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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1973
Page
14
Rep Jerry Litton accuses President Nixon of ordering the USDA to scan farmers income tax returns for five years. The Agriculture Department denies any plan to snoop and says the executive order was not intended for such use.
The docket lists Dan Hazelet suing Stanley Zaremba for 15000 over a Jan 30 1971 collision at U S 59 and Leary Road. Roger Schoepflin sues Paul Waltman for 50000 after a crash with Arnold driving. A long string of traffic and petty crime fines follows including reckless driving and disorderly conduct cases across various addresses.
Federal inspection reports show a decline in broiler production in December with total liveweight at 1.078 billion pounds. The drop was 16 percent from November and two percent below December 1971.
The Metropolitan Sanitary District reports its first corn crop fertilized with treated waste outproduced untreated land by five to six feet in height. From 735 acres in Fulton County, 44,860 bushels were harvested and sold to Cargill, Inc. earning $52,241, with ears nearly three times larger.
The Agriculture Department reports average farm income rose by 1,216 to 6,797 per farm in 1972, from 5,581 in 1971. Total net farm income increased by over 3 billion dollars from 1971, with officials predicting 1973 will trail the 1972 record but still be the second highest on record.
Geary County extension director Mike Stroud says swine output will triple at Hayes Beck and Sons farm near Junction City as plans for the Wamego Oscar Mayer pork plant spark growth. Owners describe the new total confinement unit as disease free and highly efficient, with broader plans for multi-unit facilities and potential regional boosts in hog production over the next three to four years.
Kansas farms and ranches held a record 6.85 million cattle and calves on January 1, with total livestock and poultry value at $1.8 billion, both peaks in state history. The 1972 calf crop reached 2,060,000 head, up five percent from the prior year.
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