Long Term Higher Consumption , Short Term Oversupply Penn State Economist Reviews Swine and Cattle Market Louis Moore, Penn State ex tension economist, spoke to local swine and cattle produce! s Monday and Tuesday evening at the Farm and Home Center Moore reviewed the livestock trends of the past couple of years and made projections on what the future likely holds He also discussed futures trading Some Feed History In reviewing trends in the live stock industiy, Moore showed slides indicating the number of acres of farm land in piodue- Louis Moore, left, Penn State Extension- economist, dis- - Burdette, citing numerous re cuSses a Penn State-booklet with, Lester Burdette, Penn search surveys, analyzed the Stats'Livestock Extension specialist." The two were speakers -types of results’farmers can ex at the Farm and Home Center early this week. - '* pect to get from various types Celery Growers Discuss New Season Area celery growers discussed questions regarding cultural uses super phosphate with their 1971 season plans and re- practices, how to handle pests, manure and Bergman commend viewed production problems dur- how to fight weeds, and how to ed this as “one of the best cul ing the past growing season at a airive at the proper soil fertility tural practices available ” meeting Tuesday afternoon at level. one fanner as]ced about using the Jay Hodeckej. eery arm, -phe extens i on personnel gave 10 tons per acre but Bergman East FetersDurg. specific recommendations based said he wouldn’t advise this Dr. Ernest Bergman, Penn on. the research data available The Penn State men also State associate professor of plant to them Besides Bergman, strongly urged taking soil tests nutrition, told about 30- pro- those present were Dr Peter in arriving at levels of fertiliza ducers present that there should Ferretti, Penn State vegetable needed Application of fer be plenty' of seed this year al- specialist, and Di. Richard Os- tl i izer should take into account though it was “awfully restrict- trowski, Penn State extension t v, e content of an\ manure which ed last year.” He said there is pathologist Arnold G. Lueck, as- “ay Se aoplid about seven pounds of seed ociate Lancaster County agricul available from Penn State, at $lO tural agent, conducted the meet- * n discussing pest problems an ounce ' in ff pioducers asked about what to t ~ . , do about the red spider and cab- He also said the seed will be In discussin 0 soil fertility, so e ba g e worm Lueck noted that grown outside this year rather producers asked about the use ,< the i oo p er o lV es the most trou than in a greenhouse because of ■ manure - Bergman su =Q ested ■nrohlems with the red snider in that not more than five tons per oTPonhniisp acre should be used and that it The importance of pesticides B " ‘ should be plowed down in controlling these pests was The producers asked several One farmer said he always underscored Among those discussing plans for,the specialist; Dr. Richard Ostrowski, Penn 1971 celery crop with area farmers this State Extension pathologist, and Dr. Ern week were; Arnold G. Lueck, associate est Bergman, Penh State associate profes- Lancaster County agricultural agent; Dr. sor of plant nutrition. Petpr, gemj,. S;tst£„; vegetable.... „„„ ~, tion in the U S has dropped sharply since the early 1950’s Mooie said tins is “because of government programs” in which “farmers took acies out that weren’t any good and added moie lime and fertilizer so that the total output continued to rise ” The excess production was stored and huge surpluses built up during the 1950’5. But during most of the 1960’s and m 1970 “we used more than was produced.” The result was that the amount in storage now is far below what it was 10 years ago The increased use of U S giain stems in large part from expoits of the major U S feed crops The U S exports one half of its soybeans, one-fourth of its corn, two-fifths of wheat and one-fifth of sorghum Mooie emphasized that if the feed shoitage in this country continues, this export feed “would be available ” He was referring to the corn blight in 1970 which reduced coin output far below expectations Outlook Not Bright In discussing the probable 1971 price tiend for swine and cattle, Moore said he t “doesn’t believe current puces will hold ” He was referring to re cent sharp rises in cattle and hog prices, following several months of depressed market prices Moore said he thinks the large numbers of hogs coming to market will remain high and that this will continue to depress both swine and cattle markets. Penn State Livestock Specialist Reviews Modern Cattle Management Practices Lester Burdette, Penn State livestock Extension specialist, spoke to local cattle producers this week at the Farm and Home Center. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 20,1971 — While swine numbeis aie ex pected to begin to taper off by mid-year, Moore said that the USDA reports the 1970 calf crop was 760,000 head above 1969 figures and these animals will begin to arrive on the mar ket 'the latter half of the y ear January 1 cold stoiage hold ings of pork weie also up 63 per cent from a year ago This is the largest supply in 15 years This will be sold when prices go up and will have a dampening impact on futuie prices, he ex plained At the same time costs asso ciated with hog production -went up because of increases in corn prices This means farmers will have to receive highei puces than before to remain even He also noted that the farmei’s share ot the consumer pork dol lar declined from about 60 pei cent in February, 1970 to about 43 per cent in November 1970 Because of pressure from farm ers and USD A, howevei. pork retail puces have begun to of rations and management practices. Some of the findings contradict practices of some farmers. He said several studies show shelled corn feeds as efficiently as rolled com. ~ Farmers using an all grain ration should feed it to animals 750 pounds or' over and it should be fed 120 days or less A longer feeder time on all grain can result in serious prob lems, he explained. He cited another study which shows that giving cattle all the hay they can eat is a costly practice The studies showed that a three per cent hay ra tion stimulated gains at about the same rate as a 10 to 20 per cent hay ration. But the addi tional hay stimulated the ani mals to eat other additional feed without corresponding weight increases Burdette explained that a high level of hay early in the feeding program, with a cut back in amount of hay in the later periods gives best results. Burdette cautioned fanners about following the recommen dations to remove Stilbestrol from feed for the required 48 hours before marketing He warned that the growth stimu lant can be detected by U S. in spectors and they can detect it in the livers if it is pot removed in time. It can be traced back to the responsible producer and he can be penalized in future marketings of his animals. In addition, the entire industry could receive unfavorable publi city Except for this caution about removing it before marketing, Burdette recommended the use of Stilbestrol “because it can SECOND SECTION » It- |