6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 12, 1966
• Agr.-Industry
(Continued from °age 1)
(he conquest of hunger." He
predicted that any under
developed nation in the world
which could apply our formula
for the development of such a
pattern would cease to become
an under-developed nation
within a few short decades.
“But basic to our success as
a nation." McMillen stated, "is
our constitutionally-guaranteed
Eight To Choose.” Call it what
you will, he said, free enter
pi ise, democracy, whatever;
our basic right to choose how
we spend our money and our
lives “is a heritage shared by
no other nation on earth We
must never abandon these basic
principles that have made this
country what it is and causes
it to be the hope of the rest
of the world today.
“The biggest suiplus we have
today is a surplus of govern
ment,” the editor said in dis
cussing the state of the agncul
tuial economy “But one thing
we don’t have a surplus of is
understanding between farm
people and non-farm people ”
He suggested that communica
tions would be our greatest
faun problem in coming years
As population continues to
overtake food production, Mc-
Millen said, the constant de
cline in food prices will level
off He cited the need for
moie and more qualified labor
in the futuie, but suggested
that it would not be available
He told the mixed audience
that all the really good faim
land was already in production,
although there was some we
could bring in at a price. He
said that farmers in the future
will accelerate the trend of
substituting capital, in the form
of mechanization, foi a van
ishing supply of qualified
labor
“More people will mean
more pioblems,” McMillen
said He predicted increasing
consumer fretting over fertiliz
ei and pesticide contamination
of faim pioducts, and increas
ing complaints on offensive
barnyard odors He said the
fanner of the future will have
to be increasingly concerned
with puces, assessments, zon
ing, individual tax manage
ment problems, insurance, in
vestments, complicated con
tractual agreements, and ul
timately, computeis
“We will need more and
moie ways to spiead undei
standmg,” McMillen said He
suggested it was increasingly
impoitant that faim youths
(earn how to make a speech,
talk m fiont of radio and tele
vision audiences, and learn
how to wute He said these
aits may become far moie
important to the faim youngs
ter in the future than learning
how to show a steei or dauy
.animal, or the pursuit of othei
oiganized teachings that are
cuuently considered important
Preceding McMillen on the
mogram weie Samuel A Dam
.and George W Davis, Jr
Dum, a dauy man hom East
Peteisburg, cited some of the
statistical changes that have
occurred in aguculture since
fins country’s early days He
pointed out that the rate of
change in agucultuie has ac
celerated continually He con
tlasted the aveiage capital in
vestment in agriculture
$26,000 per farm woiker
with that of industry $7OOO
jper worker.
Industry and hrghways have
taken land out of agricultural
01 eduction at the rate of 2000
aoes a year lor the past 15
yeais, Dum sard
While land can be profitably
r ai med for some crops at $5OO
pei acie, $lOOO per acre land
and higher, in Lancaster Coun
ty is not unusual, the dairyman
.said
‘ This discourages expansion
of farms to inciease efficiency,
and mokes it nearly impossible
for young men to get started
in farming here,” Dum said.
But, he predicted, in spite
of alt the pressures of high
land cost and labor inaccessi
bility, Lancaster County agri
culture has the potential to
remain competitive in meet
ing the expanding needs of our
economy.
Speaking for industry, Davis
noted the role of the Lancaster
County Industrial Development
Bureau, of which he is vice
president.
The bureau is authorized to
pm chase land for later indus
trial development, Davis said,
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know Jiow to work,” he said, m * nel,
adding that this was a great, VEA.LERS Choice $38.50-
help in encouraging industry to 39.50, individual high Choice
locate here. $41.50. Good $3539, Standard
Davis reported that in recent $32-36.50, Utility $29.50-33,
years the bureau had been re- $ 50-30, 70-90 lb. $25-28.
sponsible for bringing 16 new COWS
industries to the area. These November 9, 1966
companies presently employ A steady trenn prevailed as
1725 people, he said. 105 cows, X bull, and II heifers
Chairman for* the evening Fresh Holateins, 275-680;
was Lancaster County agent Guernseys and other breeds,
M M. Smithy who is also chair- 150-320 Heifers, 140-225
man of the Chamber’s agncul
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HORSES
November 7, 1966
Receipts totaling 342
BALER TWINE
BALER TWINE
BALER TWINE
BINDER TWINE
sold steady. Riding horses, 83.
250; driving horses, 100375;
killers, 4Vi -5 cents per lb.
Pony mares and geldings, 15-
65. No mules were listed.
HOGS
November 7, 1966
Hogs sold steady with 484
head changing hands. Retail,
22.50-24.50; wholesale (U. S.
1-3), 22-22 50: heavyweights,
2150-22. Sows. 18-20.50. No
shoats were offered.
CALVES
November 7, 1966
Eighty-one head sold steady.
Choice and Frame, 36-42; Good
and Low Choice, 32-3550;
Standard, 26-31 50; Common,
18-25.50
head
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