32—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 5, 1973 High Feed Costs (Continued From Page 1) continued tight soybean meal supplies, with further near-term strength for current and July contracts. Would it be possible for this country to grow too many soybeans? There may be many farmers who'd answer “No” to that question. We called Ralph Jackson, though, in Hudson, lowa, and asked him that question. Jackson, executive director of the American Soybean Association, said it’s still possible to grow too many beans, but he doesn’t think it’ll happen this year. Jackson does think that this year’s soybean acreage will total 56 million, compared to last year’s 42 million acres. Figuring on a nationwide 28 bushel to the acre yield, Jackson said the nation's soybean crop would total from 15 to 1.6 billion bushels “The supply is going to be there," Jackson said, “but I don’t think prices are going to be much lower next year than they are this year. The November futures prices haven’t gone down much, which seems to indicate that the market is ex pecting to absorb whatever we manage to grow this year. “Over the next few months, I don't see what’s going to keep prices from going up,” Jackson added. Recently, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz said that farmers in the flooded regions of the lower Mississippi and Missouri Valleys could plant their cotton fields to soybeans after the floods abated. Jackson agreed with Butz, up to a point, but said that the floods could hurt corn plantings and maybe beans, too, if the fields stay wet too long. “I think maybe 500,000 acres of cotton fields will be planted to beans this year. Mark the third or fourth cup from the bottom of the bathroom paper cup dis penser to prevent a member of the family ending up with a mouthful of toothpaste and no cup. June 1 is absolutely the latest date for planting cotton, while soybeans can go in until July I.’ But the later we plant any crop, including corn and soybeans, the more likely we are to reduce yields. I think these floods can hurt the feed supply. If they go down soon, and if farmers can get into their fields in the next few weeks, the effect on the feed supply won’t be that serious." Sutan & Atrazine FOR EFFECTIVE WEED CONTROL IN CORN AVAILABLE IN LIQUID AND GRANUALS Applicators for Rent, will handle both Liquid and Granuals Dyfonate for Rootworm Control Butyrac 118 for weeds in Alfalfa' CONTACT JONAS S. EBERSOLE li/ 2 Miles North of Bird in Hand on Stumptown Road. Box 461 BEFORE YOU BUY ANY SILO OR SILO EQUIPMENT.... . CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE C. B. HOOBER • JOHN KREIDER • J. SAMUEL SHERER • EUGENE HELLER New and 1 demonstrator Starline roller-mills; used 24’ rebuilt Jamesway Unloader and used 20’ rebuilt Jamesway Unloader, both with 5 HP motors. We will install. '' A. LANCASTER SILO GO.. INC. 2436 Creek Hill Road or 2001 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster, Pa. ★ STARLINE UNLOADER * AUTOMATIC BELT FEEDERS tWE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL. i f 1 if <h fy ! Hf r
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