On the Farm Front by United Press Reports
Field technicians report that the Swift moving program is not what many expect. Veterans say it will take many years before farmers in undeveloped countries can use American agricultural machines. In many regions, peasants struggle to earn a living and religious taboos hinder new ideas, so technicians focus on teaching basic farming with simple tools like push plows and basic threshers.
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United Press
Field Technicans
America
Foreign farm aid through simple machines sparks cautious optimism
Experts say simple farm machines could double or triple output in many countries if farmers adopt them. Commodore Perry once introduced US tools to Japan, but Indian and Indian subcontinent farmers resist change due to religion, tradition, and distrust. Point four technicians warn improvements will unfold over decades amid marketing, distribution, and rising populations.
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Commodore Matthew Perry
Perry
India
Point
Demons Triumph Over Cavekids In Hobbs Match
Hobbs junior high Demons beat Carlsbad Eisenhower 30 to 20 on Tuesday night. Demons led 12 to 5 at halftime as Carlsbad struggled with shooting. Joe Bryson scored 10 points to lead Hobbs, while David Shere tallied eight for the Cavekids.
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Demons
Hobbs
Carlsbad Eisenhower
Carlsbad
Joe Bryson
David Shere
Farm sizes grow as number of farms falls in U S
The 1900 to 1935 era shows about six percent fewer farms while average acres per farm rise from 146 to 203 acres. Machinery adoption, land development, and grazing leases expand Western and Southern farm acreage, with small tenure farms shrinking and definitions removing part time holdings. Religious and literary quotes follow.
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U. S
South
Fragmented Commentary on Public Figures and Events
A satirical montage questions advertising claims and public conduct, noting a drunk driving arrest, a medical quote about an eye ear nose and throat specialist, and manager arguments during baseball season. It references a train crash in Berlin involving Czechs seeking asylum and contrasts two types of people by their recognized principles or "fins erpints."
15 Year Old Clyde Farm Boy Tops State Corn Crown
Billy Best of Clyde North Carolina wins 1951 state corn growing championship with 163 bushels per acre, breaking all prior records. Haywood County claimed the crown for three straight years while the previous high was 148 bushels by F L Albritton of Lenior County. The USDA promotes hybrid seed to boost southern production as northern outputs remain higher.
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United Press
South
Billy Best
Clyde
North Carolina
Billy
Haywood
F. L. Albritton
Lenoir County
USDA
Fragmented OCR clues for a landmark and terms
A patchwork OCR list includes references to a cathedral edifice, a long aged structure, and scattered clues for words like monsters weapon fear that and excavate. The text mixes numbers and partial terms lacking coherent narrative or context.
Drought, Dust Storms Ravage West Texas Cropland
West Texas endures a drought threatening about four million acres of crop land. Dust storms driven by westerly winds rage across the region, with Louis Merrill of the soil conservation service reporting over 178,000 acres in West Texas and Oklahoma already sustaining moderate damage. He warns the current storm could presage ongoing winter damage.
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West Texas
Louis Merrill
The
Soil Conservation Service
Oklahoma
Nebraska native joins Ecuadorian agricultural program
John M. Aikman of Mason City Nebraska is appointed to help Ecuador develop its agricultural research program. Since 1927 he has been a botany professor at Iowa State College and has worked part time for the Department of Agriculture in forest and soil conservation. He led research for the forest service's Great Plains Shelterbelt program.
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Mason City
Nebraska
John M. Aikman
Government of
Ecuador
Aikman
Iowa State College
Department of Agriculture
Forest and Soil Conservation Services
Forest Service
Great Plains
Edwardses and Goodman family notes travel and move
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Edwards and family made a business trip to Dexter New Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butch Goodman, formerly butcher at Shorty's Superette, relocated to Carlsbad this Monday.
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J. L. Edwards
Dexter, N. M
Henry “Butch” Goodman
Shorty’s Superette
Carlsbad
Government Farm Surplus Loans Reach Over Two Billion
The November 1 report by the Commodity Credit Corporation shows over two billion dollars invested in price support loans and inventories. Net losses from the farm price support program total 39 million, with 1950 51 year losses at 345 million dollars. Outstanding loans on wheat tobacco cotton corn and other storable commodities amount to 763 million.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Navy Seeks Seamen for Atlantic Transport Service
The Navy invites men to join the sea transportation service on the Atlantic. Shipboard jobs offer subsistence, quarters, and monthly pay: Radio Operator from 324.32 to 423.00 dollars, Jr. Third Assistant 337.00 to 371.50, Engineer Electrician 311.32, Yeoman 248.32 to 270.74, Fireman Watertender 248.32, Able Bodied Seaman 248.32 to 267.50. Vets and experienced sailors are encouraged to apply.
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Navy
New York
Atlantic
U. S
Cancer Drive meeting set for statewide attendance
Dr. C. S. Stone Dr. H W Hodde and Mrs A A Kemnitz were scheduled to attend a statewide Cancer Drive meeting to be held next month. The meeting was called for Saturday January 19.
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Paris
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
U.N
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Lovington
Fars
Henry W. Longfellow
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