Farm loan boom and price fight in postwar economy
Midwestern bankers report higher farm borrowing due to rising costs and tighter credit. Machinery sales move to credit. farm prices fall since February, prompting calls to keep prices high and push crop withholding. Rural areas note cost increases on fertilizer and labor, with broader hints of national policy shifts.
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The Strange Case of Sal Maglie A Giants Pitcher
Baseball writer Grantland Rice profiles Sal Maglie, noting his improbable rise from obscurity with the Giants. After years of mediocrity in Buffalo and the Mexican League, Maglie learned control and pitch placement, blossoming into a 20 win season and a star in 1950. Newsman Leo Durocher explains Maglie’s late bloom and the Giants’ decision to start him, calling his career arc one of baseball’s strangest.
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Picking Up an Argument on Football Passers and Receivers
The writer debates value in football, praising receivers like Don Hutson for their game changing impact. He cites Hutson drawing coverage and opening plays, claiming Hutson altered pro football dynamics and outshined star passers. The piece relies on quote from Jimmy Conzelman about Hutson as the most valuable player he ever saw.
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Keith Topping
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Defense Production Output Surges for War Readiness
Manly Fleischmann announces at the 70th AFL convention in San Francisco that the nation could produce 30 000 tanks and 50 000 planes annually plus large stockpiles to last a year of total war. He notes steel capacity up by 18 000 tons and primary aluminum up by nine percent with power increases, despite temporary loss of foreign sources.
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Mulching Not to Prevent Freezing Says Gardener Advice
Garden guidance explains mulching mainly prevents quick freeze thaw cycles and soil dehydration. Leaves, straw, oat straw, peat moss, grass clippings, and ground corn cobs are suggested for borders, around evergreens, strawberry beds, roses, and general soil-health benefits.
200-240 Pound Hogs Will Bring the Best Price
Livestock specialists say hogs in the 200 to 240 pound range will fetch the best prices this fall. With a 1951 pig crop about 105 million head and weaker fats demand, lightweights and extremes will suffer larger discounts than last year. Farmers are urged to finish hogs between 200 and 240 pounds for top returns.
Restored KC Stockyards Cattle Come In After Flood
Restored pens at the Kansas City stockyards begin to fill as cattle arrive following the flood. More than 20 feet of floodwater covered the area, and livestock men across the Midwest hail the rehabilitation effort as outstanding.
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Cattle Grubs Trim Beef and Hide Values in U S
Livestock specialists report at least 12 million pounds of premium beef are trimmed due to grub holes, lowering carcass value per pound. Grubs also cause about $20 million in hide damage annually, enough to make a million shoes.
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U. S
Easy to Make Bunk Beds Pattern 236
Pattern 236 provides instructions and dimensions for bunk beds suited to standard twin beds. It notes stock lumber sizes and the use of ordinary hand tools, with a price of 25 cents.
Classified department fruit and poultry farm for sale near Beaver Crossing
Highly productive farm on Route 3 near Beaver Crossing flooded level artesian well irrigation modern house three bedrooms with running water autowater heater REA 400 amp hen house brooder house barn half acre Concord grapes two acres strawberries and raspberries easy to Seward Milford area quick sale any reasonable offer Oscar W Sward Beaver Crossing 4128 Boar and Gilt Sale October 15 1951 1 PM Eagle Nebraska 60 head 40 Boars 20 Gilts MAANS BOS Walton Nebraska
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