The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-12
DairynenN Not
AgreedOn
Dairy Plan
Secretary of Agriculture Pro-
posal Fully Discussed at
Farm School Meeting
WANT MORE CURRENCY
Program of J. Brand Would
Require 100000 New
Money

Quite number of Stearns coun-
ty residents attended the dairy
conference at University Farm last
week at which the new Federal
dairy program was outlined. Most
of the sections of this county were
at the meeting. The
following folks were registered at
the University Farm Conference:
Frank Ernst, w. r. Nehring, and
Edwin MANI, of Paynesville; Frank
Winter, of Roscoe; Axel Meyerton.
of Kimball; M. P. Mortenson, of
Sank Centre; A. I. Cowlthorp and
Gerhard Jensen, of Brooten; and
e. c. Lenzmeier, st. Cloud.
"A. II. Lauderbach, recently ap-
pointed as dairy administrator by
Secretary Wallace with the ap-
proval of the President, outlined
the government plan. The essen
tial points in the plan call for the
reduction of 10 to 20 per cent in
the amount Of dairy products sold
from each individual farm. Con-
tracts will be offered by the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administra-
ton drawn up between the produc-
ers and the Secretary of Agricul-
ture. For the amount of dairy
products not offered for sale. that
is, 10 to 20 per cent of the 1882
1888 production, payments of 10
cents a pound will be made. The
plan, so far, calls for no premium
payments for culled cows. The ad-
ministration feels that 100000
cows are culled each year and I'M
less as many as 100000 were Gull
ed each year, no effective results
could come from reduction in num-
bers.
Dairymen from all over Mime
sofa and the Dakotas were there
and literally picked the plan full Of
holes. The most prominent of
these were w. S. Moscrip, presi-
dent of the Twin City Milk Produ-
GERS Association. and John Brandt,
president of the Land-O-Lakes
Creamery, Inc. Mr.. Moscrip stated
that the increase in population of
dairy cows did not keep pace with
the increase in population for the
last 81 years. To bear out his
statement, he showed that since
1882 we have had an increase of
102 per cent in the number of dairy
cows and an increase of 40 per
cent in population. Mr.. Moscrip
lost sight of the fact that the eff
fciency in the production of dairy
cows also increased in that same
period to much greater extent
than indicated and instead Of hav-
ing less dairy products produced
per capita, more are produced to-
day than were in 1882.
Mr.. Brandt, of the Land o. Lakes
organization, offered his own plan
for taking care Of not only the
surplus dairy products but the
surplus in all other farm commod-
tiles as well. The plan, however,
involves the passage of new legis-
lative measures, the most import
ant one of which is the printing of
one billion or more in currency. In
view Of the fact that the Congress
of the United States did not see fit
to put through a currency issue
which would finance farm mort
cages, it is more than likely that
they would not do it to bring out a
measure that would stabilize farm
products.
Most Of the dairymen present
felt that the government plan
should be taken advantage of for
a period of a year or two. This
would give time to have the de-
tails of the Brandt plan worked out
so that it would be ready to go
ahead with after that time. The
gathering went on record as favor
ing a resolution that brought out
the merits Of the Brandt plan.
The hearing at the University
Farm was one Of a member that
are being conducted through the
dairy section Of the United States.
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