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Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15
$13.75 a Ton Expected
for 40 Beet Crop

SUGAR BEET GROWERS in the
northern Montana area can reason
ably expect over $13.75 a ton fer
their coming years crop, according
to sugar company officials. This
figure is based on a sugar content
of II percent (the longtime average
in the Chinook factory district) and
current prices of about $6.75 per 100
pounds of sugar. The sugar act pay
ment would bring the farmers re-
turn up to $13.75 a ton.
The 1949 contract with growers
provides % cents per ton of beets
more than last year. Higher prices
reflect increases up to 40 cents per
100-pound bag of sugar in the area
from Chicago to the Rocky noun
tains since the 1949 quotas were
announced.
The sugar company in this area
also announces an additional credit
will be made against the labor as
sessment if labor is taken early this
year. The assessment where labor
is supplied by the sugar company
is 81 per acre. This assessment is
eliminated entirely if growers take
laborers when they come and follow
prescribed mechanical practices in
growing in beets. Otherwise 81 is
allowed for each of these two pro-
cedures followed.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15
Song of the Lazy Farmer

ed an inspection tour to size UP
things that must be done before
/ stop again for fun. Imagine my
surprise to see that lots of things
were new to me; apparently, all
winter long, Mirandy kept on
goin' strong, and while I rested in
my chair she launched new prof.
ects everywhere. So much has
changed since way last fall, I
hardly know the place at all.
Why, half the plowing's done,
I'd guess; machin'ry I left in a
mess is all fixed up and set to go;
someone's been fixin' fence, I
know; the brooder's full of chicks
half-grown; it looks like all the
oats are sown. Tho I amt made a
livestock plan to tell my wife and
hired man, I see they've bought
a dozen sows and have the barn
filled up with cows. A croppin'
plans been figured out, l can't tell
what it's all about; there's even
one field turning green with some
crop I amt never seen. But,
shucks, it's all okay with me, IN
head back to my chair, by gee.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

Butterfat, 66.9 and 58.4 cents a
pound; milk, wholesale, $4.22 and
1910 for 100 pounds; hogs, $40 and
$3.50 for 100 pounds; eggs, 45.8 and
45.3 cents a dozen.
Chickens, 20 and 25.2 cents a
pound; flaxseed, $3.50 and $3.74 a
bushel; soybeans, $2.54 and $2.21 a
bushel; dry edible beans, $8.45 and
$7.37 for 100 pounds.
Potatoes, $1.59 and $1.74 a bushel;
beef cattle, $500 and $14.80 a hum
dred; lambs, $3.50 and SIS a hum
dred; oats, 82.5 and 81 cents a BUSH
ell; barley, $1.22 and $1.30 a bushel.
Apples, $2.61 and 1928 a bushel;
wool, 1913 and 43.4 cents a pound;
oranges, $1.96 and $3.16 a box.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15
New Plan Would Boost
Most Farm Prices

RATHER THAN USING the 1910
IA parity formula as a price base,
price supports under the new pro-
gram that has been proposed by
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan
would be calculated by using aver
age cash farm receipts for a 10-year
period of the most recent IL years.
An Income support standard
would then be projected. This would
be a figure estimated to give farm
ers a purchasing power equal to
what they had in the 1o-year base
period.
This Income support standard"
when divided by the average cash
receipts for the base period, would
give what Secretary Brannan calls
the adjustment" factor.
This adjustment factor" in turn,
would be multiplied by the average
price received for a farm commodity
during the 1O-year base period.
AS an example, the Income sup
port standard" for 1850 is estimated
at $26, 900, 900, 900. Average cash re-
ceipts from farm marketings from
1910 to 1949 totaled $21, 0OO, 900, 900.
Adjustment Factor
When the smaller figure is divided
into the estimated income support
standard, you get SIPS as an "ad-
justment" factor.
Now, the price of cotton averaged
.2239 cents in the 1940-49 base
period. When this average is multi
piled by the SIPS adjustment factor,
you get .2799 cents, which would be
the price support for cotton in 1850
under the proposed new program.
This .2799 support price for cotton
would be slightly higher than go
percent of parity under the present
formula-.2608 cents a pound.
If determined now, this is how
other 1850 farm price supports
WOuld look under ne new plan
compared with 90 percent of parity
under the present formula:
Wheat SI.88 VS. S1.8s
Wheat, $1.88 a bushel under thu
new plan and $1.85 at 80 percent o
parity; corn, $1.46 and $1.35; rice
1925 and $1.97; peanuts, GAS ant
10.1 cents a pound; flue-cured to
bacco, 49.6 and 42.9 cents; burle.
tobacco, 1915 and 43.4 cents.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

