Farm Suppliers . . . Mighty Link An often overlooked fact about agriculture’s marketing system Is that the firm gate swings two ways. It not only lets out farm products but also lets in the ingredients needed to produce those products in the first place. And the inbound traffic is picking up. Latest estimates for 1973 show farmers bought -F° R SALE fiL TENN. MULES OMAR F. STOLTZFUS 2442 Creek Hill Rd Lancaster, Penna PUBLIC SALE FARM MACHINERY, TOOLS, HAY, CORN, BUTCHERING TOOLS, ANTIQUES and HOUSEHOLD GOODS SATURDAY, MAR. 23,1974 Located approx. 1 % miles north of Stewartstown off Rt. 24 on the corner of Ebaugh & Althouse School Roads, in York Co., Pa. Farmall M tractor; M.F. 50 tractor, M.H. #35 self-propelled 8 ft. combine, N H. #271 pick-up baler; Oliver 13 disc drill; N.I. single row corn picker, J D. 2 row 3 pt. hook corn planter. King Wyse 36 ft. eleva tor; N.H. corn drag; M.H. 7 ft. semi-mount mower; J.D side delivery rake, M.H 6 ft chisel, 2 Ford cultivators; J.D. harrow, spike harrow; J D 28 disc harrow; cultipacker & roller, Oliver 3 pt. hook 2 -14” bottom plows; Oliver 2 - 14” bottom trailer plow, N.I. manure spreader; Field-Force 3. pt hook weed sprayer; J D. 2 row potato planter, Oliver 1 row po tato digger; 2 Boggs potato graders, 2 Trexler potato cutters one with bagger, Brady roto-beater, Grove dump wagon; rubber tire hay wagon, Papec hammer mill; 60 ft. rubber belt; hay tedder, 2 hole corn shell er; PTO tractor grass seeder; onion seed sower; Cir cular wood saw; 3 pt. hook blade, Potato weeder; Sauder manure loader & bucket; platform scales; 275 gal. tank; oil drums, 40 ft. ladder, Int #45 vibra shank cultivators, 12 1 * ft. wide, Bush Hog disc har row; 2 - 12” bottom Ford plow, 3 pt hook tractor carry-all; brooder stoves; cyclone seeder; 200 5/8 baskets; lots of burlap potato bags; gram bags; hedge clipper, wagon load or more of nuts, bolts, alum shovels & misc items. Hay, Corn, Chickens & Equipment 300 bales mixed hay; 400 bu. ear corn; 300 Leg horn chickens (good.layers), egg washer & grader; chicken coops; feeders; fountains; & wire baskets. Butchering Tools, Antiques & Household Goods 2 iron kettles & 3 foots; stirrers, meat grinders, lard press; sausage stuffer; hog scrapers, Ig. asst, of butcher knives; forks; dippers; ladles; meat saws; beef & hog spreaders; block & tackles, scalding trough: tubs; crocks & jugs of all sizes, butcher benches; vinegar barrel; 3 prong wooden fork; wood en rake; single & double trees; 2 pc cupboard with zinc lined bottom & glass doors on top; Ig. iron skillet; griddle; barrel butter churn; butter prints & paddle; -flat irons; wagon seat; milk cans; apple peeler; spool cabinet; Ig. oak cupboard, camel back trunk; victrola & records; piano & bench; ball & claw stand; wash stands; dressers; oak ext table; oak chairs & rock ers; baby bed; picture frames; pitcher & wash bowl set; antique dishes & glassware; old books; buffet; 3 pc. reed porch set; Majestic comb, electric & cook stove; lamps; old toys; store baskets; pots; pans; & many other items too numerous to mention. Auct. note: Sale will begin with small items off wagon, /arm machinery, hay, corn & chickens. But cher tools & antiques last. Terms: cash or approved check W. Everett & Romaine Ebaugh R.D. #3 Stewartstown, Pa. Robert L. Sechrist, auctioneer Ph. 382-4379 John Hope Anderson, clerk Not responsible for accidents Refreshment rights reserved goods and services worth $64.5 billion, up from $23.6 billion in 1960 and from $19.4 billion in 1950. As a share of all materials used by farmers, purchased inputs increased from 42 percent in 1950 to about 65 percent in 1973, This growing dependence on non-farm industries has prompted USDA economists to sharpen the focus on the farm supply sector in their research work. Inputs are now regarded as one of the three key subsectors of the food and fiber system along with the farm subsector and the product market sub sector. Together the three sub- at 10:00 A.M. Farm Machinery in the Marketing Chain sectors had an output of approximately $230 billion