m trac f s the contract for the farmer
Con tb appeal the decision or in-
a gc 1) fluence the grading process.
111 they usuall> Another lowa farmer rais
es a pouhd ec j 22 pigs from a 5-gilt unit
c t half, or five* last fall. The promoter’s
1 and n°t nearly “judge” came to the farm
P°„ y feed costs. this spring to inspect the
P , n>t pay their animals. A month later the
Its dl t j ie farmer promoter’s truck picked up
' vil6ll f the market- 8 head. In a few days the
0 Yhe farmer farmer got his payment
|,e / no guarantee $31156.
' many Wlll be a °’ Only one boar, .was taken
breeding purpos- a f the breeding animal price
The farmer got s2oo'for his
ract is written in share of this boar,
that the promo- p or the seven other ani
reject for breeding ma ] S; he got half of market
all animals that do pr t ce —s ce nts for the boars,
the ‘‘Standard of 73/, cents for the gilts.
The standards How can farmers get out
selection are not 0 f their 3-year contracts’ On
in the contract. j y by giving all animals back
to the contract, to the promoter. The con
fof t b e promoter tract gives him ‘the right to
Ihe grading and take all animals, without pay
0f breeding anim- ment to the farmer, if the
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LIMESTONE
“Makes the land sing!”
X
at the Guernsey Sales Pavilion
McMillen Feed Mills and the Master Mix Dealers
Meeting In The Afternoon
* -
Everyone-Welcome!'Check With Your NeafUsT'Master Mix Dealer For Lunch Reservations.
• als. There is no provision in
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Ivan M. Martin,
New Holland: ELgin 4-2112
Terre Hi' l !: Hlllcrest 5-3455
BLUE BALL. PA.
DAIRYMEN
farmer fails to live up to the
complicated contract.
There certainly are some
lessons here for farmers.
Never sign a contract be
fore you have a trusted at
torney spell out your rights
under it' Always read a con
tract carefully, including all
the small print, and be sure
you understand it, or have
an attorney explain it to you.
Remember, the terms writ
ten in any contract you sign
are the binding ones not
the verbal promises made by
the other party.
Be especially careful of
“buy-back” deals. And of
deals to produce new breeds
of hogs, cattle, sheep or any
other animal They provide
a ripe field for the promoter.
Write us about question
able deals offered to you by
strangers.
# Chicago Yards
(From page 2)
.00-24 00. Part load mixed
utility and standard 1075 lb
holstem heifers 2100
Standard cows closed at
18 50-20 00 commercial cows
at 16.50-18 00, utility cows
15 50-17 50 and most canners
and cutters 14 00-17.00, Few
heavy holstein cutters late
17.25-17 50 and few light
and shelly canners 12 00-13 -
50, few head wasty fat cows
sold as low as 14 00 Late
sales utility and .commercial
bulls 21 50-23 75.
Few good and choice veal
ers 33 00, most standard and
good grades 25 00-32 00, Cull
and utility vealers 15.00-24 -
00.
Medium and good -400-550
lb steer calves and stock
steers 28 00-31.00, several
loads choice 850-950 lb feed
tag steers 27 50-27.75, few
loads and lots common and
medium stackers and feed
tag steers 20 25-25 00, some
medium and good 525-705 lb
stocker and feeding heifers
23 00-25 00, good 750 lb.
weights 25 00.
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July 18, 1959
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August I. 1959 5
'5B Per Capita
Farm Income At
Record Level
The percapita income of
farm people from all sources
rose to a new record of $l,-
068 in 1958, according to the
newly published annual re
port of the USDA.
Other highlights of the re
port are as follows.
Prices received for farm
products averaged six per
cent above 1957 and were
the highest since 1953.
The realized net income of
farm operators rose to $13.1
billion, 20 per cent above
1957, also the best since 1953.
Total assets of-agriculture
at the year’s end reached
$2OO billion, and farmer’s
net equities, after
were $177 4 billion. This
was a gain in equities of ab
out $ll billion over -
earlier, and a gam of <6184
billion since 1940.
Yields per acre set a new
record, 43 percent higher
than the 1947-49 average.
Output per man-hour
farmwork was also a new re
cord, 54 per cent above the
1947-49 average.
• Lane. Yards
(From page 2)
were 50 lower and sows he d
steady in moderately active
trading U S. No 1-3 grade
190-225 lb barrows and gilts
made 15-15.50 with No. 3
selling down to 14 75. Hogs
more uniform for weight and
grade including 1-2 grade
190-220 lb ranged from 15 -
75-16 50 170-190 lb weights
commanded 14 50-15 00 with
23-250 lb. hogs at 14 00-15.
with 230-250 lb. hogs at 14-
15 300-600 lb sows scored
9-12
Trading was moderately ac
tive on about 400 head of
spring slaughter lambs sold
steady to strong Good and
choice spring - lambs weigh
ing 70-95 lb made 22.-24 50
and ut’Htv sold down to 17
Plan To Attend A
DAIRY
MEETING
Tuesday, August 11
Lunch Will Be Served
British Machine
Offers Cheap
Pest Control
A British scientist has de
signed a soil-mixer machine
which promises the cheapest
control of nematodes and op
ens new possibilities for the
control of other serious soil
borne pests, according to his
government.
With one application of
yellow mercuric oxide, the
mixer can reduce the golden
nematode population of a fie
ld by 60 - 80 per cent at a
cost of $2B-$34 per acre
In tests, potato yields have
increased by 225 tons per
acre after soil had been trea
ted with the new device.
Pesticide applications can
be made to the surface and
at a depth of seven inches.
After the seven-inch appli
cation, the machine thoro
ughly mixes the pesticide
with soil to a depth of nine
inches
Canadian Ports
OK'd for U.S,
Grain Shipping
The IjSDA announced that
exports of U S gram under
all export subsidy programs,
including Title I of Public
law 480, will be permitted
from Canadian ports on the
St Lawrence Seaway, after
Sept 1.
However, this will be al
lowed only if U S. inspection,
is obtained at these ports At
the same time the USDA
said, official inspection ser
vices will be provided at the
ports on a fee basis to facili
tate marketing of US gram
in export channels.
This modification was dis
cussed with transportation,
exporter, producer, grain
handler and port representa
tives at a July 21 meeting,
USDA spokesmen stated
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