English Tour IConihNMd from Pan 1| average was 600 acres, with the largest, a father-son operation, amounting to 3000 acres. The smallest farm represented was 320 acres. Cash crops and small grains were the main far ming enterprises represented by the tour group, with some beef, dairy, sheep and poultry, also. While the acreage might astound most Lancaster County fanners, they would no doubt be even more astounded by the size of the machinery the U.K. farmers use. Nicholas Walsfaaw, put of a family which farms 1500 Prices Effective Thru May 22 acres in Essex County, remarked that they did the bulk of their work with a single 45-horsepower tractor. Hie plant, fertilise and spray their wheat, barley and lucerne with this tractor. They have a larger machine for plowing, but use only a two-bottom plow. “We’ve got to be a little more careful,” Walshaw said, “about the size of our equipment. Petrol costs more in the U.K. and we try to match the size of the machine with the size of the Job. Here you have few tractors under 100 hor sepower. We have few tractors over 100 hor sepower.” English formers seem to be facing the same kind of 50 up FARM TRENDS I Continued from F«h 1) seen at 45.8 million acres, up nearly 20 pet. from lasi year and the highest since 1952. Yield per acre is seen at 35.2 bu. per acre, up from last year's 33.1 bu. tl realized, it'll top the 33.9 bu. per acre posted in 1971. MILK PRODUCTION DOWN FOR 17TH STRAIGHT MONTH u.S. milk production continues aown. April output, at 10.1 billion lbs., was off 2.3 pet. from a year earlier. This also marked the 17th consecutive month that production has been below that of a corresponding month a year earlier. Milk production per cow during April totaled 901 lbs., up from 899 lbs. in April 1973. Milk cows on farms, at 11,190,000, were down 3 pet. from a year earlier. Sharpest declines from year ago totals were in Louisiana and Ohio, both down 8 pet. April output was off 4 pet. from a year earlier in Wisconsin, down 2 pet. in New York. But, it was up 3 pet. from a year earlier in pressures that Americans are experiencing, only more so. “Last winter we finally began to get a good price for beef,” we were told by W. S. Elkington, who farms 1000 acres in Lincolnshire. “Do you know what the Prime Minister did? He went on television to tell the people not to eat beef. He told the people to boycott beef. I bought calves for about $l3O American dollars. Now, after a year of feeding them, I can’t even sell them at the same price I paid for them. We had good beef prices for ten weeks, and then the bottom fell out.” Elkington was even more empathic on the subject of inheritance taxes. He said inheritance taxes are levied at the rate of 90 percent of a property’s value upon the owner’s death. “That makes it difficult to pass a farm onto the next generation, don’t you think?” he said. The tour group left) Brubaker’s farm for Robert Rohrer’s farm in Washington Boro, then to Turkey Hill Farms in 519.95 CENTRAL TRACTOR PARTS CO. Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 M . ~ 7 K< - Q m ,, 1590 Manheim Pike Phone * 71 7-569-0111 Conestoga/ In the morning, they had visited Naamin King’s farm in Atglen. On their tour, they’ll be stopping at farms and other points of interest from New York in the north to Goldsboro, Carolina, in the south. Land Judging Others in the top ten, listed in order, were: Gordon Herr, Solanco, 414 points; Rick Gensemer, Ephrata, 396; Jim Felpel, Ephrata, 383; Charles Coates, Solanco, 354; Randy Hummer, Ephrata, 352; Joe Overly, Solanco, and Daryl Nolt, New Holland, both with 350; and Randy Ranck, Solanco, 340. The winning Solanco team consisted of Hohenwarter, Herr, Coates, Overly and Ranck. Scores for the top five teams were: Solanco, 1890; Ephrata, 1887; New Holland, 1615; Manbeim, 1467, and Lampeter- Strasburg, 1375. MUSCLE MACHINE 8 HORSEPOWER nng 12 volt battery operated w/alternator Sealed beam