April, but its contacts with! the farmers of the United States! are already more direct and vi ide- j spread than those of any other Gov-! ernniental a^K'y. This is natural, j since the Farm Board's contact is? thiough that .most sensitive part of j the human make-up. the "pock? t j nerve/' The Fani' Board's purpose is to help the farmer to gel more money for his products, if not by increasing the cost to the consumer, at least by insuring that the grower ;oal! get all of the piitv which has hereto fore been wasted between grower and j consumer, by unnecessary middlemen's tolls and tin operations of speculators. Somehow, as human nature is c6nstitutcd. we pay more attention to the man or the organization which promises to make more money for us than we do to the institution which merely tries to teach us how to run ?ur business better. The manufactur-' c? of any commodity is likely to show much more interest in the reports of his salesmen as to what sort of good.- the trade demands that he , is to the engineer who merely shows him how to improve his product, And the Federal Farm Hoard- -or, rather the national $>rPt'ci alive selling j -et up under its diici'iun ? is in the position of the farmer's salesman. In the course of ttftie, and perhaps a shorter time than some ofl the critic- of the system now be-1 licvan overwhelming majority of' all farm products grown in the Unit 1 <d .States wili be handled from grow -1 er io omsuirrer uu'ougri icnese agon- , : CMOS. Arid n h^n those co-operative soil- j Trig"eg.mes?stelItheir^fcTnberc than tiicy are producing too much 01 this or m>i enough oi that. and prove it to them hv the price.- which they got for the commodities designated, there iis certain to bo attention from the' growers. ' So far only eleven commodities! have been designated hy the Farm1 Board as requiring special national , selling agencies tv> handle them ex- , ,.i?siv:'ly. They are cotton, dairy ( products, wheat, lice, livestock, wool , and mohair, tobacco, poultry and | eggs, seeds, potatoes and coarse grains. There are, o! course dozensi of other agricultural products which! g|"~~ lvs--ergfrn??ed r*?itHor singly tic- \n'i groups. An - entirely :i*?r?v kind uf ad \ ministraticc machinery cannot lie ex-' peeled lo get into full swing instantly. It is going to take three or four growing seasons, in all probability, before all of the farmers of the United States fully understand how the new system operates and how to take advantage of it. Control of nroduetion in th.? iv> terest of more stable prices for gro\v- j ers, i.s a definite function of the Farm Board under the law which created it. And already the hoard has found the situation in some commodities. especially wheat, tobacco and :c" cotton, to be such as to point definitely to lower prices because of; oyer production. j Ten per cent, decrease in wheat} acreage is being: advocated today bs j J? the Beard, which point to a surplus of 100.000,000 bushels in 1020, above the total demand of the world's mar [ Eh kets, in proof of its. statement that1 too much wheat i.s being grown. Farmers could make more money out' , of 050,000,000 bushels than they are 1 making now out of 850,000,000 bush- ; els. And when the entire wheat, rnar-i ket is ir. the control of the farmers,, themselves?and that ?s what the j co-operative marketing program is headed for ?it will net be so difficult to convince growers that low prices are not always the- result of manipulation by speculative interests. They will recognise, as many B8I83ES 18 ?l~ them do now, that the remedy isr; tii e t r rn ^ So long as each individual grower i is a law unto himself, there is no! practical way to prevent ow production. But when the only mail v. or the best market, available t-? the! grower, is through the co-opera?'ves, 1 and the individual growers who dis-j| regards the warning against planting | too large an acreage finds himself unable to finance his operations j through the channels which are open | to his neighbors who do alay the game of co-operation, there is hope j for every farrotr. wuof - * - ! uuv 10 cue glower 01 any c<;>v'- I'l modity going to do when he is all I set to grow oriC kind of crop and J nothing else? There isn't anything , eise? There isn't anything ior him to do but try something else. Ill an extremely interesting and important series of radio talks recently Mr. Samuel R. McKelvie, a member of the Federal Farm Board, illustrated this point. He said: I "There are available actual figures of the cost of production of various agricultural crops in different States and regions. If these facts were consolidated into one picture I, as a wheat farmer in Eastern Nebraska, observing what it costs to produce wheat in Dakota, Western Nebraska, Kansas, Montana and other regions, might conclude that I had an awful handicap because of the price of my land and my smaller operating unit. Then 1 would begin to Bsee what else 1 could do to get out of competition with that wheat-growing farmer out West. "I saw a statement by Mr. Henry Ford recently hi which he said that ja he did not fire a man until he had to. If he found an employee was not adapted to one task he put him at ____ something else and then at something e-se until he found a niche in which, that man fitted. So it is with us farmers. We must adapt ourselves to the thing we can do best." There is no subject sc important to da*" and for a long time to come, to every farmer and every business man in communities which depend principally, upon. f?rn?#>vc fn*-..fch'.aiy -i trade than the program of the Federal Farm Board and the way in which that program is being put into effect. The Board has just issued an eight-page pamphlet in which the whole system is set forth in the form of easily understood questions and answers. No American can regard; himself as adequately informed about i fundamental conditions in this fundamental industry, farming, without knowing the answers to every ques-; tion which can be asked about the! Federal Farm Board. \ copy of this j pamphlet o ?U be sent. 1 am informed, to anyone who will take the trouble \ to write for ft.i A post card will do. i Vd th? Federal Farm Board, i 1 ;>liO E Street. Washington, l?. ( and ask for oSS.'ular Number One. dust give your name and address; you do not need to send postage. "BLIND" BEGGAR FINED WHEN HF. SAW DOLLAR Kansas C:ty.?All because Bert Goza saw a dollar drop on the pave- ; merit and picked it up after the man i who had dropped it had walked on. i he was $15 poorer. Goza, who is uncertain regardihfir j his home and about his age, was seat ; f ed on the curbstone. He wore a card;.on. wldcli was printed : < "1 an: blind and forlorn. j I wish 1 had never been born. ! am a very destitute, man. _ Please do what vou van." The man who dropped the dollar W was a detective. Ard.when Gozai^ picked up the coin he arrested him > and took him to South Side municipal court, where the judge found i 2 Goza guiltv of begging and lined him ; ' $15 Goza said he had been arrested j * 1 5.2 times. ! N REMEMBRANCE OF W. J. HAGAMAN Broth* : Ja-per H again an was born' at Forest 11 f ?ya, X. ( .. m ihe 22n$ cU?of March. i'SoS. being, a sen of j Thevn Hagaroan. ana jdied November; 7. 1 b29. age 71 years. 7 months and j 17 days. He was married to Amandyj Wilson or, May IS. 1S71*. To this' ma triage was horny-five er.ildreii. two i 6f which died when \bung. There] still survives a widow end. daughter, j , Estella. and two sons. Donly oT j * Reese. N. and <\>nly of Gnat la -; nooga. Ter.n. He professed faith in Christ on . .November IS. 187'u, and united withC 1 Beaver Dam Baptist Church, where] i'v was a consistent nieniher until] ifacn. Brother uagatnan""was a man; Who was very unassuming and a man j y r?f irront moral mtoiniT.y. -Iming found 1 > . r?t his seat in church and Sunday]p School almost every Sunday, and i u In r. his urt'soiict' was absent w | j were made to inquire of his welfare 1 and whereabouts. Ho lived quiet] hardly "no rivaled, lie spent a great deal of r.is spare time reading his |B|j>le and religious papers and was ^ well informed in the customs of the Baptist Church and was strong in the faith. He was zealous in the cause of missions and his soul went out for those in darkness. As a husband and father, he was very fond and thoughtful of t.he welfare of his family and the visitor was always welcome in his Home, and went away feeling uplifted in soul, and very few have entertained more preachers and visitors of Beavei Dam Church 1 than Brother liagaman. lie was a { strong believer in the final perse- 1 veronce of saints, and had no fear l of those who had ever been saved . ever being lost But we have double assurance of Brother Hagaman's eternai welfare, 1 for he remained faithful to the end. ire was a deacon of the church from September 11. 