Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-01
GOT ACTION IN
DROUTH RELIEF
Hay and Grains Coming
Into Pine County Com
munitieS.
Federal Government Has
Granted 100000 to Min
neSOta for Relief.

Action has now been taken by au-
thorltieS in the distribution of hay
and grains for livestock in the drouth
striker areas of Minnesota, follow
ing complaints from nearly all sec
tions of the state where cattle were
on the verge of starvation.
The long promised IL carloads of
corn and wheat from the federal gov
eminent which was to have arrived
in Pine county at Sandstone, Hinck-
ley and Pine City in the early part of
February is now here or on the way.
Complaints were coming in daily
to the office manager, o. S. Brekke
of the Pine County Drouth Relief, at
Pine City. on account of the delay
and the great need for livestock feed
that had been promised by the fed
eral government. c. C. Cooper, county
manager for Pine, ISanti and Chisago
counties, has been busy doing field
work and checking needs, and in
some cases has bought hay or grains
from one farmer and delivered to an
other. awaiting the arrival of large
shipments.
County Citizens Appealed.
Three kilograms were sent from the
Sandstone vicinity Monday to A. T..
Forsberg. Minnesota Drouth Relief
Administrator, at the State Office
building in ST. Paul, appealing for
help. and letters from other parts of
the county were addressed to the state
office.
On Tuesday Representative HAL
mar Petersen went to the state office
and registered vigorous complaint.
He was informed by Mr.. Forsberg
that on that day two carloads of hay
would be ordered from Joe Huber at
wyoming, and shipped to Sandstone.
He was further promised that hay
would be ordered Immediately and
shipped to the communities of Pine
City, Hinckley and Askov. Hay will
also be shipped to Kerrick, Denham,
Sturgeon Lake, and FinlaysOn, or if
not to all of those stations then to
some of them, and farmers notified
as to what village to get their sup
plies. The distribution will be in
charge of c. c. Cooper. The county
manager has also been authorized by
the state office to purchase feed and
hay from one farmer to be delivered
to another, awaiting shipments.
Mr.. Forsberg has estimated that
Pine county will need 1920 bushels
March and April. There are 1927
approved applications for feed in the
county Applications to the number
of III were not approved.
Now Handled in State.
Drouth relief livestock feed will
no longer be bought by federal agen-
cies as the state of Minnesota has
just been granted 100000 for this
purpose by the federal government
and the purchasing has been turned
over to Mr.. Forsberg. the state adj
ministrator. With direct buying by
him and complete local state control
now, it is believed that there will be
no further delay and that action will
result. The State Executive Council
recently granted 100000 for drouth
relief.
In a letter dated Feb. q, and sent
to county managers of the AZ coun-
ties in the drouth area, Mr.. Forsberg
wrote in part as follows:
Governor Olson's orders are:-'Get
some hay and grain out on the farms
at once to feed the farmers CATTLE
If you need help, call this office. The
state and federal government has now
provided funds to buy sufficient feed
and hay to prevent the loss of live
stock on the farms in Minnesota from
starvation if properly distributed to
those farmers who are entitled to
feed relief because of drouth and
their financial situation. Therefore,
from now on, if there are cattle dying
in Minnesota from starvation. the re-
sponsibility rests with us and not the
federal government"