Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-08-04
ERICKSON, LEAVITT
TO MAKE STUDY Of
HARVEST SITUATION
WILL ADDRESS MEETING HERE
AT ONE O'COCk AFTER
MAKING TOUR

Governor John E. Erickson. Com
gresham Scott Leavitt and Jas.
Griffin of Chinook, chief inspector
for seed loans in the state. will
come to PiemywcUd for q meeting
with farmers Of Sheridan county on
Saturday afternoon to discuss posi-
biiltles of securing notifications Ct
the seed loans. 1t is possible that Nj.
L. Wilson, of the state agricultural
college at Bozeman will also be i'm
the party E. R. Duncan, agricul-
tural agent for the Great Northern
Ry- will accompany the party.
The group will arrive at Glasgow
Thursday night on the Empire Bull
der and from there will drive thru
the poor crop regions of northern
Valley and western Daniels counties,
arriving in Scobey for a meeting
Friday evening. Leaving Scobey on
Saturday morning, inspection of
crops will be made along the line
and short stops probably will be
invade at F1axville and Redstone, ar
irving in Plentywood for lunch. The
meeting will be in the high school
auditorium at / o'clock, early enough
20 permit the party To visit other
towns between here and Culbertson
where they will board the train late
Saturday night.
Farmers interested in securing
modification in the terms of seed
bans are invited to attend the meet
ing and discuss the situation with
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fin 1T has been known for some time
that 1t would be impossible for far
mers OF this section to meet the
terms of their loans and at the
tame time have anything left to
ON this winter, let alone max
ing payments of taxes or to other
creditors There is little doubt that
a largs numler will be here to
learn what may be expected when
Congress meets again in December
or through negotiations with the Sc
cretary of Agriculture, Arthur MI.
Hyte, who thus far at least. has
seemed to fail utterly i'm realizing
Jr t what the plight Of farmers of
this section were.
Field Inspector Visits
j. q. Hembre, federal field IN
spector ait Glasgow, was in Plenty
the first part of the week and
gave assurance that farmers would
permitted to cut their crops for
Iced II they r damaged beyond
fepe OF recovery. There are several
flelds throughout this TERRITORY
which w19uld not bring the cost Of
harvesting and threshing
therefore Mr.. Hembre advances the
lggestlon that ethe government will
,errnft the use M such fields for
'eed.
A letter prepared by Mr.. Hen1bre
eads in part IS follows: while we
absolutely no authority fp
valve the Governments interest In
his crop, we realize your predira-
nent and we want 10 be of as much
clip as possible to YOU. As far as
ms office is concerned, we will not
bJect TO your cutting for hay that
art OF the crops which is damaged
eyond all hope of recovery. We are
that you will perform your du-
Ies ! n good faAht and that you will
harness. and account for
ny OF the crop that will be fit to
Mr.. Hembre also stated while here
it would mot be necessary for
armers to haul to market all their
IN order 10 secure the amounts
le government has agreed to waive.
government provision is for
Of four cents per bushel on
heat and rye and two cents per
lshel from sales of oats and barley.
be used for harvesting expense.
crops on which the government
lids seed liens. Mr.. Hembre saws
farmers will be permitted to
IL enough of their grain outright
Y actual expenses, providing
les do not exceed this proportion
the entire crop. These provisions
Il be more clearly explained at
2 meeting here Saturday, by Con-
essnhan LeavItt. Governor Eick-
q, and other officials who viii
the latest information on the
bire relief situafner