THE PRICE OF feeder cattle remains brought S. Blaine Lehman, R 4 Carlisle, high, due mostly, the experts say, to the $27 25 a hundred at the Lancaster Yards rebuilding of herds in the west. These cat- Monday. The steers averaged 985 pohnds. tie, part of the lot of 24 head grading choice (LF Photo) New Ful-O-Pep Chick Starter promotes BETTER LIVING George Rutt Grubb Supply D. W. Hoover Stevens R. D. 1. Pa. Elizabethtown, Pa. East Earl, R. D. 1, Pa. Millport Roller Mills J. C. Walker & Son S. H. Hiestand & Co. Lititz, R D. 4, Pa. Gap, Pa. Salunga, Pa. H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc. Witmer & Ronks, Pa. vvvvvvv\vvvvvvv\vvvvv@vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvxxwvw e ways than one! ip Chick Starter now with Hi-Fi ist can’t be beat when it comes to chicks. That’s because Ful-O-Pep is built ingredients that promote fast growth, md top livability,.. the same ingredients ipell out better living for chicks. ome in soon Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 14, 1958—7 Cattle Numbers Fail to Rise Despite Better Feed, Prices Revived grass and using prices were not sufficient to turn cattle nuinbeis upward during 1957, ac coidmg to the latest figures liom the federal depaitment or agriculture The inventoiy ol cat tle and calves on U S farms on Jan 1 of this \ear showed a de cline for the second successive year The decrease from January a year ago was half a million From Jiur high in January 1956, num bers have declined almost three million. This year’s inventory is the smallest since 1952 Only two regions, the West North Central and the South At lantic, increased their cattle num bers this January over last Kan sas led the increase with 14 per cent Nebraska and South Dakota neighboring states, moved upward as did lowa Florida, with a five per cent gam, contributed most of the increase in-the South Atlan tic region. Numbers decreased in 33 other States, held steady in four Most i eductions were of thiee to five per cent No state had a drop of more than seven per cent The continued decline in cattle numbers, during 1957, despite more favorable conditions, is typi- StMf TILLERS AND TfLLER/MOWERS CHORiMASTER Tiller Of Tillcr/Mower and leave hard work behind' Touph garden and yard chores are done quickly and easilv, The TijJe*v Mowers add fast MOWING and LEAF PIjLVERIZING to this amazing versatility Get a CHOREMASTHR , . , highest quality, reasonably priced 1 3 QUAUTY BVILT TILLERS and TtUER/MOWERS for yowr fab* H««vy Duty THler/Mewer* Town & Country TlHer/Mower • Heevy Duty Tiller S## CHOREMASTER Today* We'll gladly arrange demonstrations of. • Garden Tractors • Garden Tillers ♦ Rclory Mowers • Chain Saws and Power Hole Diggers L. H. BRUBAKER Ph. Lane. 3-7607 Strasburg OV 7-6002 Lititz MA 6-7766 ca! of a cattle cvclc Once stalled, a cyclical downwaid trend is haul to stop This i- tuie lust because cat tlemen themselves don’t want change then minds immediately with the ut shower or the extra dohar added to puces Ncr should they, tne cattle business is i'o place for impulsive decision!?. Second, after bleeding stoc'k have been sold for slaughter, they can’t be replaced quickly It takes some time to rebuild cattle herds. The third factor is that milk cattle numbers have declined. Last yeai s redaction in milk cows —almost half a million and the fourth reduction in a row—left the milk cow inventory at the low est hgure in 30 years The decline is due to a large increase in rates, of milk production per cow and to loss of demand for butterfat. Milk cow numbei s were cut this January from last in all regions except the South Atlantic and (he West The North Central and the North Atlantic legions, which contain almost two-thirds of the nations total, were reduced three per cent Milk calf and milk heifer num- (Contmuedl on page eleven) 'HNSOWS TCHERY , inge St., Ephrata REpublic 3-2980 \CASTER TY’S ONLY AJNXIHIS^D UNT HOPE TCHERY 350 Pike Lititz R.D.3.
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