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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1923. PAGE FOUR Shall We Limit Wheat Production? out ns Fmm WMnr- rA r-e-r Ymvr Uivt tTvirT in wtifrt rrorturttf-Ti. Teir rmm r.inr td "sr r1 of U ft i no tn tbMl wm cirrmtlfftllj Wur tahed to hrM brewing thr to r,y cither crp. Tr futur rf trie wofd' wbat msikt, lfcrrfrr. i of urrprr im ptir'nT.c to If. frrr pr of tht Pacific Northwnt not cn'y tn the fhrn r -ho nf trowirp h.-at, but to thf tovni nd eitiii of tHi rion. T Furpoc cf tl'ifi artirV if to take h purvey of worM cotditicr of production nd to proort tb judp netit of authorities ho seem to bt quliffd to forecast tht future. John R. Miter.;!, mfir.bor ef tre federal ffwrv board from Minnesota. h returned to Waahir.pton, D. C. from a nix week tour of the fa run re : district of the northwrtt. It is hi conviction that the financial ps'vaticn for the wheat farmer lif in the re- ! durtion cf wheat production to the point where the Vnited Sute will hocorre an importer of whe&t rather than an exporter. Wr. Mitchell believes that the Amer ican wheat prow-en can not profitably raise wheat for export in competition with the wheat farmer in Canada, the Arpentine, Australia and India, where cheaper lands, labor and Mvirp condition!" enable them to undersell the American producer in the Liver pool market Export Now Rules Price. He fipurea that it costs H.S5 a bushel to raise wheat in the United States and that about 800.000.000 bupheli are produced, while domestic consumption is something more than 600.000.00 bushels annually. This overproduction of export wheat, he hoids, keeps down the price to the farmer and is affecting the disorder of rural conditions, Mr. Mitchell be.ieves that if pro duction of wheat could be cut to a little less than 6K),0O0.000 bushels annually consumption wouid exceed the output and the law of supply and demand would provide the Decen nary marpin of profit to the farmer. But he also beiieves that the farmers must work out their own financial salvation. "The talk about govern ment price fixing for wheat," he said. or any other agricultural commodity, is, in my opinion, a waste of time. It is impracticable of operation, un sound in principle, and any attempt to bring about such legislative action would be a dismal failure. The farm ers must approach their problem as a business problem and solve it along business lines; must organize to gain all the advantages that lie in coop erative associations; but, above all. must seek to plan their production with relation to the demand." The Foreign Demand. Let us now turn U the outstanding conclusions of a committee of econ amits and statisticians appointed by !seerMry of Agriculture Wallac to ! cr.!iiri r the acncu:tural outlook. Tr.ii cn n t!ee r.as 'ut brought in a report forecasting that the Ameri can farmers may evpixt a les favor- b fore-urn demand for their p needs of horn consumption the price of wheat in the United States could b stabilited at about $1 a bushel. He thinks that it will be difficult to bring about this reduction of wheat ''eduction, but declares that it cai urt in ly23 than they hai ir. lt2?. be worked out, with the aid of CO- Yet te output of farm products, th. committee sy, will be greater th-.n uti-t year. Against that unfavorable! aspect, it say., the home demand, de- . peruier.'.. upon present prosperous con- ! dnions in business, will be more ac- j tive than tas-t fall. As to wheat, the committee says in it report to Secretary Wa.iace: 'The American exports of wheat durirp the last two years were un usually large owing to the low ex ports from eastern Europe and con tinued low production in some coun tries in Europe. Thee exporta should not be taken as normal, nor be ex pected to continue permanently. The European countries are making ef forts to put their grain production on a prewar basis and as they be come able to accomplish this it is to be expected that our exports will de cline and that our production should be readjusted to meet these changing conditions." Since the foregoing report was made the United States department of agriculture has advices from the International Institute of Agricul ture at Rome reporting generally good crop conditions in Europe. Authorities also note a tendency toward decreased consumption of wheat in the United States. Secre tary Hoover's department of com merce reports that the output of wheat flour, representing 74 