Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-01
FORMER FIELD
Man HONORED
Dist. No. 2, Land O'Lakes,
Gives Art Rentz Priced
Trophy.
Board of Officers are Re-
elected and Four ReSOlu-
tons are Adopted.

AT the annual meeting or DlStr1cC
No. 2, Land OLakes, held at Mora
Friday, October 26, Arthur C. Rentz.
former field manager of the district.
was presented with one of the Ven
dome trophies, two of which have
been won by District No. 2 during
the time Mr.. Rentz was field man
ager.
Mr.. Rentz, who has served the dis
trict for 10 years, recently resigned
to become an inspector for the state
department of agriculture, dairy and
food. Resolutions passed commended
iasm and devotion to duty with which
he carried on his work.
Herman r. Berg, director, presided.
Mr.. Rentz read the report for the
past year, declaring that steady i'm
provement had been shown in quail
ity notwithstanding the high score
that the district has been making
since the efficiency contest was or
ganized. Ben Lindvig the new field
manager, made a few remarks, ex-
pressing his desire to carry out the
work in the same manner that Mr..
Rentz had.
Charles Ommodt, assistant COM
missioner of agriculture, dairy and
food, paid tribute to the pioneer work
Land OLakes Creameries had done
in quality improvement. He explained
the Federal-State campaign to get
rid of harmful extraneous matter in
butter and improve its quality. He
promised rigid enforcement Con-
sumption per capita of butter, he
said, in the nation was only 10
pounds, due to considerable extent
to the poor quality of some of the
butter sold. He cited several in
stances where the serving of quality
butter had greatly increased con-
sumption.
Brandt Talks.
Expansion of butter sales abroad
as a good way of getting rid of the
present surplus in butter, was urged
by John Brandt, president of Land
OLakes Creameries. Buyers in for
eign nations were constantly seeking
said, but because of higher costs here.
it will be necessary to make a slight
price adjustment. Any loss in con-
nection with this could easily be
taken care of by a small equalization
fee. Provision for this is made in
the price and production control plan.
known as the Brandt plan, which Mr.
Brandt explained. This plan which
has attracted wide attention all over
the nation provides for the fixing of
a minimum price on basic farm pro-
ducts at which the surplus would he
bought by the surplus pool and held
until needed. 1t also provides for
production control by taking acres
out of production by renting by the
surplus pool. Costs would be met by
a small equalization fee on basic
crops. Crops in the surplus pool could
be sold to foreign nations at lower
price than here.
Resolutions endorsed the Federal
State quality campaign, favor regu-
lation of direct buying and urged!
strict inspection of oleomargarine.
Resolution No. 1.
Whereas, terminal markets are
under Federal Supervision and regu-
lation and,
Whereas over 400 of the nation's
hogs are now purchased direct with
out supervision and regulation, and
Whereas, direct buying by packers
enable the packer buyer to weigh and
grade livestock as we'll as mark the
price ticket without any relation to-
terminal markets except as to price,.
and
Whereas, prices used at direct buy
ing points are based upon terminal
market prices, and
Whereas. a bill endorsed by Land
O'Lakes, Twin City Milk Producers
Association and Central Cooperative
Association known as the Weighing
and Grading Bill has for it's purpose
the placing of livestock concentration
points and direct buying stations I'M
der State Supervision and Regula-
tion,
Therefore, be it resolved that we,
members of Land OLakes CreamerieS
District No. 2, respectfully request
our legislative candidates to support
this bill at the 1895 Session of the
Minnesota Legislature.
We respectfully request the secre-
tary of District No. 2 to send copy
of this resolution to every legislative
candidate of our district Immediately,
requesting from each candidate a re-
ply by return mail.
We further urge each delegate pres
ent to contact personally his candi-
dates in order to aid in getting an
early reply.
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