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...have a lot that is not nailed down so the BU meet is going to be an evening of enlightenment," McCurdy said. "We are going to find out what we have...
...infinitely more complex forms. It becomes a way of approaching Harvard life in general, and an end in itself instead of a means for getting what you want here. You'll compete in the dining hall, in class, in bars. It will become second nature to you, so that bu the time senior year rolls around the wave of application for graduate schools and fellowships that you'll spend much of your time filling out will seem like an appropriate finish to your Harvard career...
...Department now figures that the U.S., and the vast world market that its farmers help feed, will have to make do with an American corn crop of only 4.96 billion bu.-12% less than last year's harvest and a startling 26% below the record production predicted earlier (see chart). The soybean crop will be down even lower: it is now projected to be 16% below last year's record output of 1.6 billion bu. and 15% under earlier estimates. The wheat harvest, estimated at 1.84 billion bu., will still top last year's, but by only...
...Nebraska, the state with the biggest crop damage, "dry land" farmers (those without irrigation) reckon that they have already lost 75% of the 235 million bu. of corn they expected. Many farmers are holding tight to whatever grain they have, and a lack of feed for Nebraska's record 7.5 million head of cattle is hurting ranchers. In all, Nebraska's farm income could shrink by $2 billion this year. Losses for Iowa and Kansas are conservatively estimated at $3 billion...
...smaller crops is already driving up farm prices. After a four-month decline, prices for raw farm products jumped 6% between June 15 and July 15. In that time, wholesale meat prices surged 16%. Corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade last week stood at $3.65 per bu., up more than $1 from June, and some traders think that they will soon go to $5 or higher. At the same time, soybean prices rose from $5.25 per bu. in June to $8.50, and wheat from...