Word: farmed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...John Fox discovered that New England livestock could not survive the Middle East climate [July 7]? The Israeli government imported a Holstein bull (Whirlhill Hector) from our farm some time ago to improve their fine Holstein herds. All reports indicate that Hector and his daughters are thriving in the Biblical land of milk and honey...
...inhabitants claim that "if you stand around long enough, you'll get cut; if you try to run, you'll get shot." The city-slicker writers found Roy a quiet, soft-spoken schoolteacher and ex-Army lieutenant living in a modern cottage on the Harris farm. Roy told them he was part Indian (Cherokee) and "I want to prove that I am a fighter and not a myth." They all dutifully wrote that down...
Killing for Defense. Minor characters of Cut and Shoot included Cousin Armadillo, who stays on the Harris farm because he likes it, is called "Armadillo" because he has killed (he claims) 6,632 of the little beasts and keeps their ears to prove it-and Uncle Bob, who killed a man. Explained Roy's brother Tobe: "This fellow decided to kill Uncle Bob. He and two pals caught Bob in a saloon. The fellow offered Bob a drink, and when Bob lifted it to his lips, he hit him in the head with an automobile wrench. Bob staggered...
...HARVEST will equal last year's record despite crop controls, will create bigger stockpiles and raise Government farm costs. Wheat and soybean production will grow to new high, though cotton and corn will drop...
...most fascinatingly dreadful characters to appear in a long time. He is self-described as "owl. peacock, chameleon, donkey and popinjay, fugitive from a medieval bestiary." In more modern terms, he is also a manic-depressive, and a fugitive from a psychotherapeutic institution called the Remobilization Farm...