The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-15
FEED RELIEF WORK
SPEEDED IN STATE
WILSON DECLARES
Federal Employe Moves to Aid
Farmers Who Have Applied
for Assistance

Speeding up the machinery In an
effort to keep abreast of applications,
E. A. Wilson. director of livestock
feed distribution under the state emer-
gcncy relief committee. said Friday
authorizations have been sent county
relief workers to issue feed to about
1000 Of the 5000 farmers who have
applied for feed relief in North Da-
kota.
Wilson said the plan is based on
the fact that over 100000 in feed
will be distributed throughout North
Dakota this winter. Results of the
work are two-fold. the director de-
clared, the program caring for feed
relief needs and also reducing the
wheat surplus to better the price of
wheat.
Requests to the federal surplus re-
lief corporation already have been
made by the state group for total OF
395 carloads Of feed. of which, 800
are for wheat and the balance corn,
Wilson reported. All the wheat for
North Dakota farmers is being OBJ
tanned in the state, q request for
carload at a certain point In the
state bringing S. r. C. representa-
tive to buy the carload at an elevator
there or the elevator nearest to that
point.
Farmers with credit are required
20 mortgage their property for q loan
with the Regional Agricultural Credit
Corporation Of Minneapolis, while the
others. turned over to feed relief, are
required to work out the relief on
roads and other projects.
Hay Already Ordered
The livestock feed organization
already has contracted for $50 car
leads Of hay and it is being moved
rapidly into areas needing it badly,
Wilson said. Portions of hay are
being authorized for the full amount
needed for the winter vile grain
is being authorized each month.
Wilson's staff Is busy getting out
the first authorization for the grains
end Immediately after completing that
will start sending second month auth
orizations to the county relief organ
izations to give the farmers the needed
hay for the winter supply and for the
relief workers to give out each month
grain issues for January. February,
March and April.
I'VE are not sending out any oats
and will not until the first Of March
because Of q shortage, as we are saw
ing It for the spring seeding" Wilson
said.
The relief feed organization is con-
centrating on sending feed into areas
where there is suffering for lack Of
It. Preference is being given such
areas where it has been impossible
to fatten poultry. particularly tur-
keys, for market with the view that
this can be done for the Christmas
market.
In q number OF counties where i'm
mediate relief Is imperative. special
stock feed agents have been desig-
mated and are devoting all their time
to getting out relief orders. These
men are completing work in areas In
Richland. Sargent, Emmons, Sioux,
and Bottineau counties and will be
shifted to other sections.
A system of county feed committees.
working under the state offices, has
been working on this program with
the county agents, who usually act
as secretaries Of the committees, Will
son said. It Is their duty to get forms
out for applications and an estimate
Of feed needed, and arrange with the
elevators to handle the feed.