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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1956
Page
8
Bernie Camp reports from the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation on legislative sidelines. Information director discusses policy, agriculture priorities, and state government impact.
A study explains why buying corn flakes costs about $10 per bushel of corn, while farmers receive $1.30 to $1.40 per bushel. The $8.60 difference covers labor, transport, processing, distribution, taxes, and financing between farm and grocer. Consumers bear the built in service charges.
The farmer raises corn to feed truck drivers train crews elevator operators and processing workers. Consumers are callers in the system and must pay for service or share price cuts fall on farmers. From 1947-49 to 1956 the farmer’s slice of the consumer dollar fell from 49 to 39 cents. Even if farmers donated a bushel you would still pay about 20 cents a box for corn flakes.
Icy Sidney streets led to the arrest of William McIrvin 22 of Sidney for speeding after his car skidded near Tenth Ave and Pine St and struck a tree. In police court he received a suspended £10 fine as the second similar action in 24 hours.
In a forceful speech Senator Schoeppel Kansas criticizes the two cents a day gas price fight backing the Harris Fulbright bill to restore competition. He argues two cents daily is tiny to consumers but crucial to producers and warns of potential gas shortages if prices drop. He cites comparisons to cigarettes newspapers and other daily costs to illustrate the issue.
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