Word: croppings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they might suddenly dip flaps, lift noses and head off into the wild blue yonder, borne on small wings that protrude fore and aft, and sometimes in between. Actually the wings, or foils, have an entirely different purpose. They are aerodynamically designed to keep a dazzling new crop of racing cars glued to the ground in this year's Indianapolis 500, giving them better stability and traction and thus greater speed. This Saturday, as the traditional field of 33 cars challenges Indy's confining concrete-walled track, speed-much more than ever before-is what the expected crowd...
...year the company earned $158 million on $3 billion in revenues, or 15% less earnings than in 1969. Now Carbide is having great success with Seed Tape, a ribbon of poly-oxide plastic containing seeds. Using a tractor mounted with a reel of tape, a farmer can plant a crop uniformly. The seeds are evenly spaced, and the tape dissolves when sprayed with water. This eliminates the costly problem of uneven planting, which often causes crops to mature at an irregular rate and forces farmers to reap several times. Seed tape has not only sold well to large corporate farmers...
...also have a good crop of freshmen," he adds. "John Ellision, Robin Wynn and four or five other guys have had really impressive seasons...
...record $1.9 billion for feed grains this year. Moreover, price supports for corn raise the costs of feed for ranchers, who in turn produce less livestock and thus cause the price of meat to rise. In 1970, Congress limited each farm to a subsidy of $55,000 per crop. Some big farmers divided their large holdings into smaller units, each eligible for a separate subsidy...
...Cliffe rowers will be facing the cream of the crop in women's racing. Vesper is defending national champion in women's division crew...