Today 1 started my spring work,
no longer could I dodge and shirk,
my conscience wouldn't let me
stay inside another single day. So,
somewhat sadly, to be sure, I start
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

A good, well-managed irrigated
pasture furnishes the cheapest and
best feed available for dairy cattle.
Such a pasture, well established,
will carry liz to 8 cows for a period
of nearly four months.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15
Break for Consumer
Brannan Submits Farm Plan
to Cut Food Costs, Aid Production

increased demand for farm products,
particularly milk and livestock prod
uctS.
City spokesman hailed the new
program as the first "break" for
consumers ever to come from a Sec
rotary of agriculture.
No estimate of the cost to the gov
eminent of carrying out the program
was made, although Secretary Bran
nan predicted it would cost ''less"
than the present program. Brannan
also insisted that controls" under
this new plan would be no greater
than would be necessary III the very
near future under present laws.
Price supports would be limited
on a unit" basis.
Each farm would be entitled to
price supports on 1900 units" of
production.
The limit would be designed to
discourage further development of
extremely large-scale, industrialized
farming.
Corn would be used as a basis for
determining units, with 10 bushels
equaling one production unit. For
other commodities, a unit would be
the amount roughly equal in value
to 10 bushels of corn, based on the
price support standard.
Thus, with 10 bushels of corn
worth $14.6O, the unit for cotton
would be 52.16 pounds, which also
would have a total value Of $14.60.
Unit Rates
Units for other commodities would
be as follows:
Wheat, TIT bushels; rice, 6.46
bushels; peanuts, 154.97 pounds;
flue-cured tobacco, 1888 pounds;
hurley tobacco, 29.44 pounds; butter
fat, 21.82 pounds; milk wholesale
346 pounds; hogs, rs pounds; eggs
31.88 dozen; chickens, 50.34 pounds,
flaxseed, ga bushels; soybeans, STE
bushels; dry edible beans, II;
pounds; potatoes, 9.18 bushels; bee.
cattle, Sc pounds; lambs, 70 pounds
oats, IT. bushels; barley, 11.97 bush
els; apples, $50 bushels; wool, 29.3.
pounds, and oranges, 7.45 boxes.
A farmer could use all his 1870
, units on a single commodity " di
{ vide them as he saw fit among tn
, products he produced.
Thus if he used them all on whea-
: he could get price support aid o
1,800x7.77 bushels or 1896 bushels
: If he used them all for beef cattl
!. he would get support benefits o
1,800x86 pounds or 154, 300 pound
e Controls
e The new program would plac
broader indirect government cor
It trolls e a farmers operation tina
ever before.
J. To be eligible for price suppo
e aid, a farmer would be required
= comply with all government pr
II grams applying to crops produce
, on his farm and, in addition, a SC
conservation program.
l. A farmer who produced cotto
lie tobacco, wheat, corn, hogs, egg
ID chickens and milk would have
he comply with programs relating
all of them to be eligible for go
eminent supports on any n or a
q Such programs might invol
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

