Show COOPS RELIEVE FARM MACHINE LABOR SHORTAGE threatening shortages of both human and mechanical farm labor coming precisely when the american 1 farm defense program has called i for all out production are div 1 ing new emphasis to the benefits 0 of cooperative ownership and use of heavy farm machinery according to department of agriculture spokesmen newel F county supervisor for the farm security Seu rity administration said yesterday that farmers all over the nation are showing heightened antt interest rest in the program of community and cooperative services as an aid to carrying out their defense production pledges there is no doubt that cooperation is the cheapest as well uell as one of the easiest and most neighborly ways for small farmers barme to 10 get the advantage of efficient laborsaving labor saving machines mr declared most of us its know this is true but the incentives to cooperation are bigger today than ever before the individual ih who buys an expensive piece of equipment now and intends to pay it off on time may fin fine a I 1 that time and fluctuations in imaney money and profits will make repayment tougher than it looks cooperative buying can not only light en n the first cost and all operating expenses but in case of machine shortages it will spread the benefits of modern equipment a lot more widely the community and cooper artive services program makes individual loans at three per tent cent interest to eligible farmers who want to get together on purchase of a tractor other mechanical facilities or a purebred livestock sire that all of the group need funds loaned are pooled to buy the article desired repayment is made in one to five years from teas collected by the cooperative in pro portion to each farmers use of the jointly owned service Tar tanners mers who need heavy machines mi or blooded sires are eligible for loans from farm security only if they are unable to get adequate credit at reasonable terms from other sour sources cm mr said however this does docs not prevent farmers who have their own fuels from coming comi 9 into one of these th Cs e coops on as non borrowing members or as patrons pa trens uness ss the t 1 c service is already operatic operating at ai capacity As a special defense measure we are now urging farmers who arpa dy own tractors tractor equipment feed choppers harvesters and the fie like to share the use of suh facil ties with neighbors who lack tieni tiem with or without charge where equipment has not been ap pp paid i d for the owner may be interested in inviting other farmers to purchase ol ase an interest in it can often finance needy banners f arm ers who are offered such an opportunity and in any case will be glad to provide provida tested operating rules and bylaws by laws for the cooperative group thus organized gani zed the farm security administration has already helped to organize and finance 1185 cooperative service vice groups in utah which serve farmers iron county has 65 FA coops co ops at present local farm fann ers interested in availing themselves of this program or desiring more information may get in touch with mr at his office in the federal building at cedar city office hours are from 9 a m to 5 p m on mondays |