!&—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. November 27, 1971
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Northeast
The nation’s pulp and paper
industry is challenged to meet a
projected demand for nearly 86*
million tons of paper and paper
board products by the year 1980,
an increase of 45 per cent over
1970, according to a study at
Pennsylvania State University.'
Sucii increased demands will
require construction of pulp and
paper mills designed for large
scale operations, in the opinion of
Dr. M. C. Hallberg and Dr. R. A.
Clemente, economists of the
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Previously, they say, the pulp
and paper industry has been able
to meet increased demands
largely with existing facilities.
Their analysis indicates the
Northeastern states have sub
stantial resources for expanding
pulp and paper production.
Nearly 60 per cent of the Nor
theast is forested. In 1962 the area
produced over 17 per cent of the,
total U.S. softwood pulpwood and
nearly 14 per cent of the total U.S.
hardwood pulpwood.
With such resources, the area
Pulp Industry Is Studied
already has mills producing the,
seven major types of woodpulp.;
In 1965, 22 per cent of all pulp
mills in the country were located
in the Northeast and produced 10
per cent of all U.S. woodpulp. In
the same year, the Northeast
produced 30 per cent of all
woodpulp produced in the U.S. for
making newsprint.
The study found the Northeast
sharing substantially in the
manufacture of products
requiring further processing of
pulp and paper, ranging from
materials used in the con
struction trade to fine
stationeries. In 1965, 40 per cent
of all establishments whose chief
product is derived from pulp and
paper were located in the Nor
theast. These companies
produced over 20 per cent of all
paper and paperboard
manufactured in the U.S.
By 1968 the Northeast was
producing nearly 20 per cent of
all paper and paperboard
products made in this country.
This included 85 per cent of all
wet machine board, 61 per cent of
all groundwood paper used in
making newsprint, 58 per cent of
all special industrial paper, andj
over one-third of all coated
printing and converting paper,
fine paper, and tissue paper.
Surprisingly, the area does not
produce enough pulpwood to
meet its own demands. As
economists, Hallberg and
Clemente claim it is feasible to
import pulpwood from a nearby
area such as the South Atlantic
Region which has a large surplus
of softwood pulpwood.
The Penn State study, entitled
“The Pulp and Paper Industry in
the Northeast,” is available as
Progress Report 313 from the
Agricultural Mailing Room, 110
Service Building, University
Park, Pa. 16802.
The twine used to bale hay in
the United States and Canada last
year would stretch to the Moon 72
times, according to New Holland
farm machinery engineers.
WE RE-EARN
OUR
LEADERSHIP
EVERY YEAR
Each yearthe Producers of Funk’s
G-Hybrids set the standard for in
novation and quality in the seed
industry. New and better hybrids,
developed by the world’s most
productive hybrid research team,
provide you with seed which is
high in yield and profit potential.
We earn our reputation in
farmers’ fields . . . the toughest
proving ground of all. And, each
year you and your neighbors show
your confidence by planting more
and more acres to Funk’s
G-Hybnds.
The Funk's-G symbol stands
for unmatched quality and de
pendability.
Funk's G-Hybrids: Dependable
Hybrids from Dependable People.
The outstanding perform
ance potential of Funk’s
G-Hybnds for silage has
been repeatedly proven by
the Pennsylvania Agricul
tural Progress Days Silage
Competition, where, for a
consecutive number of
years, they have consist
ently received the top
honors.
A. H. HOFFMAN
SEEDS, INC.
Landisville, Pennsylvania 17538
Funk's is a Brand Name Numbers Identify Varieties,
Funk Bros Seed Co International Headquarters,
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
The limitation of warranty and remedy on the tag attached
to each bag of Funk's G Hybrid sold is a part of the terms
of sale thereof
Mushroom Output, Prices
The 1970-71 mushroom season
turned out to be the busiest in the
industry’s history. Total
production for the marketing
year that closed on June 30 was
207 million pounds, up from 194
million in 1969-70.
Pennsylvania produced over 60
per cent of the U.S. total.
Stepped-up production was
matched by strong retail demand
that pushed prices sharply above
year-earlier levels. The crop
brought growers nearly $9O
million—compared with $73
million in 1969-70. At seasons’
end, the average price per pound
reached 43 cents.
The lively demand for fresh
mushrooms is also mirrored by
the large volume of air freight
shipments from Philadelphia.
During January-May, shipments
of the fragile fungi totaled nearly
500,000 pounds, capping last
year’s tally for the same period
by close to 70 per cent.
Mushroom for processing
commanded a big market
through season’s end. Penn
sylvania canners were paying
record high prices—about 41
Make Room
For Mushrooms
cents for bed-run pulled
mushrooms with roots, and 45
cents per pound for the clean-cut
product.
The 1971-72 marketing season
will get under way in late October
or early November. Canners are
expected to bid actively to
replenish drained supplies.
Anticipating a continued heavy
demand, producers in Penn
sylvania Kennett Square area
have built additional growing
houses and refurbished some old
ones. The growers expect to fill 7
per cent more beds during 1971-
72.
Chevron Notes
New Seed Treater
Protection against seed corn
beetles and seed corn maggots,
including pests that have built-up
resistance to chlorinated
hydrocarbon insecticides, is
promised with new Isotox Seed
Treater (D), a product of the
Ortho Division of Chevron
Chemical Company.
The new product is a specially
formulation and companion seed
protectant to Irotox Seed Treater
(F) and is for application where
corn seed required protection
against resistant seed corn
beetles.
Seed Treater (D) also provides
added fungicide protection at
planting time, and may be used
on seed which has been treated
with a full dosage of protective
fungicide to give more help
against seedling blight, damp-off
and seed decay, the company
announced.
The product is applied directly
to seed in the planter box using a
handy measuring cup supplied
with each package. Isotox Seed
Treater (D) is formulated to
provide good coverage of the seed
as well as extra dust which
passes through the planter into
the furrow to give added
protection in the soil.
Ortho dealers are accepting
orders for the new seed treater
product with all orders to be
finalized in December. For
additional information on Isotox
Seed Treater (D) write: Ortho
Division, Chevron Chemical
Company, 200 Bush Street, Room
300, San Francisco, Calif. 94104.
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“A spasmodic driver gives
other people fits.”
Roaches
Fleas - Ticks
Rats or Mice
J. C. Ehrlich Co., Inc.
1278 Loop Kd., Lane.
PHONE 397-3721
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