Ag Outlook Conference
The National' Agricultural
Outlook Conference will be held
in Washington December 17-19-
two months earlier than usual-to
give farmers and farm suppliers
more time to plan for 1974 food
production, Secretary of'
Agriculture Earl L. Butz an
nounced recently.
“Farmers will be making more
complex production and
marketing decisions than usual in
1974,” Secretary Butz said.
“There will be no land set-aside.
Farmers must decide for
themselves what and how much
to plant, based on the domestic
and world demand, the relative
profitability of crops, and the
availability of fuel, fertilizer, and
other supplies.
“We want to give farmers all
the help we can with up-to-date -
outlook information and last
minute reports on the probable
availability of fuel, pesticides,
fertilizer, farm equipment, and
related supplies,” Secretary Butz
said.
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Service also plans a series of
farm meetings in January and
February to provide facts on
cotton, soybean and feed grain
production and demand in 1974..
Meetings on wheat have already
been held.
“By holding the Outlook
Conference in December, we’ll
get our best available in
formation into the hands of
Extension specialists before they
begin their winter meetings,”
Secretary Butz said.
The Outlopk Conference will be
held primarily in Jefferson
Auditorium, South Building, U. S.
Department of Agriculture in
Washington. It will bring
together economists and Ex
tension specialists from govern
ment, business and the univer
sities.
Sponsors of the conference are
the Economic Research Service,
Extension Service and
Agricultural Research Service.
Sessions are open to the public.
There is no registration fee.
Further details will be announced
shortly.
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Newly elected officers of the Ephrata
Junior High School Junior Ag Club, shown
above, are, left to right: seated - Andy
Dittrich, secretary; Steve Strauss,
president; Linford Frey, vice-president
Dairy Reference Manual Called A Catalog of Facts
How much hay storage space is
needed for 30 cows, 24 heifers,
and six calves?
The formula to find the answer
to this question and many similar
ones can be found in a “Dairy
Reference Manual” published by
The Pennsylvania State
University College of
Agriculture.
“This publication could be
referred to as a catalog of facts
for the professional dairyman
and personnel who furnish
supplies and services for the
dairy industry,” said Donald L.
Ace, Penn State Extension dairy
specialist and author of the book.
Next time you order beef in a
restaurant, you’ll know you’re in
good company. Of all food items
available, beef is number one in
restaurants according to a recent
USDA study of the food service
industry. In fact, about 28 per
cent of all beef produced in the
United States is sold through
food service outlets, accounting
for more than 21 percent of their
purchases.
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The professional dairyman, he
points out, needs facts in
reference form so that he can
make sound management
decisions. Management based on
specific information is one unique
feature of any business which no
competition can exactly
duplicate.
Topics covered in the book
include milk quality and product
technology, diseases and
parasites, breeding and selec
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Standing - Ricky Sweigart, safety chairman,
Carl Miller, treasurer, and Randy Ditzler,
reporter. Membership in the club is open to
7th and Bth grade boys and girls with an
interest in agriculture.
tion, physiology of reproduction,
feeding, milking equipment,
structures and barn equipment,
and farm management data.
The 216-page publication may
be purchased for $3.00 plus 6
percent Pennsylvanisa sales tax.
Make check or money order
payable to The Pennsylvania
State University and send with
your name and address to
DAIRY MANUAL, Box 6000,
University Park, Pa. 16802.
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