headlights • Twin blades tor big 36” cut • Key ignition • Gas gauge / Oversize fully pneumatic tires: 18x9.50” Rear, 15x6.00’ Front • Rack & Pinion 'leering, w/ball joints • Front wheels (quipped with grease fittings. ill riding mowers carry a one year un ;ondittonal warranty on all parts [except for belts, blades and blade adaptors). Central Tractor will service “Free” for one year from (he date of purchase all riding mowers that are sold by Central Tractor only, except engine. All service work will be done at nearest local branch store and the unit must be delivered by the pur chaser to the store. CENTRAL TRACTOR [Continued from Page 1] Umotter Farmlni, Saturday. May 18.1974 California, up 1 pet. from a year earlier in Minnesota. The Jan. • April total, at 38.0 billion lbs., was down 2.8 pet. from a year earlier. (Milk Production). U.S. FERTILIZER USE UP 4 PCT. IN '73 U.S. fertilizer consumption up during year ended June 30, 1973, USDA reported last week. At 43.1 million tons, total was 4 pet. above a year earlier. Consumption of primary nutrients - nitrogen, phosphate, potash -• totaled 17.8 million tons, com pared to 17.2 million tons in 1972. Nitrogen con sumption, at 8.2 million tons, was up 2 pet.; phosphate, at 5.0 million tons, was up 5 pet.; potash use, at 4.6 million tons, was up 7 pet. Among the leading States, consumption in California (3.5 million tons) was up 3 pet. Illinois’ total (2.9 million tons) was off 1 pet. Totals in lowa (2.66 million tons) and Texas (2.56 million tons) were up 2 pet. Georgia’s total (2.15 million tons) was up 8 pet. (Commercial Fertilizers). Solanco FFA To Hatch Pheasants For the third year in a row, Solanco FFA in cooperation with the Southern Lancaster County Sportsmans Association will be hatching ana raising pheasants. Any farmer' finding pheasant eggs may contact members in the following townsip or call the Solanco Ag Dept, at 786-2151. Ext. 52: Colerain: Joe Winters, 529- 2916 or Lee Ferguson 529- 2251. Eden: Jeff Glackin 786- 7198 or Scott Heckel 687-6021. Little Britain: Tom Jackson 529-2418 or Charlie Coats 529-2537. Drnmore: Marshall Trimble 548-2278 or Dave Hanks 548-2493. East Drnmore: Bruce Kreider 786-2626 or Jim Kantz 548-2427. Fulton: Jeff Rutt 548-2469 or Tom Calbreath 548-2576. Pick ,f rm The One l: J‘ That' ■- Suits 1 _ _ Solidly crofted of lOUto stainless steel, Mueller ■ S Bulk Milk Coolers are available in several models, WV Al I mo size range of 70 through 5,000 gallons Pick a ■ 1111 Mueller—and pick a winner l it's the cooler pre ® terred by dairymen around the world l Best! USED BULK TANKS 425 gal. Esco Used 12 Can Cooler 2-12 can tront 500 gal. Mojonnier opening Star 1000 gal. Mojonnier Coolers. 800 eal. Esco 200 gal. Milkeeper 400 gal. Milkeeper (stainless steel) GOOD USED DIESELS 1 - S.R. 1 Lister Diesel Engine 1 - P.H. 2 Fetter Diesel Engine 12 H.P. HISS FARM SUPPLIES Pioneer Seed Corn Available in Small Lots for Immediate Pickup. Queen Road Repair Box 67. Intercourse, Pa 17534 24 Hour Service. Phone 717-768-7111 or Dial 0-Ask for Mobile Unit Titus Burkholder - Unit # J P 5-9742 After 5 P.M. John D. Weaver 656-9982 - Kenneth M, Groff 354-0473 Titus Burkholder 717-859-1620 OR Answering Service 354-5181 We Stock Hess’ Farm Supplies Check Our Prices on Animal Medications New Providence: Mark Howenwater 284*4274 or Ken Wiker 284-4505. Bart: Glenn Reinhart 529- 2846 or Harold Keene 529- 2135. After eggs are delivered to these check points, they will be taken to the incubator which is located at the farm of Robert Zander. After hatching they will be taken to another member, Joe 'Winters, who will feed and care for them until they’re old enough to be set free. They will be released in the area from which the eggs were found. Feed for this project is being supplied by An derson’s Feed and Grain Service, Oxford. Jeffßutt, Chapter Reporter TRY A CLASSIFIED 19
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