B— Lancaster Farming. Saturday. December 27. 1960 • Ag. Outlook (Continued 1 1 out Pago 1) glow. l.i.i.u foundation foi hue ci icvl <.ittie* numbeis St.iughtei of ollioi cil. le w.!l decline Fonts is swiiimu; to West .uul Southwest On Ottohe 1 Hunt' wcic 73 peuvn' 111.) e c iltlo on food in these 10 Stales compel eel with only 5 yens ago Big fed cattle supplies headed for maiket this fall and winlei Octobei -December maikctings may be 12 percent over like pei iod of 1968 Early 1970 market ings likely to be moderately larg er than in early 1969, based on current feedlot population. Next year: Moderately larger fed cattle marketings expected. First half 1970 marketings will reflect a small increase in fall placements of cattle on feed .. . Gain in 1969 calf crop will sup ply feeders for larger second-half 1970 marketings. But increase won’t match the projected 12- Tune In The Ole Sheriff (Bobby Montgomery) WIOV-105.1 FM 6 to 8 P.M. Monday thru Saturday LANCASTER SILOS... VIBRATED & CORRUGATED STAVE SILOS Designed and Built For Strength GET YOUR ORDER IN NOW PRICES WILL CHANGE JAN. 1 Contact Leroy Zook, Salesman C. B. HOOBER & SON SAM SHERER Intercourse R.D. 1, Mt. Joy 717-768-8231 or 215-593-5793 717-653-5207 Also See Us For Sf-orline Silo Uniooders and Bunk Feeding Systems LANCASTER SILO COMPANY 2436 Creek Hill Road, Lancaster, Pa. 17601 ju'icenl increase In marketings lint fall. 1970 Prices May Rise 'I .ns fail, smaller output of routed cattle, poik, veal, and 1 mb is p.utl.v oIT-cltiiig huger led catlli sl.uuhtn Fed cal ;!c puces weie still above HKJtI I ve!-. on Novembci 1 Puces vc 1,1 continue about the same tmough New Ycais Puces could pick up dining fust half 1970. Fed cattle supply ineicase will be modest, but con sumer beef-buying ability and piefeiencc will remain strong . . Warning: Some producers start ed to hold onto heavy cattle in early fall following summer price weakness. This could lead to top-heavy market if trend con tinues. While the feeder market weak ened in the summer, prices this fall stayed well above a year earlier . . . Next year, as more cattle are fed, feeder demand will increase, and feeder cattle prices will stay well above aver age. Meat Supply Uptrend Total red meat supply declined this year . . . But will resume uptrend in 1970, with moie fed beef and pork offsetting smaller output of veal, lamb, and nonfed cattle ... Broiler output expand ing also Egg output through September was below 1968 level... Smaller laying flock responsible. 'Now, lajing flock is getting larger with addition of higher yielding younger birds So egg output in Manufactured in Leola by Egg Uptrend first half 1970 will be Ini gcr ihnn in like pci led this year, . Great er output will be partly offset by Mrom* demand for liquid egg. tending to hold prices close to early 1009 levels. More Poultry Piedlct-d rsi)\ espcils foiceast Imgei b’oilme .in.) luikty out nil In (iiM half 1970 . Ili.i’ler ie pl.ieement Hoik has been ineioas ing iceentlv. paving the way for inn eased output in first half 1970 . . . Economists foresee this action weakening pi ices next spring. Early 1970 price outlook better for turkey producers . . . Big cold storage stock are being worked down. Prices in October averaged 22% cents a pound, versus 20% January-September 1969, and should hold up through New Years . . . Hatch of poults for early 1970 markets is 3 per cent higher than last year. More breeder hens being kept, too. So output will be up next spring, while cold storage stocks are down. Big Citrus Crop Florida’s orange crop up a ten th to an expected 143 million boxes this season . . . Exceeds the 1966-67 record by a few mil lion boxes . . Other records, too: Temples, tangelos, and limes Texas orange ciop forecast up a fifth, but California’s navel oran ge ci op will be down, as will tangerine and grapefruit har vests With record orange crop, larger pack of processed pro ducts especially frozen con centrated orange juice is like ly .. . Prices for frozen orange juice will likely be lower in 1970. Deciduous Fruit Output Up Output of most deciduous items up this year, particularly apples ... Total fruit pack is big and frozen supplies above last year . . . Tree nut supplies also larger than last season. Lower than 1968 prices for noncitrus fruits that prevailed this -sum mer are extending into fall. Top Potato Crop October estimates point to a new record for late summer and fall crop potatoes ... Production increase to come from western Bonmand PeiforaiinGß New Van Dale “1230 Series II” Silo Unloader Customer- Certified to outperform, outlast any make its size. You’re in command. 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