20—Lancaster Farming, Sa Tie Egg Market within USDA Guideimes on Jan- The Northeast Egg Marketing muy 1 This was the goal of Association (NEMA) report of the ‘Action Now” Program January 12 made the following if we are to have a stable m comments about “remarkable dustry, continual adjustments m results” of efforts to avoid- an the available supply of eggs for egg crash; cartoning will have to be made. The UEP “Action Now” pro- Eggs will have to-be diverted to gram was the first major voiun- breakers to clear temporary sur tray program by a commodity pluses while moving flocks group to avoid extreme over- ahead of schedule will be the production and disastrously low most efficient and most desir pnces What it has accomplish- able adjustment when the sirr ed is little short of a miracle, pins is Likely to be fairly heavy for the problem (m the way of and last for several weeks, puller chicks placed) was al- If egg producers are able to ready there before the program correct the dismal outlook of last was launched spring and make 1971 a proflt- Every breeder, hatchery man, able year, then we should be Started pullet grower, and egg able to fine tune our ability to producer who is participating is cooperate to stabilize our mdus to be congratulated and should try We have a lot going for us, he very proud of his Instoiy- our only Limitation being our in making efforts. ability to cooperate . Tf disastrously low egg price According to Jim Riggers, who swings, resuthng from over-pro- spoke at our annual meeting, ducnon. can be avoided, then ef- “Cooperation is the industry’s ficient egg producers, large or key to profit.” email, have a place m the mdus- try and can expect a reasonable x;Farm Trade Poßcy return on their investment and for their efforts According to the USD A, the from a speech on January 12 by Nation's laying flock had 325 U S Secretary of Agriculture million layers on December 1, up Clifford M Hardin before the two per cent over the 320 million National Council of Farmer Co layers a year ago There is operatives We think it is an every reason to believe that the excellent summaiy of admims- January I figures will show con- tration thinking on farm policy, tinued improvement with the particularly farm trade policy laying flock wutun two million Hardin said of a year ago Fowl sold The aim is to place greater through USDA inspected plants reliance on the free enterprise continued to exceed three million system, while helping farmers a week r which in most eases, rep- and agribusiness make the ad reesurs nearly one million over justments needed to stabilize ag tfae same week a year ago nculture and improve farm. in- Chicks hatched from July 1 come. As a result o£ the new through December 1970 will be farm legislation now being put za those hatched m 1969. into effect, we are better equip- The chw»fc hatch and the size ped tor move in the direction of of the laying flock should be market - oriented farm pro- be as sure£...as you can be! 7 the job done... with or without incorporation, without crop dam age and without carryover' in all soil types from sands to days Smoketown, Pa. irday. February 27,1971 Across the Editor’s Desk The following is an excerpt versa.. iy grass and key broadleaf weed killer or. the market for CORN! J Ph. 397-3539 duction. crap specialization, and greater managerial freedom on farms, wdi better leverage for expanding export sales As we lode ahead to the com ing year and next, ray feeling is one of decided optimism that agriculture- is making a turn around into a new era of prom ise for farmers and, indeed, for ttie entire national economy There’s lots of careful planning and hard work to be done—raid we have to-cope with unexpected developments m nature like the com blight—but I am confident tnat the new farm law has given us better means of tackling agri culture's problems,, and that in time the result will prove grati fying. Agricultural exports, for ex ample, pronuse to be a growth, area in which cooperatives can play a particularly significant part. 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Ephiata, R.D. 2 j During the last fiscal year, General Agreement on Tariffs agricultural exports for cash set and Trade (GATT) a new record—ss 7 billion That Our concerns about trade hat's was a billion-dollar increase in deepened, especially sine* the one year This year the trend proposed enlargement of the is still up—another good increase European Community to include seems certain the United Kingdom, Denmark Norway and Ireland might lead Yet all is not clear and serene to an extension of protectionist on the world horizon There are trends that are a part of the problems of many kinds, most Community’s trade and agricul ot them related to market access tural policies. 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