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RICHMOND
A different kind of census will get under way next month in Virginia.
It's the U.S. Department of Agriculture's sheep, goat and cattle survey, conducted annually to size up inventory and production information for Virginia and the nation.
The survey questions will seek the number of breeding animals, calf and kid production, as well as mohair and wool production and prices.
The cattle inventory alone will involve contacts with about 1,000 operations.
The survey results will be published in late January.
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Darn Right It's About Taxes
Why would a study like this need to be done anyhow? Because someone up there is getting ready to unleash a volly of taxes on the old farmer. They might not see it tomorrow but it's coming.
waist of money$$$
How much will this cost us.why don't you just have these 1000 farmers tell you how many they have.and do you still count the ones that the coyotes and wolves kill every night.and what about the one's people have in there back yards. WHY DONT YOU JUST WAIST OUR MONEY AND COUNT ALL THE CROOKED POLTICANS RUNNING THIS CITY,STATE AND COUNTRY.here let me help you with this one.ALL OF THEM HOWS THAT???
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The charities listed below offer things such as, "Your gift of sheep will help a family in need start a small business in raising animals. The offspring are raised and sold for a profit, giving a family a source of income. Donate a sheep and change a life!"
Some charities which could be modeled after are WorldVision.org HarvestOfHope.org and Heifer.org
This would prevent long term government hand-outs and offer a way for American citizens to take personal pride in their work, start a small business, and offer them hope!
Merry Christmas Virginia!
Signed,
USN Vet
Good idea!
After the counting is done maybe the government can start a program where homeless people can provide for themselves with owning either cattle, sheep or goats. I just got done reading the other Va Pilot article about the Governor and his family serving food to the homeless and I thought that was nice. What would be nicer still is if the Governor and his family taught livestock care so these homeless people could support themselves and wouldn't have to rely on the government and charity for extened, some times permanent, hand outs.
The charities listed below offer things such as, "Your gift of sheep will help a family in need start a small business in raising animals. The offspring are raised and sold for a profit, giving a family a source of in
Taxes.
They never mention the number one reason they want to know!
How to Count Them
If the same people were doing this that made up that idiotic census form they sent me, I’m sure they are counting the number of legs and dividing by four. I hope they realize they need to change the method when they get to chickens.
i have tried counting sheep, goats and cattle
I still can't fall asleep.