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Show American farmers are the most productive in history. - Just a generation ago, the ( average farmer raised ,i .'V'') enough food each year to J ' feed 19 people. Today, the -J V"- farmer grows enough to I J.'PjffySt feed 78 people. . - T TPt'o'pitT who worry about - - 'Americans' productivity . should be proud of the gains y 3 1 made in agriculture, experts iC . say Much of the increased I 'r7 V. j efficiency in the farming yryCj "t ny JwCindustry has been made ' ' 'TTTy1 possible because of advances '"u!''n technology. Helping the 3" Vsi JSv American farmer improve i. JTjHj k production efficiency are .-TTT QG3siiS 1) herbicides such as Dual and """- xSceEJr Bicep from Ciba-Geigy, a 455 &xg; fwS leading agricultural chemical Farming today is a pretty EE3 ' ts, complex business. It's much ( rFZ ' n more than just producing - crops every year. Farmers , '??i,r, have to make sound finan-' - ieasllssic cial, purchasing, production marketing and other man-F irik agement decisions typical of L j any business enterprise. pi jflJM Fortunately for us all, the ' aMiTirlnjJ American farmer is working S5- - each day to make our - zT- agricultural system stronger Jl than ever before. 3L |