16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4, 1972
Unity in National Farm Industry Is Needed
(Continued From Page 6)
At the same time, the rate of
growth in the U. S. and Canada is
“reasonable” and continuing to
slow down.
In India the population con
tinues to double every 25 years.
World-wide the population is
doubling every 33 years.
The evening program started
with a film featuring Norman
Borlaug, descirbed as “the first
dirty hand agricultural scientist”
to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
for his work in developing new
strains of wheat to increase
yeilds in the poor countries and a
void world famine. In the film,
Borlaug emphasized that “we
will all starve” if use of
pesticides is not allowed.
In commenting on the Borlaug
film, Dr. McVickar emphasized
that despite the “green
revolution” being led by Borlaug
Harold Knechel
Harleysville, Pa.
"The
Harvestore
System
was the
way i had
to go to
make a
good living
and keep
my family
interested
in farming...
My family tells me we are
handling 110 cows easier than
60. The same acres of high
moisture corn will last four
months longer than dry corn.
Our butterfat test is up .2%
and milk is up 2,000 lbs. per
cow. Before our new set-up,
we produced s3o,ooo.ooworth
of milk. We had to invest
some borrowed money but we
will sell $110,000.00 worth of
milk in 1971."
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VISIT US AT
DAIRY DAY
MARCH 7
9 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Farm & Home Center
PENN-JERSEY
HARVESTORE
SYSTEMS, INC.
New Holland, Pa.
Phone: (717) 354-5171
1971 HARVESTORE
DEALER OF THE YEAR
“food production is not keeping
pace with population in the poor
countries. The major food
problems will (continue to) be in
the developing countries and not
in the developed countries such
as the U. S. and Europe.”
In India the population is
continuing to rise at the rate of
three per cent per year while food
output is going up at only two per
cent. Dr. Borlaug predicts, noted
McVickar, that the green
revolution “will buy only 30 years
of time.”
World-wide, Dr. McVickar
noted there will continue to be
food shortages in the un
derdeveloped countries for years
to come while this .country
continues to be faced with sur
pluses.
But Dr. McVickar emphasized
that the world is changing faster
and faster, “a process both ex
citing and terrifying.” He
reviewed the history of tran
sportation from the donkey to the
train and car and airplane and
even faster airplanes all in this
century. “And the speed at which
we will travel will continue to go
up.”
He demonstrated the relative
speeds of travel by holding up
objects beginning with a
grapefruit and ending with a pin
head to emphasize how much
faster this increased tran
sportation speed enables people
to get from one place to the other
and literally shrinks the world.
As a result of all these tran
sportation changes, according to
Dr. McVickar, “what we do in
Pennsylvania now has an in
fluence on what they do in Red
China and what they do in Red
China has an influence on what
we do in Pennsylvania. That’s
why the president’s trip had to
come.”
He also stated, “All the people
of the world are truly living in one
world.”
He projected that by the year
2000 some 85 per cent of all the
products in use then still have not
yet been invented.
He foresees that competition
will continue to become keener
and keener in nearly all phases of
agriculture. He predicts con
tinued trends toward
specialization, which will
probably mean California will
continue to dominate tomato
production but Pennsylvania will
continue to increase milk output.
Noting that the U. S. farmer
already takes care of some 39
persons in this country and
another six persons abroad
through exports, McVickar
projected an even greater world
role for the farmer. He projected
that China “may be a good
customer for U. S. wheat,
P&SA Bond Rules Tightened
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture recently announced a
new policy which will require
that surety bonds filed with the
Packers and Stockyards Ad
ministration on a voluntary basis
meet the same standards as
bonds required of livestock
market agencies and dealers
under regulatory authority.
The new policy became ef
fective January 8.
The policy does not affect such
firms as livestock dealers and
market agencies who are
required to provide bonds as a
measure of financial protection
to the sellers with whom they do
business.
The policy affects persons who
are not required by the Act and
regulations to post bonds. In
recent years many persons have
voluntarily filed various types of
PROTECTIVE COLORATION is the only way to de
scribe the paint job on this car, one of the few per
mitted to roam Safari World, an exotic animal park
near Coarsegold, Calif.
soybeans, cotton and products of
that nature.”
And while actual farm num
bers continue to decline, farming
is still the nation’s number one
industry and will continue to be
number one for some time.
bonds to show good faith and
assurance of payment for
livestock purchases.
Previously, the Packers and
Stockyards Administration ac
cepted voluntary bonds for in
formational purposes only.
Under the new policy, P&SA will
accept voluntary bonds only
when they meet all conditions
imposed on bonds required under
the regulations. The agency will
continue to provide assistance in
bringing claims against volun
tary bonds to a prompt con
clusion.
P&SA officials said the new
Won’t Burn
Although water contains a
combustible gas, hydrogen,
it won’t burn because it has
already burned. Water is hy
drogen dioxide resulting
from the combustion of hy
drogen and oxygen.
policy is part of an overfill
program to provide better
financial protection for livestock
sellers, to prevent misun
derstanding, and to protect the
integrity of bonds required under
P&S regulations.
The new policy was proposed in
a notice published in the Federal
Register on July 30, 1971. In
terested parties were given
opportunity to submit views, and
generally supported the proposal.
Proceedings under the Packers
and Stockyards Act are open to
the public. Copies of this policy
statement may be obtained from
the Information Officer, Packers
and Stockyards Administration,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C. 20250.