Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Johanns

Approximately 16 million acres subject to CRP contracts expire in 2007. Fulfilling President Bush's directive to allow eligible farmers and ranchers to re-enroll or extend their CRP contracts helps ensure that the quality of soil, water, air and wildlife benefits of CRP continue across the nation for years to come.

As governor, Kempthorne led the charge to strip protection from 60 million acres of America's last wild forests and he's consistently fought against protection for wildlife like grizzly bears and salmon in his home state of Idaho.

John Jones

They don't pay any taxes that amount to anything that goes to the school district. They have thousands of acres of property in Harrison County. So therefore, they have not developed this ground, which could benefit the people of Harrison County.

Mark Wilson

Currently, the financial returns aren't that great, but at that rate a farmer with 1,000 acres of no-till could earn $1,000 annually for merely continuing his established practices.

And they don't need Florida's votes in the next election either. I cannot underestimate the importance of that. They want to lease millions of acres off Florida's coast.

Beaumont-Hamel sits within a thousand acres of French agriculture. The trenches are under this blanket of grass. In the 1920s, a park was established here and trees from Newfoundland imported to encircle the battlefield so you get the feeling of being within a copse of woods.

David Lopez

We are very pleased and proud to be in this community. Our concern is that Squatty is too small (about 4,700 square-feet). We need about 10 acres to build the 50,000-square-foot facility and parking area that we are budgeted for. This is a tremendous opportunity.

We are very park-poor in the township. These are very important and welcome acres of green space even though this is more development.

The women had an outstanding day in placing second at the McPherson Invitational on a windy day. Six out of seven runners improved their times from last week's meet. Overall, the women ran about a minute faster on the Rolling Acres course compared to a year ago.

We went for a late night walk around the grounds and lake; it was so tranquil and silent, ... The inn itself is a privilege to stay in. Each room is uniquely decorated and named after a person of great inspiration to George. There is a great stone fireplace were you can sit up late and drink and talk. But my favorite part of the whole Ranch has to be the atmosphere. Everyone you meet is happy to be there, and the views are amazing. The Ranch is possibly one of the most serene, beautiful places I've ever been to. Thousands of acres of rolling grass hills, forest, lakes and wildlife. Then you have these amazing state-of-the-art buildings. Big Rock Ranch is also a stunning building like an enormous Japanese ski lodge. What a place to work; the toy-licensing department is where I can see my self one day!

We're very hopeful this is the bear. It's basically the same size bear. There's truly not that many bears in the 5,000 acres we have closed off.

Very shortly we anticipate a big announcement...residential, commercial, office space that will encompass several hundred acres east of I-90. We're very excited about it.

There's no net gain in farmland. No matter how you do the math, we will still lose farmland. We're still losing 700 acres of farm ground.

There's no hard and fast rule, but a basic rule of thumb is that it takes a thousand acres to justify owning a combine.

I could not have the lifestyle I want in the Bay Area or even Gilroy. To own 7 1/2 acres over here would break the bank. But there I have enough land.

In many ways, this is an awesome land plan, ... But can we get to 200 acres of open space through land grants, or other ways?

It's for about 40 acres of land out there.

It's got a lot more acreage than an elementary school, ... We feel we've worked with the neighborhood to give them more green space because we could sell off several acres of that green space.

It's the last outstanding parcel at the gateway. It's about 150 acres of fine agricultural land just minutes off the Interstate.

Bruce Babbitt

In recent years the Forest Service and land management agencies have been burning about 2 to 2 1/2 million acres a year with prescribed fires,

In downtown Manhattan, maybe five acres would be worth that much. But down here, it's a bunch of marshland.

In Texas, private landowners have invited the group onto a lot of areas. The last count I heard was 2 million acres of property we've been asked to patrol. The owners have contacted us in some manner or another and said they're interested in having patrols.

In my life I've burned over 1,000 acres and never had a fire get away and cause any problem. It's an extremely controlled art. When folks see it for the first time they're amazed at how safe and secure a process it is.

In Africa, you can make three acres sustainable relatively easily, but 50,000 acres? It's not about picking up towels or sleeping in a tent.

By 2007, we expect the number of triple-stacked acres in our national corn brands will surpass the number of single-trait acres.

Curtis Sliwa

get a bunch of horses, buy 20 acres there, and get to work.

Alex Shoumatoff

Before you rip off three feet of toilet paper, consider that each year 500,000 acres of virgin boreal forest in northern Alberta and Ontario are being clear-cut to make the stuff. These forests are home to some 500 First Nation communities, as well as caribou and bears, moose and wolves, and, in the summertime, billions of songbirds.

The Minden prospect originated this past summer through a large acreage acquisition from a major oil company and Cabot now controls 3,500 acres over the area. We are pleased with our initial results and will remain active in this area throughout 2006. On forty-acre spacing, the prospect has the potential for 80 plus locations.

The most significant one included the one in Kershaw County. A large fire also burned in Hampton County, estimated to be over 450 acres. Eighty acres also burned in McCormick County, where some structures were threatened.

Some people have charged that we put a bull's-eye on the location of the plane but that's not true. It is an area of at least four square acres so it's not an 'X' marks the spot.

We currently have 30 acres used for landfill. We don't foresee expansion in the near future. It's doubtful.

Jerry Jones

We could probably put together ... close to 1,700 acres if the party wanted to buy the whole available land.

This agreement protects acres of old forests that are good for the owl and other animals that would not have had protection otherwise.