National (Continued From Page 1)' our country’s drift toward isolationism and to once again assume its former role of responsible world leadership.” Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture James A. McHale told the conference, “Someone has to come up with concrete recommendations on food policy for Washington to follow,” but he did not mention the fact that none of the nation’s food policy for mulators had chosen to attend the conference. McHale mentioned the interrelationships of food Farm Trends ( Continued From Page 1)! first half of 1974. Thus, hog prices are expected to remain well above a year earlier through the first half of 1974. Decisions now being made by hog producers will affect second half 1974 pork production. With prospects for a strong hog market and stable feed prices this winter, production could be stimulated, and second half marketings may be larger than the low levels experienced this year. Sheep and lamb slaughter is down again this year and some further reduction is likely in 1974. Slaughter lamb prices generally increased this summer but not as much as for other classes of livestock. Smaller slaughter supplies and higher livestock markets this winter will add strength to lamb prices. The lower prices for live animals in late summer and fall have resulted in some easing in retail prices this fall. However, only a portion of the decline in live animal prices has been reflected at retail, and retail margins remain unusually wide. Retail pork and beef prices may rise a little again this winter but will generally decline through the remainder of 1974, reflecting larger supplies and lower live animal prices, especially for cattle. If economic conditions in 1974 slow more than now anticipated as a result of the energy crisis, consumer defnand may not be as .strong as our price forecasts indicate. Per capita meat consumption is down this year--12 pounds below the 189 pounds in 1972--reflectmg reduced domestic meat production. Although pork consumption in 1974 may be largely unchanged from this year, beef consumption likely will increase, raising per capita red meat consumption for the year. prices, energy and inflation, and scored multi-national food companies which, he said, were gouging consumers with high prices and leading America to corporate domination of agriculture. McHale also assailed the U. S. military fuel consumption, and said this becomes a critical issue in light of the fact that American farmers have been asked to farm an additional 50 million acres of land to relieve food shortages at home and to help protect our export markets. The secretary said that he hoped the conference workshops would come up with recom mendations in specific areas of agricultural concern. These workshops, all of which met Thursday afternoon, were titled: population and food requirements; nutritional quality; energy and food; land and food; international aspects of food policy; distribution and food; economics of food policy; institutions of implementation of food; and competing interests affecting food policy. Governor Milton Shapp followed McHale on the speaker’s dais. Shapp said the nation’s food problem “is directly intertwined with the energy and tran sportation crises, and the in terrelationships must be studied.” “I’m not here to predict a food crisis today,” Shapp said. “I hope we’re all here to try to prevent one. But I think it’s clear to all of us that only immediate and in novative planning can avert very serious food shortages in the next 10 to 20 years.” “The energy crisis and the rail crisis have one thing in com mon,” Shapp said, “bad judgement and poor planning by officials in our national govern ment. Hopefully, no one will try to make it three crises in a row.” Noting that world population is growing and will top the four billion mark in little over a year, the governor said that by 1985 the world demand for food will be up 80 percent over that of 1962. “We have a problem. And if we don’t act now, it may well become the food crisis in 1985, or even before.” Senator George McGovern, a South Dakotan Democrat and leading farm spokesman, echoed Governor Shapp’s concern in a speech he made before the conference late Thursday af ternoon. “We find ourselves caught short, not only of food but of the fuels and fertilizers and Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 8,1973 Real Estate For Sale - 32 % acres of ground consisting of some timber, birch, fire place wood on it, one of the best deer hunting in this area. About 3500 ft. more or less road frontage not too far off Route 14 Bradford County. Price around $15,000. Geo. Pautz, Wellsburg, N. Y. Phone 717-596-4501 after 7 P.M. Wanted to Rent - Dairy farm with 50 to 75 cows on 50-50 