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<br />CROP VALUES INCREASE
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<br />fARMERS A',O LIYE:STOCo< F(ED(RS IN T...( DISTRICT ......Y(. AGAIN, DEMONSTR...Teo A" ...BILITY
<br />TO INCREASE Y"'CIR PROOUCTIO~ [FFICI[NCy AND THUS OFFSET TO SOMe OEGR(( TH( CONTINIJING
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<br />COST-PRIC( SQU[[Z( W'TH W""CH T...ty MUST COPE.
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<br />E....c... YEIlR TI1[ PRICt OF [OUIPMENT, 5ttO,
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<br />FERTILIZtR, LAIlO" , "'''0 OTH(R COSTS OF FARM OP(R"'TIO" Goes UP W. rHOUT ... CORRtSPO"OINa
<br />'NCRt...se IN T...t PRIC[ T..e F"'RM[R A"O F[[O[R R[C['VCS FOR H.c COMMODITY ..( PRODuces. IN
<br />ORDeR '0 SIJRVIV[, HC M",ST, T"Roua.. INCRCASeD PROolJCTION eFFtCIC"CY. IOCoUC[ T..[ UNIT COST
<br />OF "'S PROOIJCT. HIS ABILITY TO 00 T....S YCAR .....TeR YtAR IS NOT ONLV A CRtDIT TO "'S 1"0.[-
<br />NlJlTy BUT, ALSO. ... CR(OIT TO T...[ AM[RICIl" fRE[ E"Te!'lPRIS[ SYSTEM.
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<br />T...t A.....UAL CROP PRaOUCTION R(PORT fOR 1;:168 PREPARtD BV T...t DISTRICT SHOWS THAT,
<br />WH'L[ "'CR[AGtS '010 SOM( OF TH[ ,",AJOR C!'lOPS OECII;Lt.S[D fROM 1-)61. TOTAL PROOUCTlaN "'NO
<br />V"'LUE OF ...LL CROPS I'~CRE"'S[O BV 3.5%. THe fOLLOWI'-'G SUMMARY T"'BULATIO" COMP"RES 1967
<br />"ROOIJCTION A,"O VALIJ[S fOR TH[ lo'lAJOR CROPS GROW", I" T...t DtSYFUCT WITH THOS( FOR 1968:
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<br /> PROOIJC1IO.. VALUE
<br />CROP '" T"'OUS"".DS '" r"OUSANOS
<br /> !.ill 1'163 1967 '968
<br />SIJGU' BC[TS .1;12 T. 1.398 T, $ 11,"J92 $ 24,066
<br />COR.. fOil GRAIN 7.299 Bu. 7,514 B", 5,/59 0./92
<br />ENSIL"'GE 2.659 1. 2,489 T. 15,287 16,171
<br />"" 6J1 T. 6,8 T. 14,506 14,622
<br />DRY BEANS 1.168 C....T. 1.02') C....T. 7,59J 8,096
<br />POTATOCS J.72J CWT. 4,009 CWT, 6,140 6.152
<br />OTHCR CRO"S 23,064 19,808
<br />TOTALS $ 95.159 $ 98,113
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<br />A ,",Ollt OETAIL[D SUMMAIlV Of 1968 CIlOP "RDOUCTION WILL Bt 'OUND AT T..C [NO OF THIS
<br />R[PORT.
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<br />LIVESTOCK Irl()JSTRY GROWI~
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<br />A COMBI"ATION Of RIS'NG O[MIlND rOR Mt...T PROOIJCTS, ... CLIM",TE T..AT IS WCLL SUITED FOR
<br />LI~[STDCH: '[[0"'(;, A"D TH[ READY ...V...,L....BILITY O. FceD GRill" AND rORAGe I1AS SPURRED AN
<br />eXPA"DI"G LIVCSTOCO< I"DUSTRV '" T..( DISTR'CT. DuR",o. HiC YEAR JUST P"'ST, OVER 1,400,000
<br />CATTLE A"D L"'MBS weRE ....TTENEO .OR MARH:ET IN FC!::OLOTS WITHI.. TH[ DISTllICT AREIl. T,.,[ VALUE
<br />OF THESE .ATT(NEO A...IMALS, AS ,",AR>lCTEO, WAS WfLL II< Excess Of $300,000,000. T...,s IS A
<br />41% I"'CI<E"'SC I" LIVCSTOCH: "II;ODuCT'OI' VALUE SI...C( 1964 WHE", T"e COMBINED VIlLIJC 0(' C...TTLe
<br />.ND LAMB FCeDING ....AS IlPPI<OXIMATeLY $204,000,000.
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