12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 5,1966.
Agriculture Is Nation’s Largest
Employer, Careers Study Shows
While less than seven mil
lion workers earn a living di
rectly from farming, agricul
ture. including production,
marketing, manufacturing,
processing and education, is
America’s biggest employer.
According to a publication
prepared by the National As
sociation of State Universities
and Land-Grant Colleges, 40
percent of all employment in
the United States represents
some phase of agriculture.
In pointing out employment
opportunities for agricultural
ly trained college graduates,
“Rewarding Careers in a Dy
namic Industry” lists these
facts:
20' percent of all U.S sci
entists aie engaged in life-sci
ences and agriculture.
'Agi icultural lesearch needs
2,000 new scientists each yeai
Agncultuial education pro
vides careeis for 37,000 men
and women
Manufactui mg and piocess
ing companies employ 32,000
piofessional and technical
woi kers
More people aie employed
in tianspoiting, distubuting
and maiketing farm products
than are engaged in pioducing
them
The publication, which pro
vides high school students
with refeience mateual on ag
ricultural careers, includes sec
tions on reseal ch and develop
ment education, manufactur
ing and piocessing, manage
ment and marketing, conserva
tion and recreation, services,
communications and produc
tion "
The booklet points out that
mechanization, impioved crops
and livestock and other scien
tific advances in agriculture
have improved agriculture’s ef
ficiency and output In dis
spellmg the myth that agn
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culture careers are open only
to those with a farm back
ground, the publication says
many agriculture colleges have
a majority of students from
non-farm families. And, fewer
than 10 percent of the farm
boys return to farming after
graduation. It points out that
non-farm job opportunities
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THESE DEALERS HANDLE THE COMPLETE LINE OF RED ROSE FEEDS
Waller Binkley & Son
Brown & Rea
Elverson Supply Co.
Elverson
I. B. Graybill & Son
Refton Strasburg
L. T. Geib Estate
Maaheim
E. Musser Heisey & Son
Adult' Farmer Classes
Begin At Ephrata H.S.
Adult Fanner classes at Eph
rata High School began this,
week with an organizational
command about 90 percent of
the agricultural college gradu
ates.
Single copies of the publica
tion, "Rewarding Careers in
A Dynamic Industry," are
available from the College of
Agricultural Sciences, Univer
sity of Delaware, Newark, Del
aware 19711.’
when they are raised on
You’ll find coupons in every bag of Red Rose Horse Feed •
Super Horse Feed • Classic Horse Feed • Equinader Feed
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free Johnson Rope Halter.
Lititz
Atglen
Mt, Joy
meeting Thuriday evening.
According- to Ephrata voca
tdonl agriculture instructors
Charles Ackley end Lewis Ay
era, the next class will be
held November 17. Between
December 1 and January 16,
classes are scheduled weekly.
All meetings .are set dor
Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
in the vocational agriculture
room.
The programs planned in
clude: dairy cattle, feeding-,
record keeping, ' hrigation,
farm income taxes; Tternn
electrification. ' "• ' r•~ ”■
Heistand Bros.
Elizabethtown
A. L. Herr & Bro.
Quarryville
David B. Hurst
Bowmansville
Mountville Feed Service
Mountville
Musser Farms, Inc.
Columbia
Musser's Mill
The Buck
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needs. For early acceptance of feed by
young 'pigs feed Red Rose Pig Pre-Starter
Pellets, then follow "with Red Rose Pig
Starter Pellets. Red Rose Pig Grower Pel
lets follows the starter pellets in the feed
ing program for pigs from 50 to 100 lbs.
To improve the condition of sows and to
increase nutritional carry-over to pigs and
provide added nutritibn, use Red Rose T-C
Feed For worming, use Red Rose Worming
Pellets. Red Rose Porkmaker a complete
feed should be used for finishing hogs
from 100 lbs. to market Weight. If you mix
some of your own feeds Rbd Rose Hog
Supplement will-fit into-your schedule. It’s
a balance of quality protein and essential
nutrients and vitamins to economically pro
duce rations you need.
Temperaturei for the tad
five days will.be on til* ohll
ly aide, averaging beteW'tlio
normal range of Sf'te *7de
grees. Although it will bo
somewhat milder Sunday,
cooler temperatures are ex
pected for the remainder of
the period.
Precipitation, occuring as
rain, about midweek, may
total H-inch or more.
Chas. E. Souder & Sons
Terre Hill
Ammon E. Shelly
Lititz
L. M. Snavely
Lltitz
E. P. Spotts, Inc.
Honey Brook
H. M. Stauffer & Sons,
Inc.
Witmer