The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-23

were not 50 tragic. How are We tC
raise trees on such acres, while trees
by the thousands are dying for lacl
Of moisture In more favored places;
It Is useless to tell local farmers that
the clause permitting the planting Of
feed crops refers only to the more
congested districts. Farmers were
right here In North Dakota last sum-
mer when the inquiries were made
and they are not now nor were they
at that time interested in any other
part Of the country.
So that Is . mighty poor reason for
the government reneging and with
drawing its promise to the farmer. It
Is also mighty poor sportsmanship for
those In authority to say to the farm
er, In effect, that the government has
paid q mighty good price for the
land taken out Of wheat, etc. True 1t
Is the farmers have received the ini-
tial payment on their. 1888 allotment,
but let us not forget that excepting
the small additional payment to be
made on the 1883 crop later on, the
government does not actually guar
antee the farmers q cent in future
payments. We have read our con-
tract over and over and all we can
see IS that we get paid something or
other unless wheat reaches parity
whatever that is.
Today the government Is straining
every effort to bring our wheat crop
down to domestic basis and II 1t
accomplishes this there will be no
further payments, and 50 far as ac-
tual benefit Is concerned who will
reap most, the farmer who joined or
the man who refused to join the
scheme? Let us also not forget that
taxes, interest and principal payments
have to be made upon these idle acres
and these payments will take q good
part Of the money received by the
farmer from the government. So
those farmers who invested their ini-
tial payments In tractors as many did,
expecting to complete the payments
with future allotment checks, may
we'll be due to have rude awakening.
Now let us return to those idle acres
on which nothing can be- grown this
year or next unless q similar acreage
Is set aside elsewhere on the farm. II
We remember the undisputable truth
that SO far as this part of the state
is concerned we have never had SUI
ficient feed for our livestock. one year
taken with another. and that many
times feed had to be shipped in at
outrageous prices, We can get q clear
er picture Of what farmers are up
against.
We must also remember that there
Is big difference In production here
and in the regular corn states, and
on that very account the North Dako-
t. farmer has to plant three acres for
each one in these states, II he Is to
have the same amount of feed. The
government should remember that
time nd again 1t has been compelled
to feed North Dakota livestock to save
them from perishing, and even today
the cry Of starving cattle and horses
is heard In many parts of our state.
Is it going to help matters any to
compel our farmers to reduce their
livestock feed acreage in order that
they may qualify under the various
schemes fostered by the government?
Certainly our farmers cannot join this
scheme and that, taking no heed as
to the needs of their farm animals.
Nor should they be expected to. Today
we find farmers forced to chase all
over the country hunting up those
who bought hogs from them during
the last two years. In many cases
buyers cannot be found.
This corn-hog allotment scheme Is
full of jokers. They tell us We can
take out one without the other. The
Joker Is we have to stop raising the
one we don't take out altogether.
They also tell us we need not reduce
fodder corn. The joker Is that If un-
favorable weather conditions or busy
season prevents harvesting the corn
before it natures. the farmers Is 60
before 1t natures, the farmer Is 60
We are told the government de-
mands IS per cent reduction in hogs.
Nothing Is said about hogs for home
butchering or breeding purposes. If
they are to be counted in, the hogs
marketed will be far below what they
should be, on the average farm.
The ruckus that is being created by
eastern dairymen proves that the
farmer is beginning to realize where
he Is drifting and he will, from now
on, raise violent protest and not swal-
low every pill and connection compil-
ed by Doctor New Deal without
knowing what Is in them.
We feel that the farmers liberty Is
ct stake and the warning should be
sounded before 1t Is too late. Even
paternalistic government schemes can
become Is raging wolves ready to
tear asunder and devour.
The government may be able to
force the colored farmer Of the south
to walk the goose step. As general
rule the Negro is an easy-going, UNI
aspiring fellow. content as long as his