Our Big Food Bargain in America and Beyond
A catchy summary extols American food affordability versus other nations, highlighting work time needed for staples like butter rice and sugar. It contrasts Russian and Chinese costs and notes Americans spend a small share of income on food while enjoying goods like education and television. The piece claims efficiency and prosperity driven by the American farmer and industry.
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Chicago
NEA
America
Italy
Nigeria
Peru
Food and Farm Progress Raises U S Standard of Living
The article argues U S farms outrun Russia in efficiency and output, noting women in Russian fields and higher American per capita wages. It highlights cheaper food, growing convenience foods, time saved by homemakers, and the ripple effect on employment and national strength as farm productivity climbs.
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U.S
Russia
Ces
U. S Department of Agriculture Studies
U. S
Hall County Soil Conservation News Overview of plant growth
This piece explains how plants grow from spring sun exposure activating enzymes in crowns and roots. It describes chlorophyll reactions converting water and carbon dioxide into starches sugars and proteins, and how leaves roots and stems form a dynamic factory supporting growth. It notes fragility without food air or water.
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Anchorage
Hall County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Rapid action follows screwworm report in Kinney County
A castrated calf near Brackettville yielded a screwworm sample received in Mission on February 22. Officials say prompt reporting triggers immediate sterile fly releases and expanded control measures statewide to prevent spread along the Nueces River and Hill Country.
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Kinney County
Adel Chapman
Brackettville
Nueces River
M. E. Meadows
Southwest
Inspec
Chapman Ranch
Vernon Rippert
Uvalde
Maverick
Val Verde
Meadows
De foliation advances in cotton with anhydrous ammonia
County agent notes farmers using 100 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in heated applicators to knock leaves from cotton. Leaves fall cleanly and lint remains unstained, a promising technique discussed alongside 4-H proceedings and county program planning news.
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Fred Elliott
Stubble mulching aids erosion control in Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports in Stubble-mulch Farming in Texas that stubble mulching protects soil from rain and wind, preserves surface residue, and can raise yields in low rainfall areas while slightly reducing yields where rainfall exceeds 25 inches. It outlines practices, weed control, and suitable equipment and notes the bulletin is available through county agents.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Bulletin
Agricultural Information Office
Free enterprise fuels farming gains and warns against limits
The speaker extols free market farming as the path to abundant, affordable food while warning that government controls could freeze farm progress. Citing high living quality and a $6 billion farm budget, the text argues consumer choice and competition drive efficiency unlike Soviet price controls.
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Congress
Khrushchev
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Granddad
Food & Farm
Grandad
New York
Ren
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Hall County Soil Conservation News
Jors
Childress County
Harry Cox
Andy Scott
Billy Cross
Lila Ruth Holman
Pesticides Dept
American Dyanamid Company
Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Chamblee
Georgia
Well Street
Dallas
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