The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-19
Question Is Whether to Shin
Feed in Or Cattle Out OF
OF Drouth Areas
KEYMEN MAKE REPORTS
Information on N. b, Conditions
10 Furnished Federal
Investigator

Whether feed should be shipped In
Or cattle shipped out OF the drouth.
stricken sections Of North Dakota was
the subject Of conference held by
county agents and relief administra-
ton officials with William F.'Callan-
dar, washington, D. c., chairman Of
the federal crop reporting board, here
to investigate local conditions Satur-
day.
Opinions Of the county agents and
keymen In the drouth-stricken Sec
lions were solicited, resulting in q
diverstfication Of ideas which were TO
be stfted with view Of making q
final recommendation ut q committee
meeting late Saturday afternoon.
Members Of the committee will in
clude 9. G. Talbot, president Of the
North Dakota Farmers Union: Z. Z.
Green. SECRETARY Of the North Da-
kota Farmers Union: Howard Wood,
state labor compliance officer: judge
A. NJ. Christianson. director Of state
emergency relief administration; wal
ter Maddox, secretary Of the Farm
ers Union, st. Paul; and r. M.
Stansler, manager Of the Bank OF
North Dakota.
Agents Report Conditions
Mr.. Maddox acted Is chairman of
the meeting. T. G. Olson, Carson,
Grant county extension agent, said
he doubted that more than 10 per
cent Of the cattle In his county were
tit to be shipped to market.
Matt Moas, Center, Oliver county
agent, said farmers Of his county
hoped to maintain foundation herds
and sufficient milk cows to take care
OF the needs Of the immediate fam
HES. In that part Of Oliver county
which lies along the Missouri river.
he said, there Is still sufficient pas
ture to take care Of the needs Of
stock.
A critical situation exists in Bur-
leigh county. Extension Agent H. o.
Putnam reported. Much Of the range
land Is stripped clean and some losses
have been suffered by farmers. He
said that stock In certain sections
Is In good enough condition to be
shipped to market.
Kidder Situation Fair
The situation In Kidder county is
not Is alarming e. in some areas.
Carl T. Carlson. Kidder county agent.
said. He focesaw trouble towards fall,
however. in that cattle from sections
where the drouth Is more severe are
being driven into Ktdder county, ex-
hausting the supply Of grass which
Vas depended upon for later In the
season.
Judge J. .. Harris Of Manning rep
resented Dunn county. He said
ranchers. wherever possible, have
driven their herds into the Badlands
where grass Is always more abundant.
The Dunn county drouth, he said, has
done considerable damage to growing
crops and the smaller ranchers are
particularly hard hit. He recommend
ed doing everything possible to allow
the farmers and ranchers to keep
foundation herds and enough milk
cows to supply family needs.
Grass still is plentiful in parts Of
Adams county and large supply
exists across the borders In South Da-
kota and eastern Montana, Paul N.
Brown, representative Of Adams coun-
ty, reported. He added that Q water
shortage, due to the drying up Of
streams In the extreme southwestern
part Of the state, Is the most severe
threat to the farmers Of that region.
Talbot Opposes Shipment
Q. 6. Talbot declared himself op-
posed to the idea Of shipping cattle
out Of the drouth sections at the
present time. He said the stock Is in
such shape that the market price
would not pay for the freighting.
In case we do have rain" he said,
I'VE would find that We had made q
serious mistake in reducing the herds
to practically nothing. Rain would
restore Thousands Of acres for pas
ture."
He said the farmers, because Of the
poor condition Of the stock, have
to lose by keeping their cat
tie few weeks longer.
Judge Christianson explained that
the emergency relief organization
shipped Thousands Of tons Of hay and
other feed to the stricken areas dur
Ing the winter.
''The situation that exists now"
he said, IL simply that there i no
feed TO b had. We cannot begin to
supply the needs Of the areas that
IRE hardest hit"