1SS0, to the time of his death. In the departure of Brother Hagaman the church, the home and the community have sustained a Ji loss which can never be replaced, and we are all deeply grieved when one of our faithful' and noble citi-! zens is called hence. But our loss is his gain and we must lie reconciled to the will of Him who knoweth host and doeth all things weil. G. P. SHERRTLI., ... FT. ROBINSON, ROBY WILSON, - . Gomimttee: . |S-A-1 134 Tested APRIL 24th, 1930, 1 ? -r t rt?/*T m i v vl.v FRESHENED AUGUST, 1929tests here show: 10 cows over 5 cows over 40 pounds 4 per cent. < amount; 12 first-calf heifers, mil! dcr adverse conditions. 9 These cattle had a long" hard | in New Hampshire and Canada f< I weeks' inspection covering 8 or 1 | our breeding, but kept in mounl I tests should show 22 cows 10,000 uvu pounas at least; all 4 per cen - filial) since last freshenings to A mated, negative to abortus Bang t SEND FOR CJ PINEHURST FARIV LEONARD TUFTS, Owner . THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E1 Has Strength, Energy 3? 20 Years Ago " ^ RODT. A. STHATK "I suffered ten your- with us bad i case of -tomi.ch trouble as any nan ever had. It wa^ irondssiblc: for lie to ever enjoy a meal without S'jf'ering. I was terribly run-down. "Five bottles of Saigon made nie eel like a new m; n I have gained ixteen pound1! an.? have as much trength and vitality as ! had tweny years ago. "I have never found anything to qt:a? Sargon Soft Mil Pills. They emulate me perfecti> ?Robert A. It rate. 125 West 24ih Street. Oklaioma City. The demand for Sargon and Sar > Soft Mass Pills* has probably bro. I world's records for the length time they have been on the marBoone Drug Company, Agents. Advertisement) SPECIAL NOTICES 'OR SALE?- Seven-room house ir 0 .nii! Boone Park, Boone. A bargain. See \V. 1!. Gragg, Boone. N. ? 4-10-31 NOTICE My wife. LaVira Cook, has aban onod nu- for causes ,unknown to mo mi 1 hereby forbid all person- ex ndinc; credit to her on me. This April 1, 1930. -3-31 ^ L, COOK. niMF PPFF PR1MT v A 1 JLJ m x v M i M i A AVI11 M Six High Grade Glossy Prints Iron our favorite negatives for 25c. Sent cgativcs ur.d stamp: now. CLiFTO* iAWS, Cranberry, N. C. -1-3-4 'OR RENT?A >ix-rouu> house ui Main Street, near Baptist Church Rates reasonable. See J. IX Ran kin, Boone, N. C. 4^H-Xrc. QUALITY BABY CHICKS?BarreJ Plymouth Rocks of Parks Strain Taricred S. C. White Leghorns Great winter layers. Selectei breeders. If interested in greate egg profits and broilers, send fo our price list. Lees-McRae Hatch cry and Poultry Farm, Banner Elk, N. C. 2-2 7-81 ?? : ' - . ;.r Dr. C. 3. Baughmau, Ey^? Ear Mose and Throat Specialist, Jobnsoi 2ity, Tenn., will be in the office o! )r. J. B. Hagamnn in Boone, on thi irst Monday in each month for th< >ractice of his profession. 10-1 7-tl '"'v ? . :"*v'yr- ' )EMANl) BASIC SI A G (The C in J Crop Producer) for Legumes Corn and Spring Crops. \V. W Mast and Boone Feed Company Agents. 3-27-4 i\ LRRTVING EVERY WEEK-?Strong husky chicks that are giving satis faction to many. Let us prove tneli merit to you. Flocks under State supervision. Bred for production Barred ar.d White Rocks, R. I iteus. ii at cm rip: eggs, brooders feeders, fountains, Flex-O-Glass Bring us your custom hatching or Saturdays. $3.00 for tray of lis eggs. W ILKES HATCHERY North L-E-! Ayrshires PINEHURST N. C. n ma ' *_rv r . m, -FEBRUARY, 1930. Official 0 pounds 4 per cent, daily; 11 daily; 1 mature cow under that Icing 20 to 35 pounds daily un journey,, 24 head being bought | >r our 11)29-30 business after 4 I 0 states and Canada. Balance, lain pastures heretofore. Next to 13,000 pounds; 12 cows 8,t. milk. Individual records (ofpril 23 given at sale. All accliest, T. B. free. 4TALOGUE IS, Pinehurt, N. C. J. S. DUNLOP, Managed ITERY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. HEAVY TOLL OF LIFE AS LOCOMOTIVE STRIKES BUS Isleta. X. M.?A fast Santa Fe mail train Friday ciashed a Pickwgjg Greyhound motor stage. killing: 19 persons, all passengers on the bus. 1?1 <_* tiirvi*jcut k?S thv VVvTot III the history of western bus transportation. The train sideswiped the stage as the driver tried i raxfiBSK to aTWFi FOR TWO WEEK< | MIOHELIN t ALL SIZES A II ! with each tire purcl and tubes in all siz< representative here talk over your tire 1 FREE To the first 50 c ely free a 12 poun< chase of anything i Fi?K ! j CITY FLGI i I M, . i| ' ? _ M??????? ?? 