TABLE II-SCHEDULE OF SEED LOAN RATES PER 100 POUNDS AND SEED SPECIFICATIONS-Continued Germination and hard seed. Subpart-1947 Seed Purchase Program AUTHORITY: §§ 274.40 to 274.55, inclusive, issued under sec. 7 (a), 49 Stat. 4 as amended, sec. 4 (b), 55 Stat. 498, 56 Stat. 768; 15 U.S.C., Sup., 713 (a), 713a-8 (b); Article Third, par. (b) of Corporate Charter of Commodity Credit Corporation. SOURCE: §§ 274.40 to 274.55, inclusive, contained in 1947 C.C.C. Seed Bulletin I (Purchase), approved, Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation, May 29, 1947, 12 F.R. 3650. § 274.40 Administration of subpart. The subpart will be administered at the county level by the county agricultural conservation committees under the general supervision of the respective State PMA committees. Forms may be obtained from county committees, or from the office of the Grain Branch, Production and Marketing Administration, serving the area. State and county committees will determine or cause to be determined the quantity and grade of the commodity and the amount of the purchase price. All purchase documents will be completed and approved by the county committee, which will retain copies of all documents: Provided, however, That the county committee may designate in writing certain employees of the county agricultural conservation association to execute such forms on behalf of the committee. The county committee will furnish sellers with the address of the Grain Branch Office in the area to which purchase documents are to be forwarded for disbursement. § 274.41 Area and season of purchases (a) Area. Purchases will be made from eligible producers in the areas where facilities are available for cleaning and packaging the seed. (b) Purchase period. Purchases of seed will be made from the 1947 harvesttime through April 30, 1948. § 274.42 Payment. Payments will be made direct to producers and others designated by producers (on CCC Purchase Form A) by the Office of the Grain Branch serving the area in which purchases are made. § 274.43 Eligible producer. An eligible producer is any person, partnership, association, or corporation harvesting the seed in 1947 as landowner, landlord, tenant, or custom harvester. § 274.44 Eligible seed. Eligible seed shall be hairy vetch and crimson clover (hereinafter called "seed") harvested in 1947 by eligible producers (hereinafter called "producer"), as defined in § 274.43, which meet the following requirements: (a) Specifications. The seed must, by official test, be equal to or better in every respect than the minimum specifications for the particular kind of seed as shown in § 274.54. (b) Packaging. The seed shall be packaged in new bags of approved quality (as described in § 274.55), of 100 pounds net, or either 100 pounds net or 150 pounds net in the case of crimson clover grown east of the Rocky Mountains. (c) Fumigation. The seed shall be fumigated, if necessary, to eradicate or prevent insect infestation. § 274.45 Approved forms. The Memorandum of Purchase (CCC Purchase Form A) shall constitute the purchase document, and the provisions thereof together with the provisions of this Bulletin shall govern the conditions under which the purchase is made. § 274.46 Determination of quantity. The net weight of the seed shall constitute the quantity of seed purchased. § 274.47 Determination of quality. All determinations of germination and purity shall be on the basis of an official test of a representative sample. An "official test" shall be an analysis made by a seed testing laboratory approved by a State committee. A representative sample of bagged seed shall consist of equal portions taken from evenly distributed parts of the lot of seed to be sampled. In quantities of five bags or less, each bag shall be sampled; in quantities of more than five bags, at least every fifth bag but not less than five bags shall be sampled. A probe or trier shall be used in drawing these samples. Bulk seed shall be sampled by inserting a long probe or thrusting the hand into the bulk as circumstances require in at least seven uniformly distributed parts of the quantity being sampled. Samples of seed submitted for analysis shall be of the following minimum weights: (a) Five ounces of crimson clover. § 274.48 Liens. The commodity must be free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, or if liens or encumbrances exist on the commodity, proper waivers must be obtained. Seed or § 274.49 Handling of seeds. dealers, cooperative associations, others having adequate facilities for handling the seed who agree in Memorandum of Understanding with the county committee to provide certain services in connection with seed purchased under the program will assemble the seed and prepare it for delivery. Instructions for shipment of the purchased seeds will be issued by the office of the Grain Branch and transmitted to the dealers through the State PMA and county offices. § 274.50 Charges to be paid by producers. In the case of seed purchased by Commodity Credit Corporation, the producer shall pay all cleaning expenses and other expenses (including bagging and cost of bags), except analysis expense, whether covered in this section or not, which are necessary to prepare the seed to meet all eligibility requirements. Producers shall pay all charges (including charges for the issuance of reports) in connection with the sampling and analysis of seed which, by official test, is not of an eligible quality. § 274.51 Set-offs. A producer who is listed on the county debt register as indebted to any agency or corporation of the United States Department of Agriculture shall designate the agency or corporation to which he is indebted as the payee of the proceeds of the sale to the extent of such indebtedness, but not to exceed that portion of the proceeds remaining after deduction of the service fees and amounts due prior lienholders. The Commodity Credit Corporation shall be given first consideration for outstanding indebtedness after claims of prior lienholders. $274.52 Pricing basis. The prices to be paid for the seed shall be computed in accordance with the applicable schedule for the area. land, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Municipal Auditorium, Room 2152, 212 West 14th Street, Kansas City 8, Mo.: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri (also East St. Louis), Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming. Eastern Outfitting Building, Portland 5, Oreg.: Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. 326 McKnight Building, Minneapolis 1, Minn.: Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. § 274.54 Schedule of specifications and prices. 1 Price of hairy vetch shall not be discounted due to the presence of woollypod. The price of hairy vetch and crimson clover when grown east of the Rocky Mountains will be one cent per pound higher than the prices shown herein. 3 Live seed including hard seed. No requirements specified for this item. However, the total winter legume requirements where specified and the purity requirements for crimson clover must be met in order for seed to be eligible for purchase. Crimson clover containing not more than 5 wild onion bulblets per pound will be eligible for purchase in Kentucky only at a discount of $1.00 per cwt. § 274.55 Approved bags. The following chart indicates the types of new bags approved for use in packaging seed of the 1947 crop. (a) For hairy vetch: Type Net capacity (pounds) (1) 3-harness twill: (1) 36-inch 8-oz. or heavier.. (2) Try-sax: 100 100 (1) 36-inch 7.5-oz. or heavier_-_-_(11) 40-inch 8.25-oz. or heavier 100 Page 727 |