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Show NEWS REVIEW New Dust Bowl Feared; Corn Outlook Improves 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 bring them two dollars a bushel. Under the stimulus of the Vwo- 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 paradise for speculators who are buying up land for 515 to $25 an acre and planting It In wheat. One good crop will pay for the land and leave them a good profit besides. Suitable primarily for graiing. the land normally is priced at from $2 to $!0 an acre. "Suitcase farmers" roll In with their tractors, plows and drills, put in a wheat crop and then leave until it Is time to harvest the grain. No ore stays to check the inevitable wind erosion. The current world food shortage o.Tcrs si. me Justification for expanding expand-ing the wheat crop, but It would be difficult to maintain that rational outlet k if resulting dust storms causrd a recurrence of the muss ruin and rxod is from the dust bowl of the lDI' s. FAIR OUTLOOK: Corn Vrospvct As July entered the M:dwefi agricultural icer.e w .th a Rush cf warm a ; r nr.d unh:r.e. prnsprcts appeared rca vnahly c- d fur a fair-si'-'l crop nf crn in Minnesota and S"U.h Dakota thi a year. However, in th'e states, ai In the rest of the corn hell, a Inr.g frrind of favnrable weather cr.d;t;oni li m :t e.sent;al. The frequent, heavy ra.n.n must tnp in order that atu-r.ierl atu-r.ierl fyM can return to n rmal. Planted acreage of corn in M.n- nesota and South Dakota Is about equal to that of last year, but heavy losses have been Incurred a result re-sult of excessive rain. Most observers observ-ers agree that while the growing corn crop Is two to three weeks behind be-hind last year It still hat 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 will do so at the exjKT.se cf a smaller yield an acre, j DISCORD: ! Paris Clash Latest airerr.pt to brlr.j; the rrro-Injjf rrro-Injjf areai tf the world into doner harnn r.y by rr.r.iri cf an Interna- ; tl'r.ft! conference hai resulted, at have all the others. In a complete, d:c rd.ir.t. u:.harmonl us cacophony. cacoph-ony. It was the Par!i cer.frrer.ee of Pnl;h. r'rer.rh nr.d Rimian repre s e p. t a t j , e s on Secretary c f State Marshall's save - Pump pro;-oal |