The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-25
Fair Enough. Too


Tor curing the ills Of agriculture calls
Tor the RECOMMENDATION of farm pro-
klucers under license system. The
most noise made in its behalf was
that created by the conference OF
governors which galloped down to
Washington to tell the government
what to do; came home squawking
about its own impotence and lack OF
knowledge.
Others have favored it, needless OF
the fact that such an expedient
would lead, almost surely, to serfdom
for agricultural America.
The department Of agriculture and
the agencies engaged in extending
short time credit to the farmer have
hit upon an idea, however, which is
not subject to these objections and
may have substantially the same
effect.
They have agreed to refuse loans
to non-cooperators in the acreage
reduction programs unless they agree
not to tip over the apple cart.
The plan is not to bar any farmer
who has adequate security and is
otherwise eligible but to require as
6urance from him that he will not
increase production Of basic COM
modities in a manner detrimental to
the success of the control programs.
Farmers who have signed agreements
and are participating In the various
control efforts will need no further
proof OF their good faith.
It is perfectly logical. The govern
ment should not pay out money on
one hand to bring about reduced pro-
duction and, with the other hand,
finance the operations of man who
is trying to defeat this program. To
do otherwise would be to work against
the best interests Of both the govern
ment and the farmers who are CO.
operating.
How this system will be carried out
is indicated in joint statement
issued by the AAA and the Farm
Credit Administration.
"A list of all who have signed
production control agreements
will be made available to the
Farm Credit Administration. Each
production credit association will
have in its possession the list Of
farmers cooperating with the
Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration in the territory 1t serves,
and, therefore, will know which
farmers have signed agreements.
Thus. each farmer who has not
signed such an agreement will be
required to obtain statement
from the county council to be set
up in each county by the AAA
with authority to issue certifl.
Gates respecting crop production
by farmers who are not named on
the list Of cooperators. The pro-
duction credit associations will
accept such certificates as salts
factory evidence that the persons
to whom they are issued are not
increasing their production in q
manner detrimental to the sue
cess of the program.
This cooperative agreement
between the Farm Credit Admin
istration and the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration applies
to all short-term credit agencies
over which the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration has control Thus
it applies not only to the newly
organized production credit asso-
Citations Of which there are now
more than $50 and Of which so
to IS are being organized each
week, but to private lending agen-
cies and corporations which dis
count farmers notes with the
federal intermediate credit banks,
such as livestock loan companies,
agricultural credit corporations
and banks.
The close cooperation between
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration and the Farm Credit
Administrator does not contem-
plate an undue hardship on those
who have not Joined production
control associations. It does look
forward, however, to q coordina-
ton Of the efforts Of these two
agencies Of the federal govern.
lnent IN bringing about produc-
ton control and the cooperation
Of the agencies which affect this