Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-12-20
HAY, feed STORES
TO Be STARTED TO
AID LIVESTOCK MEN
Extensive Program Launched
This Week BY FERA
In Drouth Counties

n montana Hel1eI commission
has found 1t necessary to come to
the aid of Montana livestock men
on relief or off-by providing hay
and feed concentrates to be sold in
established markets, DR.. w. ]. But
Ter, State Relief Administrator, has
announced.
Beginning Monday, the Commits
sion launched an intensive program,
to be expedited as speedily as facilit-
les permit, in setting up hay and feed
centers in every county. At these
places, hay now held, or under con
tract to the Montana Relief Commits
sion. will be judiciously sold to farm
ers and stockmen needing these pro-
ducts" he said, through private
feed stores and dealers already est
ablished and functioning."
Stores will first be set up in the
States 38 drouth counties. Three to
five dealers In each county are antic-
ipated as handlers" for the pro-
duce. Selection Will be made on the
basis of reliability; sufficiency of ex-
listing facilities to handle the extra
volume OF business in their line; To-
cation; and expression of desire on
the part Of the dealer that he be al
lowed to participate in the program.
Legitimate profits accruing through
the handling of relief feeds in the
stores go to the dealer. The Com
mission will not engage In competi-
tive business, but seeks to aid the
livestock industry by provision OF
hay and feed at a fair price.
First procedure necessary for plac-
ing the program into effect Is the ap-
pointment of a County Drouth Com
mittee In each Of the 38 primary
drouth subdivisions. The County
Agent automatically heads this
group. with the title of County
Drouth Director. Two other people
selected at large complete the COM
mittee. Committees, selected under
the Agriculture Drouth Service of
the AAA, have virtually been set-up
In all counties, he said.
First task Of the Rural Rehabilita-
tion Corporation will be to select
competent dealers and have the Com
mittee determine as quickly as pos
sible, the amount of feed needed in
their county. On the basis OF this,
ne committee will forward recon-
mendations to the Rural Rehabilita-
tion Corporation, which body will
then attempt to fill the county's
needs.
After q permit Is secured the pur-
chaser will go to the nearest dealer
and make his purchase. Dealers will
be bonded by the Rural Rehabilita-
ton Corporation to insure fair prac-
tices and carrying out of the terms
OF the contract under which they will
operate.
All purchases must be made by
cash, the State Administrator made
clear. There Is little doubt but that
most OF the money for this purpose
will be secured by loans from var
ious agencies now functioning for
that purpose, he said.
In the case of relief clients, they
will be given a loan after proper con
sideration by relief officials. This
loan is a credit from the FERA, rep
resented by the Montana Relief
Commission. 1t will be given to the
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
which will receive credit for that
amount of hay or feed, thus keeping
their accounts balanced. Actually,
the account In this matter is only a
paper transaction, although the hay
must be paid for, eventually by the
relief client who Is merely being
loaned the credit by the Montana Re-
lief Commission.
Questioned concerning the earliest
date at which hay and concentrate
purchases could be made, the Admin
istrator said that every possible eff
fort is being made to place the pro-
gram into effect Immediately. Some
dealers, and committees, he hoped,
would be functioning by this week
end.