10—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, February 14,1970
.MORE CATTLE, FEWER
HOGS ON U.S. FARMS
The inventory estimates of
livestock and poultry on U.S.
larms and ranches show mote
•attic and calves, chickens and
turkeys than a year earlier, but
fewer hogs and pigs, and sheep
and lambs Cattle and calves on
(arms and ranches this January
1 are estimated at 112.3 million,
up 2 percent from the 109.9 mil
lion on hand January 1, 1968.
Beef cattle and calves were up
3 percent but dairy cattle and
calves declined 2 percent during
the year. The 56.7 million hogs
and pigs on farms December 1,
1969 is 6 percent less than the
606 million on hand . year
earlier. All sheep and lambs on
band January 1, 1970 at 20 4 mil
lion axe 4 percent below a year
earlier, continuing a decline in
numbers that began in 1961.
Stock sheep and lambs declined
4 percent from a year earlier
while sheep on feed are down 2
percent. The number of chick
ens is estimated at 431 5 million,
up 3 percent from January 1,
1969 Tuikeys aie estimated at
67 million, up 1 peicent from a
yeai eaiher
SHEEP DECLINE CONTINUES
Sheep and lambs on Pennsyl
vania farms at 165,000 on Jan
uaiy 1. 1970 weie down 3 per
cent from the 170,000 a year
earlier another new record
low. Inventory value at $3,548,-
000 was up 10 percent from $3,-
230,000 a year earlier.
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# Farm Caltndar
(Continued from Pago 1)
or* Meeting, Vo-Ag room,
Ephrata High School.
7.30 p.m.—Reorganization meet
mg of Board of Directors
of Farm and Home Found
ation, Farm and Home
Center.
9.00 pm.—Penn Slate Agricul
ture Research Program,
Farm and Home Center.
Thursday, Feb. 19
10 00 a m.—Chester Co. Dairy
Day. Sadsburyville Fire
Hall, Sadsburyville.
7 00 p m —Atlantic District fifth
Annual Meeting, United
Methodist Church, Quarry
ville.
730 p.m. Ephrata Young
Farmers meeting (recrea
tion night), Ag. Dept, and
Gym, Ephrata High School.
8:00 pm. Manheim Young
Fanners meeting, Vo-Ag.
room, Manheim Central
High School.
8.00 pm. Extension Service
Educational Meeting for
Cattle Feedeis, Faim and
Home Center.
Friday, Feb. 20
1 00 p m —Pioneei Corn Sem
inar, Faim and Home Cen
ter
6.45 pm—Garden Spot Young
Faimers annual banquet,
Blue Ball Fire Hall.
730 p m —Pa. Egg Marketing
Assn. Meeting, Schrafft’s
Restaurant, Denver.
1969 GOOD FEED YEAR
IN PA.
The 1069 corn production wa*
76.188.000 bushels, 34 percent
more than in 1968, but 6 percent
less than the record 1967 crop.
Corn silage production of 4,-
890.000 tons was second highest
of record. Oats production of
22.644.000 bushels was 15 per
cent less than in 1968 with acre
age at a record low. Barley pro
duction was 9,741,000 bushels
below 1967-1968 levels. Al
though hay acreage harvested
was at a record low, yields were
record high and production of
4.146.000 tons largest since 1924.
Cattle numbers as of January
1 were 1 percent less than a
year earlier and sheep numbers
down 3 percent. The number of
chickens advanced 1 percent
while turkeys were down 4 per
cent. As of December 1 hogs on
farms were 12 percent above a
year earlier.
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Grease Guns
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Liquid Bactericide and Teat Dip ..
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CATTLE NUMBERS DECLINE were also off 1 percent end
heifer calves for milk were
down S percent. Other cattle
numbers were about steady
512,000 compared with 513,000
a year ago. Total value of all
cattle and calves on January 1
was $445,250,000 compared with
$420,966,000 the previous Janu
ary 1.
Inventory of cattle and calve*
on Pennsylvania farm* January
1, 1970 was 1,781,000 head
down 1 percent from the 1,709,-
000 on hand a year earlier. Vir
tually all of the decline was in
cattle and calves kept for
milk which numbered 1,269,000
compared with 1,286,000 Janu
ary 1 a year ago. Milk cows two Lung cancer is the leading
years old and older ** 807,000 cnU s« of cancer death amopg
were 1 percent short of the 815,- . „
000 on hand a year earlier. Hei- American met. Best tip yet,
fers one to two years of age bo- says the American Cancer Socie
ing kept as replacement stock ty, “Don’t Smoke Cigarettes.’*
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