reduce SURPRISES of major crops by
encouraging expansion of livestock
production and developing maxi
mum consumption through lower
food prices has been recommended
by Charles Brannan, secretary of ag-
riculture.
The new administration program,
outlined to congress by Secretary
Brannan, abandons the present par
ity system but sets up a new formu-
La which for most commodities
would provide price supports in 1850
above the maximum 80 percent OF
parity authorized under the Aiken
act of 1948.
Under the new plan, a total farm
income goaT' would be determined,
designed to assure agriculture at
least as much buying power as it
had in the first 10 years of the prevl-
GUS 12-year period.
In other words, the minimum in
come goal for 1850 would be the
average buying power agriculture
had in the 1938-48 period.
After this minimum income goal
is set, a corresponding schedule OF
commodity price or return guaran-
tees would be determined.
The present system of supporting
prices of non-perishable and storable
crops-corn, wheat, other grains,
cotton, tobacco, peanuts, soybeans,
flaxseed, dry beans and peas, and
woo1-would be retained.
This system provides for govern
ment removal Of the price-depress-
ing surplus from the markets by
means of loans and purchases.
But the new system of govern
ment payments would be substituted
for price supports for meat, milk,
other dairy products, eggs, poultry,
fruits and vegetables, which account
for three-fourths of the annual farm
income.
Unlike the present program, the
government would not attempt to
hold up, or put a floor under market
prices of these foods.
Free Price Movement
Instead, it would allow prices to
move freely under influences o
supply and demand. 1t now buy
and holds off the market enough o
these foods to keep prices at farm
guaranteed levels.
In times of big supplies of mos
items, prices would drop below pres
ent levels. But the farmer would ge
government payments covering tn
difference between the average maj
ket price and the return which h
should receive under the "incom
support standard"
For example, under the preser
program, the government strives
keep the price of eggs from droE
ping below 35 cents a dozen on tn
farm. 1t does this by buying and II
moving from the market enough
the supply to keep prices from g
ing below 35 cents.
Under the new plan, the govern
ment would not interfere with tt
price movement. If prices droppe
to 25 cents a dozen, for instance, Il
would be allowed to G
them at that price.
But the farmer would receive
-.~x11-+ ~ +1sc nor
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-04

and Piazzi in q 200 point contest
that was the highlight of four
nights play. Come October, these
four and other top players will
face each other in a series Of
matches booked for Bronx billiar
rooms.
JACK JOHNSON, a pugilist
who most of the time acted as
his own manager, must turn over
in his grave as business men Ray
Robinson and Joe Louis brush
aside the cobwebs that formerly
barred Negroes from juicy fight
purses. Contrast any of Joe Louis
major fight earnings with the
figure johnson received Emotion
picture rights included) for his
best purse-the Jim Jeffries
shindig. Lou is will go a long
ways with smart Truman Gibson
(his attorney making the cannon
balls while he fires them. Then
there is the crack dollar combo Of
George Gainsford and Ray Rob-
inson with vast real estate, barber
shop, dry cleaning and newspaper
IN. Y. Age) investments.
BY the time you read this, Rob-
inson will either have linked a con-
tract calling for 40 or As percent
Chelmsford wants latter sum) in
a title defense against Kid Gavi-
Ian, come next June. They call
Robinson, hard listed, a man who
runs out on contracts-occasional-
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-04

~. Well, let them remember that
the other night Robby fought on
a benefit card for an Italian pal,
AL Trubiana. All Robinson kept
for himself from the bout was
$500. He gave $4,000 to the man
he boxed (Trubiana) to stake
a new business.
Can't Keep Them Out
YESTERYEAR was a time of
talking and Washington those Of
us who fought daily for equal
rights in the sports picture at
least. Many were the articles of
ours that appeared in then. Y.
Times, World Telegram Detroit
Free Press, Journal-American, N.
Y. World, N. Y. Evening Globe,
The Brooklyn Eagle and SO forth.
Fred Leib, when president Of the
Baseball Writers Association of
America, wrote to me week after
week concerning Negro athletes
with respect to their recognition
either as players members of the
Hall of Fame; managers, scouts
coaches and (hold your breath) as
umpires after a session in umpire
training school.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-04
Beating the Gun

