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That figure, he said, “is greater than the total assessed value in Virginia of all land, homes, buildings and factories; it takes 17 cents of every tax dollar just to pay the interest on that debt.”
“This is not a weak or a poor country. We are rich in resources and in spirit. But we have been following unsound policies too long,’’ the Senator asserted.
FORAGE SESSION
THE WORLD’S best farmers didn’t get that way sitting around listening to political speeches, however. Their real interest was in the new hay handling equipment, and in a lecture after lunch on “New Wintering System Concepts,” delivered byCurtis Mast of the VPI staff.
Mast identified the problem for Virginia livestock growers. Eighty-two per cent of Virginia’s herds are less than 50 head in size, but account for 46 per cent of all cattle produced. Twelve per cent are from 50-100 head, or 26 per cent of production; four per cent are from 100 to 200 head, or 17 per cent of production; less than one per cect are over 200 head, and these herds only account for 10 per cent of total production.
Therefore, small units are the key in Virginia, and keeping costs down are even more important, Mast
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