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When science had done so much, what might science not do? In Massachusetts last week, many a fanner and townsman listened to word of the newest miracle, eager to believe. And the wonder grew-for a while...
FARMERS EVERYWHERE, busy with spring chores, were giving thanks for the mild winter. Even the blast of snow and freezing weather that had hit Britain in mid-February had been rather welcome. Said a toothless Suffolk fanner: "The crops were coming up too fast. The snow put 'em to sleep. Now, unless a May frost comes along to stab us in the back, there'll be a bumper." Sheep Raiser Ben Alderson of Kerry, Montgomeryshire, had a bumper already; one of his ewes had just produced five lambs, a circumstance considered remarkable enough to be recorded...
...sideline to his carpentering and cranberry farming, Finnish Fanner Andrew Paananen took to sanding cranberry bogs in Carver, Mass. For this crop-improving work he got two $15 checks from the Department of Agriculture. Last week, when he opened his third Government pay check, all Andrew Paananen could say was "Look." The check...
...that one Ivan Williamson, Michigan end in 1932, had signed a contract to coach Yale's freshman team in 1934 to pave the way for Kipke. The New York American discovered that it would cost Yale $27,000 to hire Coach Kipke and assistants for one year. Malcolm Fanner once more denied that Kipke had been asked to coach the Yale football team in 1934. Next day the Kipke story really began to break. All Manhattan papers carried advance notices about a luncheon at the Yale Club to be attended by both Mal colm Farmer and President James Rowland...
...only one-quarter exceed $1,200 per year, the Department of Agriculture's "minimum wage" for a farm family. Reason for low income: For every dollar the consumer pays for food, about 30 cents gets back to the farmer, 70 cents going for transportation, marketing, etc. The fanner gets no more because, ambitious, he grows too much, puts it up for sale. With all farmers doing this, a surplus is created, depressing prices. The farmer markets his goods individually, thus entrenching a sloppy fluctuating marketing system. Congress is now called to remedy this situation, to provide "relief." The remedy...