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Winter Wheat Crop Estimate Drops In Report WASHINGTON-UPI-A 1950 win ter wheat crop of 763,590,000 bush els has been forecast by the agri culture department. This estimate it 121,068,000 bush els less than the 884,656,000 bush els indicated by the department'! first report, issued last Dec. 20. It compares with last year's win ter wheat crop of 901,668,000 bush els and with the 1939 48 average of 758.821,000 bushels. No forecast was given for spring wheat, inasmuch as much of it is yet to be planted. The average yield of winter wheat to the acre was forecast at 14.4 bushels, compared with 14.5 indicated last year, and with ten-year average of 15.7 bushels. The portion of the seeded acre age of winter wheat, not expected to be harvested was put at 18.8 percent, compared with 11.1 per cent last year and 10.8 per Cent for the ten-year average. The production of milk in March was reported at 0,996.000,000 pounds compared with 8.671,000, 000 in February, 9,616,000,000 in March last year and 9,448,000,000 for the ten-year March average. Production of eggs in March was reported at 6.429,000,000 compared with 5,217,000,000 in February, 6.143,000,000 in March last year and 5,858,000,000 for the ten-year March average. Stocks of wheat on farma totaled 199,169,000 bushels or 17.4 percent of last year's crop. A year ago stocks were 246.024.000 bushels or 18.7 percent of the previous year's crop, compared with 216,243,000 bushels and 22.2 percent for the ten-year average. The indicated production of win ter wheat this year and last, re spectively, by major producing states included: Nebraska 75,981,000 and 53,316, 000; Kansas 179,491,000 and 164, 208.000: Oklahoma 55,053.000 and 88,725,000; Washington 57,694,000 and 48,172.000; Oregon 16,254,000 and 17,302,000. Organization Of More Reserves Is Plan Of Army WASHINGTON- -The army has disclosed details of its plan to achieve by 1956 the minimum force of organized reserves deemed necessary in an emergency to round out 25 divisions and provide the nucleus for 25 more. The units that would be rounded out immediately in an emergency are the 10 existing divisions of the regular army and 15 of the 27 existing national guard divisions. .Together with the remaining guard divisions and the contemplated skeleton divisions of reserves, they would give the army the trained framework for a total of 62 divi sions. Karl R. Bendetscn, assistant secretary of the army, told re porters that a minimum strength of 367,000 officers and men in the organized reserve cannot b e achieved "with a magic wand." He said the program depends on the lawmakers providing funds for costs at a rate rising from 1115,000,000 in the pending budget lo a peak of tl80.ooo.ooo in ijb and an average of $153,000,000 a year thereafter. In addition to these outlays for training pay, equipment and other recurring expense, the army has asked congress to authorize Wo, 000,000 of armory and other con struction for reserve training pur poses. An army itatement on the pro gram said 146,000 officers and 956,900 enlisted personnel would be necessary to bring required units of the organized reserve to full strength. The army said it realized this would be impracti cal in any peacetime program. It added that a desirable strength would be 100 per cent of the officers and 50 per cent of the enlisted strength of required units, or 146,000 officers and 478,. 400 enlisted personnel. Aberdeen Boys' Club Can Issue Traffic Tickets ARKRDEEN, Wash., IVt Members of a Boys' club at Aber deen high school have been given authority to issue traffic tickets, i in a move to cut down violations, j Police I'hief A. M. Gallagher ! said 10 or 12 members of the I Golden A club's traffic committee i would be empowered to issue tick- i ets. He said the club members j would pay particular attention to speeders and violations at school crossings, pedestrian lanes. MOVING pianos stoves Refrigerators crating packing STORAGE FREE ESTIMATES Agent for Lyon Von Lines Phont 927 Evenings, 320-J-3 ROSEBURG Transfer & Storage SENSATIONAL SAVINGS AT MODERN FURNITURE'S Limited Quantities Please Shop Early FAMOUS NATIONALLY JjjSX FREE DELIVERY Anywhere In Douglas County r 1 cave on The Newt-Review, rv r ei Roseburj, Ort Thur., April 13, 1950 b.u"o
