Electrification Boosts Farm Production On Motz Farm West Farmington Ohio
On the Motz farm near West Farmington Ohio electrification raised money earned per hour of productive labor from 66 cents in 1944 to 1 17 by 1950, a gain of over 51 percent. The test, started in 1944 with Westinghouse and Ohio Public Service Company, used profits to buy new equipment and followed typical farming conditions.
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Joseph Motz
West Farmington
Ohio
Westinghouse
Ohio Public Service Company
Motz
Metz
New Potato Products Help Hold Market Share
New potato products and improved distribution help hold markets against other foods. Potato chips and frozen fries drive demand, with grading and labeling publicizing Maine and Iowa potatoes. The campaign aims to reverse a three decade decline in potato consumption. Potatoes chips account for about 9 percent of consumption, 22 million bushels in 1950, over 80 percent of processed potatoes, a $200 million business. Pre peeled potatoes meet wide acceptance among restaurants and institutions.
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Maine
Iowa
World price record set by 13 year old at San Antonio show
13 year old Andrew Tatsch sold his 1000 pound champion steer Shorty for a world record $21,000 to B B McGimsey at the San Antonio livestock show. The steer won the great championship and Tatsch plans to buy a ranch with his proceeds. He hails from Crabapple near Fredericksburg Texas.
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Andrew Tatsch
B. B. McGimsey
San Antonio
Cancer in Large Animals Difficult to Detect
Death of Cacique a renowned pure Arab stallion highlights the challenge. The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association notes early diagnosis of stomach cancer in large animals is practically impossible. Symptoms are unclear and death can be rapid.
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Cacique
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Ruins as Blessing and Warning in Postwar Reflections
An article reflects on ruins as moral and spiritual catalysts. A German wartime survivor argues life in Germany is livable amid ruins, while biblical parallels and Jewish history illustrate lessons of justice, repentance, and renewed faith. It warns against seeking ruin but notes growth from collapse.
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Germany
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
B.C
David
Solomon
Chicago
San Francisco
Baltimore
Louisville
New South
Plywood Silhouettes for Garden Figures
Pattern 240 offered by Workshop Pattern Service teaches outdoors silhouettes from plywood or solid stock with detailed painting directions for realism. Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York advertises the pattern and price. Separately, South Korea faces agricultural challenges despite a 1950 rice crop forecast that could meet some local needs and yield a small surplus before hostilities.
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Bedford Hills
New York
South Korea
Republic
Preparing To Lay Asphalt Tiles In Basement Floor
The concrete floor must be dry clean and free of paint. Spread a mastic cement over the concrete with a paste spreader and press the tile in place. Use a linoleum knife and blowtorch to trim. August 15 marks Korea’s Republic fourth of July. formal independence proclamation was in 1948 following UN supervised election.
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Republic of Korea
Korea
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