The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-07
North Dakota Must
Continue Farm De-
velopment Program

Of the farm board ana Secretary of
Agriculture Arthur ~. Hyde.
North Dakota" DR.. Coulter de-
clared, 'is especially fortunate 70 have
q statewide association Of farmers
and business men to study the best
proposals. for state advancement end
to supplement the educational forces
OF the state and actively coordinate
agricultural, financial and CONNER.
cial agencies. The Greater North
Dakota association has won the full
est support from Ill forces ana must
continue the present momentum back
OF It's program.
Must ReAuce Acreage
During the present emergency,
when We know that italy and other
European countries want and need
very little Of our durum wheat and
will pay only feed prices for It. We
must reduce our acreage. No mar.
kettng machine car bring prices to q
really profitable level with yields Of
IL bushels per acre and costs Of SIS
per acre. The United States needs
at present not much more than dur.
UNI wheat from 100000 acres CAS-.
100000 bushels). This may mean .
decreas Of durum acreage Of 100000
acres q year for two or three years.
And 1t means developing substitute
crops and types Of livestock because
We cannot afford to grow wheat for
food purposes.
while we arc essentially on a do
nestle basis for hard spring wheat,
we have always q carry-over and have
to work off . part Of the crop In the
general flour trade. This holds down
the price and prevents premiums. Add
to this the weed menace In the east
ern area and the general low yields
and We have . further problem Of
curtailed acreage In the areas Of high
er land values. This also calls for
substitute crops ana types Of i've
stock"
Review Developments
DR.. Coulter and Mr.. Howard Joined
the board in reviewing the Greater
North Dakota associations farm de-
velopment programs Of the past year.
These included . completion Of the
associations statewide purebred sire
campaign, increased flax acreage
campaign. hog and sheep production
campaign, pure seed grain campaign,
alfalfa and feed crops campaigns and
a series Of conferences with tenant
farmers to help meet the problem Of
improving farming methods on rent
ed land. The tenant farmer meetings
were also featured by discussions Of
farm land values Is well Is proper
types Of leasing and land sales con-
tracts.
The board, at its meeting today. Is
working out its program Of farm de-
velopment projects for the next SIX
months. These ore tentatively plan
ned to include . trench silo campaign,
poultry schools, campaign to increase
feeder business In eastern counties
and possibly . limited shelter belt
campaign.
Officers of the Greater North Da-
kota association for the ensuing year
will be elected ct the closing session
today.
Burtness Talks
Congressman O. b. Burtness Of the
first North Dakota district informed
the association that the senate and
house conference committees have
agreed on the senate rate Of Is cents
per pound on linseed oil In the pend
ing tariff bill.
The action Of the conference com.
mittee on linseed oil vas most I'm
portant," said James 8. Miloy, score.
tary. THE house bin was much toe
low. On flax the house bin was g
cents and the senate bin IS cents
The conferees probably viii accept the
senate rate. BY 50 doing congress
will give the northwest flax grower
equal protection against linseed oil
and flax importations.
Both bills give ample protection
on linoleum. This Is important be-
cause linoleum manufacturers use
half the linssed oil produced In this
country.
"A IS cent duty on flax with . lin
seed oil importation duty less than
IS cents would only lead to oil i'm
portation instead OF flaxseed.
The forces represented In the
northwest agricultural foundation can
well be gratified over this signal sue
cess. It win stand - an outstanding
accomplishment for the northwest"