The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-09-06
LAST AAA CATTLE
SHIPMENT SET FOR
SATURDAY, SEPT. Y

The closing date for accepting
cattle shipments through the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administra,
ion is set for Saturday, Sept. %
at Plentywood. Several shipments
prior to the later date are sched-
uled for other districts of the coun-
ty. The closing date for receiving
new or supplementary applications
is set for Monday Sept. II. Those
who have liens on their cattle
should list them sooner as it often
takes ten days or longer to get the
consent of all lienholders whose
signature is necessary before ship
ping permits can be issued.
The receiving crews have ex-
perlenced some difficulty in hand
ling cattle for which the farmer
had no shipping permit. All appli-
cants are admonished not to bring
cattle to the shipping points indi-
Gated below unless they have been
given permit. There is always
reason why permits have been is
sued, hence not one should bring
in cattle even though their neigh
bors stock may have been ordered
in. Permits are generally deliv-
cred in person, although for some
of the final shipments the permits
may be mailed several days in adj
vance of shipping date.
District Agen. Carl H. Peterson,
urges that everyone who expects to
make still further reduction, list
their cattle at once in order to
clear he papers soon.
Mr.. Peterson, when questioned
relative to the number of cattle
farmers can or should retain, states
that it depends entirely on how
much feed in the form of rough
age hey have on hand now. It is
obvious that no farmer can afford
to buy hay for all winters feeding
even though that farmer has the
ready cash with which to purchase
the needed hay. The probable flu
ture price of cattle does not war
ran. anyone to feed a cow two OF
three tons of $18 hay, but where
one has an ample supply of gua1r
and Russian thistle hay one car
afford to buy concentrates in the
form of cotton cake and some
. grain. Therefore everyone is urged
to cut down the herd to the num-
; Der that can be safely carried thrr
possible hard winter.
All weak cows, nursing calves
should be disposed of now. Sucl
animals will perish before spring
The writer, wildly recalls the win
ter of 1929 when farmers at
tempted to winter weak cattle onl.
) to see them die during the spring
storms after feeding them all win
ter.
Arrangements have been mad
= to ship out 10000 head of cattl
from Sheridan county by the I'm
n of September if that many are
: listed. R. R. companies are build
n ing larger corrals at the princips
shipping points. The receiving
d crews can handle the stock whe
e brought to the yard more efficient
It w than at first. Likewise farmer
S who deliver the cattle are able t
e handle them with less trouble tina
during the initial shipments. Al
: proximately 5000 head have bee
it loaded to date. The largest sing
Re shipment made to date was fro1
=, Antelope last Thursday where u
II head were received.
10 Below is the proposed schedul
lie of shipments closing Sept. ":
McElroy, Tuesday, Sept. a.
ID Redstone, Thursday, Sept. 6.
S. Grenora, Friday, Sept. z.
Plentywood, Monday, Sept. 10.
Medicine Lake, Tuesday, Sept.
Outlook, Thursday, Sept. -:
Antelope, Saturday, Sept. Is.
Westby, Tuesday, Sept. Is.
Redstone, Thursday, Sept. ~.
Medicine Lake, Friday, Sept. 2
Plentywood, Saturday, Septe1
her 22.-LAST SHIPMENT.