The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-04-07

be asked by VINO Wish TO ge|
a loan from the Department of Agri'
culture for the purchase Of seed are
answered briefly. No attempt is made
to give full details of the general
regulations, which are contained in a
circular Is. L. Form No. ~ issued by
the Secretary of Agriculture under
date of March Fl, 1922. This circu-
lar also contains copies of all forms
used in connection with the loans.
1. What is the authority for seed
loans? The Secretary of Agriculture
is authorized to make loans for the
purchase of seed wheat, oats, barley,
and flax to farmers in crop-failure
areas where he shall find that special
need for such assistance exists, and
upon such terms and subject to such
regulations as he prescribes, includ-
ing an agreement by each farmer to
use the seed thus obtained by him for
the production of grain or flaxseed.
, This provision is embodied in an Act
of Congress approved March 20, 1922.
The total amount available for this
purpose is $500, 900.
2. How large a loan can l obtain?
The largest amount which can be
loaned to an individual is $500, which
amount may be loaned to those who
otherwise meet the conditions, and
who agree to use the money for the
purchase of seed sufficient to sow at
least 200 acres, and to use this seed
for the production of grain and flax
seed. Loans will be made at the rate
of not to exceed $3.50 per acre to
those who desire to SOW less than 200
acres.
8. What must | do in order to OBJ
tain a loan? You must make appli-
cation on S. L. Form No. 2 furnished
by the Department of Agriculture and
accompany it with note, seed lien. and
voucher on the proper forms, sending
all to the Seed Loan Office, Grand
Forks, N. Oak, for approval by the
official of the Department of Agri-
culture detailed there for that pur-
pose. The separate blanks provided
for the purpose and not the samples
in the circular of regulations must be
used.
4. What does the application blank
require? The application blank re-
quires a statement of the amount of
the loan desired, the number of acres
to be sown to each crop for which
seed is to be purchased, and the legal
description of the land on which these
crops are to be sown, together with a
statement of the applicants financial
condition and of the acreage and yield
of crops grown by him in 1920 and
1921. It also requires an agreement
to use the money loaned for the pur-
chase of seed and to sow this seed for
the production of grain or flaxseed on
the land described. 1t further requires
a statement to the effect that the ap-
plicant does not have seed for sowing
this crop, and that he does not have
and cannot get funds from other
other sources for the purchase of such
seed.
s.. What are the penalties for false
representation in obtaining this
loan? The law provides that any per-
son who shall Intentionally make any
false representation for the purpose
of obtaining an advance, loan, or sale
under this act, shall upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine of not
exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment
not exceeding six months, or both.
6. What is required after the ap-
plication is completed and signed?
After the application is completed it
should be signed by the applicant
with his usual business signature, to-
gether with his mail address. The
application need not be sworn to-.
After it has been completed and sign
ed the Community Committee certifi-
cate and the County Committee GER
tificate should be filled in and signed
by the proper persons. Wherever
there is a county agent and a farm
bureau organization the application
should go first to some member of the
Community Committee. After it has
been signed by two members of the
committee it should be sent to the
county agent, who will have the coun-
ty committee designated by the county
farm bureau executive committee fill
IN and sign the county committee
certificate and will forward the an
plication to the Farmers Seed Loan
Office at Grand Forks, N. Oak. Wher-
ever possible, the same general plan
Will be followed in counties where
there is a county agent but no farm
bureau organization. The county
agent will designate his community
n county advisory committees, Civ
ing their appointment full publicity
in the local papers. Where there is
neither county agent nor farm bureau
IN a county where loans are needed,
some one will be designated by the
Department of Agriculture to act in
place of a county agent. The coz,
munity certificate should be filled in
and signed by two of the applicants
nerghbors or by his banker and a
neighbor. The application should then
be sent to the Department representa-
sNs, who will have the county com
mittee certificate completed and will
forward the application to the Grand
Forks office.
7. What is the note? The note is
a promissory not, S. L.. Form No.
y supplied by the Department of
Agriculture, in the amount of the ap-
p1;ootiop (pot 70 ov.ooJ cooOl hoo,;,.