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Archive Home > 2011 > November > 09 > Farmers going uncounted

Farmers going uncounted

• The Agriculture Department is cutting costs by cutting its monthly inventory reports

By William Neuman • New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
November 9, 2011

Last year, Wisconsin led the nation in mink farming, producing 833,430 pelts. Texas was the undisputed king of pansies, growing 1.8 million flats of the flowers. And no state harvested more hops than Washington, with 24,336 acres.

This year? Who knows? The government stopped counting.

Forced to....

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