Insects Bite Wisconsin Farmers Big Loss in 1975
State entomologist Lee Lovett cites a $53.8 million insect damage and control bill for 1975 in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Cooperative Pest Survey records corn rootworms causing $25.7 million and Army worms $8.1 million, with grain corn oats and alfalfa hardest hit. Weather may shape 1976 outcomes.
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Madison
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Wisconsin
Lee Lovett
Wisconsin Cooperative Pest Survey
Wisconsin property taxes exceed other levies at 1.6 billion
The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance reports property taxes total 1.6 billion this year, with 1.2 billion paid by taxpayers and 339 million covered by state relief funds. The 1975 levy tops 1974's 1.4 billion, dwarfing income taxes at 875 million and sales taxes at 510 million, while average property tax rates fell 3.7 percent.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
State Taxpayers Alliance
Alliance
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