The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-06
FARM AND HOME
WEEK STARTS AT
BOHEMIAN JAN. End
Acting President Linfield of Montana
State College Is Scheduled to Give
Talk on Agricultural Research
tuesday.

Acting President Linfield of Montana
State College Is Scheduled to Give
Talk on Agricultural Research
tuesday.
Bozeman, Jan. 2.-The annual Farm
and Home week at Montana tSate col
lege started here Monday with the
session of the Montana Farm Bureau.
President w. L. Stockton, Clarkson,
delivered his annual address Monday
afternoon and discussed Montana's
viewpoint of the present day ills of
agriculture ana some possible solu-
tiOnS.
Sd About forty persons were at Mon
tana Farm Bureau sessions Monday
morning, more attending during the
afternoon. Farm Bureau meetings
Tuesday and tomorrow night with a
banquet.
Hotels of Bozeman report an unu-
sual demand for rooms for Farm and
Home week. Meetings of the Mon
tana Potato Improvement association
Wednesday and Thursday will bring
more than 100 additional visitors to
the city. Request for room reserva-
county of the state. A number of
farm women are listed among visitors
this week
At the farm bureau meeting Mon
day morning, state and county reports
were made to the organization and
Mrs. Florence Bovett discussed funda-
mentals of farm bureau organization.
Address by Linfield
Acting President F. B. Linfield,
Montana State College, will address
the general assembly of visitors Tues
day morning, telling Of some of the
important agricultural research work
under way at the Montana experiment
station. At the same assembly Prof.
M. L. Wilson, agricultural economist,
will discuss changes that have taken
place in the agricultural situation in
1927 and the outlook for 1928.
The home economics program for
visiting farm women and general live
stock programs open Tuesday morn
ing
Not Farm Relief" but Equality
for AgTiculture" is the demand of the
western farmer, w. L. Stockton, pres
ldent of the Montana farm bureau de
clared in his address to the annual
meeting here Monday.
/ he farm bureau is moulding its an
nuaI session in connection with farm
week at the state college, where hun
dreds of farmers from all parts of
the state are gathered for several
meetings of agricultural organiza-
lions and to hear experts of the State
college staff discuss the farmers
problems.
Important Subject
The all-important subject before
the American farmer today" Mr.
Stockton declared, els the inequality
OF agriculture, when compared with
other industries. This would have
been largely eliminated if the Nc
Nary-Haugen bill had become a law
as passed by the Goth congress-. II
was vetoed by the president If is :
loregone conclusion that the same
bill, with a few minor changes, will
be promptly passed by the 10th con.
gress. 1t is assumed that the presi-
dent will veto it again. The fight
then will be to carry it over his veto
Those at Washington working on
the measure believe this can be done
All pressure possible should be brot
to bear on members of CONGRESS- IN
see that thsi is done. If it can not
be done the only alternative is to
see that the next person elected to the
presidency is capable of grasping the
true situation of agriculture, regard
less of party lines"
While material 1oroorocc - -
made toward working out a system
that will lgive the farmer full credit
Tor quality wheat, Mr.. Stockton said
ne urged that every assistance be Civ
en- the state and government in ar
irving at an equitable solution of this
problem.
Rates Favorable
| While Montana is, he finds. of q
material disadvantage with Canada in
freight rates, Mr.. Stockton declared
himself impressed that Montana's
rates are more favorable than those
OF some of her neighbors. The bureau,
ne asserted, must keep alive to any
threat to increase these rates.
With the nation as a whole mos
porous, Mr.. Stockton expressed the
CAAdC CllS national tax system
should not be changed, but the sur
plus devoted to retirement of the ma
tlonal debt. The state taxing system.
ne thinks, is, Anticipated but he finds
that Montana's state and county taxes
are much lower than in some NEIGH
0orlng states" and suggests that eve
nave large class who are quite pros
porous and who pay practically No
taxes because their investments are
not In tangible property. If 1bdhnr. sys1-
tenn was adjusted so all paid their
Just propoEsion s ii eHeost of fl Thnni rl,
tne state and county government, the
tax burden would bsSnsaserially less
Tor i. thssegwhg pgyit ihoW This sub
Ject 9Ssetye sour careful thought and
study as the TAX systsans If the conn
try - goingAto be overhauied so as
60 4 make it ndose equitable. -
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