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Problem of Plenty. In its first crop forecast for 1949, the Department of Agriculture estimated that the winter wheat crop would be a near-record 964,808,000 bushels. That could mean a whopping surplus piled on top of this year's surplus. Although the Department had urged an 8% cut in winter wheat acreage, farmers (spurred by the price support law) had increased their acreage by 5%. It would cost taxpayers millions in support payments...
...Pinkerton men waited until Jockey Eddie Arcaro had ridden C. V. Whitney's filly, First Flight, down the six-furlong straightaway in a near-record 1:08 3/5. Then one of the agents stepped up to Baldy. "How would you like to talk to Mr. O'Grady at the Pinkerton Agency?" Blurted Baldy in hurt indignation: "Pinkerton? O'Grady? What am I? A bookmaker?" But he was not indignant enough to want to meet O'Grady-he vanished through the nearest gate...
Grain Prices. Despite the prospect of improved crops abroad, the U. S. Government raised its 1948-49 grain export goal to a near-record 450 million bushels, 20% more than six weeks ago. Skidding grain prices did a quick turnabout, with wheat at one time rising as much as 3? a bushel, corn rising...
McIntyre of Dartmouth broke Alan Ford's pool record for the 50 yard dash in 23.7 seconds and also turned in a near-record win in the 100 yard freestyle...
...With a near-record, 1400-odd enrollment, the Graduate School of Business Administration enters its fortieth year of operation today as an estimated 720 first-term students register at Baker Library across the Charles...