Show Loans to Veterans for tor Farm Purchases And An Operating Costs Reach High Peak Setting a new high in Farm SecurIty Security ity Hy administration loans to veterans servicemen ex-servicemen were financed in purchase of farm operating equipment equipmentS or family farms within a two two-mo two month th period according to figures released by department of agriculture The loans made during Marchand March Marchand Marchand and April constitute nearly a third of the total number the agency has approved for veterans during the last two years Administrator AdminIstrator Admin Admin- Dillar B. B Lasseter an an- flounces Declaring that the agency expects the record lending to continue Lasseter Lasseter Las Las- reports that more than veteran applications now are being processed in county offices More than veterans already have received assistance Approximately Approximately Ap Ap- proximately 1000 of at them obtained farm purchase loans under terms of the Bankhead Joncs farm tenant act from an earmarked fund setup set setup setup up by congress The rest have loans to buy machinery ant and livestock livestock live live- stock or for other operating needs Soaring real estate prices and lack of productive farms for sale have handicapped veterans in their I quest for farms Lasseter says |