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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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United Hybrid Growers of Iowa, led by John W. Nicholson, are privately implementing President Truman's Point Four foreign-aid program by advising European governments on hybrid corn and disease-resistant grains. In 1946, they sent 66 varieties to Italy, boosting experimental farm yields from 30 to 120 bushels per acre, far above Europe's 12-bushel average.
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One important segment of American industry is putting President Truman's "Point Four" foreign-aid program into effect without government financing.
The innovators are the United Hybrid Growers of Iowa.
Consisting of 31 concerns operating plant-breeding farms and seed processing plants in the corn-belt states, the group has been asked by European governments to advise them on how to develop hybrid corn and disease-resistant grain in order to increase good crops.
John W. Nicholson, UHG head, has been active for several years in spreading the gospel abroad of American technique in scientific seed culture. In 1946, his group sent 66 varieties of hybrid corn to Italy. As a result, Italian corn production on the experimental farms has soared to 120 bushels per acre, as against a previous high of 30 bushels and a European average of 12 bushels.
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Corn Belt States, Europe, Italy
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1946
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United Hybrid Growers of Iowa, consisting of 31 concerns, advise European governments on hybrid corn development. In 1946, they sent 66 varieties to Italy, resulting in corn yields on experimental farms increasing from 30 to 120 bushels per acre, exceeding the European average of 12 bushels.