The difficulties affecting poultry farmers generally during 1956 also made it a poor year for Jewish farmers in the United States, who are largely concentrated in poultry and egg farming, the Jewish Agricultural Society announced today in its annual report.
Adverse conditions in the industry also caused a decrease in new farm settlements made by the Society last year for new immigrants. Dr. Theodore Norman, general manager, said that many of the affected farmers are former Displaced Persons aided by the Society in the past. He reported that most of the loans granted by the Society in 1956 went to established Jewish farmers to help them meet the adverse conditions of the industry.
Most Jewish farmers, he noted, are concentrated in the northeastern region and in California. Jewish farmers in the Los Angeles area suffered a problem created by the steady expansion of suburban areas. The expansion is engulfing farms and forcing Jewish and non-Jewish farmers to transplant to new locations often hundreds of miles away.
The Society during 1956 for the first time provided three scholarships to advanced Israeli students of agronomy to study in the United States, in cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Education. Dr. Norman said the first recipients were expected to start their studies here in the fall.
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