Farm population falls as urban to rural move slows
Valerie Strauss reports that U S farm residents dropped by nearly 350 000 in the first half of the decade with 1975 alone seeing a 400 000 decline. About 9 million live on farms, the lowest since 1910 while agricultural employment remains steady due to off farm workers and self employed farm roles. The South shows the steepest decline, the North Central states gain share, and Pacific states see a rise tied to irrigation, grape and vineyard expansion. Beale notes mechanization and birth rate shifts drive the longer term trend and expects decline to continue for several years.
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Valerie Strauss
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Calvin Beale
Economic Research Service
Beale
Iowa
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pacific States
California
Oregon
South
Horses Haul Hay with Horse Cart near Petersburg ND
Ronald Iverson and his son Greg haul hay on their farm west of Petersburg North Dakota using a horse drawn cart. Neighbors mock the method but Iverson prefers it as easier than lifting bales and says it adds fun to farm chores.
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Ronald Iverson
Greg
Acmile
Patersburg N.D
Iverson
Five Illinois counties lead in apple and peach yields
Five Southern Illinois counties Jackson Johnson Randolph Union and Franklin produced more than 40 percent of the peach crop and about 225 percent of the apple crop. They grew about 300000 bushels of apples of 2000000 statewide and about 179000 bushels of peaches of 417000 statewide. Union County tops tree counts with 33701 apple and 40076 peach trees, while Jackson and Johnson follow with smaller totals.
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Tlinois
Jackson
Johnson
Randolph
Union
Franklin
Ilinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Union County
Jackson County
Johnson County
Pork poses no swine flu danger to humans
An investigation by Mike Carr finds no risk from handling pork or cooking pork at proper temperatures. Experts say humans are more at risk from exposure to the virus in other settings, and that many hogs show prior exposure with little danger to consumers.
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Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub
B. C. Easterday
University of Wisconsin In
Madison
Deby
Easterday
New Jersey
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