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Show Bankers Aiding Agriculture Stulo iis.soeliillona of bunkers In ninny agricultural states are giving time nml tlnanclul support to encourage encour-age practices among their farmers that will bring about Utter farm results. The major activities reported from one state to the Agricultural Commission Commis-sion of the American Bankers Association Asso-ciation which is nationally active In promoting this line of cooperation are as follows: 1. Drought relief work: Local banks have played a vital part in this work, being represented on the county committees com-mittees for passing on all seed loans. These committees met practically every day during the spring to pass on the loans In order to get as quick action as possible. A total of 914 applications ap-plications were received and handled by one committee, 833 being granted. 2. Four-H Club work: Banker! helped stimulate 4-H Club work, financing financ-ing many members who otherwise could not have enrolled. They also helped finance fifteen 4-H Club delegates dele-gates to the state club convention. 3. Livestock feeding: The banks cooperated co-operated with the Extension Service in the state and the railroads in increasing in-creasing the amount of livestock feeding. feed-ing. Assistance was given the feeders in securing finances for their feeding operations. 4. Crop improvement: The bankers took part in the crop standardization program of the Extension Service and j encouraged the farmers to use pure j seed and in many cases made loans for this purpose. . . i |