The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
WHEAT PAINTINGS
REDUCED SHARPLY
AFTER CAMP
Livestock and Dairy Interests
Also Increase Their Coop
erative Marketing
DAKOTA FARMS DIVERSIFIED
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Band
Together to Market Milk
to Condenseries
DAKOTA FARMS DIVERSIFIED

Chicago, Feb. 28.-(F)-Converts to
the agricultural gospels Of co-opera-
ton and reduced acreage rave been
the most numerous this year In the
plains states Of the upper Missouri
and Mississippi valleys.
In Nebraska, North and South Da-
kota wheat paintings were sharply cut.
and in the Dakotas, Minnesota. Iowa
and Wisconsin, livestock and dairy
interests have increased their CO.
operative marketing agencies.
Weather Governs Corn
Last summers drought touched
only the fringe Of the corn belt.
southern Indiana and Illinois. Corn
prospects in these states depends. &C :
cording to A. ]. Surratt. agricultural
statistician at Springfield, Ill. upon
spring conditions.
Wet weather will NEAR curtailed
acreage: dry weather, no reduction.
Farmers largely will forget the
plight of last fall If their crops show
Improvement" said Surratt. I'VE
usually forget our past hardsl,ips
when times are good"
A. E. Anderson, Nebraska crop
statistician. said the 400 900 acres
formerly planted in wheat, and freed
by this years acreage reduction
probably will be given over to alfalfa
and clover.
w. F.. Schilling and Samuel r. Nc
Kelvie, farm board members. spoke
MANY times in the northwest, always
stressing advantages Of cooperative
marketing. Their efforts are reflect
ed In such statements as those o:
Alva H. Benton, marketing specialist.
North Dakota Agricultural college,
Fargo, N. D.
cooperative livestock shipping as
sociations now number between 800
and 400. and over 40 per cent OF all
livestock passing through South st
Paul market now are handled BY
farmers co%operatives."
Many Crops In Dakotas
The Dakotas have such a diversi-
fled agriculture that depression IN
one or two crops does not materially
depress the state. North Dakota pro-
duces almost half Of the flaxseed crop
and with South Dakota grows mucf,
OF the rye and alfalfa.
In virtually all the middle western!
states larger numbers Of hogs and
sheep are being fed. Iowa has a
half million more hogs, while South
Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Kansas have larger numbers OF sheep
grazing. The number Of cattle OF,
feed in the corn belt. however. is the
lowest since 1921. This is attributed
to the last falls corn shortage.
wisconsin largely Is depending up
on cooperative marketing to bring
some relief. About 1000 Wisconsin
dairy farmers are banded together to
market milk to condenseries. Wis
consin's livestock federation coopera-
tive expects to have so local coopera-
tive units before the end OF the year
Tax Burden Criticized
Earl Smith. president Of the Illinois
farm bureau and Charles Hill. chair
man OF the Wisconsin department OF
agriculture, believe farm taxation IS
one OF the major problems, contend
ing the tax burden should be shifted
from real and personal property to In
comes.
The financial depression has ac-
tolerated group farming in the mid
dle-west, according to G. ]. Claasse1i
of Omaha. president Of the Farmers
National company, which manages
e35 Iowa and Nebraska farms Of 234.-
500 acres.
r. w. Gowland. president Of the
Northwest Farm Managers asSocia-
ton, comments regarding bark, in
surance and land company manage
ment.
when once established these su-
pervising agencies will be Continued
to direct operations of purchasers and
to counsel those to whom loans have
been made"