18—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 6, 1974
FARM TRENDS
February 1973, veal 14 percent less and lamb and
mutton 13 percent less while pork production was up
2 percent from a year earlier.
U.S. Farm Prices Dip 4 pet.
Lower prices for livestock, wheat, eggs and
tomatoes were instrumental in bringing about a 4 pet.
(9 point) decrease in the Index of Prices Received by
Farmers for the month ended March 15. At 194 (pet.
of its Jan.-Dee. 1967 average) index was 35 points
(22 pet) above a year earlier.
Beef cattle prices, at $4070 per cwt., were down
$2 80 from a month earlier, while calf prices dropped
$3.80 to average $4940. Hogs were off $4.40 to
average $35.00. Lambs were off $3.70 to $35.80.
Wheat was down 10 pet to $4.96 per bu,, egg prices
were down 7.5 cents per doz. 56.6 cents. Tomatoes
were down 1-3 to $14.30 cwt.
Meanwhile, the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for
Commodities and Services moved up 2 points (IV2
pet) to a record high 161 It was 23 points (17 pet.)
above a year earlier
And, with Prices Received down and Prices Paid up,
the Ratio declined 8 points to 120 It was 115 a year
ago.
Under the old 1910-14 formulas, Prices Received
declined 23 points to 493, Prices Paid advanced 4
points to 459; and the Parity Ratio declined 5 points
to 90. It had stood at 86 a year earlier
Vegetable Crop Planting Intentions
Pennsylvania’s prospective planted acreage of
three principal vegetables for processing in 1974 are
as follows snap beans at 8,800 acres, are up 26
percent, sweet corn at 7,700 acres - up 13 percent,
tomatoes at 6,300 acres, are down 5 percent from last
year.
The prospective planted acreage of 8 principal
vegetables for processing in the United States in
1974 totals 1,897,860 acres Crops with more acres in
prospect compared with last year and their per
centage increases are as follows: green lima beans, 3
percent: snap beans, 6 percent; beets, 9 percent;
sweet corn, 2 percent; cucumbers for pickles, 1
percent; green peas, 7 percent, and tomatoes, 19
percent In addition, prospective tonnage for cabbage
contracted or to be contracted for kraut is 36 percent
above last year Preliminary planted acreage for
wmt< -.lr 2 rcent below a year ago.
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Strip tests prove it Cattle
prefer Pioneer » brand sor
ghum-sudangrass hybrid over
other brands That means
they’ll eat more make
more meat or milk Unbeat
able hot-weather pasture or
green-chop Can be planted
on diverted acres
Pioneer is a brand name numbers
identify varieties “ Registered trade
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Bass
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new post, Bas? said he ex*
pects to encounter many of
the same problems he’s
faced locally. Like Lan
caster, Columbia, home of
the University of Missouri, is
an urban area in the midst of
a farming region. Boone
County has a diversity of soil
types, many of them similar
to local soils, and virtually
the same amount of annual
rainfall.
The move will bring both
Bass and his wife, Miriam,
closer to their original
homes. Bass is a Nebraska
native and a graduate of the
University of Nebraska,
while Mrs. Bass hails from
lowa.
“We’ve really enjoyed our
stay in Lancaster County,”
Bass said. “We’ve made lots
and lots of friends here. We
thought you Dutchmen were
pretty friendly.”
James Olsen, area con
servationist, said a
replacement for the
departing Bass would arrive
as soon as possible.
While one familiar face
will soon be gone from the
local SCS office, there is a
new-face there in the person
of Dale Burns. Burns is a
new soil conservationist in
the county, coming here
from a two year SCS tour m
Centre County. The Arm
strong County native and
Penn State graduate has
been working for the SCS
full-time since 1971, and was
a student trainee for three
summers before that.
Bums and his wife, Nancy,
have been living in Willow
Street since he started his
job on March 18. The Lan
caster County Conservation
District is cost-sharing
Burns’ salary with the
Federal government.
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