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the square. And as those farmers
get bigger, they buy out other
farmers and that reduces the
population even more. And then
those large farmers go off to the
larger metropolitan areas to do
their shopping, to buy their farm
supplies, and to sell their grain.
And that spells trouble for those
once-thriving communities. Many
of them have already turned into
bedroom towns or retirement
villages, and others are rapidly
heading that way.
Obviously, our livestock is
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getting produced somewhere.
There is no shortage of it. But
livestock farming has left many of
the traditional areas, moving to
the south and west and con
centrating in states that are not
that well suited to grain produc
tion. States like Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia, and the
more rugged parts of Kentucky,
Tennessee, Missouri and Arkan
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The Delmarva peninsula is
blessed with the best of both
worlds. We have our grain deserts.
But if you fly over those deserts
you notice little blocks where grain
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of both worlds-the strong
com/soybean combination and the
heavy concentration of livestock in
the form of broiler chickens. The
grain feeds the birds, and the birds
generate a high level of
agricultural and non-agricultural
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There is still some livestock
enterprise in the area. Dairying is
quite important to many farmers
and hog production is a thriving
enterprise throughout the
peninsula. There are a few beef
cattle, virtually no sheep, and
there are a few poultrymen who
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produce eggs. But looking at the
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But picture the Delmarva
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dustry and you get a feeling of
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