Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-27
FARMERS MAY GET
MONEY FOR SEED
CENTRAL COMMITTEE PLANS TO
HELP-SEEKS DETAILED
INFORMATION.


Farmers who need money now
with which to buy seed so they can
plant and cultivate larger crops this
year in response to the general ag-
ricultural campaign, will be able to
obtain it by applying to the central
committee supervising the cam
paign, according to an announce
ment made Thursday by County Ag-
riculturist C. H. Bergstrom, chair
man of the committee.
Several hundred dollars of ex-
pense money provided by the county
for the work of Agriculturist Berg
strom will be used temporarily fol-
this purpose, and this will be sup
plemented by sums raised through
private subscription. Farmers avail
ing themselves of this assistance will
repay it at harvest time in cash, II
they desire, or its equivalent in pro-
duce or seed
Working Out Details.
Arrangements for such financial
assistance were temporarily delayed
and complicated by an opinion given
|by Attorney General Tanner that the
county could not legally. advance
funds for that purpose. The diff
Guilty was overcome, however, when
County Agriculturist Bergstrom Of
fered to use his expense account
temporarily for that purpose. and
the details Of the plan are now being
worked out.
Meanwhile, with the cooperation
OF school directors and school teach
ers. circulars are being distributed
to every farmer in the county by the
school children, asking for detailed
information as to their plans for this
year. Agriculturist BergstrCin ex-
poets to receive these Saturday and
Monday and has called another meet
ing of the central committee, con-
sisting of County Superintendent 0.
C. Goss, Commissioner T. Ives Dodge
and himself, for Monday afternoon,
when the information will be anal
lyzed and tabulated.
Meanwhile the committee Is en-
deavoring to overcome handicap
that has arisen this week, In the Ina
bility Of farmers of different sections
to obtain teams to plow as much
ground as they desire. Reports have
come from various districts, notably
from the Yelm neighborhood, that
the farmers are anxious to put in
larger crops, but cannot get their
land plowed. To meet the situation
the committee wants the county
commissioners to postpone their
road work a couple of weeks and to
use the county's two teams and the
farmers teams usually hired for
road work, in doing the necessary
plowing.
The committee is also gathering
information as to the amount and
varieties Of seed of the different
crops that can be- bought in this
county. preferring to get the neces-
sary supply from local farmers II
possible.
Information Requested.
The circulars sent throughout the
county this week to members of the
Grange school district Qfncials and
farmers generally, asked for data
concerning the increase possible
through the use of present meadows
and pastures for the production OF
other crops; a list of unoccupied
and uncultivated farms and, II avail
able, the names of those who might
cultivate them; suggested the crops
best suited for this county and
asked each farmer to list the crops
he plans to grow and the acreage to
be given eacr, SO that the work could
be carried forward in a systematic
way.
County Agriculturist Bergstron
also urged in this circular the plant
ing of oats for grain and hay, oats
and vetch for silage and hay, pota
toes, peas for canning. field peasfol
fee d and for seed. beans, variousroo
crops, kale, millet and corn. He alst
recommended that for experimental
purposes, to determine whether thu
crops could be grown here profitably
farmers should plant and test ou
buckwheat, soy beans and arti
chokes.
eve want to plan for next yea
and the years to come" he said will
reference to the proposed expert
ments, "and We will carry on dem