in 1973, including exports. The farm input industries ac counted for over a fourth of the total. What are these industries ... how are they structured ... and how does their performance reflect on farmers? Starting with the manufacturers of farm machinery and equipment, they number about 1,500 firms. Yet this is a concentrated industry, with just seven firms producing half of the farm equipment. Machinery imports have compensated somewhat for this lack of competition. Nevertheless, some economists believe this industry could be more responsive to farmers’ needs. There is room for improvement in manufac turers’ pricing practices, supply strategies, and in the rate at which they release PUBLIC AUCTION OF FARM EQUIPMENT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27,1974 AT ll:OOA.M. Location: % mile North of Schaefferstown along Route 419, second farm on the left, Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Penna. MASSEY FERGUSON 1080 DIESEL With Power Shift Wheels, Multi-power Tran smission Power Steering and Cab MASSEY FERGUSON 65 DIESEL With Power Shift Wheels and J*ower Steering Ferguson 30 Tractor, Fdrmall Super A With Cultivator and Fertilizer Applicator Massey Ferguson 880, 4-Bottom, 16-inch, Automatic Reset, Semi-mount Plow used one season; In ternational 2PR 2-Row Pull Type PTO Compicker; Massey Ferguson No. 100 Industrial Loader with 2 Buckets, 1 Ford and 1 Skid Fork; Calhoun 8-Ton Chuck Wagon with 2 Beaters; John Deere No. 480 9-Foot Haybine; Massey Ferguson- 3-Point Mower; In ternational 5-Bar Side Rake; Two 707 Grove 7-Ton Flatbed Wagons; New Holland 77 Baler with Wiscoftsin Engine and Hydraulic Tension; Better-Bilt 880-Gallon Tank with PTO Vacuum Pump; Case 28-Foot Elevator with Motor; Harvest Handler 16-Foot Belt Elevator; Com Drag. 494 4-Row Complanter with Insecticide Applicators; J&M Gravity Flow Bin; Farmec Gravity Bin; Massey Ferguson No. 160 Spreader with Single Beater; Ford 2- Row Rear Mount Cultivator; Tandem Axle Farm Trailer; John Deere KB A Disc Harrow with 28 Discs on Transport; Chattanooga Cultipacker with 18-inch Rollers; John Deere Van-Brunt Grain Drill with 13 Discs and Timothy Seed Attachments; John Deere 3- Section Spring Harrow; John Deere 3-Point Chisel Tool Bar; Century 3-Point Crop Sprayer with Poly Tank; EZEE-Flow Fertilizer Drill; Rotary Mower without PTO Shaft; Holland 2-Row 3-Point Tomato Tran splanter with Water Tanks; Stauffer 2-Row Tobacco Transplanter; John Deere 12-Foot Cultipacker with 18- inch Rolls; International 4-Bottom 16-inch 3-Point Plow; Wheel Weights for Ferguson 30. WINPOWERI2 KW GENERATOR With Cord on Trailer; Lincoln 180 Amp Welder; Smith Portable Air Compressor; Lancaster Irrigation Pump with 3-H.P. Motor; Paul Portable Platform Cattle Scales; Weaber Silage Cart; 1,000-Gallon Tank; 550-Gallon Water Tank; 14x28 Tractor Chains; 11x28 Tractor Chains; 3-Gallon Sears Paint Tank with Hose and Nozzle; Air Tank; Grease Tubes; Oil Drum with Pump; 5-Gal. Aldrin 4EC, 36-inch Hay Drying Fan with 7%-H.P. 3-Phase Motor; Round Metal Hay Rack; 2 Range Turkey Feeders; 1,000 %-Bushel Tomato Baskets; Sauder Tobacco Hoers; Wisconsin Engine with Clutch; and many other miscellaneous items. 1965 Chevrolet %-Ton Flatbed Truck Sale time, 11;OOA.M. MARLIN L. MARTIN MYERSTOWN, R.D.2, PA. - 717-949-2064 John E. and Paul E. Martin, Auctioneers 717-733-3511 733-3305 Zimmerman and Hoover, Clerks Lunch Available NOTE: Plan now to attend this Sale. This is a very good Line of Farm Equipment. technological advances to agricultural producers. Machine’s impact. Needless to say, farm mechanization has had a tremendous impact on farm productivity as well as on agricultural employment. The number of farmworkers < including operators and their families, has declined by more than half since 1950. (The entire food and fiber system, however, still employs 16.5 million or about 20 percent of the total U.S. labor force.) Turning to the fertilizer industry, competitive forces are quite strong, especially among the estimated 5,000 local outlets. But fertilizer manufacturers