The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08

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recommended that this plan be
put into effect in 1888.
Recently, with the approval OF
the Secretary of Agriculture,
farm leaders called a committee
together in Washington, D. c.,
from the important wheat grow
ing states. This group arrived,
organized and received from Of
ficials of the Department of Ag-
riculture an outline of their crop
insurance plan that would be of
benefit to farmers. This group
set up a perm nent Committee OF
Fifteen, with NJ. w. Thatcher as
Chairman. This committee went
to work and formed a plan deal
ing with the problem of wheat
seeding, production and distribu-
ton. vii try to give you g
brief outline of it.
One thing that it was decided
on was to provlde yield insur-
anCe to the farmer, so that he
may be protected against the for
ces OF nature. The next was the
set up Of an ever normal granary
Were the farmers may store
their wheat, receive an honest,
warehouse receipt for it and then
be able to borrow money on that
receipt from the commodity Gre
CIT corporation, based on a fair
price instead of On a speculative
price at the grain pits. This
would create a production control.
The farmer would receive an In
surance OF 1870 of the average
yield over a period of ten years.
he would be able to borrow on
fair price rather than on al
speculative price. He would have
an honest warehouse program
where he could store his grain.
Congress now requires the trea-
sury department to set aside 800
OF all dutys and customs collected
on imports Of this country for
administration of various farm
programs. This money could be |
used to take care of a surplus
sell 1t at a loss or grind it for the
poor.
At present the plans are that
That a farmer would have to raise
wheat and Fay premiums be- |
fore ne could receive insurance.
according to present mutations in !
this county, yields in this county
are not going to be large enough |
to be able 70 pay premiums IL
1897, and consequently we would |
not be able to get insurance ir
1893. Our Committee is going to |
FIGHT to have it put into effect
IN 1897 and have the government
nay the deficit if there is anv |
Thew could DO that Just as easilv
as tho pay resettlement grants
9rF other forms Of public relief |
# a farr"er war assured of a cror
little. ~
In 1888 the government did no.
wont to nut the allotment pro
gram into effect until the year
FOLLOWING. This year they want to |
do the same thine. We can fiph4 |
Thu hv keepinr this committee in
Wellington. The formers canno+ |
shon'der this load alone of keen
inc those fellows tNere. Business |
r1en ehould helm. Thu comncitteec
kept there previously have proved |
successful. Thew got the insrr
ance clause 7rr;ttnn in the Al
1uTtrent Act: FOUGHT fer the 1922
pavnaent end cot it. T'-ese two
measures alone BROUGHT thousands
OF dollars into the county. Rue;-
ncss pot their share. The formers
Union is leHdino the wav in GO
'ur'n'" subs"rirtions and IFS en-
ternr'ses have doprte1 liherallv
A iar~e share OF the rra-ent cow
rn'ttee are Farmers Union mem
subscription blanks for the
Northwest Farmers Union Iegis-
iative Fund are being circulated
In the wheat producing states.
nope you business men will give
freely to help put it over this
year: as all business in this part
OF the country depends on the
farms.
The little town of CoaIridoe
with its two business places has
donated $1,000. TIE town of
hlchey. Mont. has pledged TO
raise 5000. WilIie+o,, ,,-;lI -