Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16
200, 900 Farmers May Get
Advances for Next Sea-
sons Paintings.
5000 LIMIT Is PLACED
ON INDIVIDUAL LOANS
Washington Office Will Handle
Fund for Virginia, Maryland and
Other Nearby Sections.

Machinery for distribution of S45,-
00o,o0o in seed. fertilizer and stock feed
loans, authorized yesterday by Con-
gress, is ready to function Immediately.
1t will probably be possible. according
to DR.. c. w. Warburton. chief of the
extension service of the Department Of
Agriculture, to supply approximately
200, 900 farmers in the drought and hail
stricken areas with the necessities for
Spring planting.
Loans to any individual win be re-
stricted to $500. but past experience
with seed loans leads to the belief that
they will average between 5000 and
$3.50. Each loan will be secured by q
first lien on this years crop. All APP
plications must be made by individual
farmers to the regional seed loan Of
fee and the borrower. must be approved
by a County Advisory Board.
Four Grain Ofices.
The distribution Of the money viii
Washington, st. Louis, Memphis and
Grand Forks, N. Oak. The Washing
ton Office will handle all applications
from Virginia, Maryland and West Vir-
GINA and the counties where drought
damage was serious in Ohio, Southern
Pennsylvania, Central Michigan and
Northwestern North Carolina and
Georgia This ONCE will be in charge
of George L. Hoffman, who also viii
have general supervision Of all the seed
loan operations
The restriction on the loans laid
down by Congress Is that the money
shall be used entirely for seed for plant
ing, fertilizer and feed for work stock
or oil and fuel for tractors. There Is
no authority to loan money for feed for
other than work stock, such as dairy
cattle or hogs, or for human food. One
point still to be settled Is whether the
resolution gives authority to loan any
thing to the Virginia and West Virginia
apple growers to purchase sprays for
their orchards.
This may come under the head Of
fertilizer. A group Of apple growers.
led by former Gov. Harry Byrd Of
Virginia, have asked fer . decision on
this question, maintaining that II IS
to the interests of the Government
holding lien on the crop 20 provide
essential measures to protect 1t.
Many Loans In Prospect.
How far the $45. 900 900 win so to
supply the entire need for the Spring
planting still Is conjectural. From one
State alone, DR.. Warburton said today.
an estimate has been made that $4,000
loans viii be necessary. This is one
of the less needy States, and the mum
Der probably viii be greatly reduced
when the actual loans are made.
The loans, it is stressed. are entirely
for this years crop, upon which the
Government will hold a lien, and can
not logically be applied to anything
which will not be realized upon this
year. with this restriction, loans can
be obtained in plenty of time for this
years planting.
In the territory to be handled from
the Washington Office, DR.. Warburton
announces, loans will In no case exceed
50 an acre for corn, cotton, oats and
tobacco, and SIS for other crops, except
truck crops, including sweet and Irish
potatoes, on which a maximum of $25
an acre will be allowed. Loans for fer
tilizer will be made only In those coun-
ties where its use is considered desir-
able by Department of Agriculture
representatives and will be kept down to
SIS an acre, except for tobacco and truck
crops, whose growers can borrow to
limit of SO.
Food for Animals.
Loans on feed will be based strictly
ON the number of animals required to
cultivate the acreage shown by the
borrower and the period for which feed
is required. Applicants must agree to
use seed and methods approved by the
of Agriculture through its
local representatives.
No loans will be made, DIR. Warbur-
ton stresses, to anybody who has any
means of support except farming, nor
to a minor. The total amount loaned
to the tenant of any one landlord In
a single county cannot exceed $500.
The loans, he says, are intended pri-
marily for the relief of the small farm
er who depends entirely on his few
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