The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-09-07


rs bushel did in J. G. TAYLOR
the period 1910-1914. In addition
| these administrators are providing
actual cash assistance to aid farmers
until the big plan has accomplished
this purpose.
The wheat situation the world over,
Is such that successful solution must
include 4 program in which produc-
ton is brought down to near tho cf-
fective demand That this Is realized
u shown by the wheat conference in
which the principal wheat producing
and importing nations are discussing
this very thing.
The present deplorable situation
has arrived chiefly because Of the
World War. Farmers Of the United
States, likewise Canada, Argentina
and Australia, during the World War
were asked to produce more and more
wheat IS food for the European coun-
tries needing it because Of the War.
England, Germany, France and Italy,
the principal importing nations, were
too busy with the War ito grow wheat.
The call for more wheat was answer
ed fully. After the war, those Euro
pean countries could 60 back to wheat
production and did. The United
States, Canada, Argentina and Aus
tralia, however, continued to produce
wartime wheat supplies.
Because Europe went back to pro-
ducing wheat after the war, it pro-
ceeded also to use this wheat at home.
Consequently It bought less from the
United States and the other export
Ing countries. Europe 1t that time
also owed the United States many
millions Of dollars instead OF us ow-
ing them. 1t wanted to pay US back
In goods ~ we had paid Europe. The
United States then erected tariff
walls which prevented Europe paying
it, debt In goods. Europe in turn er-
ected similar walls to keep out United
States goods. Europe erected = tar
LII wall against wheat and II was 10
high United States wheat couldn't get
over.
While these various chanSes were
happening United States and other
wheat farmers continued to producs
wheat. It couldn't all be consumed
at home and it couldn't be sold abroad.
The result WAS an annual pilcup Of
huge supplies. Now the United States
has roughly $50 million bushels Of
wheat on hand ~ \ carryover. 1t II
obvious that II the United States
wheat farmers continue to produce
wheat which cannot be marketed, tho
situation will rot worse. 1t may mean
30-cent wheat again. Therefore tho
Agricultural Adjustment Act, with
the domestic allotment plan was evolv-
I'd. Now farmers have the opportun-
ity to either correct the deplorable
situation that exists or make it worse.
The plan In brief Ii this. The gov
eminent is asking farmers to reduce
their wheat acreage not more than
20 per cent for the wheat crop which
will be harvested In 1884 and 1885.
Wheat farmers will soon be asked to
sign ! contract to make this reduc-
ton. In return for this the govern
ment will pay each farmer who igns,
roughly % cents per bushsl on about
81 per cent Of his production during
the period 1928-82. Twenty CENTS Of
this amount viii b. paid this year,
shortly after tho contracts are signed,
tho remainder will b. paid next spring
after there ID evidence that the acre
age Il reduced.
II will make no difference whether
the crop which II grown from this
reduced acreage Il = failure or ! bum
por crop. The money win be paid
Just the same.
In Montana counties wheat farm-
ers are now busily engaged in rot
ting their yield and acreage figures
for the period 1928-32. Soon they
will sign an application for contract
and later the contract in which they
formally agree to reduce their acreage
n requested.
Every county agent and every en-
srgsncy agent II prepared to answer
any and al questions pertaining -
thu adjustment plan. Right now these
agents ara making up the orKanixa-
ton Of farmers which will decide for
their respective counties The allot-
ment Of each individual grower and
also the acreage for the following
ysars.
The Montana Hairdressers' associa~