basis. Can furnish equipment. Phone 215- 932-4719 For Rent - Large* free stall barn, also large steer bam. Southern Lancaster County area. Phone 394-8184 Mail Box Market Free Kittens. Phone 872-5514 For Sale - 4 ton feed bin with auger, excellent condition. Phone 898-8870 machinery needed to produce it,” McGovern said. “We simply did not have enough food in 1972 and 1973 to meet our commitments either at home or worldwide.” He urged a national policy on food production and said that “too frequently in this country, we fail to identify our most serious problems far enough in advance to permit the development of real answers.” James G. Patton, former president of the National Far mers Union and a highly regarded observer of in ternational food affairs, told the conference that the U.S. should not even try to feed the entire world. “First of all,” he said, “we can’t possibly feed everybody. We should work at helping the poorer countries to become self-sustaining in food production. We should help them to make more efficient use of their human capital, so their economies can develop logically to provide higher standards of living for all their people.” Patton said we need a new concept of foreign aid, and it should be directed towards helping people rather than towards disposing of surplus war machines. Local Grain Thursday, December 6 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by five participating local feed and grain concerns. It should be noted, however, that not every dealer handles each commodity. All prices are per bushel except ear corn which is per ton. The average local grain prices quoted Thursday, September 13, 1973, are as follows: . Bid+ Offered+ Ear Corn, New 57.00 65.66 Shelled Corn 2.72 2.96 Oats, Local 1.15 1.35 Oats, Western 166 1.80 Barley Wheat 2 37 2.58 4.02 4 36 Soybeans 5.32 -fßid is the price the dealer will buy from the farmer delivered to the mill. Offered is the price the dealer will sell for at his mill Regional Hay Prices Monday, Decembers, 1973 (All hay No. 2 and better prices paid by dealers at the farm price per ton ) Hay & Straw steady. Alfalfa 50 00-60 00 Mixed Hay 35 00-50 00 Timothy Hay 30.00-40.00 Straw 35.00-40.00 Mulch 15.00-20.00 Livestock For Sale Wants tp Buy - Registered Holstein Heifer Calves. Phone 872-4058 Hampshire and Yorkshire Ser vice Age Boars and Bred Gilts. Contact John Strawbridge, Stewartstown, Pa, 17363, Phone 301-996-2022 SPF origin Hybrids bred to meet demand of commercial producer. Excellent litter size and growth rate. Final cross is four-way cross which adds vigor and carcass quality. Jet Age Swine Breeders, Inc., John AUeman Manager. 717-768-8378. Wanted - Registered and Grade Holstein Heifers or sound cows which will calf within 8 weeks. J. B. KELLER &BRO. Mount Joy, Pa. 17552 Phone 717-653-4591 Yorkshire service age boars - Unrelated bloodlines. Delivery Available. LEON L. ARNOLD Lebanon, Pa. 17042 Ph: 717-273-5880 For Sale - Horned Hereford range bulls. Write or Call Lauxmont Farms, RDI, Wrightsville, Pa. Phone 717-252-1525 For Sale - 12 feeder Hereford steers, 350-500 lbs. January 3rd delivery. Phone 215-388-6119 Wants to Buy - Red & White Holstein Calves. Kenneth D. Myer, RD3, Elizabethtown, Pa. Phone 717-367-3344. For Sale - Service age Holstein bulls, purebred; Also some younger bulls. Stephen R. Click, RDI, Leola at Millport Duroc registered breeding stock and crossbred gilts for sale. Production tested and top quality bloodlines. Our herd produced champions at both the ’73 State Fall Sale and ’73 Keystone In ternational Dutch Valley Farm, RD3, Manheim, Pa. Phone 717- 665-6220 Purebred Yorkshire boars, bred gilts and open gilts, carcass championship bloodlines. Willow Glen Farm, RD2 Strasburg, Pa PH. Ac 717-786-2562 Springing Holstein Heifers, one fresh. William J. Windle, Atglen, Route 1, Phone 215-593-6143 For Sale - 4 female and 3 male Eskimo Purebred pups. John L. Beiler, Christiana RDI, 17509, Vz mile east of Andrews Bridge Need Extra Income? Raise hogs on contract. Phone 717-442-4632 daytime Services Offered Wanted - Carpenter work. Will build houses, pole barns, cow barns, garages, or chicken houses. Write Samuel S. Lapp, Christiana, Pa. Box 274, 17509 or Driver. Phone 529-2481 or 768-3624 Custom Work POTATO HAULERS - Insulate bottom of your trailer with Sprayable Urethane Foam and eliminate frozen product and added weight due to water pickup. CONESTOGA CHEMICALS & PLASTICS, INC. 397-3724 Home. 872-2233 5.68 Reol Estate Wants to Buy - Farm Properties with development potential 30 acres to several hundred acres Howard Goss, Office 761-6113 Home 737-2234 POTTERY CREATIVE CLAY GIAZE-MAKING— Workshops—Start Jan 9 Morn , Aft., Eve. 569-3861 37
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