The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-02-28
Farm Homes for
Our Soldier Boys
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o. Would / be enlisted?

ttAtA IN hRaA aAat+ -
O. Would I be enlistedg
A. No. This work is only for
men who have been honorably dis
harged from the service.
O. What kind of work is liz
A. The government viii have
york Of all kinds in connection with
'hese settlements. from the highest
technical and clerical positions TO
hat of laborer.
O. Now. how about getting a
home out of this?
A. After you have helped build
he dams and canals. or cleared the
ut-over land OF stumps, or bulit the
litches to drain the swamp land
fter YOU have helped TO erect houses
nd barns, built fences. constructed
Dads and laid out townsites, hhit
-reameries, canneries, warehouses
,chools. etc: after you have. In fact,
lctuallv reclaimed the land, the gov
rnment will allow you to pick OIL
ne of these farms planted in crops.
O. Does the government give me
his farm for nothing?
A. No And you wouldn't want
he government to do 1T. me plah
to arrange for you to pay for your
home in small payments over a
rs ~ of years, with interest
harzes t the rate of 4 per cent per
nun
Q. low about stock and farm i'm
| Jieme Is?
A. 1t is planned that the govern
uent will also furnish you with me
ecessary stock and farm impie
tents, to be paid for by you in SINAI
| payments spread over several years
| @. Where will l get the money u
| make even these small payments?
A. You should be able to save I'M
mount OF the first payment out o
our wages while working Tor th'
oyernment helping to build thes'
ottlements. The balance you shoul'
"a able to pay from the proceed
rom the sale of your crops.
O. | think l should like farm life
nut | don't like the idea of being to-
ar away from other people.
| A. 1t is the plan, If congress pass
~ the bill now before it, TO pun
hat are known as community SET
dement's. each containing not les
nan 100 farm homes surrounding
,wn, so that you Will nave nea
,ighbors, good roads over which |
ring your produce to town, ana
arket for the sale of your produc
yithin a short distance OF your tarl
rome.
, O. How many acres will my fari
, contain?
A. This will depend upon the IL
,ation and kind of farming you Ell
age in. For general farming fro'
4 % to so acres each, livestock frol
3 80 to $50 acres, fruit farms Id TO
q ,eres and truck from to 20 acre
: O. don't know anything aDo'
g farming, but would like to get
9 arm home. How will learn
I farm?
A. A competent instructor
arm practice will be stationed
h zach project to teach men like "
inst how to make a success OF farI
ng.
O. You say that this plan Deepen
t IN congress passing this bill. N
r Why are you asking me these que
tons now, before the bill is passe'
a Because congress has ask,
he interior department to make
n preliminary investigation OF possih
I ottlements throughout the countr
!, nd also wishes to know whether,
!, construction Of these settlements
. authorized, the soldiers, sailors al
u marines would be interested in $
q uring work and homes on these Sc
,, dement's
l. O. Can | get any further inform
70 ton about the plan?
I, A. Yes Fill out the postcard
q The last page of this booklet and mi
q. t. 1t doesn't require any postat
r Your name will then be on file in t
- Interior department, so that you
O notified later If the plan is sta
"a. 1t is not possible snow to $
~ when this information can be Sc
= gu. and you should, OF course,
the meantime not sit idly by, but
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