U. S. HAD EIGHT
CONSECUTIVE YEARS
GOOD CROP WEATHER
^ A period of eight consecutive
y* ars cf remar cably favorable
weather was the most important
jungle factor in tiie record U. S.
production of crops and livestock
during World War II, according
to a comprehensive survey of
American agriculture just publish
ed in the 1946 Encyclopaedia Bri
mnnica Bcok of the Year.
_ J. clyde Marquis lormer direc
^ tor of economic information for
tiie U. S. department of agricul
ture, who prepared the report,
points out that a period free from
any general drought, flood or
other crop disaster co ncided with
the period of greatest war need,
with weather far more advanta
geous than the average foe 'ne
previous 30 years.
Expansion of acreage, high
yields and the use of more ma
chinery were other factors recog
^nized as aids to increased farm
production.
Record-breaking crops harvest
ed in 1945, the third highest year
on record for crop production,
were wheat, oats, tobacco, rice,
popcorn, hops, peaches, pears,
grapefruit, almonds and truck
crops for the fresh market, Mar
*quis says in his article. Food grain
production was the highest on rec
ord, and cane and beet sugar pro
made to order Tor Fascist and
Communist agitators.
President Murray of the CIO
says that if Republican leaders
think the election results gave
them a mandate to “crucify” la
bor, “they are making a grave
mistake.” Labor is in no danger of
being “crucified” by anybody ex
cept its own irresponsible and ar
rogant leaders.
duction was 23 per cent above j
1944.
Oats made a new record of
1,547,063,000 bushels, nearly 50
percent above the prewar average,
statistics show. Another all-time
record was set for tobacco, more
than 2,037,000,000 pounds of all
types being harvested in 1945.
The corn crop of 1945 was the
third 3,000,000,000-bushel produc
tion in succession, only about
180,000,000 bushels less than was
nrnduced in 1944. The harvested
acreage was about five per cent
le. s than in 1914 and the average
yield slightly larger.
Tne cotton crop, on the other
hand, was the smallest since 1896,
except for 1921, and severe de
clines were also recorded for ap
ples, cherries, maple, beans and
weet potatoes, the publication
states. Late spring frosts cut down
apple and sour cherry yields, while
unseasonably warm weather fol
lowed by a cold spell reduced the
production of maple products,
Marquis explains.
The total number of livestock |
on U. S. farms declined at an in
creasing rate, acording to the Book
of the Year, which points out that
the number of hogs fell from 83,
852,000 on January 1, 1944, to an
estimated 60,600,000 head of farms
on January 1 1945. The number of
sheep dropped seven per cent,
down to the 1928 level, during the
same one-vear period.
With the yield per cow at a new
high of nearly 4,800 pounds of
m lk during 1945, total dairy pro
duction also reached a new high
record, standing at 123 billion
pounds, a three per cent increase
over the old record set in 1942.
As far as the individual civilian
consumer is concerned, figures
show that his allotment of U. S.
agricultural products during 1945
included 130 pounds of meat, com
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pared with 150 pounds in 1944 and
126 pounds average between 1935
and 1939; 11 pounds of butter, the
lowest in 20 years, compared with
17 pounds prewar; a record con
sumption of 390 eggs four and a
half pounds of turkey and 433
pounds of fluid nrulk and cream.
During 1945, 25 percent of all
the dried fruits produced in the
United States were taken for Lend
Lease, and percentages of other
foods going to Lend-Lease ware
as follows: edible fats, 17 per cent;
dry whole milk, 16 per cent; beans
14 per cent; peas 12 per cent;
canned fish, nine percent; diy
skim milk, eight per cent; meats,
seven per cent; eggs, six per cent
and butter, two per cent.
The farmer received an average
of 54 cents out of every consumer
dollar spent for food products dur
ing 1945, a share slightly higher
than the 1944 average and well
above the 40 per cent average of
the 1935-1939 period, according to
Marquis. Year Book records show
that farm operators worked about
11 hours a day, on the average,
while their hired help averaged
nine working hours a day.
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backlog of approximately $200,
900.000 in orders. The latest order
disclosed was for 73 additional
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the army air forces. The B-50 is
an improve version of the B-29.
Allen said the new order would
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al 200 workers and bring total em
ployment to 12,000 by Christmas,
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