The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
VITAL PROBLEMS
FOR THE FARMERS
STATE MEETING CALLED To
DISCUSS MANY ADVERSE
FARMING CONDITIONS

w. A. Selvidge, president Of the
Montana Development association, q
Billings, has made public q letter
written to w. A. Harlan, president
Of the Montana State Federation OF
Farm Bureaus, inviting the convoca.
tiOn Of a conference Of farmers with
the object Of developing program Of
legislative relief for agricultural in.
terests to be presented to the com.
ing assembly session. 1t was stated
however, by farm bureau representa-
tives that the 43 presidents of cOun-
ty farm bureaus would hold their
regular annual meeting in BoZeman
January 10 to Is, and intended to
devote considerable attention to leg
islative matters.
1t was further stated that the
farmers of the state were seeking
not SO much the enactment Of new
and sweeping statutes, as the en-
forcement OF existing laws, although
it is understood that the farmers will
seek the passage of an act to enable
the state banks to loan money to ag-
riculturists on warehouse receipts.
Farmers also are preparing to make
fight on the proposal, credited to
j. l.. DeHart. state game warden, OF
law prohibiting the use of poison
to rid agricultural areas of gophers
and other rodents. They deny thar
the use Of poison is killing off game
birds.
Still another proposition which
will come up at BOzeman is an
amendment to the hail insurance
law, intended until July the time for
making application.
Mr.. Selvidge'c letter to Mr.. Har-
Ian asks for suggestions relative to
the holding OF meeting, and states
that the association would he will
ing to defray the actual expenses of
such II gathering.
Mr.. Selvidge's letter To Mr.. Har-
Ian reads in part:
''As our association is very de-
sirous OF seeing enacted at the COM
ing session of the legislature some
laws that will be beneficial to the
farmer, we have been trying to think
Of some way whereby members of the
legislature msy get some construc-
tive IDEAS on tie subject. Z.
The Farm BSreai> represents the
farmers more closely than any other
organization in the state. II you
think we'll Of the idea. We would like
to know ii it would be possible to
have YOU ask the presidents of the
different bureaus to send representa-
tives to mgeting at some central
point, where needed legislation might
be discussed, and definite plan
evolved whereby such legislation
might he presented at Helena. This
association stands ready to cooper
ate in every way it can, and would
go so far as to pay actual expenses
OF such meeting.
III you have any ideas or sugges-
tions along this line would be
pleased to hear frcm you or to take
the matter up whenever il is conve-
nient for you."
One Of the principal items on the
farmers respective program of law
enforcement relates to the applica-
tton Of the state milling law which
farm bureau men declare is now uni
for,nly ignored. This law provides
for the milling of wheat at so cents
Per bushel. The milling of ten bush
els under the provisions Of this act
Eonla cost SIS. but it is asserted that
the system how generally practiced
costs the farmer in the neighborhood
y! S14 for ten bushels