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Show 1 Tarm Security Administration Will Continue To Make Loans Farmers today were assured j there will be no interruption i the services provided them by ' the Farm Security Administra-i Administra-i tion. , I Benjamin F. Hulme, County J FSA Supervisor, said his office will continue to make new loans 1 pending establishment of the ' i Farmers Home Administaration. a new agency created by Con- i i gress to take over the functions i of FSA and "the Emergency Crop , , and Feed Loan Division of the , i Farm Credit Administration. t "Congress gave the Secretary ; I of Agriculture 90 days to transfer : the functions of FSA and the ! j crop and feed loan program to i the new Farmers Home Admin- J istration, Hulme said. "When the - i transfer is complete, FSA will r J cease to exist. However, its work will be carried on by the new i agency in much the same man- J ner as at present." J Hulme said the Farmers' Home , Act continues the work of FSA i Under a new name and for the first time gives it permanent fc i status in law. FSA was author- d J ized by Executive Orders rather e , than by Act of Congress. il In addition to carrying on the n supervised credit program of FSA rs i and the crop and feed loan pro- S'am, the new agency is author-i author-i 'zed to provide government in-i in-i surance of loans to farmers, anc Prefernece is created for loans: i to enable veterans to acquire farms. |