per cent of the total value of all products manufactured by the milling indus try in 1921, decreased 16 per cent in quantity between 1919 and 1921. For the seven-year period, 1914 to 1921. the quantity of wheat flour de creased 5 per cent. We must remem ber that in all that period there was a steadv increase of population, am ounting approximately to 10,000.000 in the seven-year period from 1914 to 1921, the period when the quantity of wheat flour decreased 5 per cent. Apparently the American people who were urged to consume less wheat during the war are continuing that diminished consumption and have got into the habit of supplying their tables with other food products. The increased consumption of break fast cereals accounts in part for this apparent falling off in the eating of wheat breads, but even when allow ance is made for that it seems prob able that, person for person, we are eating less bread now than we were before the World war. Mr. Mitchell of the federal reserve board, who was quoted at the begin ning of this article, believes that if wheat production can be cut to the operative marketing associations and farm organisations spreading the doc trine of diverained farming to re place the surplus wheat acreage with other crops. This is a problem that may well engage the close attention of our wheat growers. All factors consid ered, we can not see how our wheat growers can reasonably hope for per manently better prices so long as we have a large exportable surplus and they are put to competition with the exportable surplus of lanada. Argen tina, Australia and India. There is j the further fact to be considered that 1 wheat production, which was sharply cut down tn Russia, Germany, France ! and the Balkan countries, will in crease from thia time forward. The increase will be slow, but it will be ! an increase. To sura it all up, we fear that the farmer who is staking everything upon wheat growing is taking a dan gerous gamble against world produc tion and world markets. Chickens need Meat Meal, Ground Bone, and Charcoal. BROWN and LOWRY. ELKHORN RESTAURANT Come in and look over our new location in the Odd Fellows Building, where you will find one of the best equipped dining rooms in Eastern Ore gon. And when you have inspected the front, come back and take a look at our sanitary kitchen. You will be able to get quick service at our lunch counter. GOOD MEALS AND SERVICE AT POPULAR RATES ED. CHINN, Prop. I FOR SALE BY LATOIRELL At'TO CO. Beppner, Oregon Reduced Prices on STANDARD MAZDA LAMPS at Case Furniture Company kutauqua At Heppner JUNE 22 to 27 be&er crude makes a better OH Zerolene oils are made from selected Western Naph thoic Crude, which repeated tests have shown to product an oil having greater "crawling" qualities, greater adhe siveness, and greater stability than oils made from other crudes. Hence the car lubricated with Zerolene will use about 5 less gasoline because it is continuously better lubricated. Moreover, Zerolene produces less carbon than any other oils we have tested or been able to produce. Cars lubricated with Zerolene run from 25 to 50 farther before valve-cleaning and carbon-removing operations are necessary. Insist on Zerolene even if it does cost less. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) The Music Shop New Shipment of Latest Sheet Music Will he Here by Saturday. Come in and take some new pieces home with you. WE CARRY ALL LATEST RECORDS BRUNSWICK PHONOGRAPHS AND SHERMAN-CLAY PIANOS THE MUSIC SHOP A Real Bread Flour This week we are offering FREE samples of KERR'S BEST PATENT Get a two-pound bag from SAM HUGHES CO., THOMSON BROTHERS, PROPHET & CO., or BROWN & LOWRY WAREHOUSE and be convinced of Quality, Uniformity, Dependability TOURING CAR Better Than Ever Before At the lowest price ever made, the Ford Touring Car is even better than before. The one-man top, slanting windshield, improved seats and refined chassis construction have won instant admiration. Already the demand for this model exceeds our ability to meet prompt delivery. In a few weeks we will have to disappoint many who are holding off. Order now to protect yourself. A small payment down and the bal ance in monthly installments. Ford prices have never been so low Ford quality has never been so high LAT0URELL AUTO CO. Heppner, Oregon Y 298 m F. O. B . DETROIT W Cash & Carry Store Special Sale Saturday Only JUNE 2nd 100-LB. 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