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Suddenly those old-fashioned boats and their gear seem strangely up-to-date. The cruising sailors seem less eccentric. The boats they have preserved have become objects of envy; now, even the weekend yachtsmen want something like them, and every month the boating magazines fatten with advertisements of new cruising sailboats coming off drawing boards and production lines. On the water, at least, yesterday's tastes have become today's styles...
Indeed corn, used mainly to fatten animals, is the most threatened feed crop of all. The Government had hoped that 74 million acres of corn would be planted nationally this year, but farmers in most Midwestern states are well behind that schedule. In Iowa, the nation's biggest corn state, deep mud had by last week held plantings to 18% of the total potential acreage, v. 30% at this time last year. Even if the farmers do hit the Government target on acreage, it is doubtful that they will get a big enough crop to fulfill Administration estimates. Seeds...
With two more games remaining in the season against Brandeis and Springfield this week, the team has a chance to fatten its record as well as get in some practice for the winning the Eastern League, the second straight year it has done so. The other contenders are UMass, the Yankee conference champ, and either Providence or Northeastern...
...principle: the cattle operation is typical. Stratford's three yards are concentrated within a 30-mile radius, in keeping with Gow's belief in concentrated locations, and they feed a total of 150,000 head. (By December Gow plans to expand to 250,000.) The yards fatten a 650-lb. steer at the rate of 3.1 lbs. per day. Five months and some 490 lbs. later, the steer is shipped off to a packer. "It's a big operation," Gow says. "We have vets and nutritionists; the cattle are checked twice a day. We have a good...
...nine (4-2) goes into this weekend's home action in third place in the EIBL behind leader Penn (7-2) and Cornell (5-2). The Crimson hopes to fatten its record at the expense of fourth place Princeton this afternoon and cellar-dwelling Columbia tomorrow...