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Corn is the most valuable crop in Kansas – in 2022, farmers collected $3.6 billion from corn, at $7.2 a bushel, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s $1.5 billion more than ...
The average Kansas farm size has increased by an average of roughly 25 acres in that time. With bigger farms, and fewer farmers, Kansas agriculture is dependent on mechanized farming.
After the war years, there were four "best" years (1945–1948) when the average annual production peaked at 1,228 million bushels, double the production of the war years. [9] In 2002, 50% of the U.S. wheat crop was exported, while 36% was consumed by the American population, and 10% was fed to livestock, with the remaining 4% set aside for seed.
The residents of Kansas have a life expectancy near the U.S. national average. In 2013, males in Kansas lived an average of 76.6 years compared to a male national average of 76.7 years and females lived an average of 81.0 years compared to a female national average of 81.5 years.
The average household size was 2.0 and the average family size was 2.5. [14] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 11.8% of the population. [15] 25.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
Police in Willingboro Township found Kim Beacham-Hanson, 57, dead from multiple blunt injuries allegedly delivered by her daughter, 32-year-old Breanna Beacham.
Milo was issued a post office in 1872. The post office was discontinued in 1938. [2] The 1912 cyclopedia of Kansas describes Milo as a "country trading point" on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, with "2 stores, an express office, and a money order postoffice with one rural route." It reported the 1910 population to be 50 people.
A 23-year-old hiker whose disappearance sparked a nearly two-week-long land and air search of dense Australian wilderness has been found alive, authorities said Wednesday.