Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-22
WOULD PAY BACK
LOANS IN KIND
Holiday Mass Meeting Discusses Agri.
cultural Situation and Petition for
Seed, Feed Loan Change.

A mass meeting was sponsored in
the Hinckley American Legian hall
Monday night by the Farmers Holiday
Association of Pine county, at which
all leading organizations of the county
were represented together with farm
ers and others in adjoining counties
in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Items
pertinent to the farm industry. and
this section in general, were dis
cussed and the following resolution
was passed:
Whereas, the situation in the coun-
ties represented is SO desperately
critical that it has become necessary,
without delay, to exercise our right
to petition to the administration re-
sponsible for, and in charge of the
Federal Farm Credit Administration,
by making a direct appeal to the re-
sponsible heads and our representa-
tive in Congress, and
Whereas, The farmers Of the
northwests several agricultural states
have had a crop failure or partial
crop failure, over a period of years.
and because of low prices for feed
crops, wheat is practically the only
cash crop of the farmers of the north
west this year, and
Whereas, there is not much wheat
raised in this territory and not suf-
ficient of other grain raised at this
time to pay the seed and feed loan
in accordance with present regula-
tions if such grain is sold at prevail
ing prices. and the enforcement OF
present government regulations for
the collections of feed and seed loans
would mean that thousands of farm
ers would be thrown back upon the
relief, and
Whereas, by force of conditions.
farmers were compelled to buy their
seed last spring at extremely high
prices, and if now compelled to sell
their crops. will need to sell from
three to seven bushels of the crop
raised from each bushel of seed sown.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
we farmers, businessmen and others
of this territory mentioned in this
meeting assembled, demand that the
administration so change existing
regulations so as to permit the re-
payment of such feed and seed loans
by the return of bushel in kind
for every bushel purchased, with the
proceeds of such loans; and that even
such repayment in kind be adjusted.
as to time in accordance with the
situation of each individual borrower,
Be it further resolved: that we de-
mand that the farm credit admins
tration Immediately release the share
of landlords in crops subject to seed
liens, i'm order that such landlords
may obtain funds with which to pay
taxes, interest on loans and be en-
abled to hold their farms, and be ii
further resolved that all counties here
ments of feed and seed loans except
in manner as herein described; and
that a joint committee of ten at this
meeting elected, shall determine the
ability of the farmer to pay such feed
and seed loan borrowed, and
DC IL luI tICl lOSOlNCu llldI oiuCI
to bring the attention to the adj
ministration, copies of these resolu-
tions be published in the local papers
of the counties here represented, and
that copies be sent to the responsible
heads of the Federal Farm Credit Ad-
ministration. and to each of our rep
resentatives in Congress.
By the committee-Oscar Lendroth
| Hinckley: ]. Beaufeaux, Danbury
Wis; l. Alderman, Hinckley: A. Up
gren. Sturgeon Lake: Chester Green
ley. Sandstone; Mrs. Aug. Steinborn
Hinckley: Mrs. Ole Herrud. Pine City
Mrs. Oscar Erickson. Rock Creek
Berel Fisher, Askov; Tome Ryan
Danbury, Wis: Ben Vodrazka, Brook
Park; N. P Nedegaard. Askov; and
H. Sandell Hinckley