[PEN-L:245] The DoA whopper

[valis <valis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank Durgin ponders, in part:
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> Net farm income in 1993 was  $43.6 billion.  The US Department of
> Agriculture's budget that year was $63 Billion.   ................

> [I]f in addition to the $63 billion
> spent by the Federal Department of Agriculture one added total [agro-]
> spending [by state] governments it would all come to a pretty lofty sum.
> I would like to be able to determine what that sum is.

Gosh, I find that $63B figure pretty interesting without looking further.
Is DoA another wonderland of $1000 screwdrivers, or what?  Someone know?

                                                                    valis