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Show FARM FACTS Compiled By The National Cotton Council A Turning Point ' The first billion-bushel wheat crop was produced in the United States in 1915. The Big Four Top markets for U.S. farm exports during the past four years have been Japan, the Netherlands, West Germany, . and Canada. The Greenhouse State Ohio produces more greenhouse green-house vegetables than any other state in the nation. Who's Little Acre? Farm real estate values now range from $69 an acre in New Mexico to $1,737 in Connecticut. Connecti-cut. National average is $354, up 80 from 1970. A Century Of Ag Research This year marks the first century of research by state-supported state-supported agricultural experi- , ment stations. The nation's first station was established in Connecticut Con-necticut in 1875. Many Happy Returns It has been estimated that insect-resistant varieties of crop plants return between $300 and $600 for every $1 invested in . research for their development. ft A A Natural Recruit Cotton supplied about 83 of the nation's military needs for textiles during World War II. Continuing Progress Most of the commercial wheat varieties planted by U.S. farmers farm-ers today have been developed in the past ten years. e - Biological Controls Increase Biological controls are now being used against more than 100 insects and weeds in U.S. food and fiber crops, but chemicals chem-icals remain man's major weapon wea-pon against these pests. , e e e Giant Step Forward American agriculture has advanced ad-vanced more in the past 50 years than in all the prior years of U.S. history. |