The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-01

Office at Grand Forks ~
Dakota. 1t was also undO-A
that the information wOpId
be sent back to the farms,.u C J.
these applications were as; u
lowed. In fairness to thes. ~.
mlttees | see no reason WIN ~
information should be ~ sAe
to the politicians who in tu
send it back to the farmera Jun
Il think this practice sSo,,,
be stopped Immediately beCsunua
the reflection of this pract;o"
a detriment to all parties NJ
are handling the seed and tous
loan work in this county, W.
mo doubt realize what the noE
teal situation in this COUNT
at the present time. II l. az
opinion of the cOmmunistic a"
ment whose applications b.~
oeen turned down that it is dine
to political affiliations w
Trusting that you will l.
your best to prevent any furtb
er information regarding tbo"
loans being forwarded to A..
senators or Representative
Yours very truly, E. G. Ferr
son, County Extension ApeptS
This is the county agent nj,
when asked by the farmers a.
mass protest to which he wa.
forced to come, stated that he hsS
nothing to do with rejecting :,
approving applications.
He demands of the Grand ForL.
office that it should cover his dir.
ty tracks and refuse to tell tboS.
hundreds of farmers who have -.
ceived no loans or who have had
their loans cut, what the reason,
have been.
A committee of the UnitAS
Farmers League was appointed on
receipt of this information to On
to the County Agent and to tbs
chairman of the Feed Loan Com.
mittee, Leo Zeidler, hardware
dealer in Plentywood, demandino
that they answer the charges Of
the United Farmers League at =
meeting on December 18th. The
committee consisted Of Hary
Williams, Reserve; Ted ThOryt.
vedt, Raymond; George Bell, Med.
icine Lake; Wayne LaGrange.
Outlook; John Keller, Raymond;
and A. C. Fairchild, Antelope.
Demand Ousting of County Agent
The United Farmers League on
getting hold Of this confidential
correspondence between the van-
Gus feed loan racketeers has
drawn up a petition demanding
the immediate removal Of this enc
my of the farmers and the aboh.
ton of the office Of county agent
The farmers, who are signing the
Ipetitions by the hundreds, demand
! the immediate removal Of thiI
dirty double dealer not only BE-
: cause of the thousands Of dollar
; he costs the county, but becaus'
he has during his entire holdinl
) of the job been nothing but Al
/ agent Of the seed and feed deal
ers and an enemy Of the farmers
THE office Of County Agent
S nothing but an agency Of tn
? various exploiters and robberr
The farmers demand the remOvH
e of this fink from the county an
8 the abolition Of the county agen
n racket.
In order to quiet the revolt 0
the farmers Of the drouth stricke
A.. areas, Congress will probably ap
propriate funds for a seed lOG
!. next spring. This seed loan vi
= be in the hands of the same con
: mittee that has refused hundred
: of farmers their feed loans an
has cut the loans Of hundred
more. The only way in which th
farmers of Sheridan County ca
: expect to get the seed they nee
q in the spring is to force tn
: County Agent Stool Pigeon gu
: He is the one responsible for u
: appointment of the entire Count
:. Feed Board. He will recommen
which means appoint, the so
i committee next spring. 1t viii
, the same committee that have no
attacked the farmers. In order
;. prevent this, the county age
must be removed Immediately.
The petitions Of the Unit
Farmers League will be presen
ed to the County Commissions
] on January 9Th when dozens
farmers will come in to see q
! County Commissioners in perS'
| as thew function.