Requirements That Veteran Farmers Must Meet Outlined by VA Office
The VA outlines standards for institutional on farm training under the Korean GI Bill. It covers farm type, size, veteran control, approval, duration, application, hours, instructional visits, pay, and progression. Detailed eligibility includes farming activities, full time commitment, and state approval for each trainee.
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Veterans Administration
Wilkes-Barre
GI Farm
Veterans farm training limits and absences explained
The law sets outside work limits for veterans in sar m training: up to 180 hours per 12 months if not interfering with training. Absences follow school policy, or GI benefits may stop. Veterans cannot train for goals they already qualify for by prior training or farming experience. The Russians seek goods from Western Europe without payment or cash.
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Western
Europe
Tobacco Stocks Rise 402 Million Pounds on Jan 1 1956
The USDA reports U S leaf tobacco stocks in the United States and Puerto Rico reached 5176 million pounds as of January 1 1956 based on dealer and manufacturer quarterly reports An added note shows about 1890 million pounds of the 1955 crop had been marketed by growers prior to January 1 representing roughly 85 percent of total production Holdings of cigarette tobacco flue cured Baltimore and Maryland dominated the stocks.
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Washington
USDA
U. S Department of Agriculture
United States
Puerto Rico
Maryland
Tobacco Stock Increases Across Leaf Types
Overall stocks rose with flue cured up 10 percent burley 9 percent and Maryland 12 percent compared with last January 1. Fire cured and dark air cured leaves were only slightly larger. cigar filler up eight percent while binder types fell five percent and shade grown stocks declined four percent.
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Burley
Maryland
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