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Love of Farms Drains War Aftermath and Migration
The article cites Bureau of War Risk Insurance figures showing 1.2 million of 4.5 million service members came from farms and that farm families held life insurance totaling over ten billion dollars. It notes postwar migration from farms to cities and later stabilization with an estimated farm manpower loss no greater than 60,000. Also mentions speed records for running and skiing, with comparisons of sprinting and skiing velocities.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington, D. C