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NEW PLANT STRAINS. Sweden's Ake Gustafsson reported that seeds exposed to atomic radiation, notably barley, new wheat, peas, flax, tomatoes, had produced new, hardier strains by mutation. In the future, said Gustafsson, new breeds of plants can be developed to produce healthy crops almost anywhere in the world...
CANNED-FOOD prices are climbing higher because of smaller crops and slim carryover stocks from last year. Green Giant Co., Del Monte, Libby, Dole and other canners have already hiked pineapple prices 4%, asparagus 11%, peas, corn and peaches, plan similar hikes right down the line on many of their...
In the Coachella Valley, the land is so fertile that most ranchers double-crop, producing two yields a year from the same acreage. On an intensively worked ranch of 80 acres, Henry Sakemi, a Nisei farmer, raises tomatoes, peas, corn, beans, romaine lettuce and squash. His overhead is steep: four...
In 1960 Americans will eat 10% more citrus fruits and tomatoes than in 1950, 11% less nuts, dry beans and peas. Outlays for "participant recreation" will be up 36.3%. This rise chiefly reflects the boom in pari-mutuel betting and pinball and slot-machine playing (whose net receipts more than...
After a light lunch-rare filet mignon, peas, fruit compote, tea-Shelley tried once more to sleep. This time, in an earnest effort to relax, she read a few chapters of her favorite book: Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking (see RELIGION). Refreshed, Shelley sprinted to...