Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-02-04
CROP INSURANCE
Nm OPEN LETTER TO THE BUSINESS MEN AND
OF SHERIDAN 60.

this plan be be put H int into 'e eaeSt i int ; 1883 SSSp O""i'sS' 1t a recommended TIT"
leaders @sS ea1ed' a " iom 1hs sep 'essin sr the w SssSfssIg Of b A ea Of sis our 3mS 5aG9
o ant Mhsa of s is Dsps sialSs;T of z sG9Ga nGrne an G Sains d. and issE reGsiS s,6 5sS%
e enfS Committee inas o e Fqfs &c Di SsRsn, NJ tO va taTm Tsssch r4is as sr SSpS sss NJ a% Gsr% osm-
seedfSe "f prod iS TOrh a nSd d hGfmsa a plan i S ssp IN ", sit ay the 70 problem Il sHe Of o wheas
the fs oHS ini sg that hiatt h s MAS may d bee SfSs sa y a s. sG sF 'Shs' to a sa Of n nssaae's Tho 5s
s R% IA the sb s' u p of n s eve S 5nsTmsl s "a , wnsTe the + farmers IN ,ssd may Sy
able . borrow money . N that receipt from the e ssSsi i5 sIs sf corpora K
: s %ssa : s : : e.; : ''ss sss!saa sS 81 e : i TSs Tanner ' %ssi 1 !sss Es'' a Pts
Ss able t borrow on a fair price GERS rather than ON a speculative ssiiS pr H He
Congress requires the treasury department to st aside sea Of all
Of various farm ProsTams. This money could be b used to take sars Of a sHTl
plus. sell it a a loss or grind it for the poor.
AT present the plans are that a farmer would have to raise wheat and
S Sisaa Resmi in sh Ssf sssn as ' sie1a, rf is ,s, in so"n,y srs se e Q soSsns so p present Is I.1 in,
enc, {, to be s. able t a pTsmi9%s in isa5; and sonssaSsnsiy We xouid
have it put into effect in 1887 and have the government pay ps" the 20 deficit if if
s 59sas : q. s1s s,4 s1s ir Sss 81 p s u '5s' r; SSs!i # if q s' farns ss x 'ss' assure! sS 5f' sf ! e1e"
into effect until the year fohowins. This year tn they want t to do the Same
ians {" a IA not 81 shou i%s Z si iesd alo ens s sy% RespiHs tn these SSf Fellows there E e
proved successful. They got the insurance clause s' Written in the the Adjustment adjs men
Brought s@a iDDt thousands lr tsS of dSonar sT i1to t the county % It l Business w0 g %s1 their s laDns
Enterprises s p1@s have Sn donated ss isi hbersn n A lay isrgs s s i@sF% of ts sep sfsssnt eon ad is
Farmers Union members.
Fund are +. ssis s. siE gs!5,, q i {, =, he s y WHEAT sSosssias states }f hope ! ysa sas sSss
part of the country depends o the farms.
s,s o The r l,us so ,SrG Of # n GSasyid gs0 with a its u 5w6 Business tn ,s, place; sso has w sSnstea
viii raise ! $500 f" or more ''T These two S%o" towns ST D have ssv We ai'ee e-opepstiv w'e enterl
Business men in these towns know that when farming is made safe
is also safe. What viii Sheridan County give?
The farmers of Sheridan County. as well IS in other counties in drouth
ONES i i this years. g crop crop fa aS%t this movement . %sas will will be ; "a ia5 sr "a s' than
before. Thousands re idle today, and if crops fail this season, then
what?
Our President and Secretary Of Agriculture believe that crop insur
premiums as"5s s { = j Be 2 a; in s, ' ; eat Att in ear ,,,f 2 high .Z Yield !, Ta : s ordinarily !, pr
now appeal to the local secretaries of the Farmers Union to get all
25 600 signatures in Montana by Feb. Is to be sent into ST Paul. and the
the crop insurance law enacted at this session. Much literature will be
written about GRO insurance in the mex month. Read about it, study il,
sign the petitions; donate to help keep the committee in Washington to
fight for legislation favorable to Agriculture. Money given to this cause
will pay back more cash to Sheridan county than any aid they have ever
given. 1t will keep farmers here, bring Others back and put our land back
in cultivation.
Fraternany yours,
H. r. SMITH.
Member Executive Board,
Sheridan County Farmers Union