Advice Offered By Loan Leader What can the farmer do today? Waverly S. Green, chairman of the Farm Credit Board, made sev eral suggestions in a talk to the stockholders of the Farmville Pro duction Credit Association and the National Farm Loan Association in Farmville Saturday. Green, who operates a 400 aare dairy farm in Nottoway county, has been active in farm and legislative circles for many years. Bes;des be-: ing ehairman" of the Farm Credit Board of th§ Second Land Bajnk District, he has a scroll for more than 30 years service with the Farm Credit Board. In 1953, Mr. Green was one of the two men in the state who re ceived a certificate of merit from VPI “who in their opinion con tributed the most to Virginia Agri culture and Rural Industry". He j was formerly agriculture instructor | and principal of Burkeville High School, and was introduced by G. W Palmer, president of the credit association, as “Professor Green." Green holds an Honorary State Farmers Degree for his work with the Future Farmers of America, He is at present a member of the Vir ginia Advisory Legislative Commit tee, with sc vice on the State Beard of Agriculture and Immi gration, the State Agriculture Con ference Beard, vice-president of the Petersburg - Hopewell Milk Pro ducers Association, as well as being active in many local clubs. Displaced Farmers In view of the present situation in ag: iculture Green coined a new phrase “Displaced Farmers”. He said these are tobacco farmers that have had their allotments cut to a point where they can’t possibly make a living.
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