Agriculture Is in Fine Shape Says PMA Chief
Ralph B. Trigg head of the Production and Marketing Administration says American agriculture is in fine shape requiring little in allocations or price ceilings. He outlines plans to secure materials and facilities for farm production and emphasizes adequate agricultural manpower while noting no current price controls or quotas. He warns to stay prepared for changes in national and international conditions.
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Ralph 8. Trigg
Trigg
PMA
Agriculure
Farm vacations bloom as New Yorkers seek simple country getaways
New Yorkers are embracing farm vacations as a low cost, sociable holiday option. The Farm Vacations program, begun in 1949 with National Grange, linked 70 farms to guests earning about 75 thousand dollars in the 1950 season. Hosts vet farms, publish a booklet, and take a 5 percent commission plus a five dollar inspection fee. City visitors report relaxed, affordable escapes and surprising cultural exchange with rural hosts.
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New York
National Grange
Farmers’ Organization
Farm Vacations and Holidays, Inc
Fifth Avenue
Maine
Virginia
Agriculture Extension Service
Farm Vacations
Pennsylvania
Farm Guest Exchanges Bridge City and Country Life
Farmers hosting city visitors describe mutual learning and new friendships as guests adjusted to rural life. Women favored mornings sleep and one daily meal, while hosts noted cross ventilation and shared routines. Letters praise hospitality, shared cards, and the view that milk pricing affects the middle man.
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New York
City and Farm Life Collide in Vacation Guests
Farmers and city visitors alike praised farm stays mixing art science and government work. City guests learn rural life while farmers observe urban habits and children amuse themselves, though some farmers worry about discipline among city youngsters during extended visits.
Visitors Describe Farm Fair Food and Hospitality
The booklet highlights farm visitors enjoying swimming and chores help, with food as a centerpiece. Reports praise home baking, noting visitors favored the fare, though one couple quibbled that bread was not the vacation’s main focus and suggested more pie.
Countian Wins State Title in Maryland Rural Speech Contest
Gene Sullivan of Keedysville won the Maryland Farm Bureau rural youth speech contest to claim State honors among eight county finalists and earned a chance to represent Maryland at the national contest in Dallas, Texas, December 8 to 16. The topic focused on the distribution and utilization of agricultural products. Runner up for State honors was not shown in the readable text.
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Keedysville
Maryland Farm Bureau
Maryland
Dallas
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Sullivan
Maryland 4-H talk meet finals announce regional winners
Stewart Young of Route 2 Westminster led Regions winners with Sullivan and Young while Merle Duvall of Route 3 Frederick and Edward Stansheld Jr of Randallstown placed as finalists. Other county finalists included Carl Feucht Jr Elkton Jean Andrew Federalsburg J Nelson Amos Streett Irving Ming Clarksburg and Mary Teter Cumberland. The talk meet was open to raret people aged 18 to 28 with judges Dorothy Emerson 4-H leader Howard L Stier UMMD markets department and Mrs John Flock Boonsboro Association Women of the Maryland Farm Bureau.
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Merle Duvall
Frederick
Edward Stansheld
Randallstown
Carl Feucht, Jr
Elkton
Jean Andrew
Federalsburg
J. Nelson Amos
Streett
Irving Ming
Clarksburg
Mary Teter
Cumberland
Dorothy Emerson
University of Maryland
Howard L. Stier
University
Department of Markets
John Flock
Boonsboro
Associated Women of the
Maryland Farm Bureau
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