The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-04-05
FEED and SEED FOR
FARMERS NOW ON Way
COUNTY DEFENSE COUNCIL HAS SEVERAL CARS
OF GRAIN IN TRANSIT. LOAN APPROVED
SHORT DELAY CAUSED BY
TECHNICALITY

While the Valley County Council of
Defense is now hard at work receiving
applications for seed and feed under
the new seed grain law, they have
been temporarily held UP in closing
loans due to the fact that a techni-
cality in the apers has held up the
remittance to the state from the
bonding company. However, the loan
has been approved and it will only be
. a matter Of few days until the money
is available.
The council has already ordered sew
eral cars of feed and seed wheat and
oats which are now in transit and will
be here by the time the council will
be in shape to close the loans.
The farmers of Valley county are
urged to make out their applications
for the amount of feed and seed they
will need and either bring them in or
send them in. The council will act on
the application as rapidly as they can
get to them and this will leave them
free to go ahead and distribute the
grain to those whose applications have
been approved Immediately upon its
arrival. 1t is unnecessary for farm
ers to spend time and money waiting
in town for the grain as they will be
notified by the council the moment
that the grain; is available to fill their
requirements.
Up to the time Of going to press
about three hundred applications have
been received by the council and a
large number of them have been
passed on.
F. D. Alvord of the Milk River VAL
ley bank and B. p. Langen Of the First
National bank are assisting the coun-
Gil in the multitudinous duties which
fall upon it.
The delay in the arrival of the funds
for this work has been a decided dis
appointment to the members of the
council as it was confidently expected
that the money would arrive in time
for the council to start making loans
last Monday. However, every step
possible has been taken to have the
necessary grain here and the moment
that the funds are available the coun-
Gil will be in position to allow the
applications and deliver the seed.
The following instructions have
been given out by Chairman F. L..
Sherman of the Valley County De-
fense Council, to aid farmers in MAX
ing out the seed grain applications:
If you have not already done so.
procure the necessary blank from
the County Council of Defense at
Glasgow, Montana; carefully COM
plete this form by fully answering
all questions; sign and acknowledge
same and have your statements cor
roborated by two neighbors who
must sign the blank on the lines
provided for their signature. Upon
completion present blanks to F. L.
Sherman, chairman of the County
Council of Defense, Glasgow. Assist
ance by the state will be rendered
only to those persons who have ex-
ing feed and seed. Immediately on
receipt of blanks properly filled out
the County Council of Defense will act
upon them; if the council finds that
the applicant is entitled to seed or
feed, proper quantities. will be deliv-
cred to him Immediately at his near
est railway station. In those cases
where the applicant can obtain seed
from his neighbor, arrangements will
be made to enable him to secure this
seed.
It must be distinctly understood
that this aid is not gift from the
state. All persons obtaining feed
or seed from the County Coucil of
Defense will be required to repay the
state next fall, payment to be Sc
cured in any manner the council may
deem fit in each individual case. No
application for seed to be used on un-
fenced, isolated or uneared for land in
sections of the county where stock is
ranging will be considered. AS the.
time for seeding is limited. A service
will be performed for the farmers of
the county if persons having land Of
this kind will not send their applica-
tion to the council, as the application
will be of no effect other than to take
up the time, of the council.
Feed will be furnished only for
feeding stock during seeding opera
tions. No barley or fax seed will
be furnished. The funds provided by
the state for this purpose being linn
tied, the council in passing upon
application will be guided, not by the
wants of the individual, but will en-
deavor to furnish aid to those per-
sons who land is in state of culti-
vation that will give promise of the
greatest returns.
Signed:
F, L, SHERMAN.