14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 12, 1959 lncome* RcSOS
Metal Surplus As Great
As Farm, U.S. Solans Learn
Farmers aren’t the only support buying,
ones getting price supports. The government is unable The quality of food con-
The nation’s metal miners to sell off its metals, or it sumed increases more than
are gettmg just as much of would break the market. Ev- the quantity when family in
this sort of government help, on if it stops buyng, metal come incieases, accoiding to
a House Appropriations prices will drop, and miners a report issued today by the
Committee was shocked to have said this will put many U. S. Divrtmcnt of Aricul
discover. out of business so that in lure.
The fact that there could time of war we will not Whil" the amount of food
be any shock about it, how- have a healthy, producing consumed increases slightly
ever, was an illustration on industry. Unlike farm pro- witn added income, the big
how the right hand doesn’t ducts, theie doesn’t even change r, in the cost of foou
know what the left hand is seem to be any way to give such as better
doing. away the metals. cuts and grade* of meat The
The price support program
for miners began as a defense
program and turned into a
price support gimmick at the
insistence of lawmakers from
the mining States.
The idea originally was to
stockpile metals in the event
of war, but when supplies
grew to the maximum which
could possibly be needed, it
was suddenly d.scovered that
ending government buying
would cause prices to fall.
USD A recently announced
that farm surplus stockpiles
had reached $8,900 million
worth.
Our price support stock
piles of surplus metals is at
an $B,lOO million level. And
metel buying continues with
no sign of slackening off.
Yet, strangely, the public has
heard no word of this price
DEAD ANIMALS
REMOVED PROMPTLY
Will Par Fall Valu*
For Dead Animals
Dsalets in Bonss, Tallow
and Hides
FRY'S RENDERING
WORKS
Prop., John Fry
2114 Hollinger RD.
Lancaster
Ph. EX 2-4815 H No Answer
Phone EX 7-0472
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This patented HYDRAULIC con.
trol will operate any number of
Sutter cleaners, from ONE MO.
TOR, or of the hydraulic system
of the tractor; simply by piping
oil to all CYLINDER operated
gutter cleaners.
L H. Brubaker
350 Strasburg Pike - Lane.
R. D. 3, LITITZ
osk for
the wood heater
with the worm
heart!
controllei
thermost
BIC FUEL SAVINGS
24 HOUR THERMOSTATIC
DOWNDRAFT WOOD HEATERS
See proof of claims at
KAUFFMAN’S
HARDWARE
NEW HOLLAND
Ph. EL 4-0351
Open Thurs. & Fri. ’till 9
The metal stockpile should ™lue of f '' oCl ''turned re
reach $8,750 million in the flec A ta an upgrading of diet,
coming fiscal year, with the £ s c , A^n
farm product stockpile due cultural Marketing Service
to go to $lO,OOO million * ound tlUl v ' lth an grease
~ . . in income, some foods show
With metals price support fairly sharp consumption in
buying continuing, and no
selling, our metals stockpiles count on not hearing any
in a few years will catch and thing about metals, while ev
pass our farm product sur- erybody shouts about farm
pluses. But still you may products.
| New Holland Sales Stables I
■ Horse Sole Every Monday at 11 A. M. ■
■ Dairy Cattle and Hogs— S
S Every Wednesday at 12:30 ■
■ Beef Cattle and Calves— S
■ Every Thursday at 12:30 £
■ Every Thursday we will try and have from 150 to J
■ 200 Stockers and feeder cattle for sale. These cattle ■
2 will be sold immediately after the bulls (About 1:00 *
■ P. M.) J
| JOHN H. GINGRICH, Mgr. [
■ Ph. New Holland EL 4-2194 New Holland, Pa. ■
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1959 SPECIAL CATTLE SALES
Abingdon Livestock Market, Inc.
FIRST FEEDER STEER SALE 1343 NATIVE STEERS 500 - 1000 POUNDS.
SECOND FEEDER STEER SALE 2336 NATIVE STEERS 500 - 100 POUNDS.
STATE FEEDER CALF SALE 1562 NATIVE STEER AND HEJFER CALVES.
TRI - STATE FEEDER CALF SALE 1764 NATIVE STEER AND HEIFER CALVES.
THIRD FEEDER STEER SALE 1944 NATIVE STEERS 500 - 1030 LBS.
Tazewell Livestock Market
1:00 P. M. FEEDER STEER SALE 600 NATIVE STEERS 500 - 1000 POUNDS.
12:30 P. M. STATE FEEDER CALF SALE 600 NATIVE STEER AND HEIFER CALVES.
All cattle in the sales at both markets ‘will be officially graded by Virginia Division of Markets
will be weighed in on the day preceding the sale date. Check with your County Agent the Sales
Committee or the Markets for further information.
Abingdon Livestock Market, Inc.
A FEDERALLY SUPERVISED MARKET
Abingdon, Virginia Tel. MA 8-3SSI
Food Quality, Not Quantity
Is Increased: Research Shows
SALE EVERY THURSDAY ALL CLASSES 07 LIVESTOCK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6th
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13th
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20th
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27th
Above Soles Start Promptly at 1:00 P. M.
SALE EVERY MONDAY ALL CLASSES OF LIVESTOCK
WEDNESDAY,
WEDNESDAY,
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