Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 9. 1970
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The nation’s farmers enjoyed a relatively prosperous year in 1969.
Despite sagging exports, the overall demand for agricultural pro
ducts was strong, while output increased only slightly. As a result, farm
prices soared to the highest point since 1952, outpacing the rise in costs
and widening farmers’ margins.
Net farm income showed a marked improvement to
Ag Engineers to Meet State Mums Sales Up
The Pennsylvania Section of Wholesale value of cut floweis
the Amencan Society of Agn- in Pennsylvania was estimated
cultural Engineers will hold at $13,324,000 foi 1969, up slight
its spring meeting beginning ly fiom the pievious year.
at 630 p m Friday, May 15, at The wholesale value of potted
The Timbers near Mt Gretna mums at 5 992,000 was up 27 per
iicultuie in geneial, pollution cent fiom a year earlier, foi a
and the pieseivation of farm gi and total of 514,316,000 foi the
land flowers siuveyed
Leland H Bull, state agncul- In addition, fohage plants net
tine secretaiy, will speak on sales totaled $899,000 down 12
“A Decade Later,” covering ag- pei cent fiom last year
(IN BILLIONS)
GROSS
FARM INCOME
NET FARM INCOME
.6 billion, a
BETTER
FEEDS
for cows
pay off
handsomely
to dairymen
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vour cows are the best invest-
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FLORIN FEEDS have been
tried, tested and proven suc-
cessful as a means of increas
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taining good health. You’ll ap
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make ... in the size of your
milk checks!
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WOLGEMUTH
BROS., INC.
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(IN THOUSANDS)
:955‘60 ‘6Z '64 '66 "'6B 'TO
peak exceeded only once since 1947. Livestock producers enjoyed most
of the gain.
Continuing a long-established trend, the number of farms declined
again last year, so net income per farm rose to a record high, reports
the Northern Trust Company, Chicago, 111.
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