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Phone Lane. 397-3539 • AAfrexS trademark of CIBA GEIGY foratrazme • Pnncepsi trademark of CIBA-GEIGY for simazme BEFORE YOU BUY ANY GRAIN STORAGE BIN TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT (rF||K) BINS. —-r Why are READ GRAIN, FEED and STORAGE BINS The Number ONE Bin in the Nation? + DESIGNED and ENGINEERED to Prevent Lodging During Unloading. + HEAVIER GAUGE STEEL Then Competitive Bins + STRONGER and TIGHTER + WEATHER PROOF, RAT PROOF + SIMPLE TO ERECT + DESIGNED to move Contents Easily + ECONOMICALLY PRICED FOR FULL DETAILS CONTACT Lititz R.D.4 PROOF, SHENK'S FARM SERVICE PHONE 626-4355 Good For little shoyt of the ex traordinary 1973 per formance, unless weather is again unusually favorable, according to a report released today by the U. S. Department of Agriculture., Livestock production, however, will probably expand further because of good feed supplies from 1973 crops. Last year, agricultural output in the Soviet Union rose sharply, increasing 14 percent over the reduced 1972 level. Although growth in livestock production last year was moderate because feed supplies from 1972 were limited, crop output was up nearly a fourth. The Soviets plan for their 1974 grain crop to be about 8 percent below the record 1973 harvest. Their production target is about 205 million metric tons. While this would be short of last year’s outstanding performance, it would ex ceed any other year and would equal estimated grain requirements. Another record cotton crop is in prospect, and sugarbeet output should about equal the 1973 level. Sunflowerseed production is forecast to be slightly below the record 1973 output. Last year's record grain and oilseed crops, as well as rebuilt livestock herds, provide good prospects for increased meat, dairy, and egg production. The Soviets’ need for imported livestock feeds is Aerial Ladder Equipped FARM PAINTING We Spray it on and Brush It In! FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL COLLECT 717-393-6530 OR WRITE HENRY K. FISHER 2322 Old Phila. Pike Lancaster, Pa. 17602 INEW HOLLAIND HERE'S A SPREADER WE LL New Holland's solid warranty, plus expei factory-trained servicemen and remarkable trouble-free operation, add up to thousands of satisfied owners. See our selection from 100- to 250-bu. size. CONVENIENT TERMS TO FIT YOUR BUDGET!! FIRE Roy A. Brubaker 700 Woodcrest Ave Lititz Pa Tel. f.2(!-77(i(. A.B.C. Groff, Inc. c> E . wiley & | nc> noS Railroad Ave. 101 s Lime St Quarryville New Holland 7WM895 USSR currently much lower than a year ago, and their pur chases of U. S. grains and oilseeds are expected to drop sharply in 1974, given normal weather for the rest of the year. Soviet agricultural trade will probably return to a more normal pattern, with the volume of net imports decreasing considerably. Capital investment in agriculture will continue to increase in 1974, according to the report, with emphasis on importing the land, largely through irrigation, and supplying farmers with more fertilizer. In addition, the agricultural sector will be provided with more machinery, and construction of large-scale livestock and poultry feeding complexes will continue. A copy of “The Agricultural Situation in the Soviet Union, Review of 1973 and Outlook for 1974,” ERS- Foreign 358 , is available free on postcard (please include zipcode) or telephone (447-7255) request from the Divsision of In formation, Economic Research Service, U, S. Department of Agriculture, Washinton, D, C. 20250. Farming in the U.S. em ploys 4,4 million workers almost as many as the combined work force in the manufacture of automobiles and other transportation equipment, plus the entire steel industry. L. H. Brubaker 350 Strasburg Pike Lancaster 397*5179 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 6.1974 USDA Seeks Fertilizer Aid For Farmers Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz today requested the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to direct railroads to make available, on a preferred basis, additional rail cars to assure the essential and timely delivery of fertilizer to the - Nation’s farmers. Secretary Butz requested, in a letter to ICC Chariman George M. Stafford, that the ICC use its emergency authority to direct railroads to make 3,000 more covered hopper cars and 1,000 more boxcars available from now until May 1 for the transportation of fertilizer and fertilizer components from manufacturers to dealers in time to meet current planting needs. Need for the priority on additional rail transportation. Secretary Butz, pointed out, is temporary and should have minimum impact upon other shippers. “Much of our effort to increase the supply of grains for both domestic and foreign consumption,” the Secretary stated, “will be futile if fanners are unable to receive the quantity of fertilizer needed during the planting season.” Secretary Butz cited supply reports from farmers and dealers for the week ending March 8 indicating: Nitrogen is short of expanded demand in 41 states, tight in 5; mixed fertilizer is short in 26 states, tight in 17; phosphate is short in 30 states, tight in 13; and potash is short in 27 states and tight in 11. Inventories of fertilizers in marketing channels are below normal, although production of these fertilizers is greater than that of a year ago-nitrogen by 8 percent, phosphates by about the same amount, and potash by 22 percent. 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