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Farmers Home Adminis- j :ration is now accepting loan .• applications from family farmers for the development i Df recreation enterprises on cheir farm, Stuart H. Barrell county supervisor of the agency for the Culpeper area said today. ‘ Loans also are available to non-profit associations of farmers and others living in rural communities to cover the cost of shifting land td different uses, including recreation. On family farms in the nine county area (Culpeper, Orange, Madison, Greene, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William. Rannahannock and Stafford), among the enterprises that now may be fi- i nanced by a Farmers Home Administration loan are cottages for hunters and fishermen, stables and horses for riding, picnic grounds, and boat docks, row boats and ' equipment for fishing. Associations may use Farmers Home Administration loans to develop a large recreation area, such as a park or lake shore, golf course; to convert land ; now being cropped into a grazing or forested area; and to establish a wildlife refuge, among other enterprises.
Mr. Barrell said that his agency will use its regular lending programs to finance the new recreation loans. The maximum amount of intermediate credit farmers can obtain to cover operating ’ costs of a recreation project is $35,000. Under the real estate loan program they can borrow a maximum of $60,000 to develop land and buildings for recreation. However, it is expected that the average loan nationally for on-farm recreation activities will be considerably less than these top amounts, i Intermediate-term loans run a maximum of 7 years, real estate loans, a maximum of 40 years. In both cases the interest rate is
Weakley's Pack
Three miles from big Battle,
we jumped the old red, After denning’ his son near an
old creek bed. Not being any moon, the night
was near black, And the ground was dry, but
did not stop this pack. There were twenty-one hounds,
all in full cry, Led by Jerry and Hustler, and
squealing mouth Fly. Down the Thornton River went
this grand pack, Running all in a bunch, with
the bawl of Black Jack. Patsy and old Agnes were really
doing their duty, And I liked the yaps of KateMusic
and Judy. They turned back up the
Thornton and came on our
way, Sweep-Fannv and Sue were
getting their say. As they ran the cliffs, full of
pine and thorn, The coarse voice of Sailor was
like a fog horn. On the Bywaters cliff, they ran
for an hour, Queen. Dolly and Harry were
putting out their power; By the burnt house they came
across the hill, Then on to the Hazel, below
Hill’s old mill. I admired this fox, and may he
keep his stride, Not be caught in a trap for a
few cents for his hide. And I salute the hunter, for
having a good pack, Hunting iii all weather, which
is a true fact. I will think of this race, until
the day of my end, Bht owe it to Weakley, my fox
hunting friend. —F.M.R.
Week-end Prospects
For the hunter: Turkey, squirrels, rabbits, quail, .opossum, raccoon and pheasant (preserve only) i For the fisherman: All species except trout ! Our recommendation: Quail (if there is no snow) ,or squirrels
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