16~Lcnxccart©f Forging, Softudcy, November 21. 1958 Farm-City Week to Combat Many Myths Believed By City Folks City resident?, generally are prices, consumers should re handicapped by lack of in- member that the farmer, is formation about farming and getting-'only 39 cents out of food’ prices, a situation that each dollar the consumer has created the circulation of pays. In the six years ending many “myths” concerning in June, 1958, the national agriculture, according to consumer price index rose X>eon- Falk Jr., prominent nine points on all food items Pittsburgh philanthropist and while the index of prices re livestock breeder. He is an celved by farmers dropped honorary chairman for-Penn- three points. Farm product sylvania observance of Farm- prices apparently, acted as a City Week - Nov. 20 26 - and brake on the rise in the cost president ■ of Pennsylvania of living. Livestock and Allied Indus- Myth No. 3 “Farm sub tries, Inc. . , sidy programs are keeping The purpose of- Farm-City people on farms who ought Week isto bring, farm -and t <y be getting out of farming city people together - to and into city Jobs.” In 1920 create- better understanding the nation’s farm population between-farmers and -their was 31.9 million JBy 1957 it city cousins < — industrial had dropped to 20.4 million,, workers _ businessmen' and most of.-the decline s coming,, other' consumers of farm pro? since -1940 or during the per- said. iod of big farm programs, “No matter which side, of' X oun « P*ople-especially have the fence a citizen is s dun,- een an< * are leaving the myths iabout'farming are a unprecedented num menace,” he quoted from a Ders - . recent statement by, the agri- Myth: No. 4 “Farmers _ cultural committee of the Na- have an advantage over non- stance, farm people made up tipnal Planning Association, farm peoplebecause of gov- nearly 12 per cent of- the “We all need to try to clear eminent aid to agriculture.” population but they got less away 'some misconceptions. It hasn’t worked out this than 6 per cent of the nation prejudices, and plain hog- way. Two years ago, for in- al income. With all govem wash.” the committee declar-L, ■ , 1 ... , Falk said the report vivid ly illustrates the importance of city people understanding the farm point of view and vSce'versa. He called attention to ahd refuted four of a dozen firm myths that city residents are likely to believe. Myth No. 1 “If’farmers twere as efficient as' city workers they trouble.'* The answer to that; myth cdmes’frbni the'TJ. S. Bureau of the Censusin “its annual report oh the labor force dated 1957. The avejf age farm worker .that yeir pttt in 46.6 hours peir weelc While the average person at hrprif - 'ln - non-agriculture worked-'40.5 hours per weeltT. Taking-the output'-per man hour in 1947 at 100; thb ag riculture .output Ih IMS’ yvii 123.7 and In Tnahufacturing. IOtJS. By -1958 ft' was ' 183J4 fur agriculture* and 141:8 in manufacturing. This"'; wjb a substantial gain in- efficiency Of firm workers over city worker*. - * Myth "No. 2—“ Farm price supports are causing' the fit crease in the cost of living.” When considering retail food tmnaiiiiiiiiimini The New BABCOCK BESSIE {4 frtfitoble 3-Way Strain Crass) Offers You Setter UrabHity . .os both chicks and layers Ware ttnjfsrm Early Maturity . . . and umtormity in production of large eggs ftlghtf Prediction . , 240-280 eggs par year, and 13-16 months of high production! •♦'anpar Shall* ... to motch the large white egg and high interior quality. BABCOCK HATCHERY, Inc. LITITZ. R. D. 3 Phone MX 6-5572 W'TD A JBmA A MmxA “V" EGGLAC Get EXTRA eggs by feeding EGGLAC PELLETS to your laying hens once a day. Feed EGGLAC PELLETS to supplement your present feeding program. EGGLAC PELLETS • Are Highly Fortified • Will Increase Total Feed • Maintain Healthier Birds • Stimulate Higher Egg Production . SEE US FOR OFFTHE-CAR SAVINGS EBY’S MILL, Inc. LITItZ Phone MAdison 6-2106 FROM CARLOADS OF w *, < * * ?: *• •<*>■s f v> - ‘ norvfarm jwbrkers- was $n Six, years latjer, in 1957 * annual "met -income from i % rning -had' dropped to $| ? while _ the non-farm aver - advanced' £o $2,082. » Falk- said are m , , other' ’'myths’*, s about agrl " thro'Which .could well bs raent aid—and Pennsylvania plained, but. Pann-City W farmers geta very small .por- permits calling attention ( tion—the average net-.income few-as an-example for of farm people in ~1951 was need for better -undersb $983 while the average for ing. PEI r o-'- j EGGS I.ET intake HEMPFIELD MILLS EAST PETERSBURG Phone Londisvillo TW 8-3031 • County 4-H (From page 1} R 2; Lois Overgaard, Lar R 4; Mary Heisey, Sherid Rl; Evelyn Esbenshade, j Joy R2;' Helen Musser,' j Joy R 2; Mary. Aim Muss Manheim. Rl; Patty Muss Columbia ■ H 2; .Keith Qy gaard, Lane., 'R4; Glenn p ter, Washington Boro ] Darvin Boyd, Ephrata ] Wilbur Hosiery Manheim; Janice Showalter, Reinhe Rl'; and -Judy Nolt, Lane ef Rl ' ’’Change*the. detergent micide solution used washing eggs, , suggest t versity poultry scienti Never-' carry--4he solution o from one.dsy-ta the next ' change every fere or six - ketn 'ofc eggs'is 5 rerbmmea i $ I- -M
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