The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-09-14
average plan dIscrimInates again

determination of fair allotments to all
farmers.
1.-THE combination plan provides
that in each county. where the COM
blnation plan Is used, the total pro-
duction of farmers who submit autheh-
tic records with their applications for
allotments, will be subtracted from the
total production of the county as
shown on the official figures In the de-
partment of agriculture. Allotments
for farmers who do not have proved
records will be calculated on the basis
of the average yield for the county.
less the proved production
The net result of this all Is that
farmers can claim their benefit pay
ments on the basis OF
Benefit actual production on
Payments their individual
farms for the last
three, four and five years, II they are
able to supply records showing what
that production was. This can be
done even II the county committee
decides to use average county yields
and the average acreages OF growers
as the basis upon which the Is per
cent reduction Is to be calculated.
This arrangement applies only to
the 1884 crop. There may be more or
less than the Is per cent reduction
ordered In the fall OF 1884 which will
affect the 1885 crop.
On the basis OF theoretically COM
plete sign-up OF the farmers and a
Is per cent reduction, there would be
approximately 100000 acres now In
wheat that would not be planted for
harvest next summer. On the same
theoretical base OF average produc-
tIon, the reduction In wheat grown
would be about 124.O00,OO0 bushels.
With wheat prices about where
they are now, the income from the
current wheat crop is calculated at
about S325 eco 900. which Is some
thing Of gain over the 1882 return
on wheat. which has been figured at
s177,000,000. But II the wheat redue-
tl0n program goes over. the farmers
this fall will receive something In adj
dillon to the prices for this years
crop. They are due to receive cash
from the processing tax The Depart
ment OF Agriculture has figured the
tax will yield something like $120,-
100000, and SO the total return this
year may be as large as $3.50, GOO, 900.
Some weeks ago, reported In these
columns that the patronage dam had
broken and that plum picking for
office holders was going on full speed
ahead. That was true. 1t has gone
out full speed ahead, but Ii one may
Judge from the enormous amount Of
grumbllng, the patronage flood has
not gone In that direction that old line
Democrats, or many Of them would
like to have 1t 60. Indeed, President
Roosevelt's appointments have not
been pleasing to the bulk of his loyal
supporters.
/ can report now that things have
come to such pass that between 26
and 3O-no one will say just how many
senators have signed petition
asking Mr.. Roosevelt to be little
more regular about his appointments.
1t is not certain that the petition, one
OF these round robin affairs, ever was
sent to the White House, nor Is 1t GER
tain 1t ever will 60 to the President
II 1t has not been given to him yet.
Nevertheless 1t Is significant. 1t
shows the feeling.
The truth about the matter is that
some old line Democrats. men whose
word has been Dem
Old Liners ocratic law for years,
Worried are growing nervous
over the potentialI-
ties In the Roosevelt course Deep
down In their souls, they fear that Mr.
| Roosevelt Is engaged In building up
Roosevelt party" as distinguished
| from the Democratic party. They
| point out that he has played ball with
| the Norris-LaF ollette-J Johnson wing OF
the Republicans, that he has named
| such men as Secretary Woodin, to the
treasury, after Mr.. Woodln has spent
| years In the Republican fold, and
| Secretary Ickes to the Department OF
| the Interior, after Mr.. Ickes had at
tanned absolutely no prominence al
all In any partisan way except as q
Progressive Republican, and that he
has dlsregarded party recommends
lions In dozens Of cases only to pich
men and women who might just al
easily be called Republicans as Demo
Gratis.
The depression conditions hit thu
Ice cream business last year, but thu
consumption OF butter and evaporatet
milk moved higher according to fina
figures for 1882 that have just beer
complied by the Department Of Agri
culture. 1t was quite natural, the ex
perts told me, that there should have
been falling of OF Ice cream, be
cause a good many thousands OF peo
pie just did not have the money t.
buy 1t. II they had money. the,
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