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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1954
Page
6
A 40 000 strong rural Texas Czech coalition met Governor Shivers in Austin pledging support for a state and national movement to curb rural depopulation. They cite 1940 to present losses of hundreds of thousands of farmers and warn of consequences for churches schools and communities if farm policy and parity payments do not change.
Census figures show Texas farm population down by 1 050 286 since 1930 and 163 922 fewer farms in 1950. Acreage per farm has risen from 251.7 to 438.5 acres, meaning one farmer now works the land once tilled by two families.
John McHaney extension economist notes the 1950 census shows 3.7 million commercial farms in family scale out of 5.4 million total. Commercial family-scale farms account for about 70 percent of farm product value, with 1.7 million noncommercial units mainly part time. The study calls for policy to keep young people on farms and protect farmer income.
The 75 year old Mrs Mary Starustia was found dead in a bedroom with a bullet hole entering from a window. She likely died after Thursday July 29. Police found no clues after inspecting the vacant family farm house where the body was discovered Saturday at 3 pm.
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