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About The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1947)
Ties Now Live Longer Back in 1915, railroad ties had tn | be replaced after five years of ; grinding and pounding under the wheels of heavy trains. The 1947 model crossties, however, hardened j and preserved with creosote by im proved methods, are good for 30 years. Stretching the life of a tie sixfold saves considerable as it costs more than a dollar, not count tag labor, to renew each tie. There I •re are nearly 1,300,000,000 ties constantly wearing out on all the railroad lines in the United States. Importance of Wheat' Recent studies of the department of agriculture show that wheat is second only to com in economic im portance among the cereal crops of this country and is grown in nearly all of the 48 states. It is the farm ers’ chief cash crop over very large areas and its culture is mechanized to a larger extent than that of any i other major crop. ** Model 254 PORTABLE AC-DC Battery RADIO Rich tone—razor sharp tuning—plenty of power in this 3-way portable radio. 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