12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 20, 1956 Livestock Key To Agriculture (Continued from page .one) i!IC ' Yet farmers- have been able to produce abundantly for a popu lation almost 30 per cent great er, and also to provide for an improved national diet. . . . “Last year about three-fifths of our harvested acreage went into the production of livestock. . . A temporary shot-m-the arm was given by the Korean conflict, but the effect was of short duration. The plain fact is that it was the demands of war and post-war reconstruction which created a market for farm products. With peace and reconstruction, this market dis appeared and no comparable re placement market developed. ... “Government in Washintgon cannot make the tens of thous and of decisions necessary to the successful management of "producers, processors, distribu tors, wholesalers, merchandis ers, retailers the private marketing system. . . . We be lieve in the private marketing system. . “Research has contributed many of- the gains affecting Authorized Dealers ♦ Master Mix ♦ Ferguson Equipment ♦ Lincoln Welders. ♦ Tlrermopane ♦ Universal Milkers ♦ Miller’s Insecticides ♦ Koppers Creosoted Posts HIESTAND Inc. Quality Carpets at Discount Pr BUDGET PLANS FREE ESTIMATES Sa nples gladly brought to your home llllllllillillllllllllill Pililllll your own special interest cattle production. Though de velopment of fast-gaining lines of beef cattle, research has made it possible for cattle rais ers to put 2Vz pounds a day on growing steers. years ago, producers were getting gains of only 2 pounds per year. . . . - Control of Brucellosis “We are making headway in the control and eradication of brucellosis. Gams are *being made steadily, and five states now have designated as modi fied-certified brucellosis-free. If we could succeed in wiping out .brucellosis, this alone would save livestock owners $5O mil lion a year. . . . “Research is not a substitute for experience in cattle raising. . . But research can supple ment experience, can shorten the tnal-and-error period and give cattle producers the sup port they need to go forward with confidence. > . . “Today the successful farm er is essentially a businessman. Like the businessman, he uses capital in the form of land, ma chinery, livestock and buildings. On the average, farmers use more capital per worker than is invested in most industries. . . . '“lf agriculture is to depend upon efficient production and quality products aggressively merchandized and promoted in expanding market, then all pro ducers must become better ♦ Wirthmore Feeds ♦ Haverly Bulk Tanks ♦ Sauder Loaders ♦ Anhydrous Ammonia ♦ Wheel A-Way Egg , Washers ♦lrrigation Equipment ♦ DeKalb Chix & Started Pullets Marietta 6-9301 “Home Means More With Carnet on the Floor” IllllllllllllllllliHllllllllllHiilHll 359 E. CHESTNUT ST. llNllllllllllllllilllllllllllliNllllfHllllllHlllllllllllllllillllllillllillimHilllllllllllllllHllllHillllllllllNilllllHßiiiiilljlllllNlll Although not in as good repair as many j of the two-score covered bridges in Lan caster County, the Martindale covered | farmers better cattlemen better in the broadest sense aware of the economic climate and economic conditions under which they operate. Adjust Quickly to Change They must be capable of quickly adjusting to economic change changes in food hab its market relationships production methods market ing practices sales techniques. The U. S. Department of Agri culture this Administration is bending every efort to halt the further accumulation of commodity stocks. ... to broaden the domestic market. ... to encourage the produc tion of those qualities of food and fiber which are most in market demand. “We are pursuing a. liberal foreign ‘trade policy to make Surprise [ buy—. COUNT ic qual on dispjay in selection of If Uity weaves J Hs-that will ional as well EAVE SHOP Martindale Covered Bridge foreign countries better custom ers for our products. Market ex pansion is our objective not market restriction. ... “There is difficulty in agri culture, that’s true, but there is general economic health. . . Farm asserts are pear their all time high. Agricultural land values are sound. Farm prices have not collapsed even in the face of the greatest pile of sur plus farm commodities ever ac cumulated. . “The basic need for agricul ture has been for a program to help all farmers adjust their production to the realities of present-day ' markets while strengthening their incomes. . “The Soil Bank is a device to cut back output while curtailing surpluses and bring about a bet FREE AND I ANT A Cl/lC M EASY PARKING LAIlt. J = bridge still serves well. (Lancaster Farm ing Staff Photo) ; Soil Bank Explained illilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli ter balance between supply and demand. You and I know_Jhat we can’t repeal the law of economics. Volume times price minus ’expense equals income. Anytime we try to shrink out put hrough artificially restrict ing production, we in effect deny producers the opportunity to use effectively on their acres the knowledge of research and the tools of production. That is a program of self-defeat. “What kind of agriculture is in the best interest of farmers and ranchers themselves and of all America? Wherein is the real and permanent interest of agriculture? Do we seek an agriculture that is largely Gov ernment managed and depend ent upon its political influence for its level of income, or do we want an agriculture with the power of decision in the hands of producers themselves and the private marketing system which, through the mechanism of price, measures consumer desires and producer opportunities? “On the decisions you and I make, together with those of all our citizens in every corner iof this great land, will be de termined whether American agriculture is to- live success fully with abundance, or wheth er we are to deny the traditions and principles that have made America- great. It is for us to choose.” World Barley. Lines In Penn State Plot Nearly a thousand varieties and strains of barley from every part of the world appeared side by side in plots at the Pennsyl vania State University as part of a study for improving barley adapted to growing conditions here. The unusual test, in charge of Dr .Clarence Bryner, Penn State agronomist, had 991 dif ferent kinds. Many of those from warmer climates failed to survive the winter, but nearly a hundred have been selected out ot the newer introductions for distribu tion among cooperating cereal breeders of the Northeast. These will be further tested and per haps used in breeding newer varieties, Dr. Bryner said. All of the plantings have been studied and harvested, in the hopes of developing a shorter, stiffer-strawed variety resistant to mildew and scald, he explain ed. All of the lines in this test had never before been studied for use in this part of the world. Air service to Moscow is be ing pushed by Pan American.
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