12—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. February 3, 1962 Varied Outlook Given By Local, College Men The agriculture outlook for 1962 presented a varied production- limiting program picture to the forecasters Monday night. th? only way we fluid A panel of local and uni- all time high. (milk) folks can survive varsity experts took a look While population has gone here m the east » He said at the farm situation and up and total disposable in- Lancaster County dairymen came up with some pretty come has gone up, the farm- i ater wen t into seasonal encouragiag predictions for er has continued to receive a pricing'to- limit production, certain segments of the smaller portion of the expen-, and, “it has done, a very farm community and some ditures for food. However, he good job.” rather gloomy forecasts for others If the forecasters are cor rect, 1962 should be a pretty good year for cattle, grains, hogs and sheep, and a pret ty poor year for dairy, poult ry and eggs. Leading the discussion at the 1962 Outlook Conference sponsored by the Lancaster County Extension Service, William Johnstone, extension Agriculture Economist from the Penna. State University said, “The growth of the na tional economy adds up to a fairly good demand for food and fibre in 1962 ” he said, consumer expenditures are up as are government expen ditures and unemployment is on the downgrade This coup led with inventory buildups by businesses has pushed the gross national product (total for goods and services) to an Early T raders Bonus «. PITS CASH«< Before You Deal See Your Local umm Kauffman Bros. Hn» MOUNTVILLE ■ESSr AT 5-9151 C. B. Hoober INTERCOURSE SO 8-3501 said, with the present growth Meat si , ualion Slead • factors, economists expect Heilbron of Samuel farmers to be in about as fa- Heilbron and commis . vorable a position in 1962 . , „ . T ~ „ . ~ , sion buyers at the Lancaster Sr. of yir D “°» Stockyards sold he part of last ye . looks for cattle prices to be Dairy Picture Bleak a little lower during the The one discouraging spot spring months of 1962 than pointed out by Johnstone was they were last year, but he in the dairy industry. “I see does not expect summer pric very little in the picture that es to dip as low. “I look for can change either output or good runs of cattle through demand m 1962 ” he said February and possibly into There is little to signal any April ” he said Lower grades improvement in price, and in -and poorly finished cattle fact there may be some re- will suffer most during the ductions in the first half of coming year, he said, the year. Louis Moore, extension Ag- Charles Cowan, local rep- riculture Economist from resentative for the Interstate PSU added that competition Milk Producers Cooperative from greater supplies of agreed in principle with John- pork and other competing stone. “Dealers are not dnv- meats, especially poultry, ing the roads looking for would not cut into the beef new producers ” he said. market substantially as Jong Production is still increas- as wages and employment mg and “Interstate” is look- remain at a high level. He ISHAVINGSi HAROLD B. ZOOK 1 ■ 220 LAMPETER. ROAD LANCASTER. PA. ■ ■ PHONE EX 4-5412 5 s * CLEAN DRY PINE g * SEMI DRY PINE ■ BAGS OR BULK DELIVERIES OVER 2 TON AND S ■ TRAILER LOAD PRICES ■ International Harvester Dealer The Earlier You Trade The Bigger The Bonus David Kurtz J. B. Hostetter & Sons McCormick Farm Equip. Store MORGANTOWN MOUNT JOY EPHRATA AT 6-5771 OL 3-3721 RE 3-2283 - ing for markets to handle milk which present dealers won’t take. “In spite of ef- forts to cut back production, we are anticipating"*a 'spring flush of milk.” Cowan said. Cowan ~ said milk produc ers in Pennsylvania had a • MIXED J. Paul Nolt GAP HI 2-4183 said per capita consumption of beef is at an all time high and is still on the increase. Pork will be somewhat tower than last year, but not lower, he said. Hog numbers' have not built up to disasterous -pro portions in spite „of the fav orable position of hog prices lor several years. Lamb prices will probably go higher, Moore believes, because low prices during the past few years have forc ed the liquidation of many ewe flocks. Most of this'in-- crease will come before mid year, he said. Grain Program Praise Wilbur Heistand, Salunga feed manufacturer, had high praise- for the action of the Secretary of Agriculture in his handling of surplus grain stocks. “Freeman has done a tre mendous job of reducing gram stocks”, he said. Corn price at, harvest time was low but it C. E. Wiley & Son Cope & Weaver Co. QUABRYVttLE - WAKEFIELD WILLOW STREET ST 6-2895 EX 3-2824 did not come within 5 c< per bushel of the low of year and the high of just days ago was four cents hi er than last year's high, said. “The secretary has t power to sell governrmi owned corn at market pric but he has been very c tious not to cause a bre down of the, dumping corn,’’ Hiesta said. ' - Moore echoed this v sen ment. .When he said, stocks carryover grain by the feds al government declined fJ the first time since 1952. Su plies of stored grains ro from about 20 billion tons 1952 to approximately \ billion tons in 1961. The d ryover this year has. bet reduced by about five billij tons, even with the hi; yields recorded by grain fa mers during the 1961 grot ing season. (Turn to page 4) »l
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