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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1956
Page
9
Agricultural notes cover profitable corn yields per acre, planting densities, safety, and seed certification. It explains how weather and fertility affect yields, recommended kernels per acre, and spacing. It outlines seed certification steps, eligibility, and filing deadlines with Maryland agencies.
Maryland announces a new policy under the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. For the first time a crop will be supported if harvested in excess of its allotment. The crop is corn and the program is led by chairman Chester S. Bradley.
Bradley outlines three support levels for corn for 1956. Commercial counties with allotments receive 1.50 per bushel, non commercial areas 1.1214 per bushel, and commercial areas outside allotments 1.25 per bushel. 13 Maryland counties are affected including Montgomery and Worcester.
A revised tale follows Rip Van Winkle’s son waking in 1955 after 50 years sleep. He encounters modern rapid transport, diverse crowds, a rolling cornfield harvester, arrows from the sky, and a red schoolhouse as he seeks safety. The piece closes noting 1955 weekend crashes with 15 730 killed and 766 090 hurt.
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