Poultry Production in Spring River Watershed

The James River Watershed in Springfield (1-888-924-WATER, or www.jrbp.missouristate.edu) has released statistics on poultry operations along the major rivers in Southwest Missouri. For Spring River, they report: turkeys, 5,291,469; chickens, 89,682,520; total birds, 94,973,989; manure produced a year, 254,577 tons.
The Joplin Globe, Sunday, December 4, 2005, www.joplinglobe.com.