The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-12

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The designation of Sheridan i
county as emergency drought area
is of Importance since now farmers
in the county are supposed to bene- /
fit by the 100000 drought relief i
appropriation made for the state
Of Montana for the Month of July. |
Hans Hardersen, state secretary
& the United Farmers League,
stated when he learned that the
county had been designated a pri-
mary drought county:
"Our protest demonstrations, our
wited mass action, have finally
impressed upon the authorities the
fact that conditions in Sheridan
county are bad enough; thru our
united mass action the administra-
ton has been forced to recognize
the county as an emergency drouth
county. The United Farmers
League appeals to farmers not to
stop Railways, continue to orga-
nize, to demonstrate, and to use
your power of mass opinion and
united action to get all the relief
we farmers need, feed for our
cattle and food for our families.
'The new status of our county
eliminates any excuse that the
county relief administrations might
bring forward. Our needs are
great and we intend to be salts
fed, Hardersen said.
Relief Office Ignorant
The county relief administration,
when asked this morning what
steps had been taken by them to
Immediately secure the benefits re-
sulting from The enw designation
stated that they did not know any.
thing and had not done anything
This was the answer given to the
Producers News inspite of the fac
that the relief office has received
the information regarding the nev
status of the county at least
week or ten days ago, long befor
We heard yihing about it.
However, we assume that sine
the maximum amount of summer
fallow loans is $500 for emergenc
drought counties that this also noN
applies for Sheridan and Roosevelt
counties.
UNDER the new status a cattl
buying program will be cOnducte
IN Sheridan county. Although tn
relief administration could give Il
information as to how this pr'
gram will be handled it is safe
assume that it will not be don
very much differently that it NJ
been done in North Dakota.
Relief for Bankers
Appraisers will be appointed
look over those cattle farmers ms
offer for sale to the government
The prices paid by the administr
ton are from Sc to $40 per hea
however, a large part OF tn
money is being given to the ban
etc. who hold the mortgages on t
cattle. Farmers are not even
be trusted with the full amount
money their cattle bring and t
government is handing it over
rectly to the banks. This,
course, is splendid relief scheI
for benefit of the bankers but
certainly of no great advantage
the poor drought stricken fam
sers.
= In the last issue of the Prod'
ers News we announced that far
ers in Sheridan county were n
TO apply for emergency loans a
that these loans would be made
Of the $4O,OOO,00O Emergency @
Loan Fund. Since the county
been listed as an emergency drol
county, farmers will be allowed
make he sc-called feed and for.
loans which are more liberal 7
loans in secondary drought a
and are made ont Of the -
10000 appropriated by Congl
|fOr emergency relief.
Besides Sheridan and Roose
Counties Big Horn and Treas
Counties were also included in
emergency drought area.