17 for UsCU i mm \ r t? f r < There is one sui i value in a low: choose a Six! This greater obvious when y Six. You noti s greater smootn tremor in the rattleinthefloo or drumming ir In addition to ance of its slx-i new Chevrolet remarkable eco Its six-cylindei the entire car f wear of vibratic lowers the cost < assures a lon$ satisfying auto: From the stant expense, Chevn nomical. Nootl sumes less gasol shows a lower ex ROADSTER OR PI 411 f. o. K. factory, Flint, . Boone ] * I swing it clear of the oncoming lo- we comotive and the terrific impact so ini j mangled the bodies of the victims its I - hat identification of three had not pa heen made. Eight persons were in- oc jured seriously. Demolished by the collision, the bus was ignited by he flames which licked over it from the ao gasoline tank. Clothing was burned do from bodies of the several victims. coi f I W4? nu'iuvi auu p<i>*to of the 1>US i \VS fme io8esaie P 5 BEGINNING FRIDAY A WILL SELL ind PENNSYLVA! 7 WHO1 CCAT r DDicrc . 1 VIM JL iVAVxJUU ? A Tube Free hased. We have nearly a car 5s. We will have a Pennsyb for the opening day of this troubles with him. FREE ustomers during this sale we i sack of No-So-Co. Flour v n our stock. T1LIZEK OF ALL KINDS IN STOCK / ALL TIMES JR AND FEED ( BOONE, N. C. notmcal JTrat B ll *6.1 V * m ^ 1 to eho< a SIA re way to get greater no other car -priced car today- Because of|t Chevrolet al value is instantly sale value. on drive a Chevrolet ce first of all its Chevrolet gir mess. There is no weather-pro. steering wheel?no modern fue r boards?norunible gasoline tanfc i the body. four long si c , mounted len the finer perform- of car cylinder motor the beaut{ful Fi gives you truly combination nomy" It gives you a smoothness saves channel-stee' rom the strain and you a full 1 >n.. This, of course, mechanism. n maintenance and Before you d? ler-lasttng, Inn^r. iow_pr?e fiej mob,le- Chevrolet Si (point of operating oughly you i ilet is equally eco- certain you ; jer automobile con- it's wise to cl ine and oil. No other for performa pense for tires. And nomical tran HAETON The Coach or C<*upe 1565 The Sport Roadster 55J mhw The Sport Coupe oZj The Club Sedan 625 * ThcSsdar. 675 ^ HB The Special Sedan 725 VV <6 Wire Wheels Standard') M Ichiftan *** prices f. o. b. foe tor)) Chevrolet C BOONE, NORTH CAROL1 A APRIL IT. 1930 ' >rc carried half a mile by the speed jr. train, which was able to slacker pace and stop a mile and a half st the crossing where the trage-' curred. The engineer of the train said whe:: realized the crash must occur, he Dlied the brakes and had slow cd v.'n to 38 miles an hour as his 1bmotive struck the stage. The train sT Tices PR1L 18th, WE HIA TIRES ' 1 r i\/c vni t 111U V > 1 JL-J X w I 1 _? K-1 1: iuau uz mese tires ania Tire factory sale. Come in and FREE will give absolutvith a $5.00 purI0MPANY taaunuauHMNMiDMBsaeanaHma ISpOTtUttOfl wise f m costs less for service. s modern engineering, so assures a high re es you fully-enclosed, of, 4-wheel brakes; a v :1 system?with tjie jp, ; mounted in the rear; 1 :mi-elliptic springs, igthwise in the directravel. It gives you sher bodies built of hardwood-and-steel. i heavy, rigidly-braced I frump Anrl if- rtSl,no ??- - .?**? *?- &*?v? ball bearing steering scide on any car in the > id, see and drive the x. The more thorinvestigate, the more ( are to conclude that loose a Six?for value, nee . . . and for ecoisportation! The Light Delivery Chat tit U6S The Sedan Delieirry 3M TIM J*/1 t an Chassis . mv Thf lJ/t Ton Chateiw with *?! The Roadster Delivery 440 (Pick-up Box Extra) , Flint, Michigan iompany NA t v
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