we are proud to say, with a determina- 

 tion to see things through. " 



"New life and hope" — and how easy 

 it would have been for those who sup- 

 phed the things that brought new deter- jfj^-- 

 mination to have said, "That's not my 

 worry, let the government or someone 

 else take care of flood rehef." 



Farm Bureau members in all parts of 

 the state didn t measure the corn or hay 

 or oats they gave by dollar valuations. 

 They looked at their grain as feed for 

 their southern neighbors' starving cattle 

 and work stock. The fact that they could 

 not sec nor feel the suffering they so 

 generously alliviated, made no difference. 



Farm adviser Thurman Wright of the 

 ^X'hite County I'arm Bureau writes: "The 

 counties that were affected by the flood 

 and which are receiving contributions 

 are extremely happy at the good response 

 to the call from other counties in the 

 state. It is amazing to see the volume 

 of material that is being sent. Be that 

 as it may, the need is tremendous. 



"By Saturday, March 27th, material 

 on hand will have been consumed except 

 a few bushels of seed corn and soy beans, 

 and at that we have not been able to 

 feed the animals of destitute farmers as 

 they should have been fed. 



"The morale, however, is high. I feel 

 that this is due to the faith that has been 

 created because ever)- individual realizes 

 that he is being treated as well as he 

 can under the conditions and he knows 

 that he is being treated like his neigh- 

 bor." 



From (iallatin county which was 80 

 per cent under water at the peak of the 

 flood, farm adviser Ray Roll writes. "VC'e 

 just wish that our neighbor farmers up- 

 state could have l-ieen in Ridgway on 

 \farch nth to see the line of more than 

 100 wagons and teams from all parts ot 



"YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE ON FEED DAYS!" 

 Galiatin county farmers got a week's supply from trucks. 



Gallatin county waiting to load feed 

 which had come in from the north." 



The feed committee of the county was 

 able to supply each of "SOO farmers with 

 enough feed to fill their needs for the 

 week. Many of them took seed oats in 

 addition to feed back to the farms with 

 them. 



"One of the biggest scenes of co-opera 

 tion that the folks in Gallatin county 

 ever witnessed occurred on Wednesday. 

 March 10." farm adviser Roll writes. 

 "On that day St truck loads of hay and 

 grain and 72 farmers arrived in our lit- 

 tle town of Ridgway. That was co- 

 operation to the nth degree." 



A letter received by the Farm Bureau 

 Flood Relief Committee which needs no 

 comment follows: 



"A CONVOY ROLLED IN — 500 FLOOD STRICKEN FARMERS SMILED" 

 Gallatin county was 80% submerged. Feed was badly needed. 



1 



APRIL, 1937 



March II. I'n" 

 Cicntk-meti: 



Htini; a floiul suffcrtr in the recent 

 Ohm fliHid and a member of the 

 Pul.iski-Alex.inder (oiinty Farm Bu- 

 reau. 1 was ime <<f the tHrtunate ones 

 til ri-ceive some feed don.ited by the 

 K.mk.ikee Farm Hureau mimbcrs with 

 tlic freiclit paid hv the lAA 



This hrotherlv act was a cift in time 

 of need .ind I take this means i>f th.ink- 

 inj; V"u for your part I am sure that 

 I am expressini; the sentiment of all 

 Farm Bureau AimkI sufferers in this sec- 

 tion. 



Very trulv vours. 

 G A. .Smith 



Communications from the stricken 

 area all carry the feeling that each re- 

 cipient of feed or seed from I'arm Bu- 

 reau members would like to pc-rsonally 

 thank the donors 



Reports from the stricken area point 

 out that there is still need of feed, seed 

 and other farm supplies among the 

 farmers. A. R. >X'right. assistant treas 

 urer ol the lAA and chairman of the 

 I'arm Bureau Flood Relief Committee, 

 says that more loads of feed and other 

 goods are on the way to the ten f1cx)d 

 suffering counties from eleven northern 

 counties that had not previously con- 

 tributcil. 



riie following amounts of materials 

 were sent from 16 counties which ha\e 

 reported their work to the committee: 

 l:lfingham. II truckloads; Jackson, eight 

 truckloads. Knox, two truckloads: Piatt. 

 ](i Iruckloails: ( hampaign. (I'-i truck 

 loads: Sangamon. 12 large truckloads. 

 Grunily. eight truckloads: Kendall, six 

 truckloads: M.icon. 20 truckloads. Mc - 

 I.c.in. II carloads: Ranilolph. six truck- 

 loads: .Madison, three carloads and one 

 truckioad. Douglas. 12 truckloaiis; La- 

 Sallc. three carloads and one large truck- 

 load: ( arroll. two truckloads. and Scott. 

 one truckioad. 



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