are hurting from the energy crisis. Fertilizer makers require natural gas to produce ammonia for nitrogen fer tilizers. Prices for nitrogen fertilizer can be expected to rise at an accelerating rate if Sale by Lancaster Farming, Saturda: ABOUT THREE FOURTHS of the farmers cash mgs and machinery used in the farm operation income goes to pay his production expenses—tor Out of the consumers food dollar the farmer Inputs services inierest taies and rent tn 1972 received about 34 cents and of this he kept S (he biggest outlay was for feed claiming 14 per cents far his labor investment and management cent ef fetal cash receipts Feed tests were fet He spent the remaining 2$ cents to buy inputs lowed closely by the outlay fer capi al items—l 2 hire additional labor and to pay interest taxes percent -which includes expenditures fer build on farm property and rent CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARMING WHERE THEY WENT IN 1972 PurchjlPd' S«ed and Lit Putch« natural gas stays in tight supply. Some of the price spurt, however, could be offset by greater efficiency. One study at Michigan State indicated fertilizer costs to farmers could be cut by as much as 25 percent through more ef ficient mixtures and distribution. Problems in pesticides. Pesticide manufacturers also depend partly on petroleum but their big worry—not to mention fanners’ concerns—is the stiffer guidelines and restrictions imposed on pesticide use. The regulation of chemicals by the En vironmental Protection Agency and other Federal agencies will have a severe EASTERN SHORE SHOWCASE SALE March 23,1974,11:00 A.M., West Nottingham Sale Bam on Md. Rt. 276, Rising Sun, Md. Featuring 45 of the Best Registered Holstein Calves and Heifers 4R Maple, one from a VG cow w over 600 f, another w 18,000 m 3 Elevation, one from a VG cow w 25,350 m. 898 f Nov Astronaut from aVG cow w 18,000 m, 620 f Golden Crocker from a 6+ cow w. 21,830 m, 762 f Apollo Rebel from a VG cow w. 26,610 m, 896 f Ivan Connie from a cow w 15,730 m Nunesdale Originator from a VG 88 cow w 660 f 3 Transmitter, two from a VG cow, one w. 701 f 3 Charm, 2 Dams w m over 17,390 m VerLou Constellation from G+ cow w. 1003 f A Citation Sovereign from a cow w 18,210 m Double Triune from a G+ 2 yr oldw 535 f Vee MaltfromaG+2yr oldw 19,660 m„ Paclamar Triune Complete w 529 f Penn State Ivanhoe Star w 541 f For catalogs write Robert Knutsen, RD#l, Rising Sun, Md. 21911 Tested and Eligible for Interstate Shipment [3o3] 658-6325 C. H. WOLGEMUTH & SONS ANNUAL ALL DAY FARM EQUIP. SALE »nniY, im 6, bm at 9:30 A.M. Located: 4 miles West of Manheim, Lancaster Co., Pa Take Hosier Rd. to Valley Rd. I mile W. of E. Fairvtew Brethren Church. Watch for sale signs. TRACTORS, BALERS, COMBINES, HARVESTERS Large equip, of all kinds, DAIRY supplies, Hardware, Tools Hay and straw Cousin with dry goods, anything for a large or small farm sold on commission, NOTICE ■ FARMERS and DEALERS. Market is strong on good machinery. Bring in your equip, early. Goods brought in last will be sold last. Open to receive goods from March 27 till sales day from 8 to 6. NO GOODS received Sat. morning, April 6 except by appointment. Lunch available - Closed Sundays. Advertising deadline March 29. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT C. H. WOLGEMUTH, Sole Manager PH. 665-5664 Mar. 16,1974-5: >r Wjfes impact on pest control and it will affect the usefulness of specific pesticides. Feed concerns. Feed manufacturing, unlike other input industries, uses raw materials produced mostly in agriculture. Much of this feed is grown and consumed on the same farm. The portion of feed manufac tured by a separate nonfarm industry, however, has been growing. Feed firms currently number about 13,000 and the top 20 firms account for about 30 percent of industry sales. This is not a high degree of concentration but the majority of these 20 firms do business in relatively small geographic [ Continued on Page 54] >3 Opeuiort Net Caib Farming «« on farm >P«rtV
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