Beef price control rollback aimed to save households
A sweeping federal order would cut slaughterer payments by 10 percent starting May 20 and set new wholesale and retail price ceilings for beef with charts due by June 4. Additional cuts are planned for August 1 and October 1, while broader defense act protections and rent controls face renewed pushback amid Korea War reporting.
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Legume in Wheat Need Boosts Yields with Fertilizer
Purdue extension agronomist H R Lathrope urges fall application of complete balanced fertilizer to legume wheat seedings and spring top-dress with nitrogen. Alfalfa and sweet clover replenish organic matter, improve soils, and raise yields for legume-wheat rotations in Indiana’s pocket area. Charles Coades reports 42 bushels per acre of Vigo wheat after applying 650 pounds per acre of 8-12-12 in the previous fall and nitrogen top-dress in spring.
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Prices Slip Slightly in Retail Food, Eight-City Survey Says
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a modest decline in retail food prices in the latter part of March across eight cities. Fresh fruit and vegetable prices led the drop with cabbage down 19 percent and tomatoes down 18 percent, while overall the index remained above June and last year's levels due to the price freeze and wartime demand.
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Farmers Urged to Check Livestock Mineral Intake
The American Veterinary Medical Association warns farmers to monitor minerals in livestock diets as spring production nears. Calcium and phosphorus comprise about 70 percent of body minerals, with dairy cows and laying hens needing vigilant balance to prevent deficiency diseases.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
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Homemakers Urged to Freeze and Can Surpluses
Government urges homemakers to preserve seasonal surpluses by freezing and canning to ensure food for emergencies. With many lacking garden plots the program encourages canning and freezing to supplement larders and raise overall food supply.
Eight Women in Hall of Fame of Great Americans
Susan B. Anthony, 1820 1906, a leading figure in women’s rights, is added to the Hall of Fame at New York University. The new selection makes eight women enshrined in the campus colonnade.
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