The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-08-09
Distribution of Feed Will Now
Be Made From st. Cloud
Set-Up
REPORT OF REV BUTLER
Business Men Sponsored Com
mittee - Will Be REIN
bursed From State Fund

The Drouth Relief Association
office which was opened in Sank
Centre June /, 1884, to furnish
feed to Farmers, was closed August
LIST. This organization was FORM
ed by business men Of this city
and men from each Of the town
boards Of Sank Centre, Getty, Ash
ley and Raymond townships, with
Rev. J. D. Butler, Of this city, in
charge.
All relief will now be distributed
from the office in st. Cloud. Very
soon a Federal representative will
be In this community to receive ap-
plications for feed relief, from
which monthly allotments will be
made from the county office. This
Is done to eliminate trips Of farm
ers to st. Cloud. All those wishing
relief will have to make out new
applications. However, all old
applications will be continued until
the new allotments are made.
The money ($2,225.O0) for the
operation Of the relief committee
was raised among the Sank Gen.
tire business men, who will be re-
imbursed by the state and through
extra charges made to farmers. The
reimbursement will be made at the
rate Of $500 per ton, which will be
allowed from State funds.
The allotment committee compos-
ed Of four businessmen, one man
each from the four townships men,
toned above and Rev. Butler, met
three times weekly to determine the
amount Of feed to be given to
farmers on request. The expense
Of the office was paid by the Coun-
ty Board.
The local office was successfully
managed and the immediate need
Of distressed farmers in the COM
munity was well taken care of. The
books Of the organization were
audited Tuesday afternoon and
found in good condition. .......
Rev. Buffers report states that
during the months Of June and
July three cars Of corn, six cars Of
oats, three cars Of beet pulp, one
car Of fax seed, one car Of animal
feed, one car Of barley, eight cars
Of state hay and 22S,754 pounds OF
committee hay were distributed.
For the immediate need Of the
committee $1,475.00 was loaned by
the Merchants National Bank, and
$4,000 was loaned by the First
State Bank. The total expense Of
operation was $12S.10. $2,103.10
was paid for hay, and the hay col
lections amounted to $354.10
The following Is a report Of hay
purchased, from whom received,
weight, amount paid out and cost
per ton: June %, purchased from
Land O'Lakes $4,000 pounds at
$126.5O, cost per ton $11.00; June 1
and July z, purchased from Fred
Norling, 93,h69 pounds at $1,0n.99
at $21.00 per ton; June and 14th,
purchased from Balm & Co. 102,s45
pounds at $83408, cost 1892 per
ton; June 8 and 7th, bought from
r. L. Maynard S,940 pounds at
$71.52, cost $1,000 per ton. The to-
tai amount purchased was 228,7H
pounds at $2,103.10. The average
cost per ton was $3.50.
Distribution reported to the state
was as follows: June IA, 172,777
pounds at $1,295.77; June 20, 1890
pounds at $262.50; June Goth, a.
TO pounds at $182.s2; July 81, g.
e10 pounds at $51.s2. This totals ST.
77291.
The receipts from hay sold were
$S4.01; from express charges $270.-
09; received from county board
$91.8O; and with an amount Of
$500 due from the county, the
committe has balance Of $2361 on
hand,