The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-27
Friday: January Il. I,,,

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The United State.
Agriculture August ,e DepartneD,
se%erF d and Egg reports 1927 SSi
purchasing power If Eggs hsv"o
pr pfe1war normal. The only MY 57% q
hundred within urop Of 81 ggIice
s SHOWS relatively similar sre I. recently
scale machine farmin n banking, p w.
cchandising, centraIiza9g chain mig Og
c cng, fTiGmbiGed power of %dia manu-
centralized government ct'lon faciii6al
90 these innovations n,c con!trOl-wSs,
future of the independpprntt @ Mise for H.
For Firs the IL, independent busiaaarlm and
l rlrS i last and all time 1S, dos; men,
we nave a tariff and SGont forget
tive acts. Now incIuG Gindred legis1iss''
and it labor and gave "t ~ agriculh'.
IRE e Of protection by mak same meas
- - eiieo'iVe IN every wav me tai,
To say the countrv
when in reality # i Is prosperoD,
pen, Oenetltlng only certain 'TIiT Dao and
situation. ana unheaH-
Restoration of conf;do
Iuyeiy necessary. The pron ron Is absO,
McNary-Haugen mea Pppne n of the
The lT5 thought on Equalitys Is sta to divert
The facts are: There = legislation.
for farm land or farm, - no market
since deflatiOn; conseou 'anG security
can be no prosperity .TSe I Wy there
IN pointing out tn Sale =" of press here
Gently, stress the sale lee &c 81 Il farms re.
in the Red River VaII oI $1,000 acres
Et Gland frequently cS 31 North Da,
the fertile soil of the lNiI MIX with
sum averaging about SSo5 detailing
an amount barely cost % pc per acre
ne,it,5 and M is no indication improve IN
IPerlty' This is typical [ of 10. o. pros.
famed now all over the N Mi5PM Prices %,
as compared with estabiic ILulIdle West
ognlzed values prior 70 '' tL and rec
deflatiOn. - the period Of
Without questioning ~.
OF the opponents of the nIer sincerity
Nary-Haugen measure + S''i,' me Nc,
plan that is 100 per cent t sae only
Us operation by its 100 per cent m
pershlp in cooperation maS Sei' mem
by the Equalization fee Cro+ possible
nor IS a tax wantedl nai y'Ot tax
beneficiary with no snbs;d, u Oy the
the part of the government VI V vlsk on
secretary of Agriculture and t lou as
mlnlstration have continno u Ine 40,
consistently advised co-oneratis s and
cooperative orderly marketing ana ana
we are with you in the i dass'. and llai
realize that you are bavinr 90 yet
cult task in attempting 70 . oe ! ui u
tlce Tor your Department in i5o ~ JUS
ny cabinet when practically ,D' o lala,
other Department, because .n T''i!
well organized, have taken advant.S%o
OF the Department of Agricutlu Way %s
to its lack of organization N'' uu'
The various Cabinet DepartmoD,.
within the last few days, with 'i Ss
, exception of your Department s,o ' III
continuing reports of increased n,' ~
: perltty, where as the Department #
| Agricultlre has had nothing to reDo u
but misery and discouragement "a,
the past seven years and HUNDRED. ~
thousands of farmers are fast comirs
to the end of their resources ad5S
TO the unfOrtunates that have alreajv
; been wiped out.
: Now, Mr.. Jardine, we depend nro
you to stand up for the rights a
, your Department, and we will stand
= by you, for after all government i
nothing more nor less than forced "a.
operation and this is possible tbpnb
? the Equalization fee plan of the NJ
5 Nary-Haugen Bill, the only wav b
bring about the just cooperation 4
six and One-half million famw
scattered throughout the whole cOm
: try. The farmer does not want al
e vice and so-called good will Of the
] public but he does demand justice
4 Again, it is merely bringing into
effect the process that you and 81
any small group, would do without
legislation.
, Respectfully yours
j. E. MARTIN