The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-10-04
FEDERAL LOANS FOR
SPRING PLANTING
Government Has Set Montana Allot
lotment at 81, $50. .OOO-$5 Per
Acre Will BE Allowed.

farmers who had crop failures in 1917
and 1918 comes from the federal seed
grain office of the Department of ag-
riculture at Great Falls:
"You may announce that aid will
be furnished to farmers for spring
planting of wheat within the limits
of remaining available special funds.
Five dollars per acre will be allowed
with a maximum Of one hundred
acres," was the message received
Friday from Secretary Houston, of the
United States Department. of Ag-
riculture, by the federal seed grain
loan office at Great Falls.
In the distribution of the fund set
aside by President Wilson to aid
farmers in drouth-stricken areas, the
following allotments were made:
Montana .................-..........$1 $50 900
North Dakota OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
Washington ..................... 100000
Applications approved for fall seed
ing of wheat and rye, together with
those anticipated before the dates of
closing, which is October 5th for fall
wheat and October 18th for rye, are
estimated to require 100000 for
Montana and $4,000 for North Da-
kota. This leaves large share of the
special fund to assist the farmers in
spring planting.
One hundred acres will be the max
imum on which loan will be made to
any farmer. If farmer has secured
loan on 100 acres of fall wheat or
fall rye, he will not be entitled to a
loan on spring grain. If farmer has
secured loan on less than 100 acres,
he will be entitled to loan on an ad-
ditional acreage which will bring the
total to 100 acres; for instance, if he
has received loan on 60 acres of fall
wheat, he can apply for 40 acres of
spring wheat, which, at s5 per acre,
would give him 5000.
The spring loans will be made to
land owners and homesteaders who
have suffered los.4.f crops for two
years as result of drouth and VIM
ter killing and who, by reason of such
failures, have exhausted their resour-
ces and are without commercial basis
of credit. Loans will not be made to
renters or to others who can not give
cl unconditional lien on the crop.
In order that farmers may know
just what aid they will receive and so
that plans can be made for additional
assistance from the banks and other
institutions, applications for spring
aid will be received after November /
at the federal seed grain loan office
in Great Falls. 1t will be necessary
to use different application blanks
from those used this fall. These
forms will be printed and distributed
to county agents and to banks. Farm
ers should use these new blanks when
making applications.
County agents, farm bureau organ
izations, banks and farm loan asso-
Citations who will assist in the dis
tribution of the seed grain loans are
urged to exercise great care in the ap.
proval of applications of farmers SC
that the needy and worthy farmers
will secure the aid. For the reason
that the funds are limited, assistance
will be given only to those who can.
not secure help from any othe,
source.
A study of conditions in Montana
and North Dakota shows that the
plan of the government is satisfac.
tory one. Farmers have been able tt
secure seed readily and without much
delay or inconvenience. The county
commissioners, seedmen, banks, eleva.
tors and farmers who had surplus
of seed have been willing to accept
the certificates of approval and al
lOW CHc ldI1IcIo w PAOCCCu WlLu LUt
planting of their crops. The same
plan should work in a satisfactory
way next spring.
It will be desirable to hold gooe
home grown wheat in each communit,
for the use of the farmers in the
spring. In some cases it will be nee
essary to purchase seed wheat in 9th
er counties and import it. Countie.
are urged to make arrangements al
once for this seed and to store it fol
spring use. This will save the farm
ers large sums of fmoney. Thi.
seed wheat should be purchased b!
the county commissioners, elevators
seedsmen, or other parties in a po
sition to handle this grain.
Assistant to the Secretary.
c. ]. CHRISTIE,