OA ~
Bob Teller has outridden such
a tornado, however, he is still re-
garded in some circles as a "club
house lawyer or jockey, Van
Lingle Mungo, A Brooklyn "bul-
ly boy" Of other seasons, short
ened his career with infractions
not to be compared at this point
with my man-Newcombe.
Get over that st. Louis night
mare, Donald. The next night
the lads led by Jackie Robinson's
6-runs- batted-in barrage, stood
the same team on their necks.
One day they'll start you and I
want you to keep in shape and
pitch as you did while winning for
Montreal a year ago. 1t is not
your being sent to the water cool
err that annoys me, fella.. For I
am only concerned over whether
like Campanella, Robinson, Dolby
and Paige, you can lick a giant
with a swift-steely-tongue named
Don Newcombe-of course, you
can, and we won't talk about it
anymore.
IN THE BRONX TWO WEEKS
AGO, an interracial pocket billiard
match, played before hundreds Of
wildly applauding Negro and white
kids, went off without too much
fanfare. 1t was sponsored by
handsome PHIL SCHAFFER, a
power in billiard room circles in
the county, and managed by "Nor-
folk Jack" Jack Austin) and
yours truly. 1t featured two name
players, N. Y. State Champion
| Ornifrio Lauri and Basil Piazzi,
a hair cutter by trade I call ""The
Barber of Seville" Added to TINS
was that top-flight colored expo
nent Of 20 odd years, Paul Ode
troit Slim) Graham who is among
the worlds finest one-pocket play
ers and a whale of a man at run
ming off IA balls while leaving
one for the next frame break shot
Norfolk Jack has played and
chummed 81 years with James
Evans, Washington Red.
To watch Norfolk Jack execute
a neat run Of rs followed by runs
of Is and Is in a four man team
match with champion Lauri as
his partner will be remembered
by Bronxites for seasons to come.
Lauri and Jack defeated Graham
G.cA-l D
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-04
Gifted Reader
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First Time Here
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Gives advice on all affairs Of life,
business, love, marriage, divorce,
health and family affairs. Price
in reach Of all. Located in trailer
at city limits Of Franklin, Ohio,
north on u. s. rs. Look for sign
at Smiths Trailer Camp. Hours:
10 a. m. until 10 p. m.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-04

NEW YORK June 4. (ANP) The
ST. Louis (chain gang) baseball
uprising that served to spoil the
major league debut Of towering
Donald Newcombe fails to leave
me cold to what tomorrow may
hold in store for him.
Newcombe, according to all
we've read for we were not in st.
Louis that evening, had "plenty
of good stuff" as ballplayers say
out there on the mound despite
his being sent to the showers. The
rifle shots that famed Cardinal
Deering served to set thousands
Of colored fans in the parks of
southern democracy bowling like
a tiger sick with a toothache. For
an alleged "sore-arm-pitcher", the
6 foot A inch 24O FOUNDER bore
down with speed reminiscent of
Feller or Satch Paige at their
best?
T'is true that shortly thereafter
the St. Louis rangefinders man.
aged to put some wood on the
leather pellet Newcombe sped
platewards and finally caused
Burt Shotton to thumb the "free
speaking" big boy to the confines
of the clubhouse.
Remember Dan Bankhead
Seems more than paradoxical
to me that of the two Negro
mound S pecialists to break into
major company (Dan Bankhead
was the other) the experiences
should differ but slightly. No one
should be faulted for these queer
happenings but the athletes them
selves. Had Bankhead or Don
Newcombe whipped out a low-hit
or even a shutout victory, their
admirers would have been quick
to- point out the extra-greatness of
play in the once-despised Negro
baseball circuits. Personally, I
would have preferred seeing big
Donald start in any spot other
than st. Louis. Knowing the lads
temperament (just another word
for temper), I feel that in his case
this could have POSSIBLY did not)
added up to a sulking perform
ance. Like in talks about V.D.
(veneral diseases), I see no point
in not speaking frankly and forth
rightly if Newcombe is to be saved
-from-himself. He sulks and he'll
fight in a flash, but, he can pitch
like a big Lacquer in my estima-
ton.
Burt Shotton Great Healer
Making Shotton the man who
sheltered Jackie Robinson, grow
closer to him is Newcombe's po-
tentialities. The light-skinned
fireball with the somewhat deflat-
ed half-million dollar price tag has
little or no big league future
should he once get branded as
hard to get along with.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-04

