Pa. Vegetable Production Must Be Mechanized, Researcher Says The Pennsylvania vegetable industry faces a grim future unless it mechanizes its operations to improve efficiency, Dr. August E. Kehr, ad ministrator of the Plant Science Research Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, declared at University Park, Pa., February 7. Keynote speaker at the annual Vegetable Conference held on the Pennsylvania State University main campus, Dr. Kehr pointed out that there is still much of our vegetable crop that is planted, cultivated, and harvested by following old traditional methods. All things point to the fact that these methods will not provide adequate profits in future years. “Although grain farmers have improved their efficiency several-fold, vegetable growers, with the exception of those in California, are not moving toward full-scale mechanization,’’ the federal research administrator said. “With the double squeeze of competition from abroad and unionization in the industry at home, no one needs to point out that adjustments are necessary.” Another problem vegetable growers must cope with, Dr. NOTICE AUCTIONEERS! We print sale bills. Call 394-3047 for price. CALL Elmer Seller LIT US DEMONSTRATE THE 574 OR 454 TRACTOR WITH MANURE LOADER ON YOUR FARM. CALL Leroy Zook FOR DEMONSTRATOR WEAVERLINE FEED CARt AND LANCASTER SILOS RYDER BARN EQUIPMENT RADIO CONTROLLED TRUCKS FOR BETTER SERVICE ih C. B. HOOBER & SON HI InterWHrsOi Penn. Kehr emphasized, is annual losses from pests which represents up to 30 per cent of the crop. Although research and technology have been effective in lowering these losses, the problem remains because pests, being biological entities, mutate and change in response to most of the controls man can devise. New methods and techniques, not yet dreamed of, will continue to come from research of agricultural colleges and ex periment stations, he noted. Vegetables, being foods used entirely for human consumption, will always be subject to close scrutiny in regard to pesticide tolerances, and we will need to couple safe chemical controls with biological ones. “Vegetables represent one of USOA, FDA rne U. S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, in a memorandum of understanding, have agreed on their respective areas of responsibility in ad ministering the Egg Production Inspection Act. The Act (Public Law 91-597) provides for mandatory in spection "of egg products and control over disposition of “restricted” shell eggs. It also provides for uniformity of standards and grades for eggs shipped in interstate commerce. The first phase of the Act, which deals with egg products, the major farm crops in the United States and ranked fourth in farm value in 1969,” Dr. Kehr said. The per capita consumption of vegetables has remained con stant at about 200 pounds per year for several decades. A slight overproduction results in marked price declines, while an even slighter under production sends prices upward, at least for the consumer. Dr. Kehr emphasized that, in spite of industry problems, the land area devoted to vegetable production has decreased, yet production has increased. TTiis change, he pointed out, has resulted largely because vegetables are being grown in areas where high yields can be obtained. Egg Agree on Products Act Enforcement went into effect last July I. The second phase, dealing with requirements for shell eggs, will go into effect July 1,1972. The two agencies have agreed that USDA will have exclusive jurisdiction over the inspection of egg products and will be responsible for checking egg producers, egg packers, and hatcheries to make sure that eggs moving into consumer channels meet requirements for U. S. Grade B or better. 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For Sale - Combine cup board, chicken equipment-nests, feeders and roosts. Samuel K. Lapp, 96 Glen Brook Road, Leola, Pa. 17540. For Sale -16 ft Dion Forage box with New Idea 7 ton running gear with folation tires. New Holland 404 crusher. Both in A-l con dition. Phone 367-6064 (Continued on Page 34) 12,1972 33
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