THBBIC V MEANS VORIS HIGH YIELD SEED CORN V 2642 -’ill 9 day maturity A Champion. Short-stalked, upright leaf, with' a really high yield and potential. Moderately high population V 2592 1 18 day maturity By demand. A special hybrid for the East, large-eared, excellent stalk, and fast drying. V 2552 113 day maturity This is a high population hybrid. Pour on the , fertilizer, early tasseling and silking a high yielder. V 2402 - 102 day maturity The big yielder. Tough to beat anywhere. Indiana reports over 200 bushels yield. Early plant hybrid. V 2332 - 94 day maturity Tremendous yield potential. Early, Fast drying. High yielder. Picks and shells beautifully. CONTACT ~ ~~ ~~ REIST SEED CO. Mt Joy, Pa. Phone 653-4121 [SINCE 1925 1 I r * p- Now!! 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Feed Grain Intentions Rise Commonwealth farmers have made another revision upward in their estimates of how much acreage they intend to plant for three major feed grains, ac cording to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. On January 1, 1973, the estimate was 1,948,000 acres of corn, oats and soybeans. This was 63,000 more than last year or a 3.3 percent increase. A later survey determined that another 22,000 acres would be planted for an overall 4.5 percent jump over 1972. Three-fourths of this total will be planted in com 1,490,000 acres, another 430,000 acres will go to oats; while soybeans will be up to 50,000. Although soybeans are a distant third, percentage-wise, they took the biggest jump - 11 WISCONSIN \ fAd ENGINES FROM 4to 65 HP. \ I ALLIS CHALMERS & BRIGGS & \ / STRATTON ENGINES ' ENGINE and MAGNETO SERVICE SPECIAL DISCOUNT. ON all New Wisconsin Engines until April i AMOS L. FISHER R.D. No.l Box 108 Bird in Hand, Pa. 17505 I percent. Recent prices on the Chicago Board of Trade topped $7 per bushel. Soybean meal is the principal source of protein for dairy, livestock and poultry feeds. Soil and climate discourage widespread planting in Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth’s 1973 potato acreage is expected to be 35,000 acres, an increase of 1,000 from the previous year’s plan ting. This is a modest 3 percent increase but with favorable growing conditions, it could be-a whopping jump in production over the 1972 harvest. Only 30,000 of the 34,000 acres planted last year were harvested and coupled with low yields because of dry weather, last year’s production was 40 percent below the current 5-year average. Pennsylvania tobacco growers DIRECT CTORY OU. PHOTO R YOU ECEIVE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31,1973 • 7 H-P BRIGGS & STRATTON (EASY SPIN START) ENGINE • HEAVY GAGE ALL STEEL CONSTRUCTION • BIG 25" CUTTER AND MOWING DECK • RUGGED!! THREE-POSITION TRANSMISSION • EASY HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT, VARIABLE FROM 1%" to 3!6" • AUTO TYPE STEERING • BALL JOINT ADJUSTABLE TIE-RODS • TROUBLE FREE-POSI-TRAC CHAIN DRIVE • LARGE 3xlo TRACTOR CLEAT SURE-GRIP REAR TIRES • ALL TIRES SEMI-NEUMATIC • SAFETY CLUTCH • WIND TUNNEL DESIGN VACUUM-SUCTION AUS TEMPERED STEEL DECK. ALSO AVAILABLE:. • STURDY. LARGE GRASSCATCHER ONLY $20.00 • SNOW PLOW ATTACH MENT LOW PRICE OF $34.50 THIS PRICE ONLY APPLIES WHEN PURCHASED WITH LAWN MOWER. intend to set 17,000 acres of Pa. seed leaf for harvest this year, 6 percent more than last year’s harvested acreage. A sharp in crease in production is expected over last year if farmers are able to harvest an average crop. The 1972 crop was reduced by heavy rains in June followed by dry weather during critical stages of development. Lancaster County accounts for over 90 percent of the state's tobacco acreage. Not much change is anticipated in winter grains as acreage sown earlier is practically unchanged from the previous year Winter wheat is up 2 percent at 296,000 acres, but barley is down 2 percent at 272,000 acres. Nationally, corn plantings are expected to total 71.6 million acres, 7 percent above last year, soybean intentions are for 53.8 million acres, up 14percent; oats intentions at 20.5 million, up 1 percent; sorghum 18.6 million, up 6percent: all barley 11.0 million, up 4 percent. Growers intentions for 1973 acreages were reported as of March 1, about halfway through the signup period - February 5 to March 16- for the 1973*feed grain, wheat and cotton programs Actual plantings may be altered by later decisions relating to Government programs In ad dition, plantings may change because of spring weather, labor prospects, and other economic factors during the planting season The largest holders of New York Stock Exchange listed stock in 1972 were the pen sion funds. The corporate, private, state and local gov ernment funds reached a value of $T13.2 billion or 44 per cent of all institutional holdings. FEATURES 7