The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-10-12
Brandt Urges
Rev,amping
OfFarnAi
Charges Mysterious Force Is
Holding Back Program
Congress Fight Seen
HE BACKS IMITATION
Withdrawal of Marginal Land
Recommended as Preduc-
ton Control Method

Chicago, Oct. 11-Revamping of
the agricultural adjustment act was
demanded by John Brandt, presi-
dent of the Land O,Lakes Cream
cries Association, in his address at
the annual convention Of the Ma
tional Cooperative Milk Producers
Federation.
Mr.. Brandt declared some mys-
ferrous force was holding back the
agricultural program.
Il urge that every ounce of
strength and influence of this OF
ganization be put forth and the
bloodhounds turned loose to hunt
down and expose the hand that
holds in it's unsympathetic clutch
the brake that is skidding the
wheels of agricultural relief" he
advised. ~.
Cur job is cut out for us and we
know now the desired relief cannot
be forthcoming under provisions of
the present agricultural adjustment
act; therefore we should get ready
to fight for our rights in the next
session of congress-"
Mr.. Brandt declared the MIRA
was being slowed down because of
the lack of agricultural relief and
that no prosperity could come until
an intensive drive was put across to
put farmers on parity with indus
try.
ITO my regret" he said, "there
seems to be a definite change in at
titude in financial and Industrial
centers as to support of the needs
of agriculture from that which ex-
listed earlier in the depression. The
slight advance in prices of agricul-
tural products and increase in bust
ness activities evident in May and
June seems to have turned their at
tention elsewhere"
Immediate controlled imitation of
the currency was urged by Mr..
Brandt. He said the sooner action
was taken, the less drastic it would
have to be. If it had been taken
sooner, many of the difficulties ex-
listing today would no. be here to
confront us, he added. 49,.
Mr.. Brandt said dairy farmers
were in favor of controlled produc-
ton but demanded before this was
done that provision be made to give
the American farmer the complete
home market. He also advocated
the adoption of the plan of selling
the surplus farm products to for
eign countries at less than the do
nestle price in order to- equalize
the difference in cost of production
and thus maintain a high standard
for the American farm home. He
suggested that the loss in this re-
spect be absorbed by the imposi-
ton of a general equalization fee
on farm products.
He urged that production control
be simplified and be puilt upon the
recognition that the acre is the pro-
duction unit and advocated strong
ly a long term program of with
drawal of marginal and submar-
ginal land from production by &C
tual purchase. Instead Of applying
acreage control 90 one crop, he
would have it apply to farm land
as a unit, taking out Of production
definite proportion of all farm
land by leasing as temporary mea-
sure until the more permanent one
of marginal land withdrawal could
be put into efftct.
Mr.. Brandt warned that il i'm
mediate action was not taken to put
across a complete workable pro-
gram, the lack Of farm purchasing
power would be an unsurmountable
obstacle to the return Of prosperity.
Failure Of the AAA to enforce
provisions of its trade agreement
for Chicago and other milk markets
was said by some leaders Of the
milk production industry to have
brought dairy farmers to the point
where they openly will refuse to go
along with the MIRA.
within the next few days." D.
N. Geyer, secretary Of the Pure
Milk Association, representing IT,
600 dairy farmers supplying the Chi
cago area, said I'VE will either see
some signs OF action and ability out
Of the AAA or the organized
dairy farmers will turn their backs
on the government program and
take the only means left to bring
back buying power in the coun-
try"
w. 8. Moscrip, president Of the
Twin Cities Milk Producers Asso-
ciatio, declared, failure of the
MIRA Is certain If the AAA is not
successful" adding that farmers
will not go along with the govern
ment in aiding industry unless
farm buying power also is restored.
He recommended that instead Of
taking fertile land out Of cultiva~
ton in good farming areas, the gov
eminent might better buy the cheap
marginal lands to be kept in the
public domain until later needed to
help feed the nation.