SOVIET GRAIN DEAL... The
recent $750 million U.S.-U.S.S.R.
grain deal makes the Soviet
Union our second most important
customer for grain, behind
Japan. At least $2OO million of the
new deal will be bought during
the year beginning August 1. The
annual purchase of the 3-year
agreement will increase grain
exports 17 percent over recent
years. Up to $5OO million in credit
will be extended by CCC at any
one time at going interest rates
with the U.S.S.R. to repay the
loan in 3 years.
SOYBEAN CARRYOVERS .. .
Soybean carryover on September
1 will probably total a scant 60
million bushels and the going use
rate of 100 million bushels per
month will probably leave little
POULTRY HEALTHY
ROHRER'SMILL
R. D. 1, Ronks
JE’MAR FARM
SUPPLY INC.
Lawn—Ph: 964-3444
H. JACOB HOOBER
Intercourse, Pa.
HAROLD H. GOOD
Terre Hill
GRUBB SUPPLY CO.
Elizabethtown
E. SAUDER & SONS
R. D. 1, East Earl
HERSHEYBROS.
Reinholds
WHITE OAK MILL
R. D. 4, Manheun
outlock
slack to cover any lateness in the
1972 harvest. Supplies on Sep
tember 1, 1971 started at 1,268
million bushels, making disap
pearance during 1971-72
somewhere around 1.2 billion
bushels, 4 percent under the
previous year’s disappearance.
BEAN PRICES are expected to
continue strong. They advanced
from $2.84 last November to $3.35
this May, around a 10 percent
jump, averaging a little over $3
per bushel for the whole period.
CRUSH OFF . . . Soybean
crushers are using around 61
million bushels a month, off from
the 1970-71 record 64 million
bushels. The total crush for the
year, 720 million bushels, fell 5
percent from last year’s record
high because of high prices,
MOUNTVILLE
FEED SERVICE
R. D. 2, Columbia
DUTCHMAN FEED
MILLS. INC.
R. D. 1, Stevens
STEVENS FEED MILL.
INC.
Stevens, Pa.
PARADISE SUPPLY
Paradise
FOWL’S FEED SERVICE
R. D. 2, Peach Bottom
H.M. STAUFFER
& SONS, INC.
Witmer
skimpy supplies, and aln ac
cumulated stock of soybean oil
totaling over l billion pounds.
SUSPENDED LIMITATIONS .
. . The Government suspended
meat import limitations early in
July to attract bigger supplies,
especially beef. However, it takes
time to adjust shipping schedules
and world supplies of beef are low
in relation to demand. Imports
during 1972 will be up but just
how much is uncertain at this
time. Although countries that
meet our health standards have a
little more beef to export than
last year, the European Com
munity is buying more and some
foreign beef producers are
holding animals back from
slaughter for herd breeding. In
1971 the United States imported
1.13 billion pounds of meat
subject to quota.
LOTS LESS LARD . , . Lard
production for the year ending
September 30 is expected to total
around 1.7 billion pounds, off one
fjfth from last year. The drop
reflects two things: reduced hog
slaughter and less lard per hog.
Lard yield per hog averaged
around 19 pounds, compared with
2lVz pounds in 1970-71.
INEDIBLE TALLOW . . .
Inedible tallow and grease
production during the year en
ding September 30 is estimated at
5.2 billion pounds, just a bit below
the previous year. Cattle
slaughter was about the same as
last year but hog slaughter was
down and high meat prices also
encouraged processers to trim
carcasses less.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 2,1972—21
PUT for the year 1971-72 is
estimated at around 30 billion
packs, a new record high and up 2
percent from the previous peak
last year. The total includes 1.7
billion packs for export. During
the 11 months ending May 1972
exports rose about one-sixth,
reflecting a continuing upward
trend in world cigarette con
sumption.
MORE SMOKERS are smoking
more cigarettes. Cigarettes used
in July 1971-June 1972 hit 28.3
billion packs, 4 percent above a
year earlier. Greater per capita
use accounted for part of the
gain, since the adult population
rose only V-k percent in that time.
Gains in cigarette consumption
are expected to increase in July-
December 1972 as more persons
reach 18 years of age.
LESS TOBACCO . . . Despite
record numbers of cigarettes lit
last year, tobacco use per
cigarette continues to slip,
mainly due to less tobacco in
filter cigarettes. Use for the year
ending June 30, 1972 probably
was about the same as the
previous season’s 1,251 million
pounds.
HE WHO SMOKES, PAYS . , .
Retail prices for cigarettes
moved higher last year. Since
July 1971 at least 13 States have
increased their tax rates. So
during May 1972 smokers were
paying 7 percent more for a pack
of cigarettes than a year earlier.
LAND VALUES ... Farm real
estate values increased 8 percent
LOCKE, N.Y.
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NO RATCHET
SAFE...
FINGER FORCED
FEEDING
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during the year ending March 1,
1972. Values in all sections of the
Nation rose, ranging from a 10
percent increase in the Ap
palachian and Delta States to a 5
percent hike in the Northern
Plains. Average value per acre
was $217, compared with $2Ol on
March 1, 1971.
LAND IN DEMAND . . . Farm
real estate men indicate that
inquiries about land increased
'rom 1971 to 1972. Much of this
was caused by a boost in
available loanable funds and
lower interest rates. On the
supply side, the number of farms
offered for sale remained
essentially unchanged.
ENLARGED FARMS... Of all
tracts sold 56 percent were added
to units already owned or leased
by a farm operator. And nearly 40
percent of the properties pur
chased for farm enlargement
were previously operated as
separate, complete farms.
72 State Turkey
Flock Up 5 pet.
Pennsylvania-grown turkeys
should be in good supply for the
fall and winter holiday dinners.
The Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service projects that
2.879.000 turkeys will be produced
here by the end of the year.
This is a five percent gain over
last year and the largest flock in
the 43-year history of record
keeping by Commonwealth
turkey growers.
The birds will be bigger, too.
The once popular Beltsville White
breed will account for only
399.000 or 14 percent of the total.
In the mid-sixties, the lighter
breeds —4 to 6 pounds, dressed
accounted for more than 20
percent of the state’s turkey
production.
Despite the steady growth of
the turkey industry in Penn
sylvania since 1968, last year the
state fell from 11th to 14th place
in number of birds raised.'
Commonwealth farmer*
received $13,293,000 for turkeys in
1971, a helathy 18 percent rise
over 1970.
How to Steel a Knife
Hold steel firmly in left hand,
thumb on top of handle. Place
heel of blade against far side of
steel, with steel and blade of knife
making a 25-degree angle.
Bring blade down along steel to
the left with a swinging motion of
right wrist. Entire length of blade
should pass lightly over steel.
Bring knife back into starting
position, but this time with blade
on near side of steel making the
25-degree angle. Repeat stroking
motion. Continue alternating
strokes until edge is trued.
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