Corn Belt land values rise sharply in 1976 study
The Agriculture Department reports Corn Belt land values rose 33 percent last year with Illinois gaining a record 41 percent to 1497 dollars per acre. Ohio Indiana Iowa and Missouri also posted double digit increases as national prices climbed 17 percent from 1975 to 1976.
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Washington
Illinois
Agriculture Department
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
USDA
Department’s Economic Research Service
South Carolina
U.S
New Mexico
New Jersey
Five acres per American highlights farm resource use
The National FFA Center cites Agriculture Department figures to show each American's five acres include 2.2 acres of crops while the rest is pasture and woods. It costs 37 gallons of fuel and 185 kilowatts of electricity to produce on five acres, with a farmer earning about 74.37 dollars after costs and labor.
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Washington
Future Farmers of America
Agriculture Department
U.S
National Ffa Center
Alexandria
FFA
Center
Sheep and Goats See Mixed U.S. Trend in State Pushes Goats Up 16 Percent
The Agriculture Department reports a 5 percent drop in total sheep and lambs to 12.7 million on farms. Texas shows a 16 percent rise in goats and kids to 1.3 million. Sheep and lambs average $42.40, goats $25, while swine interests urge a nationwide plan against pseudorabies or Aujeszkys Disease.
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Washington
Texas
Agriculture Department
Aujeszky
White House bars hard liquor under Carter rule
The White House will serve only wine at official events during President Carter's tenure, pleasing anti whisky forces and many Southern Baptists. Evangelist Billy Graham supports teetotalism but cautions against judging others, noting scripture allows medicinal alcohol and Bible accounts on wine.
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New York
White House
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Billy Graham
Foreign wheat competition grows as Australia tops export outlook
The Agriculture Department projects Australia to harvest about 389 million bushels of wheat this season, boosting export availability and signaling renewed world market competition with Canada and Argentina. U.S. stockpiles may exceed one billion bushels by next June, prompting debates on price supports and a possible reserve program under Bergland's approach.
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Washington
Australia
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S
Canada
Argentina
Carter
Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Minnesota
Bergland
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ford
U S farmers ahead of Soviets in agricultural efficiency
Government analyst Fletcher Pope Jr reports that the United States uses farm inputs more effectively than the Soviet Union. The 1971 75 period shows the USSR lagging in fertilizer and equipment but leads in wheat rye barley milk and potatoes. US advantage includes favorable climate and longer growing seasons with more rainfall backing higher outputs in meat eggs fruit corn and soybeans.
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Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Fletcher Pope Jr
Agriculture Department
The
Depart
Ment’s Economic Research Service
Pope
49Th Parallel
U.s.-Canadian
U.S
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