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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1923
Page
4
In a June 20, 1923 issue, the Hope News discusses Secretary of Agriculture Wallace's view that farm salvation lies in cutting production. It argues production imbalances stem from markets, not overproduction, urging a coordinated farm policy to raise prices through improved markets.
The writer warns that high taxes freight rates and prices threaten farmer prosperity and national welfare. He urges reforms and a non political community of interest to restore balance as continual losses push the farmer toward a breaking point.
The initial government report suggests a slightly larger national apple crop than last year with New York the main competitor. Virginia and West Virginia show larger yields while the Midwest is smaller. western boxes in Washington Oregon California and Idaho expect bigger crops. Demand should remain steady with reasonable prices due to high wages and broad prosperity.
Secretary Wallace warns that overproduction and falling prices threaten farmers as Europe normalizes demand. A Southern group led by Representative Bankhead plans to push multistate drainage legislation to open swamp lands for agriculture, risking further price declines and wasteful spending.
Foreigners can afford three words added to open plumbing and life insurance. U.S. life insurance sales top 3.1 billion dollars in five months of 1923, predicting about 7.75 billion for the year with fraternal companies reaching 10.9 billion. Twenty years ago total insurance in force was far smaller. This era signals thrift and security beyond 50 or 100.
A compact OCR of a local agricultural page listing eggs butter and various feed flour and middlings prices, plus livestock categories with approximate market values for chickens, cattle, hogs, sheep and calves. The fragment shows quoted prices and item names such as spring chickens dairy products mixed feed and farm staples.
Clarke County School Board invites proposals for construction of a school and auditorium in Berryville Virginia. Plats and specifications available from the undersigned with information. Bids opened on or after July 5 1923 with reservation to reject any and all bids for proper reasons. Maj H W Carpenter Berryville Va
A county magistrate court case decided on a fifty fifty split found Irvin Thrift liable for damages to C Herbert Shutte while Shutte must cover Thrift’s damages. The judge awarded Thrift $53 to balance repair costs.
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