This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1970
Page
4
The Agriculture Department reports 1969 had 2,971,000 operating farms, down 3 percent from 1968, with 2,895,000 projected for 1970. Total farm land about 1,124 million acres, average farm size rising to 378 acres in 1969 and an estimated 387 for 1970, reflecting a decade of shrinking farm numbers and growing acreages.
Washington reports top farm economist Don Paarlberg says U.S. agriculture will be leaner and more adept at self management by 1980. Farms will be fewer but larger, producing more for domestic use and exports, with government policy unable to reverse these long term trends.
A coalition of Kansas groups urges a shift from local property taxes to state funding for schools to prevent 20 to 25 percent operation tax increases next year. They cite 1969 aid of 26 million and praise plans for 40 to 50 percent state support, warning of a major crisis and taxpayer backlash otherwise.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.