More Fertilizer Urged as Remedy for Farmer Ills
Chicago December 6. At the ninth annual American Farm Bureau convention over 2,000 delegates heard calls for fertilizer production at Muscle Shoals to cut costs, improved inland water routes to close the rail water price gap, and stronger organization to gain national recognition for rural progress. Speakers included Rep Lister Hill of Alabama and Depew Head of the Ohio Farm Bureau federation. John E. Benton of the National Association of Rail- (text cut)
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Repeal Talk Fears on Agricultural Tariff Policy
Delegates fear repeal attempts to modify the agricultural tariff may worsen the depression by striking at farm protections. Benton argues repeal would harm agriculture as a fundamental industry, while Brossard of the tariff commission says farmers need greater tariff protections amid rising imports and shrinking exports. Hill warns economic readjustment is needed to save farming and avoid undermining national prosperity.
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Fragments Suggest Farm Value Debate Echoed in Local Letter
A reader argues that estimates of farm asset values favor tractors and machinery while underestimating the worth of fertilizers and soil fertility. The note references Mrs Nelle T Roas as a former go.
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Banquet to Honor Senator Copeland at Wyoming Gathering
The credentials committee sealed delegates and filed state reports as the Wyoming event continued. Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York, a Democrat, was to be guest of honor at tonight's annual banquet. The text notes extensive corn production in the US corn belt.
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