Record wheat crop hints and alfalfa pest control in 1959
April 1959 USDA forecasts indicate a 966 million bushel winter wheat crop for 1959 with a seed yield around 21.4 bushels per acre, above average. New Cody alfalfa variety from USDA and Kansas Experiment Station aims to resist spotted alfalfa aphid, expanding adaptation.
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Crop-livestock farmers earn far more labor income in 1957
Figures show crop-livestock farmers had a 1957 labor income of 2553 dollars while non livestock farmers earned 478 dollars. This highlights a strong earnings gap between the two groups in that year.
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