AGRICULTURAL J; 1 J?c Af GOtLE6E Vol. 111. No. 26 ON DISPLAY AT the World’s Fair in B ussels is a color transparency taken by Lancaster County agricultural photogra pher Grant Heilman, R 3 Lititz. This black and white photo was taken at the same time. The farm is known as the Aungst Bros farm, R 1 Marietta Both the transparency and the photograph were taken in 1954. April Prices Best Since 1953; Only Dairymen Take Income Drop Pennsylvania - farmers during the last of March and the first of April had the best month, price wise, since October 1953 The index of prices received for all farm products except dairy rose five points from mid- March. Higher prices were received for corn, oats, barley, rye, soy beans, potatoes, apples, hogs, beef cattle calves, and sheep and lambs Potatoes rose 35 cents a hundred, apples 25 cents a bushel, hogs 40 cents a hundred, and beef cattle a full $1.50 a hundred CALVES CLIMBED to $25 90 a hundred, the highest since March 1953 Lambs at $22.50 a hundred were the highest since May 1954. Milk cows jumped to $260 a head, up $55 from the comparable period of 1957 and the highest since January 1953. But on the other side ot the ledger, the index of prices paid by farmers for commodties and services, including interest, taxes, and farm wages rose nearly one pel cent during,the month to 306 per cent of the 1910-14 average. This established a new high, three per cent above a year earh er Prices of family living items averaged the same as in mid- Maich. NATIONALLY, the index of prices received increased by only thiee points to 266 per cent of the 1910-14 aveiage Primarily responsible for the increase were record high prices for fruit and vegetables and a substantial use in prices received for cotton Partially offsetting were lower prices for dairy products, eggs, and poultry The April index was 10 per cent above a *car earlier and at the highest level since January 1953 With both the m dt' of prices received and paid up approximately one pci cent during the month, the parity ratio remained at 07. about six per cent hgher than in April Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, May 9, 1958 1957. A GREATER than seasonal de cline in the average price for milk sold at wholesale was pri marily responsible for the five per cent drop in the dairy pro ducts price index. This was two per cent below last April, but with the exception was the high est for the month since 1953. Farmers received an average of $3 91 per hundred for milk sold to plants and dealers with the price being $4.16 a month earlier and $3.98 a year ago Con tributing to this decline in the price of all milk was a 20 cent drop in the price of manufactur ing milk during the month partly the result of lowered price levels on April 1 Prices received for butterfat in cream dropped 16 cents to average 57 8 cents per pound on April 15 THE POULTRY and egg index dropped eight per cent "during the month as a result of lower prices for eggs, broilers and tur keys. Prices for farm chickens were reported somewhat higher in most regions, but, compared with March, April' sales were relatively more important in the areas of lower average prices and, as a consequence, the U. S. aver age price remained at 16 7 cents a pound Prices for eggs, commercial broilers, farm chickens and tur keys all were higher than a year earlier At 172 the April index was 15 per cent above April 1957 STRENGTH IN corn prices was primarily responsible for raising the index for feed grains to 162 at mid-April. This was seven per cent above a month earlier but 10 per cent lower than in April 1957 Higher quality and a general rise in market prices combined to boost substantially the average price received by farmers for corn. Corn prices advanced 12 cents to $1.12 at mid-April while the gram sorghum price at $177 a hundred pounds was up 8 cents. Norman Myrick To Address Dairymen A knowing lok at the long-range milk marketing picture will high light the 73rd Annual Convention of The Holstem-Friesian Associa tion of America, June 4-5, at Bos ton - , Featured speaker Norman M>- nck, a recognized authority, has as his topic “After Milk Leaves the Farm Where is the Dairy Industry Headed’” Mynck is editor of “American Milk Review ” His lifelong experience in the industry dates back to boyhood jobs on dairy farms in Massachu setts where he delivered milk dip ped from 10 quart jugs Mynck has addressed dairy groups in every section of the country and - has a first-hand knowledge of problems and de velopments within the industry. During his 11 years as editor ot “American Milk Review”, he has gained a national reputation as a champion of some aspects of the dairy industry and an out spoken critic of others More than 2,000 dairymen from all 48 states, Puerto Rico and sev eral foreign countries are expect ed to be on hand for the annuiT business sessions of the national Holstein organization at the Sheraton-Plaza Hotel. Lewis B. Rock Follows McMillen As Benson’s Aide Appointment of Lewis B Rock, Jr, as Assistant to the Secretary for special assignments was an nounced today by Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson. The appointment becomes effec ts e May 1. Rock succeeds Robert D Mc- Willen who resigned recently to return to private business His home is in Westmoreland H.lls, Montgomeiy County, Mary land COT Birds Average 8.59 At Coatesville With 41 buyers in the bidding, Chicken of Tomorrow birds av eraged 59 cents a pound Wed nesday at Coatesville Paying top money for the first place lot of birds was Daniel K. Good, R 1 Columbia, who paid $2 a pound for the birds grown by Bobby Stroback, Yoe The next high price paid was $1 75 a pound. A total of 6,078 pounds, dress ed weight, of poultry was sold netting the youthful growers $3,629 53. WINNER OF THE Junior Chicken of Tomorrow contest is Fred M. Romig, R 1 Beaver Springs, Snyder County. Here he is seen being presented an electric clock by Dr. William Henning, state secretary of agriculture (LF Photo) $2 Per Year Snyder County Youth Wins COT Contest A Snyder County jouth took top honors m the state Chicken of Tomorrow contest held in Harris burg Tuesday He is Fred M Romig, 111 Bea\- rr Spungs, an FFA student His 15 birds, weighing 53 pounds, were an Eisenbar-Arbor Acres cross No Lancaster county youths placed in the top 10 m the state contest However two Lebanon County entries were seventh and eighth and a Yoik County entiy was ninth HAROLD J. MARTIN, Myeis town, placed seventh and Joy F. Donmoyer, also of Myerstown, was eighth In the Number Nine position was Bobby Strobech of Yoe Strobeck took first place honors m the Coatesville Region judging Saturday All the top five lots of birds fiom the Coatesville region were grown by York County youths .. Heie is the way the regional places came out First, Bobby Strobeck, Yoe; second, Gene B Seitz, R 3 Dillsburg, third, Carl R. Shearer, R 2 Dover; fourth, Donald Kiusely, R 1 Dover, fifth, Ronald Alwine, R 3 Thomasville SIXTH, ROBERT W. Arm strong, Rl Drumore, seventh, Cnai les Cooper, Box 211, R 3 Man heim; eighth, Timothy A. Nishel, Rl Thomasville, ninth, Robert M. Wilson, Rl Bareville, and tenth, Jean M Boner, Rl Lewisberry. This was the second consecu tive year that Lancaster County has failed to place an entry in the state contest Guest at the contest finals was Dr. William Henning, state sec retary of agriculture He present ed plaques and special prizes to the winning entries Also on the program was Dr. E I Robertson, president of the state Poultry Federation, which sponsors the annual contest.
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