—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 2, 1964 12 • Production (Continued liom Page 1) While piofitable to farmers who sold hay foi cash, the situ ation put the economic pinch on faim pioducers who fed Inestock their hay ciops Nine county commodities, each woith moie than $1 mil lion, continued to iank Lancas ter County the top farming community in 'Pennsylvania and the 13th ranking area m the United States They were- Milk, eggs, tobac co, poultiy, hay, giain and sil age com, wheat and potatoes Barley Crop Off The county’s barley ciop, which grossed faimeis over $1 million in 1962, tailed to make the seventh digit last year— due laigely to lower acieage and yields Two of the county’s tiadition al leading commodities—milk and eggs—supplied ovei half of the last yeai’s total ciops and Inestock value Tobacco was the haidest hit commodity Cigai fillei leaf Used Equipment Specials LANCASTER STORE WD tractor, plow and cult. M. H. 101 Jr li actor JD “B” tractor with cult. Plows - 1 & 2 btm. 2 way Plows - 2 & 3 btm. Mtd. Discs - IHC 28 Harrows - 3 & 4 Sec. Ti ansplanter 1 Holland Unit Planters, IHC & Black Hawk Spreaders, N. 1., Templeton, NH, etc. Balers, PTO and engine Mower, AC 80R & No. 3 7 ft. Mower, NI 6 & 7 ft. Mowei, JD No. 5 Forage Harv., AC & Papec Blower AC (hopper) & Papec Tillers, garden tractors & mowers When you need new or used farm equipment or appliances L. H. BRUBAKER 350 Strasburg Pike, Lancaster Lane. 397-5179 Strasburg 687-6002 Choose From The Long Green Line ' Alan Beyer Cluisliunu LY 3-5(587 A. B. C. Groff, Inc. Xui Holland 354-8001 producers took a $2 3 million cut in earnings as the agency placed the value of the 1953 crop at $10,722,600 compared with $13,'100,000 the previous year. Milk, heading the summary for the sixth consecutive year, showed a dollar increase of nearly a half-million dollars. Despite an eight-cent decline in the average price and a 900- head cut in the composite herd size, production ran 18 million pounds more than 1962. Larger flocks owned by few er poultrymen combined with somewhat better average pric es to boost egg income by $159,- 000 The 1963 value of major farm products in 1963 are as follows- Milk, $25,799,000; eggs, $19,- 514,000; tobacco, $10,722,600; poultry, $8,175,800, hay, $7,378,- 000; corn, $7,229,800, corn for silage, $4,171,900, wheat, $3,- 314,800, barley, $938,000, peach es. $341,200, oats, $280,300, glass silage, $260,900; apples, $251,600, honey, $27,410, soui chemes, $21,000, red clovei stop in or call Of John Deere HAY EQUIPMENT Wenger Implement Co. H. S. Newcomer & Son M. S. Yeorsley & Sons Buck BU 4-4467 Mt. Joy 653-3361 West Chester 696-2990 seed, $18,300. 'Livestock inventory on farms as of January 1, 1964 was, cat tle $34,371,000; hogs, $942,500; sheep, $197,200, poultry, $6,045,- 000. Total inventory excluding poultry was $35,910,700. • Grange (Continued from Page 1) meeting of Fulton Grange, and officers of the Fulton Grange will fill the chairs of the Lan caster County Pomona Grange visitation meeting at Colerain Grange on May 19. Mrs. Richard Jackson, acting lecturer, presented the follow ing program- a vocal solo, “April Showers,” hy Clan- Murphy, accompanied by Miss Mary Lou Wesley; two square dance numbers by Mr. and Mrs. Earle Gilbert, Jr, Mr. and Mrs Stanley Stauffer, Jr., Misses Cathy Gilbert and Linda Schon visky, and Clair Murphy and Ray McSparran, a game led by George Lamborn, sing-along group singing led by Clair Murphy, and a humorous read ing by Mis Jesse Wood LITITZ STORE CA ti actor, plow and cultivator B tractor, 2 way plow and cultivator Co-Op E 3 tractor, 3 pt. hitch and remote ram Case VAC tractor with Elec. & Hydr. Plows —1, 2 & 3 bottom moldboard and disc Disc harrows - JD & AC 28 Transplanter - 1 row Powell, 3 pt. Transplanter -2 row Powell fast hitch Corn planter with fert. - 2 row M.H. Com planter with fert. - 4 row J.D. Fertilizer spreaders - 8 & 10 ft. Loader - AC “WD” Rotary cutter - Case 3 pt. Spreaders - Nl 12 A, etc. Riding mowers, Tillers, etc. Conditioner, JD & N.H. No. 10 iide Mounted iwer and Hay Conditioner See Us For A Demonstration Landis Bros. Inc. Lancaster 393-3906 R. D. 3, Lititz Lititz 626-7766 No. 894 A Rubber Tooth Rake Shotzberger's Elm 6652141
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