Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-28
MANY NEW LAWS IN
INTEREST FARMER
NOW ON S. D. BOOKS
Doanc Robinson Writes Summary
In Reply to George
DiXon's Letter.
RURAL CREDITS LEADS
Letter Presents Work of 1917
Legislature In Handling
Farm Problems.

Pierre. S. D.-Special: Setting
forth In summarized form the bills
passed by the last legislature which
are of direct benefit to the farming
interests Of South Dakota, Doane
Robinson, state historian,' has writ
ten an interesting letter to George
w. Dixon of WATERFOWL, master
of the state grange. MIR. Dixon
wrote requesting such an outline,
and Mr.. Robinson In his reply puts
the subject matter into concise
form for ready reference.
The reply OF Mr.. Robinson en-
bpdies the request, and is as fol-
lows:
MIR. Robinson's Reply.
L have received your request of
January 18th, as followsi
VIII o kindly send me q good,
clear. brief resume az each of the
bills passed by the last legislature
which were particularly beneficial to
the farmers of the state and the
benefits expected to be derived from
them by the farmers, and informa-
ton concerning the amendments to
be voted upon at the next election"
In reply / will say that 81 acts Of
the last legislature especially affect
agriculture and are exclusively in
behalf of that interest. Without
discussing each Of these in detail
VIII mention some Of them that
appear to be Of importance.
1. Rural Credits-Chapter 33b
n 334 give effect to the amend.
ment approved by the people In
1915 and provide for loaning money
TO operative farmers, by the simplest
procedure %consonant with safety.
under proper limitations up to 70
per cent of the appraised value of
their lands and 40 per cent Of the
insured value of their structures. at
bR per cent interest, payable upon
the amortization plan over thirty
years. The annual payment to thus
sink the loan is $6.28 for each one
hundred dollars borrowed. Though
the legality of the act was not es-
tabhshed by the supreme court until
September /, one million dollars
v already been loaned to farmers.
largely In regions where they form
erly paid ten per cent or more for
farm loans. 1t now appears this
amount will be increased to five
millions during this year.
2. Market Commissioner-This
department was created to give its
undivided attention to securing and
improving the markets for farm
products. 1t Is conceded that this
commissioner induced the federal
authorities to advence the guaran.
seeu price OF wheat from $500 to
1920. The department is actively
inquiring for favorable markets for
perlsnable farm products from this
Tor which there has not been in pre-.
,v!ous years, a stable demand. It ia
also giving its attention to the cor
s!ectlon OF abuses In Weighing, grad |
ing n docking grains. Chapter 81
and 265 cover this department.
-. Registration of Alfalfa Seed
south Dakota has proven herself as
n OF the most dependable produ- |
GERS OF alfalfa seed Of high vitality +
n has a reputation In ...thS worlds
markets so enviable that un%scrupu- /
iQus persons are placing inferior |
seed upon the market as South Da- |
kota seed. Chapter 13 provides !
simple method Of registration and /
certification which will protect our
producers against this fraud.
4 Pure Seeds-Chapter II n III
very drastic pure seed act TOR the
protection OF purchasers Of seeds IN
this state. It establishes : 4
OF purity with which all seed oYers1 ]
must comply.
=. lrrigation-Chapter aaa !.
yeIy comprehensive irrigation coda
giving effect to the auaendmart : y
the cp~nstttution approval IN 1n,e
~ y subject Of vital imp0ffarcs 80