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Helping families to develop good, well-balanced farming systems to iit their individual farms is the biggest contribution that the Farmers Home Administration makes to the preservation of Virginia’s natural resources^
According to the FHA supervisor the best way to conserve * farm is to farm it like it should be farmed. When lending money to help a family to farm better and live better the Administration also supplies technical guidance and assistance throughout the life of the loan.” The Farmers Home Administration is enthusiastically participate «ng in Governor John S. Battle’s request that during the week of October 21-28 special emphasis be y lac ad on the importance of conserving the State’s soil, water, forest and wildlife resources. The Governor pointed out that the wel1111
*K>up« is directly deP«went upon what can be produced from the land. The FHA helps farm families on the program to diversifv their operations to the extent needed with a proper r between crops and livestock. This involve.
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