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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1949
Page
7
The level of living of American farm families has risen but remains below city families. Farm households have less cash to spend, poorer medical care, fewer household comforts, and less educational opportunities for children, per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
The report shows farm homes at 30 percent of national living standards for water and electricity, with two thirds lacking running water. Rural areas have far fewer physicians, dentists, and hospital beds per 100 000 people than urban counties, and high school completion is eight percent vs 27 percent in urban areas. Education spending favors city pupils, with rural spending at 82 percent of the national average compared to 116 percent for city pupils.
U S farmers will assist the census next spring with confidential personal data. In late March 1950 mail sheets go to rural boxes except six Southern states. Enumerators visit 125 to 150 farms each and help finish the form. 45 000 rural enumerators will work with 140 000 total staff across housing and population census.
In Texas the use of radionics to fight crop pests is described. William J. Knuth and H. V. Hughes of Grafe Knuth Radionics Co. report success treating cabbage worms suck flies tomato fruit worms grain weevil and others. Affected areas show fewer pests and healthier plants while friendly insects are spared. The method uses a radio like device a treatment area photo and a repellent to disrupt insect feeding and cause starvation.
State Patrolman Al Hathaway encounters traveler David Romero who claims to be 115 years old while walking near Alamogordo. Romero, an adobe maker from Las Cruces, jokes his longevity stems from never marrying as he is picked up for questioning and later returns home.
In Chicago area industry reports only 20 pounds of a 60 pound cured hide are usable for leather making with the remaining 40 pounds comprising salt water fat trimmings and fleshing as detailed by Leather and Shoes magazines.
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