TODAY, we trail blazers and
crusaders are seeing a dream come
true with colored boys. of ability
continued on page 81
Evening star., 1949-07-31
News Of Art and Artists
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Con-
stitution avenue and Sixth street
Paintings. sculptures by masters.
Gulbenkian collection Of Egyptian
sculpture and French 18th century
art. South African art, to open
today.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, National Col
avenue and Tenth street-Ameri-
can paintings and old masters.
Water colors by Christine Deich-
mann, through today.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING. Division
of GRAPHIC Arts. Independence
green acquisitions.
street and Jefferson drive-Ori-
entail and Far Ea stern arts. Paint.
ings and etchings by Whistler and
other American artists; changing
exhibits.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART Sew
avenue and Z street-Ameriean
paintings and sculpture and the
w. A. Clark collection. American
water colors and drawings.
Exhibitions by Kainen and Smith.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY,
1900 TTenty,first TTentsy,5fi.t strsetwpsint. ret.,par.tv IT.
pairtings from the collection.
ARTS CLUB, 2O17 street-Mem-
bers' show through September.
DUMBARTON OAKS COLLECTION.
1TO3 Thirty-Second street NV
Closed until September q.
PUBLIC LIBRARY. Eighth. and x
Hartnell, to open Tuesday.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIvER-
SITY LIBRARY. 2023 G street
N.W.-Abbott School Exhibition to
open tomorrow.
PAN AMERICAN UNION. Seven
tisRah soa oRd q Aftist streets oud through
wHYTE GALLERY. 1918 Connecti-
cut avenue N.W.-Washington
artists. Prints.
ALFRED FOWLER PRINT GALLERY.
= 1114 Connecticut avenue Nv
= Wood engravinss. by Thos. Mason.
through August .
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. East Capt
Is Psnne snd exhibition h5ss thlou.h nea
SuEday.
howard UNIVERSITY GALLERY
ard place NW.-Student show
STUDIO GROUP, Hillyer court
(rear Phillips Gallery)-Painttnks
by Genevieve Long. Week ends
only through August Z. -,
CHEoUIRE HOUSE, coz King street,
Alexanoria-Don Swami etchlnss.
PLAYHOUSE THEATER GALLERY,
spective exhibition by Richard La
hey, through August.
SILVER SPRING ART GALLERY,
9216 Flower Avenue, Silver Spring,
Md.-Artist Cooperative Group,
through tn, summer.
BARNETT-ADEN GALLERY, 1877
Pandol,h -"e NW.-Group ex-
hibition Of water colors.
WATKINS GALLERY, American UNI
versjty CampuS-Gates and group
show. Closed Saturdays.
GINNs ART CENTER, 1914 Georgia
Avenue. Silver Spring-Paintings
by Iona Miller Keplinser. throush
August q
Evening star., 1949-07-31

