Farm prices and policy clash over support program
The piece argues that farm prices are drifting downward amid delayed action on price support reforms. It criticizes the administration for failing to implement the Aiken Act and warns of growing farm bankruptcies as purchasing power declines and rural incomes shrink. It notes farmers’ reluctance to accept delayed or uncertain relief and political promises taking precedence.
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80Th Congress
Noyet
Cadillac
Middle West committee urges soil improvement to raise farm profits
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges farmers to improve land to boost yield and lower costs per acre. It notes margins between crop prices and production costs are narrowing as farm input prices have more than doubled since 1939 and grain prices have declined since early 1948.
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Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Poultry Farm Uses Wire Recorders to Track Laying Hens
At Heisdorf and Nelson breeding farm in Kirkland Washington a pure bred white leghorn becomes part of a history making experiment. Four partners Art Heisdorf Mary Heisdorf Bert Nelson and Clifford Nelson use wireless recorders to log each hen s egg production and status. The system tags each bird with a numbered metal tab and records via a microphone when traps are opened and data is entered by workers.
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Heisdorf
Nelson
Kirkland
Wash
Art Heisdorf
Mary
Nelson Brothers
Bert
Clifford
Art
Bert Nelson
Washington
Heisdorf and Nelson
Conditions Affect Poultry Flock Breeding
Experts say fertility in breeding poultry can be influenced by multiple factors. It is advised to wait about a week to ten days after males join the flock before collecting eggs for hatching to ensure better viability.
New Spring Men’s Shoes Emphasize Comfort and Style
A fashion overview details spring men’s footwear focusing on comfort and foot health. It highlights wide ball fits, rounded toes, and sport to town wear models in smooth and grain leathers, wing tip brogues, medallion tips, plain caps, and bold suede options.
Government Extends Credit Terms Under New Federal Action
The Federal Reserve Board issued a policy extending time payments to 21 months and lowering down payments from 20 to 15 percent on most goods. Automobiles remain 33 percent down with longer payoff periods, easing monthly installments for buyers. If a car priced at 1800 dollars is purchased, the down payment stays at 600, while monthly payments drop by about 11.11 dollars compared with prior rules.
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Federal Reserve Board
Truman
West Concord P T A Whist Party Draws Big Crowd
The Hervey Wheeler School P T A held a successful whist party with 32 tables. First prize went to Alexander F. MacEachern, Mrs. Charles F. Mogan Jr, Wendell R. Prentiss, and Wens ell Boise. over $40 was raised for the P T A as Chair man Fred C. Benson led the effort.
Seal Sale Campaign Targets $275000 for Handicapped Children
Concord official Walter S Walters assists as assistant cashier for the Seal Sale Campaign of the State Society to raise 275000 from March 17 to April 17. Beneficiaries include Bay State Treatment Training Center in Springfield River Curative in Worcester and Children’s Hospital Boston. The drive supports home care hospital services devices and summer camp vacations for handicapped youths. Walters resides in Stow.
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Concord
William K. Walters
Concord East Beak
Day State Society
The
Bay State
Springfield
Curative
Worcester
Ana Sery
Boston
Children’s Hospital
Walters
Stowis Nis
Publisher Sought for Gardi ner Biography of the Bible
Pomona California Charles Gardiner, 79, who has been blinded for 40 years while working in a Nevada mine, seeks a publisher for his Biography of the Bible. Gardiner typed 13 chapters himself in two months, offering a reinterpretation of biblical themes.
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Pomona
Cal
Charles Gardiner
Nevada
Ner
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Concord—Pilans
Concord High School
O’brien
Ann M. Kenney
P.T.A
Navy
OF Seal Sales
Viano Motor CO
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