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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1950
Page
3
Wisconsin Farm Bureau notes consumption fell to 335 000 tons from 404 000 last year. The downturn stems from supply shortages and farmers reducing soil improvement programs. Bureau says fertilizer pays for itself and urges continued soil fertility maintenance despite tougher economics. Bureau plans to expand fertilizer distribution for 1951 season.
The American Trucking Associations announced a new booklet, American Trucking Facts, outlining the trucking industry’s development and economic impact. It notes trucks pay over 30 percent of highway taxes, employ over 5 million people, move most freight, and have grown from 700 trucks in 1904 to over 8 million today with regional and specialty terms included.
Lieut. Frank B. Kepner Jr. in La Crosse warns the army is not a refuge for offenders evading penalties by enlisting. Judges and parole officers are urged to stop offering enlistment as an alternative to parole, stressing that felons are ineligible for service and that the armed forces are not a social agency.
A herd of cows can be milked by machine in one third to one half the time required for milking by hand, suggesting significant labor efficiency gains for dairy operations.
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