The President of the Senate (who by the Constitution is also the Vice President of the United States) is Joseph Robinette BIDEN (D). The President pro tempore of the Senate is Daniel Ken INOUYE (D-HI). The Senate Majority Leader is Harry Mason REID (D-NV). The Senate Minority Leader is Addison Mitchell McCONNELL (R-KY).
Acre of farmland that a decade ago sold for an average of $2,275 now goes for $8,700. Some banks have responded by becoming more conservative in their loans as farmland values ascend. USDA has predicted more typical weather conditions in 2013 would generate a record corn and soybean harvest.
Over the last decade, that has driven almost double the number of land sale purchases.â â¢ Small land sales in Texas had 4,189 sales in 2013. â¢ The median tract size in Texas was 20 acres. â¢ Average price per acre for Texas was $4,849 in 2013. Adjusted for inflation, this equates to $875* per acre. The volume of small land sales for Region Three in 2013 comprised 5.08 percent of all small land sales statewide. â¢ Average price per acre for Region Three was $2,206 in 2013. Adjusted for inflation, this equates to $398* per acre. â¢ Region Three had the sixth-highest price per acre in the state in 2013.