Marketing and Farm Credits: ProceedingsCooperating Farm Papers., 1916 |
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Proceedings. shown that better agriculture depends upon an adequate system of finance . The fact of the matter is that the markets and the financing of agriculture remain about as they have been for the past quarter of a century ...
Proceedings. shown that better agriculture depends upon an adequate system of finance . The fact of the matter is that the markets and the financing of agriculture remain about as they have been for the past quarter of a century ...
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... fact does not discourage me in the least . The time was not ripe until now for the first big movement in the desired direction . We may find that the next step in the organization of agriculture , which to me is the first really ...
... fact does not discourage me in the least . The time was not ripe until now for the first big movement in the desired direction . We may find that the next step in the organization of agriculture , which to me is the first really ...
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... fact that the principles of agricultural development which underlie this work in Ireland owe not only their theoretic acceptance but also their application to the farmer's industry to poets , writers of plays and students of philosophy ...
... fact that the principles of agricultural development which underlie this work in Ireland owe not only their theoretic acceptance but also their application to the farmer's industry to poets , writers of plays and students of philosophy ...
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... fact it is so well adapted to our needs that it fills every possible emergency . It is not only beautiful when considered by idealists but it is in- tensely practical when considered by business men . The aver- age agricultural business ...
... fact it is so well adapted to our needs that it fills every possible emergency . It is not only beautiful when considered by idealists but it is in- tensely practical when considered by business men . The aver- age agricultural business ...
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... fact when there were but 17 companies in the state of Illinois they were called together upon the initiative of a commission merchant and organized the Farmers ' Grain Dealers ' Association of Illinois . The next year the same kind of ...
... fact when there were but 17 companies in the state of Illinois they were called together upon the initiative of a commission merchant and organized the Farmers ' Grain Dealers ' Association of Illinois . The next year the same kind of ...
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Page 72 - Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the prosecution of producers of farm products and associations of farmers who cooperate and organize in an effort to and for the purpose to obtain and maintain a fair and reasonable price for their products.
Page 247 - It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass all necessary laws to prevent the issue of false and fraudulent warehouse receipts, and to give full effect to this article of the Constitution, which shall be liberally construed so as to protect producers and shippers.
Page 79 - Far more dangerous than all that has happened to us in the past in the way of elimination of competition in industry is the control of credit through the domination of these groups over our banks and industries.
Page 19 - Oh, the little more, and how much it is! And the little less, and what worlds away!
Page 419 - From figures obtained by the office of markets and rural organization of the United States Department of Agriculture...
Page 482 - ... in an aggregate amount equal to a percentage of its capital stock to be fixed from time to time for each Federal reserve bank by the Federal Reserve Board. Provided, however, That such bills are drawn or issued for agricultural purposes, or are based on live stock; that is, that their proceeds have been used or are to be used for agricultural purposes, including the breeding, raising, fattening, or marketing of live stock; and...
Page 328 - ... Without the labor of the entire family the tenant farmer is helpless. As a result, not only is his wife prematurely broken down but the children remain uneducated and without the hope of any condition better than that of their parents. The tenants having no interest in the results beyond the crops of a single year, the soil is being rapidly exhausted and the conditions, therefore, tend to become steadily worse. Even at present a very large proportion of the tenants' families are insufficiently...
Page 246 - All railroad companies and other common carriers on railroads, shall weigh or measure grain at points where it is shipped, and receipt for the full amount, and shall be responsible for the delivery of such amount to the owner or consignee thereof, at the place of destination.
Page 246 - ... inhabitants, shall make weekly statements under oath, before some officer to be designated by law, and keep the same posted in some conspicuous place in the office of such warehouse, and shall also file a copy for public examination in such place as shall be designated by law, which .statement shall correctly set forth the amount and grade of each and every kind of grain in such warehouse, together with such other property as may be stored therein, and what warehouse receipts have been issued,...
Page 80 - ... to choking by the obstructions created through the control of these groups are opened so that they may be permitted freely to play their important part in the financial system, competition in large enterprises will become possible and business can be conducted on its merits instead of being subject to the tribute and the good will of this handful of self-constituted trustees of the national prosperity.