16—Lancaster Farming, Friday, September 26, 1958 Economists List “Predictions” For After Farm Programs are Dropped Could farm income problems work themselves out in the open market 9 Suppose all State and Federal controls on production, marketing, and consumption were to be i amoved. The effects would be immediate and long range In a paper presented at the recent National Conference on Agricultural Policy at Gull Lake, Mich., Dr. Fred P Robertson, extension agncul- er pncec | livestock products, but t ,ral economist at Penn State would have cheaper feed . Lmv listed nineteen of these , •chects twelve short run (3 to Fruit and vegetable pro -4 \ears). seven long run ducers would be least affected Dr. Robertson, a specialist in 'public affans, developed in his presentation one of nine alterna te es in agricultural policy as out l ned at the 1957 conference by Dr. George E Brandow. of the cepartment of agricultuial econo incs at Penn State Dr. Brandow reported on last v. inters Joint Congressional Economic Committee hearings in ! Washington at which he and oth er economists presented his farm pohcj alternatives in detail He a. so helped to summarize the fmd ( mgs of nine different work groups , each of which had under study one of his alternatives . Dr Robertson, resource person |rel for his work group, explored ir his’ paper the possible effects (from lifting all controls and let ting the farmer deal in the open v ai ket His conclusions are as follows SHORT RUN EFFECTS 1 Fewer inputs (land labor capital, etc ) would be used m production than would be the case under supports. 2 A slowing down in the use of known technology by a large number of farmers would occui 3 Aggregate total agucultural output would increase but at a Stower rate than would be the iase with government puce pro grams in effect 4 There would be an increase ir the acreage of crops now in-oer acreage control 5 Prices and income to most f roducns would be reduced but It'- effects would vary widely among groups of farmers 6 An equalization of prices be tween corn, wheat, and other feed grains would take place. T Feeding of livestock and com petition between Inestock pio d.'ters would mciease. 8 Milk producers would ex pel icnce more price fluctuation and lower incomes without the assistance furnished by market ing orders 9 Cotton acreage per farm would increase and rapid shifts m location of product'on from the Southeast to the Delta and the V.est would occur 10 Poultry pi oducers would f-.ce mo'»3 competition from low- Reduce mortality losses clean up your poultry house with Carbola - the disinfecting white paint j Q Cut poultry mortality losses' Clean your "j Jfc ooder house and laying house, then spray * Disinfecting White Paint. Carbola s powerful germicide kills poultry M aease germs ft contains Lindane and Mala .tmon to kill flies lice mites and Keep cob *vebs down Carbola dries white *so used as a dust, Cirbol* neutralizes finmoma fumes. i*sk your dealer for Carbola today or contact' (tour Certified Carbola Sprayman Send for jf Poultry Management Bulletin and the •mama pf your nearest Carbola Dealer or, b t Dept Carbola CHEMICAL CO., INC., Natural Bridge, N. Y. ih* Poultry Industry for $2" year* Certified Carbola Sprayman HESS BROS. Ph OLdfield 3-6045 Florin, Pa. because mar/ of them have or can develop strong, highly in tegrated marketing organizations that would continue without mar feting orders and agreements. 12 Wheat acreage would in crease, and income to wheat pro ducers would be cut considerably below present levels LONG RUN EFFECTS 1 Discovery of new technology aimed at reducing per unit cost Added Nutritional Strength For FUL-O-PEP FEEDS See Your Nearest Dealer Grubb Supply Elizabethtown, Pa. J. C. Walker & Son Gap. Pa. of production would continue but the rate of adoption would slow down. 2. Strong marketing organiza tions would develop along the lines of vertical and horizontal integration. 3 Relative marketing margins would widen because of the low ering of prices at the farm level. 4 Incomes of efficient produc ers of most commodities would in crease from short term levels and the gap between the level of in come of efficient producers on adequate size farms and ineffi cient producers on inadequate size farms would widen. An in creasing number of the latter group would leave agriculture if r.on-farm employment opportuni ties were available. 5. Vertical integration and con tract farming would increase in all commodity lines. 6. The decrease in the number ot farms and the increase in size ot farms would continue unabat ed 7 Farm land prices would re main strong but probably cease to rise for some time. IN FUL-O-PEP FEEDS MAKES HENS LAY TO THE LIMIT! H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc. Leola, Witmer & Ronks, Pa. Morgantown Feed & Grain S. H. Hiestand & Co. Salunga. Pa. Stevens, Pa- State Forestry Trees Order Deadline Oct. 15 LANCASTER Final deadline for orders to be placed with the Penn. Dept, of Forests and Wa ters for forest tree seedlings for fall plantings is October 15, ac cording to John Kitch, district forester. Spring deadline is Feb ruary 15, 1959. Planting stock tentatively avail able for shipment during the fall and spring is listed below. Trees will be reserved in the order in which applications are received until available nursery stock of each species is exhausted. Minimum orders acceptable are - Forest tree seedlings 1,000; Multiflora rose 250; Chinese chestnut 25. Orders must be submitted on Nursery Stock Application Form FWPE-5. The price of forest tree seed lings and multiflora rose is $6.00 40 to 60 more eggs per 50 pound bag! Hens at the Ful-O-Pep Research Farm produced 40 more eggs per 50-lb. bag on new super Ful-O- Pep Laying Ration, and 60 more eggs per bag on new super Ful-O-Pep Laying Mash (fed half and half with com). That’s an average of one extra egg per pound of Ful-O-Pep! 3.5 lbs. of Ful-O-Pep produces 1 dozen eggs! Tests shew that hens fed this new Laying Ration averaged producing a dozen eggs on less than 3.5 lbs. of feed . . . laid 40 more eggs per 50 lbs. of feed .. . ate 60 lbs. Jess feed per day, per 1000 hens, over the regular laying ration. That’s super-efficiency! A feed for every need Yes, Ful-O-Pep offers you high-quality complete rations high-efficiency mashes to feed with grain and high-potency concentrates for mix ing. And with Ful-O-Pep you get the nutrients you pay for . . . you get added nutritional strength! See your Ful-O-Pep Dealer today. fULQ-PEp THE QUAKE. OATS COMPANY—CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ? Oi per thousand. Chinese Chestnut seedlings are 25 cents each. Under normal weather condi tions, seedlings of the following species will be available. White, Pitch, Banks, and Aus trian pine; Norway and White Spruce; Hemlock; Japanese and Europe Larch; Black Locust; Green Ash; Red Oak; Multiflora Rose and Chinese Chestnut. Shipments will be made by Railway Express C.O D. Will Call orders will be paid for at the nursery. Kitch suggests that Lancaster area farmers order trees for plant mg m late February or March, be fore spring plowing. White Pine and Spruce have been proven iit open fields, and Hemlock is prov en in the valleys along stream* under shade. Howev'er, all-three can be planted under large trees with good success with the own er cutting openings as they grow- rO'VefT^ejuU D. W. Hoover East Earl, R. D. 1, Pa- i
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