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Country Today in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

09 Aug 1978

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Country Today

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

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Aug 09, 1978

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West Central Wisconsin canning boom amid bean crop pressures

In west central Wisconsin seven area canning companies pack nearly 10 million cases of ten vegetables from 32 380 acres as rains hurt peas and dry periods threaten late crops. Beans dominate the crop with 17 200 acres. Gale Packing Co and Indianhead Canning Co hold major bean commitments.

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Wisconsin Nation Gale Packing Co Galesville Trempealeau County Indianhead Canning Co Bloomer Bush Bros Eau Claire County Stokely-Van Camp Cumberland Turtle Lake Loyal Durand Canning Co Durand Mondovi Friday Canning Co St. Croix County
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Farmland price jump ranks among nation's highest

USDA data show Wisconsin and six other states posting 13 percent or higher gains in farmland values for the year ending Feb 1, while the national rise was nine percent. Nebraska alone declined four percent, with minor slips in Kansas New York North Carolina and West Virginia between Nov 1 1977 and Feb 1 1978. The report notes broader gains in farm real estate value US total rose to 524 billion with average value per acre 490 dollars and state spreads from 93 to 2051 dollars.

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Richmond George Danner Elmwood Albert Fedie Eau Galle Washington, D.C Federal Land Bank Life Insurance Companies The Bush Brothers Augusta Loyal Canning Co Clark County Stokely Canning Company West National Weather Service Minneapolis Pierce County Weather Old Farmers Almanac Country Life
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