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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1949
Page
2
The article describes pig brooders used beside farrowing pens to provide heat and reduce piglet mortality. It notes construction, heating with a 150 to 300 watt lamp, power use averaging 36 kilowatt hours per litter, and claims Purdue University data show about one and a half additional pigs saved per litter.
Meat sales accounted for nearly one third of the American farmer’s cash income last year, with meat animals valued at over nine and a half billion dollars. Total cash receipts from all crops plus government payments neared 31.3 billion dollars as farmers and ranchers spent heavily on stock, feed, labor and other operating costs.
Hollywood and visitors keep Will Rogers in memory. Fans flock to the Motion Picture Academy theater for reruns of David Harum and Life Begins at Forty. At his ranch near the ocean, tourists view his chair saddles and letters, while plans at Warners to film his life extend the enduring fame.
Dr. Harold Macy of the University of Minnesota says edible by products of milk may create a new infant food market after favorable Mexico tests. Macy and Irvine McQuarrie met with leading pediatricians and expect broader use if future experiments confirm results.
A Hereford calf on a Tennessee farm unusual for a bovine, as it often sits on the ground with hind legs sprawled forward. The American Veterinary Association noted the behavior in its AMV journal and described the calf’s pattern of lying down and then rising to all fours.
The Department of Labor reports that radio stars earned far less on average than publicized. In 1947 one quarter of freelance actors and singers made under $1,000. top earners reached $20,000, with many in between. Actors full time averaged $3,100, singers $3,800, while quartiles show wide gaps between top and bottom earners.
Col James T Duke the personnel officer said recruitment had been frozen as the army plans organization changes when the occupation job is turned over to a civilian high commissioner. Military government employs about 2500 Americans in the American zone and Berlin sectors. The staff has been cut from about 7500 a year and a half ago to the smallest payroll among occupying powers. British 8000 French 9000.
New 1949 Allis Chalmers Roto Hay Baler unused at 1050 dollars each. Massey Harris 6 foot combine power take off used five seasons at 850 dollars. Allis Chalmers C tractor demonstrator new guarantee 3075 with 225 dollar savings. Nieder Implement Co Lawrence Kansas phone 285. Insurance opportunity offering general agency ownership in Glasgow Missouri by Edwin Price. no money required for experienced person.
A collage of old ads lists Galloway's Eye and Pile Salve 75c per box and $1 for a hair formula, plus mail order razors, baby shoes, and novelty calendars. Other items include free gifts, shoe repairs, decorative boot orders, and mineral bath offerings with health claims.
Real estate notes include a brick house on 8 lots facing Grand Lake with office use and a price of 7500, near Disney Oklahoma. Also listed are sale or trade homes in California with ranch and acreage pricing, plus seed and plant advertisements for African violets and canna bulbs with ordering details. Local addresses provided for owners and sellers.
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