Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09
Governor Heads
Speakers At 18th
Central Meeting
Gov. Stassen Addresses
Group at Banquet. Prom
inent Men ON Program.

Fully 1900 livestock producers
gathered at the Lowry hotel in st.
Paul, at the 18th annual stockhold-
ers' meeting of the Central Co-Opera-
tive Association February and
where they took active part in an
educational and interesting program
prepared by that farmer-owned live
stock selling agency whose headquar-
tiers is at South st. Paul. Tuesday,
February 7, was taken up largely by
addresses given by men of prominence
in livestock circles, and Wednesday,
February 8, was devoted entirely to
business of the organization.
Honorable Harold E. Stassen, gov
ernor of Minnesota, and DR.. John
Holland of Chicago, addressed the
group at the banquet Tuesday eve
ming.
President c. B. Crandall of RAN
dolph, called the meeting to order
at 10 a. m. Tuesday and discussed
the policies and the problems of the
Central Cooperative Association as
well as the entire livestock industry
Discusses Farm Program.
''In turning back the pages of the
agricultural calendar of the past year
it gives me feeling of satisfaction
mingled with disappointment" said
Mr. Crandall Mature was kind to
agriculture, but in our struggle to
meet our ever mounting obligations
the net income from the sale of our
bountiful crops was disappointing.
The Federal Farm program which
was to give us parity of price and
prosperity has failed in its promise.
If there was any saving done, it was
done by the farmer himself rather
than by the AAA. The Federal gov
eminent can be helpful by providing
economic opportunity and social Sc
curity between the different classes
and groups, but should not dominate
industry or attempt to operate our
farms"
Mr.. Crandall further stated, "Suc-
cess of agriculture will come through
organization and wise planning in
the same manner that other industrial
groups have bettered their position.
When this is accomplished, agricul-
ture will then become the most i'm
portant group"
Livestock producers were intensely
interested in an address given by Dr.
c. P. Fitch, chief of the Veterinary
Division, University of Minnesota,
who talked on Animal Diseases of
Importance to the Livestock Shipper"
Illustrating what happens every day,
DR.. Fitch said, "The morning mail
brings letter from a livestock ship
per asking, What is pyelonephritis?
1t appears that an animal had been
condemned because of this disease by
a Federal meat inspector and the
farmer desired to know what it was
all about"
After explaining in detail that
pyelonephritis was disease of the
kidney of cattle, he talked about
other common diseases for which
livestock has been condemned for
human consumption, including tuber-
culosis, polyarthritis, hog cholera and
hemorrhagic septicemia, commonly
called shipping fever"
Weakness in Farm Control Exposed.
Another very interesting talk on
farming conditions in South Amer
lea and in Palestine was given by
Robert c. Vance, livestock farmer
and feeder of Milford, Nebr., who
has travelled extensively in agricul-
tural regions of foreign countries.
Mr.. Vance's talk was illustrated on
the screen.
Among the points brought out in
his address was in regard to the
Good Neighbor Policy and how it
affected the farmer Having spent
many months in the heart of the
livestock producing areas of Argen-
tina and Brazil in South America,
seeing conditions there as they &C
tually exist, he stated that he was
very much opposed to any modifca-
ton of the Sanitary Embargo in any
way. Portraying in words the pre-
dicament surrounding American live
stock producers, this Nebraska farmer
said, 81 am a farmer. Five consecu-
tive years of drouth have cleaned me
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