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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
5
A collage of sages offers guidance on courage when minority, tolerance in majority, self mastery, and reason. Includes Seneca on self-subjection, Emerson on fences, and a note on a mother’s heart shaping a child’s education.
The Bowdens of Coffee county Alabama, aged 69 and 63, repay a 360 acre purchase via Farm Security loans after sons Lynn and Oren returned from service. Diversified farming including peanuts cotton hogs cattle supported by 40 year loans at 3 percent, ending with full ownership and security for the elder couple. The family expanded with Oren’s marriage, others pitching in, and renewed hope for independent farm life.
In a Florida spring immersion with the Yankees and rivals, Joe McCarthy Bill Dickey and Larry MacPhail note the team’s powerful offense should carry the defense. Yet by late July the Yankee batting average sagged under .240 with only Charlie Keller above .233, leaving even veteran stars baffled as Panama training toll and slump difficulties mount.
6,400 ex servicemen financed in March and April for farm equipment or family farms. FSA has approved over 20,000 veteran applications and more than 16,000 have received aid. Many loans support farm purchases under Bankhead Jones act with earmarked funds. Rising real estate prices and scarce farms hinder veteran access.
The Farm Security Administration provides individual guidance in good farm and home management practices for each loan. The Department of Agriculture emphasizes plans prepared with the borrower and family detailing crops, expenses, and expected income. A FSA supervisor assists in plan development and execution, with home economics help in rural counties to improve income and loan repayment.
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture says farm operators average 12 hours per day as of June 1, totaling 72 hours weekly excluding Sunday chores. Harvest season may push days longer in July and August, with farmers working 12 hours when a day is lost, unlike city plant outages. A year ago farmers averaged 12.2 hours daily amid wartime.
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