» • ■ | cj | , which accounted for 17,500 JLIVGStOCK Dales ' lambs that brought $310,000. 11 j| q Among the community auc nanaie O • •/Q tions, New Holland led with H/| \r 126,062 head. New Wilraing iViOre volume ton was second with 75,594; , Vintage, third with 66,782; HARRISBURG • Pennsyl- ji ornsoll Cove, fourth with vania's 53 community live- 59 270, and Dewart, fitth with stock auctions marketed a to- 51394, tal of 1,346,898 animals in Boster said some of the in -1962, up 8 7 per cent from cre^e d gales in 1962 could be the 1961 total ot 1,239,433, ac- a 44nbuted to the feed short cording to the Pennsylvania a g e resu it m g from last sum- Ciop Reporting Service, State mer ’ s long drought. Dairy Department of Agriculture. heiter sales increased from 59,« The 1962 sales totaled an 703 4 0 74 275, up 19 per cent, estimated $108,856,000, ap- jj e sal( j 4h e i ar g e volume proiimately the same as for 0 j sales at the community 1961 when higher prices were auctions, most of them farm received per animal. er-owned, was an md,cation Animals sold ivere bulls, they are serving farmer cows, heifers, steers, cavles, nee^s 7 The Department of Agri hogs, sheep, goats and horses, cu it u re, through its Market An additional 349,211 cattle, News Service, reports prices at calves, hogs and sheep were several of the larger livestock sold m 1962 at Lancaster markets, and grades lambs tor Union Stock Yards for $44,- the pools and vealer caltes at 355,000, making a combined some of the auctions, total for the year ot 1,690,109 _______ animals -worth an estimated $153,211,000 for that outlet Americans have been eating and the auctions. apples, pears, peaches, and oth- Dewey O. Boster, PCRS chief er non-citrus fruits at a fairly statistician, pointed out that steady 115 pounds per person not included in these totals a >ear for the past few years, were dispersal sales, direct Non-citrus fiuit made up 58 sales on the farm, sales at peicent of all fruits consumed roundups, fairs, shows, and ex- by civilians in the past 11 positions, and lamb pools jeais. From HORNCO Feeds .... Quality Service Because of Quality Servicemen s D. E. Horn & Company is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. John Herr, as Hornco Service Consultant for parts of the Lancaster County area. Mr. Herr will work along with Mr. Ned Setter giving advice and service to the increasing number of Hornco customers in the Lancaster County area. John Herr is a native of Lebanon County where he assisted his father in running a very successful grain and beef farm. John is well qualified as a serviceman, joining Hornco he was one of the areas leading baby chick salesmen. After joining Hornco John served his advanced feed training in the Adams County area. Call on John anytime, allow him to help you with your problems. Annyillc, Pa., UN 7-2244. FEEDS D. E. HORN & CO..INC. york, pa. pl zjot { V Dairy Expert Says Don’t Look For Big Change Dairymen were warned Wed nesday night not to expect any major changes in taim regula tory programs this year, but to strive to keep the quality ot their product high. Dr. Roy F, Davenport, Seal test field service director, add ed that some dairy farmers will have to make changes as their present facilities become worn out or obsolete. So tar as the continuing im balance m the supply and de mand for fluid milk is concern ed, Davenport! said, “Sealitest last year noted a drop of 240 or 13 per cent shippers, yet the remaining Sealtest pro ducers increase production by 9 per cent.” The average increase for all Philadelphia shippers, includ ing Sealtest, was 15 per cent last year. Davenport spoke to a meet ing of its dairy farmers in the Paradise Elemental y School. He explained at Sealtest the 9 per cent mciease was not sufficient to oftset the decline in the numbei of shippeis with the lesult that Sealtest Phil- -VJ,. ODUCING... HN HERR, JR. Hornco Service Consultant” See How Many of your neighbors are changing to Hornco Feed “Service makes the difference” Common Market Seen Beneficial To American Agricultural Sales adelphia purchased 1 2y z mill ion pounds 2.72 per cent less milk in 1D62 than in .1961. “At the same time,” Dr. Dav enport said, ‘‘.the nation’s raw milk production increased slig htly more than one billion pounds, or .S per cent. “These figures are aiticular ly meaningful when you consi der that fluid milk sales in the Philadelphia market are now reported as being oil about 1.- S 5 per cent,” he said. Joseph Taylor, Pennsylvania State University Extension Ser vice dairy specialist, urged farmers to take advantage of the technologcal improvements which are available. “The Pennsylvania dairyman can compete successfully tod ay,” he said, ”if he uses mod ern techologies, produces for the market, recognizes his pio blems and takes piompt action to solve them"” The point has been reached wheie the dairymen must be come competitive if he wishes ito remain in business, Taylor said John's phone number Because Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 16, 1963—' Jr. Before Donald M Rubel, Assistant Adnninstiator, Foieign Agucu litmal Service of U S Depai tment ot Agriculture, said Am encan farmeis stand to gain more than they will lose by the formation of the Euiopean. Common MaiKot. He said over Vs our poulti re exports, Vs of our feed gram, Vi of our cotton and tobacco and 1/5 ot our fiuit expoits now go to the common maikct nations. “We sold $1 2 billion woith ot agncultuie pioducts theie last >ear; we piesume it might have reached 3>2 billion it The United Kingdom had been ac cepted for membeibhip.” He &aid the economy of the six nations in the economic community i& giowing twice as fast as the U S economy This giovvth may eientuallv make bettei maiketb loi U. S goods and pioducts, but at piesent we ha\e lost some giound. Geiiiiany, which used to buy neai Iv all her impoited poultry fiom the U S now gels a con suleiable poition tiom Belgium and Holland, since the Get nun impoit duty went up troni cents to 12 cents Duung the business session, delegates sealed the following diicclois foi tince-\ear teims; Alaik X ANitmei, Dauphni- Xoithumbeiland, Lee AI Pooi baugh, hoik Dan B Hast, Beiks, William A Reid, Ches lei-Delawaie, Webster Fischer, Fulton, Hemv E Kebtenng, Lancaster, and Harold Bolling ei Lebanon-Dauphm. Poorbaugh, treasurer, lepor ted that the $1 00 increase in fee for a fust sei rice, which became eftectne on January 1, 1963, was the flist increase since the coopeiatne was fou nded 20 yea is ago. David Putney, coopeiatiye attorney, urged all delegates to report their Social Security number to the cooperative in accordance with the regulation in section 19 of the 10 62 Ta\ Revision Law. He said any member failing to do so is liable to a 00 flue, unless the cooperatne has not lequested the number. In that case, .the coopeiative is subieoi to a 1110 00 penalty tor each member What most people Vvaut tor lunch is more Singing Hills Brand MICHIGAN PEAT Nitrogen Releasing and Highly Organic TOO lb. bag $1.85 10 - TOO lb. bags $17.50 No extra charge for / delivery Phone your orders NOW SMOKKTOWX I’hoiic 397-3330 7
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