1944 Agriculture Forecasts Record U S Crop Output
The Agriculture Department projects 1944 crops at a new high, 4 percent above 1943 and 5 percent over the 1933 record, with total food production up 29 percent over prewar levels. Wheat leads with a near billion-bushel harvest, corn tops 3.1 billion, and fruit, vegetables, and meats show substantial gains amid wartime demand.
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Women Work On Farms Amid War Labor Shifts
With manpower shortages during the war years many men drafted and others seeking industrial jobs, women join field work to protect record crop yields. A photo from a York farm shows a young woman helping hay harvest, which was expected to reach about 88 million tons, the fifth largest on record.
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Overseas entertainers boost morale for troops in France
The text notes stage and screen stars along with local musicians visiting isolated units in Fraim bois and other areas to entertain overseas troops. It mentions Corporal Viro Capezio from Philadelphia giving accordion solos and that hundreds of troopers support entertainment programs, though many units rely on their own instruments and instruction.
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