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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1948
Page
2
U S farm surveys show at year start 27 550 000 people on farms. The 1947 total was 2 719 000 below the 1940 level of 30 269 000. Men returning from the armed forces have been the biggest boost, with about 1 250 000 more returning to farms than left to join the forces.
The report estimates 2.4 million men living on farms entered the armed forces between 1940 and 1947, with 1.85 million in January 1945, and 1.8 million returning to farms after discharge. It notes births, migration, and postwar shifts increasing farm populations through 1946.
Daniel Roberts county agent warns Franklin county farmers to buy certified seed cautiously and not rely on one or two year out seed for planting. Idaho Aberdeen station trials show 10 to 15 sacks more per acre with certified seed. Ring rot spread and nematode risk noted. Franklin county currently nematode free.
Idaho 1947 wool production estimated at 10,425,000 pounds with fleece weights averaging 9.9 pounds the heaviest on record. Sheep shorn numbered 1,053,000, down 3 percent from 1946 and less than half of 1918. Wool prices averaged 42 cents per pound, matching 1943 and 1946 but below the highs of 1918 1919 and 1920. Cash income from 1946 clip was 4 78 000 dollars.
A column argues postwar fear remains, urges universal military training, and criticizes US foreign policy. It notes UN by-passed in European recovery, cites military strength figures, and questions Marshall plan balance with Britain and western Europe prospects. It also mentions a March 24 facsimile distribution in seven western states.
Standard of California will distribute free facsimiles of the Bill of Rights through Standard Stations and Chevron dealers in the Preston area. The reproductions carry the original document’s script on the face with the text reprinted in modern type.
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