The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-05-17
PAGE MRS. SANGSTER

The corn-hog crop reduction program is runnin
into unforeseen snags and complications. An low
farmer has unwlttlngly been placed in a position
where he may be prosecuted for violating his redue
ton contract with Uncle Sam unless he kills hi
most productive brood SOW which apparently he
most reluctant to do, witness the following ette
to the Logan Observer, published at Woodbint
Iowa:
cass Township, Harrison County, Iowa,
March 20, 1884.
Hon. Henry Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture,
Washington, d. c.
Dear Sir:
About three weeks ago, Jonas, the Don Juan
of the pig lot, broke into the pen of Esmeralda,
my prize brood SOW. I'm little worried about
this and hurry to write you for instructions.
Esmeralda has been about the place three or
four years. She is great family pig and In the
past her filters have run from 10 to r. signed
up under the corn-hog program and don't want
to lose any of my rights under that contract.
don't want to go back my word, either.
AS said if Esmeralda keeps up her pace as
mama pig she just as like as not will have a fam
ily of around 20 or %. The way figured it out
when signed up with you Esmeralda was book
ed for place on the birth control program this
season. In fact, she wasn't to nave any babies.
Charlotte, Dottie M. and Danzie " were go
ing to take care of the production on my place
this year under the corn-hog program. figured
that they always have been more reasonable
and conservative they wouldn't go beyond my pig
quota which is ~. That gives them nine piece
and figures out about right. I'm entitled to that
many.
Now Esmeralda and Jonas I'm afraid, have up
set my calculations. What am to do about it?
Shall kill Esmeralda right away? sort of hate
to do that.
Its too late to do anything about Jonas, and
Carlotta, Dottie M. and Danzie Nv. I'm a good
soldier and want to obey orders. I don't want
any more pigs than I'm entitled to. Shall I let
nature take it's course, what?
And Mr.. Wallace, there's something else. On
my southeast 20 which I had plowed up last fall
I notice some already coming up. I guess
when lei hauled the corn from the field last
they've started to grow. If they mature will have
more corn than the acreage contracted for un-
der the corn-hog program and don't want to do
that. Still it seems a shame to start pulling up
those plants that are trying to grow.
Just like not if let them grow they'll
exceed my acreage quota and I'll be doing some
thing that hadn't ought to do. I'm entitled to
62.0071s This self-raised corn will throw
that all out of killer What if inspector
along and checks up and finds I'm raising
more corn than should and sees the condition
Esmeralda is in? Will have to go to jail And
if do will it be to federal prison some place
closer to home?
And Mr.. Wallace, won't you Mr.. Tugwell
some of you tell me what I'm going to do
about Esmeralda.
Your very respectfully,
H. Swooley.
Our advice to Mr. Swooey is to have Esmeralds
read of Margaret Sangsters literature brit
control and while she is thus engaged to fix up hi
fences-we mean hog, not political.-Wadena Pioneer
Journal, May 10, 1884.