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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1982
Page
9
Western Wisconsin, a major dairy region, has no representation on Sen. Robert Kasten’s 21 member Agriculture Advisory Committee, described as a sounding board for forthcoming congressional farm proposals. The list includes many agriculture related names but omits west central Wisconsin.
The USDA reported a near one percent drop in average farm value from 340000 dollars on February 1 1981 to 337700 dollars on April 1 1982. Declines occurred in 24 states while 24 states saw increases. Ohio led declines at 14.3 percent with Illinois and Indiana at 10 percent and Georgia at 8 percent. Texas posted the largest rise at 17 percent followed by Nevada 14 percent West Virginia 9.5 percent and California 9 percent.
Republican hopeful Lowell Jackson labeled dairy price supports as dope for farmers and urged phasing them out gradually to reduce bankruptcies. Tony Earl warned elimination would devastate many family farms. Jackson argued production would stay high or rise regardless of price, tying it to farmers investments in machinery.
USDA researchers report five years of study show less than two percent of applied nitrogen fertilizer becomes nitrous oxide. Arvin Mosier and Gordon Hutchinson of the Research Service say the ozone- layer damage from fertilizers is smaller than once feared. They emphasize the importance of topsoil and rainfall to agriculture.
A breakfast memory recalls learning to berry pick as a nine year old with a neighbor and mother. Their two mile trek ends in jam making, with mishaps in the woods, a messy spill, and a late night canning session yielding jars of raspberry goodness and a mother's praise.
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