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Show I FARM NOTES I BY HYRUM STEFFEN j Beaver County Agent j Postwar Farming Advice Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator ad-ministrator of veterans' affairs, recently informed the U S A C Extension Ex-tension service that under authority author-ity given him in the servicemen's readjustment act of 1944, he has designated the USD A as cooperation co-operation with the extension ser-termining ser-termining whether guaranty of farm loans should be approved for veterans. "When a veteran is not familial with farming conditions, or avail- able land in the community he wishes to settle in," said Brig, j Con. Hines, "his first contact will be with the veterans' advisory committees, which will function in conjunction with the county airent's office. These advisory committees, which will give free a Ivice to interested veterans, will consist of successful farmers and business men who are thoroughly familiar with local conditions. These committees will help vet-' crans to select farms that can be purchased at prices that permit profitable operation and will give' the veteran every chance of re- j paying the loan." Such a committee will operate i primarily to protect the veteran from unwise investment that might result in saddling him with debt for a number of years, because be-cause of changed conditions while he was away from home, and to ( assure that he has a reasonable chance of success if he makes a I loan, he stated. The advisory committee, in cooperation co-operation with the Extension service, ser-vice, will advise, inform and guide interested veterans by supplying at least the following: 1 Where to get training, if needed. n 2 -Availability and cost of ' farms in the community. 3 What agreements are locally satisfactory and successful for partnerships and leases. 4 What set-ups are locally successful. suc-cessful. 5 The required investment. 6 Safe margins of debt. 7 The kind of credit needed and where available. |