The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-19
DIVERSIFIED
FAR MING Is
NEEDED IN N. D. !.
Governor NestOs Stresses Inn
p0rtance of Continue ed
Credit and Aid to Farmers
S,U gees is PLAN
Would Have Merchants Pool
Farmers Debt so as to Al
; low Him Longer Time

In statement isued today, Gov
r. A. Nestos urges that the bankers,
merchants and other business men
Of the state do everything In their
power to aid the farmers in their
present financial condition. Cover
nor Nestos suggests as means TO
this end leniency in the foreciosing
of mortgages and aid in the diversi-
flying of theNfarming In the state.
"The great majority of the bankers
and other business nlef1 OF the state
are doing everything possible to en-
able the farmers to continue, and the
attached letter is sent to encourage
the rest to join in the same pro-
gram,o said Governor Nestos.
"When foreclosures are made, and
when a farmer who really wishes to
continue on the farm, 20 support his
family, to pay his debts, and to work
his way, out, looses his home, the
mortgage company, banker, or mer-
chant who get the lands and the per-
sonal property will either have to
farm the land himself or else rent
it to neighbor who IS already in
al probability trying to farm mord
land than he can farm we'll, and in
either event is means deterioration
and loss. The state needs an in
creased percentages OF it's cropped
lands farmed we'll and it is not de-
sirous of having and does not need a
greater acreage of poorly farmed
land.
From the information CLEANED in
talking with farmers and business
men in every part of the state, am
confident that if we can secure a
closer cooperation between the far
mers and the business men for the
welfare of both and enter upon
program of increased production of
every product of diversified farming,
we can greatly strengthen the credit
of the state and improve the eco
monte condition of farmers and bus
mess men alike"
The letter follows:
"Dear Fellow Citizens:
"About a month ago / wrote you
regarding the need of steady and
rapid progress in diversified farming
and the desirability of accurate sta
tistics Of progress for the next two
years. Many splendid reports have
been received indicating that in hun
dreds Of communities Of this state
individual farm records will be kept
and accurate statistics of progress
in Investigation complied, and that
much good will result therefrom.s
hope that you are doing everything in
your power to promote and speed
this program in your community.
another perplexingi problem is
demanding solution. Thousands OF
our farmers are heavily in debt to
bankers, merchants, lumber men, ETC.,
and the way out is difficult to find.
1t is conceded by every thoughtful
man that foreclosures ought to be
resorted to only in extreme cases
and that every farmer who is honest
ly trying to farm right and has the
disposition to pay his debts if pos
sible, should be given the opportu-
nifty and every encouragement to
stay on the farm.
1--WE need more farmers upon our
land, but it is going to be difficult
to get good farmers to come in if
those who now farm are leaving the
land and the state. The welfare of
the communities and the state there
fore demands that t:lis problem
J should be studied and solved in the
best possible way.
"One suggestion made to me is that
all the creditors Of any man who is
willing or can be induced to stay
should pool their claims and take
one renewal mortgage running to
trustee for all. That would give the
farmer enough time in which to pay
back interest and principal in install
ments. This viii probably work we'll
in some cases and in other cases diff