From Pen to Platter Forty-Five Million Pounds of Meat
A bird's-eye view explains U S livestock industry scale with forty five million pounds of beef, chops and roasts consumed daily. It notes 133 million head across farms, 24 cents of farm income from livestock, and 29 million workers. Western ranges ship carloads to corn belt feedlots for finishing. Thirteen corn belt states supply 60 percent of beef and much feed.
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Fascinating History of the Old Center of Virginia
National Geographic Society surveys Williamsburg as a restored educational historic center. The article traces Virginia's expansion from Jamestown to the colonial capital, the creation of Middle Plantation, and the College of William and Mary shaping Williamsburg within Colonial National Historical Park.
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Illiamsburg
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Old Point Comfort
College of William and Mary
United States
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London
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Old Ffields
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