Wheat yield forecast signals new farm policy options
The article notes the smallest wheat yield in 41 years could still support farm bonuses for export rather than cut production. It discusses adopting a corn loan model for wheat, maintaining federal control while keeping grain reserves on farms to guard against drought and famine. It reports severe hay and pasture losses nationwide, with several states recording record low June conditions.
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Ohio
Nevada
Crop Reporting Board
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Drought Hits Critical and Serious Areas. Livestock and Crops Suffer
The report splits regions into critical and serious drought areas. Critical regions face pastures hay crops and spring grains failing, with limited offset from corn and forage. Serious areas expect possible harvests if weather improves, including corn soybeans sorghums and emergency hay. Milk and egg production hit ten year lows as drought persists.
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Crop Reporting Board
Enrollments In CCC To Begin Monday July 2
The Associated Press reports start of CCC enrollment in the Third Corps area. A total of 13 097 new men are to be enrolled as the program begins on Monday July 2 in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Third Corps
CCC
Army CCC enrollment to begin July for Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia
Area headquarters announced the new CCC enrollment will start Monday July 2. All men who entered the CCC before June 30 are to be mustered out. The July enrollment aims to reach 25 550 members across 144 companies in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia with four army posts processing the new entrants. Holabird Depot in Baltimore will handle about 2 800 from Maryland.
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CCC
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Holabird Quartermaster Depot
Baltimore
Mary
Rationed draft quotas by state for mid-Atlantic region
Details regional draft quotas for Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia. Fort Meade Fort Hoyle Fort Monroe receive thousands of men from nearby areas while state agencies arrange selection examinations transportation and conditioning. Quotas list Pennsylvania 8734 Maryland 1967 Virginia 1573 and DC 823 with numerous camps across the states.
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Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
Fort Hoyle
Fort Monroe
Virginia
District of Columbia
Department of Labor
Veterans Administration
Army
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