Top of Red Rose Sale
Topping the recent Red Rose Experimental Farms Herd
reduction sale at $1,900 was Red Rose Elmwood Winter
thur, going to Grace View Farm, Port Deposit, Md. Here
is a view at the sale, in the Guernsey Sales Pavilion, where
the seven-year-old Holstein cow was being auctioned.
Requirements That Veteran-Farmers
Must Meet Outlined by VA Office
Veterans Administration to
day spelled out the requirements
veteran-farmers" must meet in
order to qualify for institutional
on-farm training under the Kor
ean GI Bill, the VA regional
office at Wilkes-Barre reports.
GI farm training, VA explain
ed in answer to numerous quer
ies, is a combination of class
room instruction plus supervised
training on the farm, where the
veteran can put into practice
what he has been learning.
Following are the require
ments for GI farm training
What type of farm must it be?
The basic activity olf a veter
an’s farm must be the cultiva
tion of the land-such as raising
and harvesting crops, fruits, ve
getables and pastures Or it must
Toe the feeding, breeding and
management of livestock or
poultry Or it may be any other
specialized farming commonly
followed in the area.
The basic activity, however,
may not be the processing, dis
tribution or sale of agricultural
products—such as a dairy pro
cessing plant, a grain elevator,
packing plant florist shop, or
the like.
How Large A Farm?
The farm must be large
enough so that, together with
the classroom portion of his
course, it will take up his full
time.
Also, it must be large and
varied enough tfor him to put
into practice the farm operation
and management techniques he
as taught and it must assure him
a satisfactory livelihood, at least
by the end of his program.
Must the veteran have control
of the farm?
Yes, the veteran must have
full control of the farm so that
he will have a free hand in car
rying out the farming methods
he learns.
He may own the land out
right, or lease it, or have a
management agreement, or some
other tenure arrangement.
Who approves a veteran’s farm
training program?
Each veteran’s individual farm
training program must be ap
proved by the appropriate ap
proving agency of his State.
State approval is granted in
dividually, rather than on a
mass basis, because farm train
ing programs are tailor-made to
suit the needs of each individual
veteran-farmer. Any VA office
can inform a veteran where to
write for his approval.
For how long a period may a
veteran train?
There is an “outer limit” and
an “inner limit” that a veteran
must keep in mind.
The “outer limit” is his basic
entitlement, as established by
the law. This is based on one
and one-half times Ms length of
eligible service, up to a maxim
um of 36 months of training.
Within that “outer limit”,
.there may be an “inner limit” —
the length of time necessary
for the veteran ,to reach his ob
jective. This as determined in
dividually, and depends upon
his own needs for training, the
nature of his farming operations,
his previous experience and
other factors '
How does a veteran apply for
GI farm training?
A veteran applies at his near
est VA regional office. He must
submit the following papers;
A complete application form
(VA Form 7-199 D); a photostat
or certified copy of-his separa
tion papers; a detailed outline
of his training program as set
up by his school; a certification
from a school official stating
that the program meets all
standards of the law, and eved
ence that the veteran has con
trol of the farm and that the
training program will occupy
his full time.
What does the farm training
course consists of?
„The course includes at least
200 hours per year of classroom
instruction in farming and re
lated subjects, with not less than
eight hours in any one month.
It also includes at least 100
hours of individual instruction
per year, with at least 50 of the
hours taking place on the vet
eran’s farm. A veteran’s in
structor is required to pay him
at least two visits a month.
Further, it includes practical
training on the farm, where the
veteran carries out the practices
he has been taught. Here, he can
gain proficiency in such things
as planning, producing, market
ig, farm mechanics, conservation
of resources, food conservation,
farm financing, farm manage
ment, and the keeping of farm
and home accounts.
What GI allowance will farm
trainees receive?
During his first year of train
ing, a veteran-farmer will re
ceive $95 a month if he has no
dependents; $llO if he has one
dependent, and $l3O if he has
more than one dependent.
After the first year, the al
lowance will be reduced, at
four-month intervals, as the vet
eran progresses in training.
When are the allowances paid?
The veteran will get his mon
thly allowance some time after
the end of each month of train
ing completed. But before VA
can pay him, it must receive a 1
certification, signed by the vet
eran and his school, that he
actually was taking his course
during that period. Normally, a
veteran’s check should go out
within 20 days after the time
VA gets the certification.
Can a GI farm trainee hold a
job on the outside?
The law requires that a vet
eran’s (farm training course oc
cupy his full time.
He may take on up to 180
hours of outside employment
during any 12-month- segment
of his enrollment period, so long
as his school finds that his em
ployment does not interfere with
his training program
But he may not work more
than 180 hours during any 12-
month period
Day-rfor-day exchange of labor
for farming operations will not
be regarded ns outside employ
ment, if it’s done in occordance
with the farm practice of the
community and if -it’s pei nutted
by the school
How about absences for farm
trainees?
The veteran must pursue his
couise in accordance with the
policies of his school and the
requirements of the law. If he
doesn’t his GI allowance may
be stopped
May a veteran take farm training
if he already is a farmer?
The law prohibits veterans
from training for objectives for
which they already are qualified,
through prior training or exper
ience.
So a veteran would not be
permitted to take farm training
(1) He has been successfully
operating a farm similar in
character to that for which the
farm training course is designed
to qualify him.
(2) He previously had attend
ed a school that offered a course
similar to the one he’s applying
for.
The Russians apparently want
to get what they need from
Western Europe without selling
anything in return and without
putting up the cash.
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