W German Agriculture Changes Studied by USD A
European Community policy is
accelerating changes in West
German agriculture—notably a
shift to fewer, larger, more
modern farms, according to a
report published recently by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
USDA’s Economic Research
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BROWN & REA, INC.
RED ROSE FARM
SERVICE, INC.
ELVERSON SUPPLY CO.
Elverson
Atglen
HENRY E. GARBER
Elizabethtown, Pa.
L. T. GEIB ESTATE G. R. MITCHELL, INC.
Manheim Refton, Pa.
E. MUSSER HEISEY
A SON
R.D. 2, Mt. Joy, Pa
Service notes that membership m
the European Community (EC)
has led to near elimination of
protection of West German
agriculture against competition
from other EC members,
although not from the rest of the
world
DAVID B. HURST
Bowmansville
MOUNTVILLE
FEED SERVICE
Mountville
West Germany’s farm sector is
handicapped by the small size of
its farms and consequently low
labor productivity vis-a-vis most
other EC members Without
further sharp declines in the
labor force, it will become in
creasingly difficult for German
tamers to compete in the
Common Market
German government policies
which encourage the
Martin Joins NMPF Board
Daniel L Martin, R D 1,
Manheim, has been elected to the
board of directors of the National
Milk Producers Federation
Martin is vice president of Inter-
State Milk Producers’
Cooperative, and also director
from District 7 He operates a 168
acre farm with 45 registered
Holsteins
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DAIRY FEEDS
MUSSER FARMS, INC.
MARTIN'S FEED MILL
CHAS. E. SAUDER
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Terre Hill
SHELLY BROTHERS
RD 2, Manheim, Pa
E. P. SPOTTS, INC.
H. M. STAUFFER
A SONS, INC.
Columbia
Ephrata.Pa
Honey Brook
Witmer
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, July 15,1972
enlargement and modernization
of farms—coupled with full in
dustrial employment and high
nonfarm incomes—helped reduce
the farm work force 60 per cent
during 1950-70 and could cut the
present force about another 40
per cent by 1980 Yearly gains in
output during the 1970’s are
expected to slow to about half of
one per cent, compared with 2 per
cent yearly in the 1960’5, ac
cording to the report
Daniel L Martin
Martin is past treasurer of the
Lancaster County Holstein
Breeders Association and a
member of the Penn Township
Zoning-Hearing Board
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Fix-It Tip
If necessaiy, get rid of hu
midity in the house by heat
ing the house for a short
lime, then open doors and
windows to let the moisture
laden air out An exhaust fan
is helpful in forcing it out
To diy the air in closets
and other small areas, try
burning an electric light con
tinuously Heat from the
light will be sufficient to pre
vent mildew if the space is
not too large But be sure
to place the bulb far enough
tiom clothing to avoid the
hazard of fne
Pencils
"Lead” pencils are actual
ly composed of a mixtuie of
giaphite and clay Graphite
was discoveied in Bavaria
ai ound 1400 and was original
ly called plumbago, meaning
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amount of clay mixed with
giaphite deteimines the
haidness of the pencil
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