196 AGRICULTURAL RELIEF 
Mr. Keno. The reason I feel as I do is that you may have read 
some of these bulletins as 1 have read many times from certain 
que that Be soricultural situation is improving in the country. 
Mr. JoNES. o not agree to that. 
Mr. Keroe. Gentlemen, I do not like to repeat the unpleasant 
id of the Gandia i the American Jarier, because it is an un- 
pleasant one, and we all want to cure it. But the man who think: 
the situation is improving is fooling himself. It never will prove 
until farming business methods impiove. 
Mr. JoNEs. Mr. Kehoe, that statement will be admitted all around 
this committee table. 
Mr. Kenoe. Let me repeat why I think. Men may talk and theories 
sound all right, but experience beats any theory I ever heard of. It 
ng will tripe ay American Iafilier, can get some price 
v cost of production for his pro ucts. It will never improve 
until be has an opportunity to sell his op. There is no Chance now 
~ him to make a profit in farming. ere is no chance for him to 
Soa his possessions. I have not worked on a farm for years, but I 
linge beng, MS for the farm, and the farm has been working on 
, roughly, several years. 
Ar, Sones. I have had the same experience; I can sympathize 
Mr. KenoE. I have been trying to mak 
go, and I can not get away with it. 1 am dbo he an 
money — in the banking business—on farms. Last Saturday a week, 
Lso | one 27 fo the State of Ohio upon which we had a mortgage 
ont pnt ollars, and there was a thousand dollars behind it. 
Wh * Bh 1 go tp ae cashier of the bank asked me about it. I 
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that, it will certainly bring $1,000. , y We bid up Ee 
thirds its appraised value, I think, which our representative made 
When I came back from luch he said, * 
: said, “You have got another one.” 
ne vom we have been offered $700 for it, and that is the best price 
Day before yesterda 
- D y I told a man to go and look at a farm upon 
a we had a debt of $5,000, and if he would give $4,000 we would 
Every da T still : 
olfnring me his i the Tloriumage farmer coming to me and 
take any of it. 1 am i 1a ake it all. I do not want to 
will relieve him from. th g e hope you will do something that 
WE Eig un keg he Surrender of his home and the destroying 
but it is also a good place to raise substa ne aa: 
Mr, Jones. Mr Koha 105 ise su stantial and patriotic citizens. 
you are stating, and I think stati osppition of 4 wiry fey faut 
of conditions generally—— stating acourately, and that is the picture 
Oy Kompars, Yes, sir. 
Mr. Jones. It wa : 
bers of the eos thy occasion for the statement by some mem- 
they want, and they are li they realized nay an no oA what 
be elective peri: ot wi [ng to take something they think will 
plish some relief. Frankly. after tober ein nuh ay ace 
what is the best course ne after talking with you, I do not know 
further views pursue, and I would like to have your