Show CROP R PROSPECTS 1951 Production May Set New Record With a break in the weather American crop production in 1951 may set a record but whether the peak eak output is the answer to spiraling spiraling spiral- spiral ing jag food prices is the big question even for tor the nations nation's farmers One favorable trend is the growing growing grow grow- ing number of beef cattle and hogs sources of a major item in the country's diet Cattle numbers are sow cow at head compared with a low of at in 1948 Stocks of wheat ard and corn ra rau material for or meat and dairy pro products products ducts are ample and without acreage acre acreage age restrictions Winter wheal wheat planting is up sixth one over last year Indications in the m midwest west corn belt point t toward ward another bumper planting this spring officials of of the department of agri agri- agriculture agriculture agriculture culture said in a Q recent report |