Show SEED SE ED LOANS LOAN SERIOUS NOW Uintah Basin Without Seed To Plant Farmers Depending On Hope Hono of Federal Help In Li Hard Hartl Situation Situation K 4 Seed for i immediate planting in inthis inthis inthis this basin is the big question first we ye have not nearly nearly near near- ly Iy enough here making importing importing importing import import- ing it from outside points necessary necessary necessary sary and second because money li to tr tn bu hll it t is 10 C rl difficult iff i milt u J t to get and for many it is sible Many may take this with a sl skeptical attitude But facts bear out the statements In one place in the basin we know of about 1000 bushels of wheat that was regarded as good seed yet close inspection shows that only about 27 of it is really seed The are not fertile in 73 of the total sampled because of the hot dry summer of 1931 One man writes us that he applied applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied for which was cut cutto cutto cutto to by our local committee i and this was again reduced to to and he finally got 1000 This Tins man is ready to plant has equipment two grown sons and a relative formerly a railroad man who will wm come conic and make his I home nearby if seed may be pro pro- cured He believes that helping us to produce our own bread and I butter is just as i important por as for forthe forthe the government to go further into the railroad business In another place we are advised advised advised ad ad- there is some seed corn em offered offered offered of of- and which was regarded as ready for sale for seed but examination tion shows it is entirely unfit for planting These are only samples of the situation As matters matters matters mat mat- stand Uintah Basin crops for 1932 will wm be below normal with ample water for all purposes and many people returning to farm our lands if they may be helped to get them planted Those who have the seed are not worrying worrying worrying wor wor- but should all be concerned concern concern- ed because it will effect all of ofus us Later Congressman Don B. B Colton has asked ed Perry E E. Burnham Burnham Burnham Burn- Burn ham district manager of seed loans at Salt Lake City to give this immediate attention and P. P C. C Peterson field man will be out here this week County agent Funk reports better success es estimating estimating estimating es- es about 50 of his loans accepted and for fair amounts Every man able to farm arm should use good seed and if unable to buy it he should avail himself of this relief because that is what it is for |