Word: bu
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...despite government attempts to cut down surpluses. Many farmers whose wheat and cotton plantings were cut by quotas increased corn planting to the point where 1954's acreage will be almost as high as last year's 81,037,000 acres. The estimated crop of 3.1 billion bu. will be on top of the present 750 million bu. carryover...
...varsity rifle team scored 1,373 points to place sixth in the Boston University Intercollegiate Matches held on the BU campus Saturday. John Hessel led the team with .280 points, while Marv Prescott and Charlie Walcott scored 274 and 275 points, respectively. The Coast Guard Academy finished first in the ten team field with 1,410 points...
...crisis and warnings of impending catastrophe, only a few weeks ago rushed through authorization for Benson to buy potatoes and channel them to Government-supported outlets such as the school lunch program. While potato consumption in the U.S. has fallen off slightly, production has gone up, from 349 million bu. in 1952 to 374 million last year. Benson thought that to resume Government buying of potatoes would only compound the problem by raising the incentive for big plantings, thereby increasing the surplus...
...farm plans is the assumption that foreign markets will absorb much of the U.S. farm surplus. Recent events suggest no such hope. At present, the Government has $4 billion tied up in price-prop loans and farm products, an alltime record. Among the stocks on hand: 426 million bu. of wheat v. 133 million last year, 457 million bu. of corn v. 280 million in 1952, 426 million Ibs. of dried milk v. 31 million. In an effort to get rid of the surpluses, the U.S. is willing to sell $130 million worth for soft currencies. Britain has agreed...
...Crimson freshmen took every place except first. Veteran George Terry, the brother-in-law of varsity winner Kelly, took first on a shorter course in 14:54. He was the only BU runner to place in the freshman meet...