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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1949
Page
7
The piece recalls pioneer Missouri life in the 1830s and 1850s with scarce money and long trips for groceries. Ox cart journeys from towns, wagon deliveries from St Louis, and barter credit governed rural commerce. Prices were low, with chickens 75 cents a dozen and potatoes 25 to 30 cents a bushel. The article thanks supporters after Louis Freeman’s death.
Ralph S Trigg PMA Administrator told a Virginia state conference that farm income stability justifies the price-support program. He outlined a base below which buying power should not fall, extending supports to perishables through production payments, and tying price supports to conservation and marketing programs. He stressed farmer committees administer quotas, acreages, and ACP funding, with Scott County receiving 863,245 for conservation.
Evin Burke chairman of the Scott County ACA Committee says farms not seeded to wheat in 1917 1948 or 1949 but planning to seed in 1950 must request a 1950 wheat acreage allotment in writing. Owners should file at the Scott County AAA office in BentON. a closing date will be set soon and not later than the normal seeding time in Scott County.
The Tennessee Farm Bureau board opposes major parts of Secretary Brannan's farm plan. Objections focus on scrapping parity concepts and reducing farmer controls, plus giving Washington greater authority over farmers. The Iowa Farm Bureau supports the Agricultural Act of 1948, seeing no gains in newer proposals.
A Columbia conference of church civic and agricultural leaders unanimously confirmed the need for the organization. FE Klinefelte presided. Earl Brown named chairman. Clyde Cunningham secretary. L C Carpenter treasurer. Vice chairmen to be selected by partner groups. Scott County donated one car of soybeans and 1018.61 dollars for the year. Missouri shipped nineteen carloads of soybeans valued at 76000 dollars and two cars of evaporated milk plus thirteen cars of corn, totaling 128000 dollars in contributions. Forty five thousand dollars was sent to Chicago to cover freight and expenses. 119253 remains to be sent. Church World Service partners include Lutheran World Relief and Catholic Rural Life. CROP aims for 1949. In eight months to Feb 1, 1949, 2120 carloads of commodities were moved.
Illinois College of Agriculture economist Larry Simers estimates Brannan's farm plan could reach or exceed five billion dollars yearly, outlining hog price supports at 19 dollars per hundred pounds and envisioning large scale payments that would raise total program costs well beyond prewar levels. He notes hogs comprise a significant share of production and suggests similar losses could raise overall costs.
A total of 6,596 dollars and more were shipped to ports where they were turned over to church agencies named by the givers to use where needed most.
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