12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 5, 1964 The Agricultural Outlook... SUMMARY At the Annual USDA Agri cultural Outlook Conference in Washington recently cer tain appraisals were especial ly worthy of note for Lancas ter County. Janies P Cavin, Economic Research Seivice. leportecl that over the past decade the realized gioss income of farm opciatois has tiended upward Since production costs have generally increased, the re sult has been a somewhat sta ble net income pictui'e. The huger faims will con tinue to gain m importance, accoiding to the trend In 1963 faims with sales of $lO,- 000 or moie accounted for 27 per cent of all farms, 78 per cent of total cash receipts, and 61 per cent of total realized net income Cavin contrasted this with the situation in 1959 when they accounted for 61 per cent of total cash receipts and 50 per cent of net income, Cavin said that on a per capita basis consumer dispos able income for 1964 will in crease about six per cent ovei 1963, and that he would there foie expect consumer demand for agricultural products to remain high through 1965, probably increasing m' line with the 1 4 per cent estimat ed rise in population. Retail food prices, he said, aie expected to show only a small increase in 1965 The continued high demand for animal products is expected to maintain average prices for meat near current levels, though some increases are ex pected for lamb and pork. Regarding the farm finan cial situation, Cavin said that the value of farm assets con tinues to rise in contrast with the stability of total realized net income of farm operators This upward trend is expected to continue as rising land val ues will enlaige the value of faim assets by amounts con siderably greater than the in crease in faim debts. FEED OUTLOOK Feed gram supplies for the 1964-65 maxketmg year were estimated to he down six per cent fiom last year. This will he the third year in the last four that supplies have drop ped, accoiding to Malcolm Clough, Economic and Statisti cal Analysis Division Domes tic use has diopped a little in the past two years and a fur ther slight decline seems piobable in 1964-65 But the smaller 1964 ciop is expected Top Dress Your Alfalfa Now 0-14-14 0-20-20 0-15-30 Use Our Spreader Service ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO. GROFFTOWN RD., NEXT TO WATERWORKS Ph. 3924963 or 392 0374 • * ** «• ■• - a r to be 10-12 million tons below total disappearance. This will result in a reduced carryover in 1965-66. Feed grains are expected to average a little higher in 1964 65 because of smaller supplies and higher loan rates High-protein feed supplies are expected to be a little larger and may sell at prices a little below those of the past two years, Clough said. Hay supplies will be short in the East, South and Midwest because of drought conditions. Corn supply was estimated at about seven per cent below last year Oat and barley sup plies are down about four per cent from last year, continu ing the down trend since 1958. The oat supply is the smallest since 1936, Clough said. Exports of feed grains for 1964-65 marketing year are ex pected to equal or exceed the record high of last year. In creasing corn exports in re cent years have more than off set a decline in the combined exports of other grains. POULTRY AND EGG OUTLOOK Herman Bluestone, Econom ic and Statistical Analysis Di vision, told the Conference that production of broilers, eggs, and turkeys will prob ably increase again in 1965. For eggs and turkeys, he said, increases are expected to be large enough to cause a fur ther decline in prices in 1965 Expansion in broilers, how evei, may be small and farm prices may average higher. The number of layers and replacements now on hand practically assures that egg production will continue larg WHY BUY POOR QUALITY HAY ??? . . . use MASTER MIX S^mlßalkNF^hs, art ■ \ svJbtBUUC j replaces] \ m n* gt * 1 -==: On a feed value basis, MASTER MIX SWEET BULK ’N FLAKES costs no more than good quality hay in some areas .., pius ► Increases water intake ► Promotes better health ► Promotes better performance Highly digestible Sweet Bulk ’N Flakes ... the greatest bulky feed discovery in 25 years. Aftj- CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MASTER MIX DEALER # i ', L | % AND ORDER YOUR SUPPLY TODAY ... 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