12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 8, 1861 Farmers Share Of Food Dollar Continues To Grow Smaller . Farmers got lower prices in 1960 for the foods they produced than they got in 1947, but consumers paid substantially more for the foods, according to a re search report issued today by the U S Department of Agriculture M Tow OUR PLANS! FOR SPRING APPLICA TION OF NITROGEN ON: • SMALL GRAIN • PASTURE • ORCHARDS • TURF, AREAS USING CYANAMID AMMONIUM NITRATE UREA Wc Will Apply it for you by Jeep or Plane ORGANIC-c. GROFFTOWN RD. EX 2-4353 CHIROPRACTIC ...A CAREER OPPORTUNITY UNLIMITED THE LEAST CROWDED OF ALL PROFESSIONS The Palmer School of Chiropractic, Davenport, lowa, offers a standard 4-year course, 4,485 60- minute clock hours. This is the Chiropractic Foun tain Head—where Chiro practic was discovered and developed. Degree, Doctor of Chiropractic, awarded upon graduation. For Further Information Contact Dr. Donald M.Boord D. C Alumni Association Representative 352 Main St„ Denver, Pa, AN 7-2138 PORTABLE, 'lncci clave fans On h ay and gram to sal* 1 i.ioidu > 'end n ti?ys —uhol v ithou 1 1 *,al Sa o the valuable leaves M ,r la/ Cl ops, dill ln M e lr/ ii j „,ccl ;rain 9 sacs -bk fur spc r s ni l ! prccs Ask Jor inhumation and puces on hay conditionals, crop diymg tans and sup plementary heat units BE SURE OF GOOD HAY ! TOBACCO and GRAIN I THIS YEAR! L. H. BRUBAKER 350 St/asburg Pike - Lane R. D. 3 Lititz, Pa Ph. Lane. EX 7-5179 Strasburg OV 7 6002 "With the wages from an hour’s work, however, a con sumer could buy in 1960 a substantially larger amount of food than in 1947-49, even though food prices are high er. This is because personal incomes have risen consider ably faster than food prices. For example, an hour’s work in 1960 would buy 2.5 pounds of beef compared with an average of 1.9 pounds in 1947-49. In 1960, the farmer receiv ed only 39 cents of the dollar spent by the consumer for food, the study showed. The remaining 61 cents went to pay marketing charges The farmer’s 39 cents in 1960 compares with 51 cents that Qpmky...Spirited Springfield. 4021 NORTH SIXTH STREET Arcade Garden Center 113-117 North Prince Street Lancaster EX 3 2340 R. H. Cooper & Son Salungi - Landisville TW 8-83 CS he received in * 1947, the year after,-wartime price con trols ended, and with 3 2 cents in the depression years of 1932 and 1933. ' The farmer’s share fell, the study showed, because farm prices dropped 13 per cent while the. spread be tween what he received and what the consumer paid rose by 45 percent Reasons for the wider spread were sub stantial Increases in market ing costs for wages, contain ers, fuel, freight rates, depre ciation, rents, advertising, taxes,’ and most other cost items Marketers’ profits, as a percentage of the consum er’s dol’ar showed no decided i trend, either np or down, al though the total profit was, up The consumer's annual ex penditures for food rose from $3lB per person in 1947 to $394 m 1960. But because the consumer’s disposable in- ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO. 'ersatilif/! do any tilling Job, 3positive .versatiletiller in Features positive 3 reverse. Rugged istruction, husky :me Terms, too! DISTRIBUTORr Foi Sales & Service Contact Hosier's Service Station R. D. 3, Manhoim MO 5-4240 J. B. Hostetter & Sons Mounl Joy OL 3-3721 come rose faster 'dhar^i i 'the price of food, the*amount he spent for food in 1960 was only 20 percent of his dispos able income, compared with 27 .percent in 1947. • Real Estate (From page 11) for enlargement of existing farms, This is further borne out by tiie agricultural census of 1959 which showed that the average farm size has grown by about 20 acres One pleasant aspect in the real estate situation is that the number of tenant-operat ed farms in the "United States' is now at the lowest level since 1880. A significant Patronize our advertisers BIG SAVINGS ! ! ! ! STANDARD EQUIPMENT'S BIG SPRING DISCOUNT BARN CLEANERS and COMFORT STALLS \\ MIGHTY-MOVE BARM CLEANER EASY-ALL COMFORT STALL Discount Changes; Mar 14, Apr. 15, May 16, May 31st See Your Standard Dealer Today. Do Not Delay. COPE & WEAVER CO. WILLOW STREET Ph. Lancaster EX 3-2824 Find Your . . . 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