6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 8, 1966
American agriculture pro- Offsetting the favorable «d
-vides the base for nearly 12 vance for dairy and poultry
million jobs and thousands of prices, was a substantial in
businesses. Farmers and their crease in prices paid by live
families spend about 40 billion stock and poultry farmers for
dollars a year for goods and feed. The price of laying
services mash was up 9 percent from
• Farm Prices
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vanced a dime to $17.90,
calves advanced a dollar to
$3O 80 and shejp prices were
steady at S 6 80. The average
of milk cow prices, at $320.00
per head, was $5 00 over the
previous month and a new all
time high.
With the exception of soy
bears, which were a nickel be
low the previous month, all
grain prices showed increases.
Corn and rye weie up a nickel
per bushel, oats up 4 cents,
barley up 7 cents, and wheat
up a cent Price of com at
$156 per bushel, was the
-highest since September 1956
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a year earlier while the cost
of 20 percent dairy feed was
up 7 percent.
The index of prices received,
a measure of the change in
prices received by farmers,
was 260 percent of its
1910-14=100 percent base. This
compares with 258 a month
earlier and 234 a year ago.
U. S. PRICE INDEX
DOWN TWO POINTS
During the month ended Sep
tember 15. the Index of Prices
Received by Fanners in the
US. declined 2 points (1 per
cent) to 270 percent of Ms
1910-14 average. Sharply lower
prices for hogs and soybeans
were mainly responsible for
the decline. Limiting the de-
Messick Farm Equip.
ELIZABETHTOWN
367-1319
Kauffman Bros.
3IOUNTVILLE '
285-9151
crease were higher, wholesale
milk and egg prices.' The In
dex was 8 percent above Sep
tember 1965.
• The Index of Prices Paid by
Farmers for Commodities and
services, including Interest,
Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates,
increased 2 points (*6 per
cent) during the month to a
new high. At 337. the index
was 5 percent above a year
earlier.
With prices of farm prod
ucts lower and prices paid by
farmers Higher, the Parity
Ratio declined 1 point to 80.
• Farm Women
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building fund. Mrs. Dons
Thomas, extension home econ
omist, spoke to 'the group. It
was announced that the Lan
caster County Farm Women
Societies will fold seals at the
Health and Welfare Center,
November 7-11. The next
Board meeting will be held
December 4. Co-hostesses at
the meeting were Mrs. Cyrus
Neff and Mrs Clayton 'Sangrey.
Two bus trips are planned
for the Lancaster County Farm
Women. Women wishing to
visit the Pink Sleigh on Oc
tober 12 may contact Mrs. Jay
Landis, Lancaster R 6 Mrs.
Chester Eshelman, Willow
Street Rl, will take reserva
tions for a trip to King of
Prussia October 26
• Princess
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her triumph, during the com
ing year she will make numer
ous appearances publicizing the
northeastern poultry industry
She succeeds Connie Hoffman
of Catawissa.
First runnerup, was Patricia
Tullis of Bridgeton, NJ, se
cond runnerup, Caryl Haynes,
New Hampshire. Each runner
up received $lOO savings bonds
Approximately 300 persons
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County Swine Roundup at Lan
caster Union Stock Yards, also
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Americans are eating better
than ever, and spending a
smaller proportion of their
after-tax dollars to do it.
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