South Africa, which seems very
remote to many. will be better
known to Washingtonians who
visit the large exhibition Of paint
tngs and sculpture to open this
afternoon at the National Gallery
of Art. Sponsored by the govern
ment of the Union Of South Africa,
1t. was selected by the Union De-
partment of Education in collab-
Grafton with the South African
Association of Arts. 1t opened at
the Tate Gallery, London, last
autumn and subsequently Travelled
to Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and
Ottawa. 1t will remain in our Ma
tional Gallery through Labor Day.
This first comprehensive exhibi-
tion from South Africa comprises
nearly ITO picture and sculpture
items, 149 of them contemporary,
an from private collections in that
country. The Selection Commit
tee chose them after considering
more than 1000 works. They rep
resent 43 painters and 10 sculp-
tors, Is of whom are women.
"A group of 18th and 10th cen
tury paintings introduces and
serves as background to the con-
temporary exhibition. One dated
1720 depicts Table Bay" painted
by George Lambert and Samuel
Scott, English marine painters
commissioned to paint the stations
on the trade route to the East.
This is one of the earliest pictures
of the Cape, which at one time
hung In the Offices Of the British
East India Co. The other paint
ings by English. Dutch and Ger
man artists, are historic docu-
ments, giving vivid glimpses Of
Cape Town and Table Bay, arrival
of early colonists, animal hunts.
landscapes and street scenes, and
natives and Cape Malays.
An informative catalogue accom-
panying the exhibition could well
serve as a handbook of South
African art. 1t has a foreword by
c, T. tie Water, president Of the
South African Association Of Arts,
Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Union of
South Africa, giving a brief
analysis of the people, the objec-
tive in sending this exhibition to
Europe and the Western Heni-
sphere, and expressing the hope
that the countries the show has
visited will respond in like man
ner. A comprehensive introduc-
tion by Geoffrey Long, member
of the Board of Selection. surveys
art and artists in South Africa for
the last 80 years, with critical
estimates of some of those repre-
sented in the show. Each artists
name in the catalog list is &C
companied by biographical data.
Mr.. Long, a sympathetic but
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Piney Branch Road Landmarks

came from miles around to enjoy it.
Toward the northern end of old
Piney Branch road, in the $500
block of what is now Colorado
avenue, midway on the east slde,
was for many years the entrance
to the Piney Branch Hotel and the
Brightwood Trotting Park. which
came into existence in 1859. when
race course was laid out at
Crystal Spring.
Race Track Popular.
This track was supposed to be
lust an even half mile. but upon
careful measurement, shortly be-
fore it was closed, it was found
to be Just feet over this distance.
For many years it was a very
popular track. and it prospered
and drew good crowds by adver-
tising in The Star, of which the
following of July, 1863, is an ex-
ample:
'"Stage coaches for Crystal
Spring and the Race Course. The
undersigned will run stage coach
for the above places, making two
trips day Except Sunday, when
three trips will be made), leaving
National Hotel at II and 4 o'clock.
and on Sunday at 10, l and 4
o'clock, stopping at the Metro
politan, Turner & Co.'S, No. 28l
Pennsylvania avenue, Kirkwood
and Wizards Hotel. Fare, round
trip. rs cents; children, half price.
E. Ferguson. proprietor OF stages.
Subsequently the Piney Branch
Trotting Course became the
Brightwood Trotting Park. And
Piney Branch Hotel, turned into
the Brightwood Park House.
Since there were several fine
springs near the race course. as
indicated, and as the surrounding
country was heavily wooded, it
made an ideal picnic grounds.
There was tavern connected
with the race course. the pro-
prietor being, from about 1868
to 1880. Frederick G. Rohr.
Toward the latter part OF its
existence the Brightwood Trotting
Park sort of lost caste and few.
if any. first-class attractions were
held there. Just before it was
closed entirely only an occasional
mule race was run. Mat Myers
mule usually won the event-if
it did not run in reverse order.
Many horses were trained on
this track up until 1904, and even
later, by such experts as Thomas
Cannon, James H. Morrow, Jo-
seps D. Stout, Colin Steele. Clay
ton Fahrney and Thomas P. Bald
win,