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
