Show NEWS REVIEW new dust dt lost bowl feared fec atred C corn n r n outlook improves aves thinking men experienced ranchers grain men and bankers in the west are looking worriedly ahead to a revival of the dreaded dust bowl because transient farmers are plow ing up thousands of acres of virgin range to plant wheat which will them two dollars a bushel under the stimulus of the two dollar wheat buffalo grass is being turned over at an unprecedented rate and the prediction Is that when it quits raining the dust bowl will stage a savage comeback the west again has become a paradise for speculators who are buying up land for 15 to 25 an acre and planting it in wheat one good crop win will pay tor for the land ana leave them a good profit besides suitable primarily for grazing the land normally is priced at from 2 to 10 an acre suitcase farmers roll rolt in with their tractors plows and drills put in a wheat crop and then leave until it is time to harvest the grain no one stays to check the inevitable wind erosion the current world food shortage offers some justification for expand ing the wheat crop but it would be difficult to maintain that rational outlook if resulting duct dust storms caused a recurrence of the mass ruin and exodus from the dust bowl of the FAIR OUTLOOK corn prospect As july entered the M s agricultural scene with a gush of warm air and sunshine prospects appeared reasonably good for a fair sized crop of corn in minnesota and south dakota this year however in those states as in the rest of the corn belt a long period of favorable weather conditions is most essential the frequent heavy rains must stop in order that satu rated fields can return to normal planted acreage of corn in mm min 0 desota and south dakota Is about equal to that of last year but heavy losses have been incurred as a re suit sult of excessive ram rain most observe ers agree that while the growing corn crop is two to three weeks be hind last year it still has time to stage a comeback given favorable weather such a shortened growing period however may result in reduced yields also growers in the two states are reported to have turned in the past year to planting corn requiring a shorter growing period than formerly therefore while the corn may mature relatively earlier than formerly it win will do so at the expense of a smaller yield an acre DISCORD pais paris clash latest attempt to bring the appos ing areas of the world into closer harmony by means of an internal dional conference has resulted as have all the others in a complete discordant unharmonious caloph ony it was the paris conference of british french and russian depre senta tives on secretary of state marshall s save europe proposal MARSHALL ANGERED angered at soviet criticism of his european recovery plan secretary of state george mar shall rejected as a malicious distortion of the truth the rus bus sian claim that american offers to help put europe on its feet are inspired by imperialist mo lives tives he lie drew a stinging corn parison between united states efforts for jirld aid and soviet aggrandizement in europe which went on the rocks this time deepening the rift between russia and the western powers conflict arose over two main Is sues I 1 soviet foreign minister V 51 molotov opposed any alar 1 by which the great powers could impose an economic program on the smaller nations of europe while british foreign secretary ernest bevin backed by french foreign minister georges bidault wanted to draft a broad scheme for reconstruction of all europe 2 molotov placed his entire emphasis on the american aid aspect of the marshall plan but britain and france primarily stressed a self help program for europe result is that great britain and france probably will go ahead with out russia on a western european fourbear tour four year reconstruction program of f self help at the same time hop ing ng for american credits and supplies |