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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1951
Page
4
Missouri farmers increased fertilizer consumption to raise per acre yields and replenish soil. The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee cites 422,867 tons used in Missouri last year, up 58 percent from 1947 and far above prewar levels.
Charles Coades of Davies County near Washington Indiana won the 1950 10 Acre Wheat Improvement Contest with a 45 bushel per acre Vigo wheat yield. His field featured a 12 inch legume stand and was seeded last October with two bushels per acre plus 650 pounds 3-12-12 fertilizer. He topdressed with 30 pounds nitrogen per acre in late February, and plans to plow the field for corn next spring. More than 400 Southwestern Indiana growers competed under Purdue University guidance.
AP noted that stockholders across five major firms outnumber workers, totaling 1,684,868 people. The piece argues Americans broadly own national wealth via corporate stock, with AT and T and the Pennsylvania Railroad cited as examples, and GM stockholders outnumbering employees for 17 years.
The article argues that large corporations spread wealth through stock ownership, with nonprofits and institutions part of big business. It contrasts free American economic ideals with failed external systems, praising enterprise and the value of private industry. Local notices follow about East Gehrken's birthday and community visits.
Vernon area residents share family news visits and gatherings. A newborn boy to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Curran in Vandalia hospital is reported. Several siblings and friends attend visits and a January 17 birthday party honors Becky and Larry at the John Gehrken home. Herschel Lawrence and Myron Cooley attend a District Lodge meeting in Centralia.
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