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grain or range livestock
production, management
resources can be used more
effectively. Too, intensive
farming requires a large
volume of capital inputs,
which are relatively easy for
industrialized firms to get.
Makes sense; To
processors and distributors,
it makes good business sense
to get into farming because
they generally deal in
perishable items and
because the market
demands products of
uniform quality.
Perishability and product
quality both bear on the
ability of a processing or
distribution firm to meet the
market requirements for
finished food products.
Production schedules for
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perishable commodities
must be closely coordinated
with processing schedules
and marketing. One way to
do that is to run your own
farm. Direct ownership
likewise enables better
control of product quality
than by dealing with large
numbers of independent
farmers.
For the firms studied,
much of the integration
involving livestonk com
modities was oriented
toward inputs, dairy ex
cepted, as opposed to
marketing activities. From
half to all of the beef cattle
and poultry farm firms were
integrated into inputs,
principally feed
manufacturing. TTie reverse
held true for crop and dairy
production, which was
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The Silver Spurs 4-H Club
held its monthly meeting
May 3 at Wylie and Sue
Baker’s. The meeting
started with 2 demon
strations done by Patti
Nauman on color breeds and
Wylie Baker on putting on a
tail set.
The president then led the
club pledge followed by roll
call and introduced two new
members. The junior and
senior treasurers gave then
reports preceded by the
secretary’s report. They
were approved as read.
Discussed under old
business was the club’s local
grooming and showmanship
to be held June 18 at Click’s
Trailer Shop. The Junior
division is to be held at 7:00
and the Senior at 8:00 p.m.
Also discussed was the
Changing of the district show
to Mechanicsburg on Sept.
14.
A novice clinic was
usually coordinated with the
marketing functions.
This strongly suggests that
the basic motivating factors
for vertical integration in
most livestock production
enterprises is related to the
input-production linkage.
Vertical integration in crop
and dairy enterprises, on the
other hand, appears to be
motivated mainly by the
need for coordination bet
ween the production and
marketing stages.
Just large farms.
Production of cotton, cash
grains, and range livestock
was largely confined to firms
that claimed fanning as
their first Interest and to
firms primarily engaged in
nonagricultural activity.
Integration with other
agribusiness functions was
limited. The ERS study said
these farms were basically
nothing more than large
farms.
The nonagricultural firms
producing these com
modities were mainly
conglomerates and firms
with landbased activities.
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4-H
Spurs
Club
planned to be held June 8 at
Wylie and Sue Baker’s by the
teen leaders.
Dor)na Bare concluded the
meeting by giving a report of
her week-end spent at teen
retreat.
Every member is urged to
bring a picture of their
project for the scrapbook.
The next meeting will be
held June 14 at Cherri
Gochnauer’s at 7:00 p.m.
Cherri Gochnauer,
Club Reporter
New Milk
Report
Recent articles suggesting
that drinking cow’s milk is
bad for children are “sen
sational and alarmist,” the
American Academy of
Pediatrics says.
The academy’s committee
on nutrition issued a new
report Sunday saying milk
may be bad for a few
children, but for most
youngsters, it is
“nutritionally beneficial.”
“Some articles have been
sensational and alarmist.
Therefore, it seems timely
for the committee to re
examine the possible ad
vantages and disadvantages
of consuming cow’s milk at
various ages and in various
quantities,” the report said.
Milk drinking should be
restricted only in children
with three common types of
health problems, the
academy said.
“These are the child with
nutritional iron deficiency,
the child who won’t eat
(anorexia), and the child
who tends to be con
stipated.”
The names of all can
didates who pass a state civil
service examination are
placed on an employment
list in score order, highest
score first. State agencies
interview and select their
employees from these
“eligible lists.”
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 11,1974—13
When you apply for a state
civil service job, remember
to send one application for
each examination an
nouncement. Make sure your
application is properly
completed and has the exact
title of the job or jobs you
wish to apply for. State civil
service examination an
nouncements are available
from State Civil Service
Commission offices in
Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and
Philadelphia.
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