20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 5,1972
YEAR OF THE RUNNING
OVER TROUGH . . . Between
October 1, 1971, and September
30, 1972, feed grain use probably
will turn out to be 10 to 12 million
tons more than the previous year.
Domestic feeding will probably
swallow most of the increase,
reaching an estimated 163 million
tons by the end of the year. That’s
10 per cent more than domestic
feeders used during 1970-71.
Exports might run as high as 22
million tons, 8 per cent over the
previous year.
FEED GRAIN CARRYOVER
. Prospective feed grain use of
almost 186 million tons will leave
a carryover into 1972-73 of 53
million tons, some 20 million tons
more than a year earlier.
EXPORT PULSE ... The 3,6
million tons of feed grains sold to
the USSR accounted for a fifth of
all feed grain exports October 1
through April 30. By April 30
almost all of the 85 million
bushels of corn sold and around
two-third of the 24 million bushels
of oats were on their way to
Russia. Very little of the ordered
38 million tons of barley had been
shipped And . the short 1972
Argentine corn crop will mean
reduced competition during May-
September for U S feed grains in
international trade
CORN USE ApnkSeptember 1977
will total around 1 8 billion
bushels domestically and around
300 million bushels will be ex
ported Use for the marketing
year may total almost 5 billion
bushels Carryover should stand
at around IV* billion bushels,
nearly double a year earlier.
SORGHUM USE by feeders
and exporters may total around
280 million bushels during April-
September, a bit above 1971’s
second half disappearance.
Carryover on October 1 will
probably total around 200 million
bushels, double that of a year
earlier.
WHEAT FEEDING Despite
the abundance of corn, wheat
feeding during October 1971-
September 1972 will probably
nearly equal last year’s 239
million bushels. While wheat is
less competitive with corn this
year, it continues quite com
petitive with grain sorghum and
other feed grains. Wheat feeding
this year has been especially
SUMMER
SPECIAL
Thru Month of August
we are giving
$l.OO off regular price on
all Scoop Shovels
50c off regular price on all
Manure Forks
LANCASTER
LEVEL-FLO
SILAGE SPREADERS
PERMANENT GOOSENECKS
PERMANENT PIPE
BiRD-IN-HAND
FARM SUPPLY
Maple Ave.
heavy in Kansas, Oklahoma,
Texas, and Colorado.
MORE MILK . . . Dairymen
will probably market 1 to 2 per
cent more milk during 1972, up
from last year’s almost 115 billion
pounds. Although dairy farmers
are culling their herds 1 per cent,
they’ve been feeding liberally du<
to low feed prices. So far this
year, daily milk production per
cow has run over 2 per cent above
last. Increased marketings, plus
a small price rise, should lift cash
receipts from dairying to $7
billion for 1972, up from 1971’s
$6.8 billion.
SMILE . . . Dairy sales this
year may exceed last year’s 109
billion pounds milk equivalent.
American and other cheese sales
hit 531 million pounds in January-
April, topping 1971’s first quarter
by 13 per cent. Higher meat and
fish prices likely contributed to
the sales jump. Low-fat milk
sales are up about 11 per cent.
EARLY CENSUS RESULTS
. Based on early data from the
1969 Census of Agriculture, U S.
farm enterprises with milk cows
STTHL
RED TAG SPECIALS
g 1972 C
/CHEVROLET
/ KINGSWOOD
/STATION WAGON
f 9 PASSENGER
Automatic, Powersteering
and brakes, air con
ditioning, tinted glass, AM
FM radio, luggage rack.
Desert Gold. Here’s for
Dad and the family.
1969 CAMARO SS 350 1968 CAMARO RS 327
V-8 4 sneed Power V8 > automatic tran ’
vo, 4 speed, rower emission console with
steering, console with , in
. bucket seats, special in
bucket seats, special in- , ,
struments, Mag wheels. steering and radi ’ 0 yellow
Here you ere, fellows. (0^
are gals.
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numbered 600,000 in 1969, com
pared with 1.1 million in 1964. Of
the 600,000, about 400,000 farms
were selling milk or cream . . .
the other third production only
for household consumption.
COTTON ACRES . . . Cotton
farmers will probably plant an
average 50 acres of upland cotton
per farm this year, compared
with 1971’s 41. At the same time,
judging from a 9 per cent decline
in signups for the 1972 Upland
Cotton Program, fewer farmers
are going to produce cotton.
Regionally, acreage increases
per farm may range from 10 per
cent in the Southeast to nearly 30
per cent in the Delta.
COTTON FORECAST ... If
farmers plant the indicated 13%
million acres, up 10 per cent from
last year, and abandonment and
Fix-It Tip
New couplings for rubber
garden hoses consist of the
coupling parts mounted on
tubes inserted into the hose
ends. The prongs are then
pounded down or a clamp is
used.
Coupling parts for a plastic
hose are a little more com
plicated. The coupling tube
is slipped over the hose and
not into it. With the sleeve
over the hose, a bushing is
planed inside the hose at the
end. The bushing is threaded
and, when turned with a
special key, seats itself in
side the hose and exerts
pressure on the wall of the
hose against the metal
sleeve.
1971 VW
4 speed transmission, newk
tires, new exhaust, stated
inspected, ready to go.
Here’s one for shopping.
Mother!
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yields remain near 1968-70 levels,
there’ll likely be a 12-million-bale
cotton harvest this fall, about 2
million over last year. This will
adequately cover domestic use
and exports, which are estimated
to total around this season’s level
of 11 million bales.
WHAT YOU EAT . . .
Americans will eat about the
same amount of food on a per
capita basis during 1972 as they
did in 1971. However, we’re liable
The Outstanding Features of the
G —T TOX-O-WIK Recirculating Grain
Dryer enables us to BREAKDOWN THE
ENZYME CAUSING BITTER
TASTE In Your Soy Beans
THESE DRYERS HAVE THE CAPACITY OF 250 - 350
- 500 BUSHEL UNITS
Watch For The Announcement of
OUR GRAIN DRYER CLINIC
TO BE HELD IN MID-AUGUST
SEE US FOR YOUR GRAIN DRYER NEEDS
SHENK FARM SERVICE
RD4 Lititz, Pa
AT VENTURES
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X AUGUST
CAMPER SALE!
Used 19 foot Franklin Motor Home on Dodge
chassis with V 8 engine, power steering and
brakes. Sleeps 6, completely self-contained.
Shag carpet and styled draperies. Low mileage,
like new. Must see to appreciate. Sold new for
over $9,000.
Our sale special $6850.
1969 CHEVROLET SPORT VAN
with custom camper conversion and “pop-up"
top. Sleeps 4, automatic transmission, new tires,
completely serviced and ready for that mid
season trip. Was $3195.
Now $2745.
tsn9Mhsw K,^EL mu
PHONE 626-2091
to be eating a fraction more crop
foods and a fraction less animals
products, such as milk and
butter. ,
ENTRESS... A3to 4 per cent
increase in per capita beef
consumption is expected to
almost offset declines for veal,
pork, and lamb. However, at
breakfast besides less bacon,
there’ll also be fewer eggs. Pei
capita consumption for 1972 will
probably be down slightly.
SOY BEAN
FARMERS
Phone 626-4355