TRY A CLASSIFIED AD Get either supplement now for earlier weight gains and more pounds of beef per feed dollar. into your cattle feeding program. DEPEND ON US . . . FOR ALL YOUR FEED NEEDS. Wolgemuth Bros., Inc. MOUNT JOY, PENNA. Chartbook Lancaster Farming. Saturday, November 17,1973 29 Available The 1973 Handbook of Agricultural Charts, published recently by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), illustrates the story of America’s crops and livestock, farmers, food marketers, and consumers. This reference book containing 186 charts-most with supporting tables-depicts what’s happening in the general economy, the farm commodity scene, foreign agricultural trade, marketing, farm population, and family levels of living. This year’s handbook has an expanded rural development section and an added section on women. Economists and businessmen can determine trends from the tables and charts. The chartbook is the combined effort of five USDA agencies: Economic Research Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, Agricultural Research Service, Rural Development Service, and Statistical Reporting Service. Color slides and black and white prints of the charts for classroom and conference presentation are also available for sale. A copy of the 1973 Handbook of Agricultural Charts, AH-455, is available free on postcard (please include zipcode) or telephone (447-7255) request from the Office of Communication, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. The Right Definition? Genius is one percent inspira tion and 99 percent perspiration. YOUR PROFITS GROW BIGGER Roy H. Miller, 55 S. Grant St, Manheim, Pa. 17545, area representative for International Stock Food Corporation listens to Dr. Edward J. Czarnetzky (left), ISF Director of Research, explain the bacterial action of Silo Guard, a fer mentation control process for corn and hay silage, as J. G. Forest (right), company president, looks on. The sales meeting, a one-day affair, was held at the Owego (N.Y.) Treadway Inn, Friday, October 26. “Produce And Protect The Land” Urges Conservation Practices Soil erosion could cause severe “Produce and Protect the land damages in Pennsylvania as Land” is a major concern of thousands of acres go back into today’s soil conservationists, production to meet the demands During this period of all-out for food, according to State production the Soil Conservation Conservationist Benny Martin, Service is placing maximum U. S. Soil Conservation Service, emphasis on aiding farmers plan Martin said about a quarter of and install measures for a million additional acres will be protecting the land, Martin said, used for agricultural purposes According to the State Con during 1973 and 1974. He servationist, state farmers have cautioned farmers against a long and successful experience plowing land prone to erosion. i n soil conservation. Nearly half And he urged that land being 0 f the farmers are working pressed into production be closely with their conservation protected with conservation districts in applying erosion measures. control practices. Technical help of the Service in erosion control is available through Penn sylvania’s 66 conservation districts, Martin added. In calling on Pennsylvania farmers to .select land for in tensive farming that can be adequately protected from erosion, Martin stated that erosion control measures also help improve production. Con tour farming, strip cropping, terracing, and minimum tillage are popular conservation practices with state farmers. These p “actices are easily in stalled and fit into most farming operations in the state, Martin said. WHEN YOU INTRODUCE FLORIN STEER SUPPLEMENT OR FLORIN ECONO-BEEF PH. 653-1451 A MILKMOVER SYSTEM gets you out of the bam sooner-with more money in your pocket! It saves your lugging heavy pails of milk from bam to cooler. • HAS MORE MILK CAPACITY • PERMITS FASTER MILKING • ELIMINATES EXTRA HELP • PROTECTS MILK QUALITY • IS 100% SELF-CLEANING • HAS ELECTRIC CONTROLS • FITS INTO ALL BARNS • EASILY INSTALLED Available thrq your local dairy equipment dealer or call the factory collect to arrange for a free demon stration on your farm Manufactured by d/ouo m INDUSTRIES, INC kIOHNSON p o sox aaa. ilkton. md 21*21 Phone 301-398-3451
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