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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1957
Page
5
Conservation Department parks workers perform a massive spring cleanup to ready Michigan state parks and recreation areas for an expected surge of visitors. About 16,000,000 people used state parks in 1956, with thousands of man hours spent painting, repairing, and replacing worn facilities at six parks.
The Agriculture Department estimates total farm output for 1957 will fall from 1956. Crop cutbacks due to soil bank acreages will shrink planted area by 3 to 4 percent, with wheat corn cotton rice and tobacco hardest hit. Exports stay strong but may slow in late 1957, while livestock output remains near last year’s peak. Net farm income likely rises due to large government soil bank payments despite higher costs. A new dry bean Columbia Pinto offers disease resistance and suitability for western irrigation areas.
Agriculture Department projects a 3 percent drop in spring vegetables and melons from 1956, offset by an 11 percent rise above the long term average. Lower acreage and weather challenges across regions reduce production of canta soups tomatoes sweet corn and onions, while watermelons lettuce and asparagus rise. Processing vegetables acreage also falls about 3 percent from 1956, with declines in tomatoes green lima beans beets and kraut cabbage, offset partly by more snap beans and cucumbers for pickles. Farmers’ share of the retail food dollar is expected to dip about a penny to 89 cents. Total farm workers in April survey week fell nearly 300,000 from the previous year to 7,455,000 amid seasonal demand.
A 20 page guide from the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers offers a simple bridge primer for beginners. It uses cartoons and business analogies to explain bidding and play and urges readers to play often to improve. Copies are available by mailing 10 cents to New York.
The Davenport sheriff ordered the jail walls painted in delicate shades of pink green blue and lavender to make the facility more cheerful for the prisoners.
The piece notes a predicted shift in farm policy due to a 11 percent lower price for 1958 wheat and outlines a three cornered policy fight among price supports flexible supports and the Grange commodity approach. It also marks milestones including the American Dairy Industry 30th anniversary at Jamestown and the 10th anniversary meeting of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers at Purdue. Soil Stewardship Week is observed across Michigan with emphasis on soil care and responsible land use.
REA celebrates 22 years of service to farm families and power distribution. Administrator David A. Hamill notes over 100000 new users hooked on electricity in the past year and credits REA financing with expanding farm electrification from 10.9 to 95 percent. Only two percent of farm homes remain unelectrified. borrowers have repaid about 585 million dollars.
Government price support loans for 1957 crop upland cotton will be available before August 1 to eligible producers in early harvesting areas. The minimum price is 28.15 cents per pound gross weight middling. Loans mature by July 31, 1958 or earlier on demand, and are available from banks, other agencies, or directly from the CCC through next April 30.
The Agriculture Department reports about 36 million bushels of crop corn were placed under price support between mid March and mid April 1956, bringing total support to more than 398 million bushels. About 78.6 million bushels of corn on farms not under acreage controls are also under support at 1.25 dollars per bushel as of April 15.
The report highlights principal and 266 million in interest on REA loans with a current balance over 102 million repaid ahead of schedule. Since 1935, only 234 thousand remains delinquent.
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