HELP FOR FARMERS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 139, 10 December 1930, Page 10

HELP FOR FARMERS

(To the Editor.) Sir, —Probably you arc right hi opposing the moratorium proposal, because it would not give the help needed. You refer to banks and financial films, saying they -will stand behind the producer, but these concerns have such heavy extra taxation to meet, their shareholders expect them to show a profit, so these financial helpers cannot charge less than "IV2 per cent, to 10 per cent., which of course is no use to the farmer, who at present prices for primary products is quite unable to pay his way. We sold good clean wool, skirted bellies and pieces taken out for OVad per lb; we are getting 9d and lOd for butter-fat. We are growing some wheat, which is the only crop on the farm likely to pay; you always oppose the wheat sliding scale. Why do you not write against the heavy duty on boots, woollen goods, etc.? Why not a "Paterson" scheme on butter to give the producer some "shelter" while he pays duty on so many articles he needs? As farmers we would welcome any help that ultimately will help the whole Dominion back to prosperity. Can anyone suggest a method of reducing land prices on some well spread easy payment basis? —I am, etc., LAND.