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Time To Trade And Save IHCC’S FINANCE CHARGES ARE PAID FOR YOU WELL INTO 1967 Other Advantages of Buying Now —Tax savings applicable this year —Current price —lmmediate delivery on most tractors and equipment —Your trade is worth more now —Eliminate repair costs on old equipment For More Information Drop In or Call liyi Messick Farm Equip. IHg, ELIZABETHTOWN IRTIINItItMI n/l« 10-JA C. B. Hoober INTERCOURSE 768-3501 International Harvester Cope & Weaver Co. Sales and Service NEW PROVIDENCE EPHKATA 733-2283 786-7351 • State Kauffman Bros. MOUNTVILLE 285-5951 Agr. Economist Sees Changes In Competition For Farm Labor To compete in the labor mar ket, farmers find they must increase pay rates, shorten hours, and improve working conditions. Agricultural econo mist James S. Holt of Penn State University described the Pennsylvania farm labor sit- uation in a recent issue of There is also the consum “Panm Economics,” published er’s side to increased farm la by the Cooperative Extension bor costs, he stated. Higher Service at Penn State. farm labor costs can mean . somewhat higher food prices. In some cases, said Holt, .Holt listed governmental or farmers adopt these policies to group action as an alternative maintain their present labor solution to the farm labor force. In other eases, such ac- problem. He indicated labor tions may enable farmers to legislation has tended to ex attract better workers whose dude a g r i cu iture in the past. increased productivity will . . help to offset some of the in creased labor cost. 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