The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-14
EXPECT ANSWER TO
CRITICISM OF CROP
CONTROL AS SIN
Secretary Wallace Emphasizes
That Aim of AAA Is Not
Smaller Crops
WILL CRUSH PRoFlTEERIWc
Officials Are Working on Inven.
tory st Food and Feed
Supplies In U. S.

Washington. Aug. l4.-(H-Presi.
dent Roosevelt Is expected to lay BE-
fore the country within the next few
days a statement of future plans on
drouth and farm relief.
There are indications that It may
include an answer to critics Of the
AAA's crop reduction, some Of whom
have been stressing drouth devasta-
ton to emphasize what they call the
sin" Of artificial slashing Of food
supplies.
AAA officials have been touring the
country. answering this criticism
They told farmers that human con.
troll was necessary to curtail over
production that depressed prices, to
restore farm purchasing power, and
thus to bring the national economy
into better balance.
Secretary Wallace stressed Monday
that, although the AAA sought large
cuts in production before the drouth
came along and slashed crops indis-
criminately, the aim Of control" Is
not necessarily smaller crops.
We always contemplated a pro-
gram which was one Of adjustment"
he said. 1T Is not exclusively one Of
either reduction or increase in acre
age. You'll find I'm on record-back
in May-on that"
Guard Against Profiteerinx
A rise In the general cost Of liv-
ing. but especially foodstuffs, is con-
sidered likely this winter and the
government is pushing preparations
for It's anti-profiteering campaign
with wartime fervor. Secretary wal
lace said he felt the cost Of living
would not rise more than six or sew
en- per cent, although the price of
food would probably go beyond that.
Exposes of wild cat" spectators
are planned as a chief weapon. The
officials think that after full pub
licity, the force Of public opinion will
do the rest.
Rain and cooler weather In much
Of the drouth territory were believed
to have done some good Monday, but
not much.
Over the grazing country, the most
momentous stock movement In his
tory went on. Ranchers at Willis
ton, North Dakota, stood silent
watching the last roundup"-lOOO DOC
starving cattle loaded on cars to
speed away to southern pastures and
eastern slaughter pens.
Working under White House orders,
the department Of agriculture ex-
pected to produce Tuesday q COM
prehensive report on drouth condi.
tions.
No Food Shortages
Officials also are working on an
inventory OF food and feed supplies.
They declared that figures already
available indicated that no food short
ages are in prospect.
Besides exposure Of "profiteers."
the government is expected to dis
seminate information on comparative
food prices. and to check speculation
through the grain futures admins
tration.
The farm administration extended
the boundaries of its relief work ter
ritory by adding q emergency" and
Il secondary" counties to its list Of
drouth-stricken territories. They
brought the total to LAOS counties in
a states, 1858 being emergency and
347 secondary.
Preliminary figures on the nations
food supply showed:
Stocks Of wheat on hand or in pros.
pect total 1888 900 more than nor
NAL domestic consumption.
Corn stocks are estimated ct 521.-
472.000 bushels with crop Of 1907
100000 bushels in prospect. How near
this will meet domestic requirements
will depend on the livestock popula-
ton when the government has COM,
pleted its livestock purchase program.
It plans to buy 10,O00.O00 or more
head.
Stocks Of oats appeared plentiful.