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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1977
Page
3
The Agriculture Department reports 1976 all farm prices average 186 percent of the 1907 base, same as 1975, with costs to farmers rising to 194 percent of expenses. Wheat prices fell from a 1975 high, while feed grains stayed strong. cattle prices edged up, and livestock overall reached 177 percent on the 1967 scale.
Moscow officials led by Agriculture Minister Valentin Mesyats announced a 223.8 million ton grain harvest for 1976, the largest on record. Weather and better farming organization credited. USSR will meet grain purchase commitments abroad, including six million tons yearly from the United States through 1980. Cotton crop reached 8.3 million tons, just under the 1974 peak.
Columbia scientists aim to curb pesticide drift by electrically charging spray droplets. Researchers Smith and Goering test 15 000 volt systems and vibrating crystal methods to produce a uniform droplet size for safer, more efficient spraying under varying conditions.
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