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Show V A TELLS HOW TO KEEP 'EM ON FARM The problem of keeping the young veteran "down on the farm" can be solved by arousing his interest inter-est in related occupations through a carefully planned training program, pro-gram, Veterans Administration educational ed-ucational leaders were told re cently by D. Z. McCormick, supervisor super-visor for' agriculture from the VA Central Washington office. "The trend is for young men to abandon the farm for industrial work in the cities. However, the same mechanical and technical ability will be of tremendous value in the young man's own farming community. Ability to repair farm machinery, a knowledge of stock judging, a training in soil or wildlife wild-life conservation or in egg or creamery marketing are some of the related occupations," Mr. McCormick Mc-Cormick pointed out, "that might be of great interest to veterans who had no love for farming itself. This knowledge would also be of service to farmers in their neighborhood." neigh-borhood." "Farming holds a real future for disabled veterans, especially since their physical handicaps require them to plan tneir ucii....- thoroughly than their fortunate brother," McCormick stated. He added that the present day veteran-farmer enjoyed a healthier chance of success than his World War I counterpart of 20 years ago since government finances are now available. |