National Wheat Quota Set by Benson for 1957 Crop
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson proclaims a nationwide marketing quota for the 1957 wheat crop and sets the 1957 national acreage allotment at 55 million acres amid continued large surpluses. The referendum among commercial wheat growers on July 20 will decide whether quotas take effect.
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Literary Guidepost reviews major works and farm policy notes
W. G. Rogers discusses The Second Man by Edward Grierson and The Ninth Hour by Ben Benson, praising Grierson’s use of words over guns. The farmer policy notes cover wheat quotas, acreage allotments, and county distributions based on past sowing and soil, with state designations forthcoming.
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