!4- Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 3, 1972
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What’s New?
Continued From Page 20
New Flashing Lights
Two new models of portable
flashing lights are being offered
by Ag-Tromc, Inc. of Hastings,
Nebraska. The lights are
specially designed for farm and
industrial equipment and meet or
exceed the performance criteria
of ASAE S-216 and ASAE S-307.
The lights are visible 360 -
degrees and use a high quality
Lexan Lens. They come with
amber lens and are equipped
with a special 3-Way switch for
added versatility. One model
operates from a self-contained 6V
lantern battery while the other
model connects to the 12V outlet
on the tractor. 25 feet of cord on
the 12V light makes it ideally
suited for use on trailing
equipment. Both lights are set for
60 flashes per minute. A standard
ASAE mounting socket is fur
nished with each light for ease of
mounting and complete por
tability.
FOCUS ON CATTLE
A report released by Reynolds
Securities Inc , projects a
transition from near term
tightness in cattle supplies this
spring to more ample availability
this summer and fall.
Over a long period Reynolds
notes, cattle prices have been
trending up, reflecting the failure
of beef supplies to expand fast
enough to meet rising consumer
demand However, at intervals
the pace of expansion in cattle
marketing has accelerated
moderately, allowing scope for
some price weakness. That
seems likely to happen in the
months ahead.
For the moment Reynolds
says, the accent is still on limited
beef supply, with tightness ac
centuated by reduced availability
of competing meat, especially
pork. According to the Reynolds
report, present tightness may
continue until later this spring.
As a rerult, recent strength in the
cattle market may be extended.
The report cautions that “the
timing of the transition to larger
supplies may vary, depending on
the degree to which current
marketings are enlarged by
drawing on lighter weight
animals.” Subject to this un
certainty, Reynolds believes that
the rate of beef production will be
significantly higher by late June
or July. In the second half of this
year, Reynolds estimates that
beef production will be up 5 per
cent to 7 per cent, relative to the
same period a year earlier. This
should be sufficient to meet
demand at around the $32.50-
$33 50 cash level prevalent for
much of second half 1971. If that
is the case, prices in cash and
nearby futures (basis August
1972) may recede significantly
from possible highs near $36.00
this May or June.
Pa. Milk Production Up
Pennsylvania milk production
for the first quarter of 1972 rose
2.9 per cent over the same period
a year earlier, according to the
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting
Service. Estimates for the first
three months of this year show
total milk production at 1788
million pounds.
Production per cow continued
to increase, while the number of
cows in milking herds declined
from first quarter levels last
year. Milk per cow was up 4.3 per
cent, and number of cows was
down 1.4 per cent.
In March, 1972, there were an
estimated 695,000 milk cows in
the state. The average milk
production was 900 pounds for the
month.
In the Philadelphia milk shed
area, the cost of producing and
marketing 100 pounds of milk was
$6.02 for the year ending March
31. The year-earlier figure was
$5.88.
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more PROFITABLE
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Red Rose Programmed Dairy helps you decide what feeds to use and how much
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YOU CAN INCREASE DAIRY PERFORMANCE by fitting your feed to available
roughage, and fitting this feed and roughage to cow performance.
THE RED ROSE PROGRAMMED DAIRY SHOWS YOU HOW TO DETERMINE
THE POUNDS OF FEED INPUT NEEDED DAILY FOR MILK OUTPUT.
The result of Programmed Dairy -- more milk from the same cows!
BE DETERMINED TO MAKE YOUR DAIRYING OPERATION MORE SUC
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Atglen SERVICE, INC. Ephrata, Pa
ELVERSON SUPPLY CO. N Church St .Quarryville
Elverson
HENRY E. GARBER
Elizabethtown, Pa.
L. I. GEfiß ESTATE
Manheim
E. MUSSER HEISEY
& SON
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“See our Field Day
Announcement on Page 40.
DAVID B. HURST
Bowmansville
G. R. MITCHELL, INC.
Refton, Pa
MOUNTVILLE
FEED SERVICE
Mountville
JOHN L. STAUFFER
Repair Service
RD2 Box 67 East Earl, Pa. 17519
Phone 215-445-6175
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