USD A Expects No Land Idling
“It should not be
necessary to ask farmers to
idle land in 1975”, Kenneth
E. Frick told farm leaders in
reference to government
programs for wheat and feed
grains.
Last July, Secretary of
Agriculture Earl L. Butz
announced the lifting of all
acreage set-aside (idling)
provisions for 1974
programs. Frick said the
current grain production and
demand outlook indicates a
need for continuation of a full
production policy in 1975.
“There are two main
reasons we should be able to
continue our ‘hands off’
policy in farmers’ produc
tion . plans”, according to
Frick, Administrator of the
U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Agricultural
Stabilization and Con
servation Service.
“First of all, we plan to
keep the government out of
the commodity business, and
leave stocks in private
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hands”, Frick told members
of the National Association
of Farmer-Elected Com
mitteemen. “This will result
in less government in
terference in farm markets,
lower cost to taxpayers, and
greater dependence on the
marketplace, not govern
ment, by farmers for their
incomes.
“Second, the high demand
for U.S. agricultural
products at home and abroad
will continue”. He indicated
current projections for U.S.
farm exports were probably
low.
“The U.S. is no longer the
world’s residual supplier of
farm products. We have the
best exporting system and
the world’s most efficient
farm production. As a result,
we have become the most
dependable food and fiber
supplier. There is no reason
why we cannot maintain our
role as the world’s number
one agricultural supplier.
“The efficiency and
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productivity of the American
farmer has also allowed us to
maintain our domestic and
world humanitarian role”,
Frick added.
Frick noted that Federal
costs have been greatly
reduced as a result of
market-oriented farm
programs. “Because of
reduced payments for
programs and for storage of
government-owned stocks,
the farm program share of
the USDA budget has been
reduced from about 40
percent to an estimated 5
percent for the current
budget”.
He noted that farm ef
ficiency has been helped two
ways by the turn round in
farm policy. “Farmers have
the freedom to choose the
crops they feel they can grow
best for the most return”,
Frick said, “and full
production farming allows
for economies of volume”.
Among the other options
for 1975 programs Frick
discussed with the farm
group were commodity loans
made to farmers for interim
financing and the govern-
First Forecast
For Apple Crop
The first Pennsylvania
commercial apple
production forecast for the
1974 season indicates
11,905,000 bushels. This
would be the same as last
year, but 1 percent below the
5-year (1969-73) average
production.
The Commonwealth’s
peach crop, forecast at
2,083,000 bushels, is 24
percent above last year’s
crop of 1,688,000 bushels, and
6 percent above the 5-year
average. The state’s pear
crop is expected to total 3,200
tons, up 1,400 tons from last
year, but 100 tons below the
5-year average.
The nation’s 1974 com
mercial apple production is
forecast at 147.3 million
bushels. This output is less
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merit’s sales policy for
disposing of commodities
acquired under the
programs.
Frick said government
planners are discussing the
possibility of setting the
sales price for government
owned grains at 115 percent
of the target price for the
commodity involved. Target
prices are prices established
by law as a basis for
payments to farmers, should
average market prices fall
below prescribed target
levels.
He also said the govern
ment was considering a
change in provisions to offer
loans for a 12 month period
only, with no loan extension,
or “reseal”, as has been
often offered in the past.
“The resealing of production
under loan represents a non
decision on the part of far
mers in marketing their
crops”, Frick said.
Frick said he expected
complete farm program
provisions could be an
nounced soon, early enough
for farmers to have time to
plan for 1975 production.
than 1 percent below last
year, but 5 percent more
than the quantity utilized in
1972. Increases from last
year in the Eastern and
Central states failed to offset
a 15 percent decrease in the
Western states.
The U.S. 1974 peach crop is
forecast at 60.4 million
bushels, a 13 percent in
crease from last year. Total
pear production in the U.S. is
forecast at 704,600 tons, 2
percent less than last year’s
utilized crop of 720,140 tons.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 20.1974
Holstein Field Day
Slated For Aug. 1
Lancaster County’s
Holstein Field Day will be
held August 1 this year, at
the home of Galen Crouse in
Stevens. Herd visitation is
from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 with
the judging contest begin
ning promptly at 10:30 a.m.
A chicken barbecue lunch
will be served at 12 noon.
Tickets are $2.00, and
reservations must be made
by July 24 with chairman
James A. Hess, RD2, Box 66,
Quarryville, Pa., 17566.
Contest judge will be Ray
Seidel, prominent Holstein
breeder, and the afternoon
program will feature
presentation by Mike Young,'
director of special programs
for the Pennsylvania
Holstein Association.
Judging prizes and door
prizes will be given away
during the program.
A special feature this year
will be the awarding of a
Holstein heifer calf to an
eligible 4-H or FFA member.
The heifer is available to any
young person who is enrolled
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in 4-H or FFA, and will be
awarded by special drawing.
Interested persons can enroll
that day, simply by filling
out a card at the registration
table. To be eligible for the
drawing young persons must
be between the ages of 8 and
15, as of January 1, 1974.
They must be residents of
Lancaster County, and must
be enrolled in 4-H or FFA.
They must agree to raise the
calf with acceptable
management practices and
the winner must be present
at the time of the drawing.
Winner of this year’s calf
will not be eligible for calves
in future years.
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Farm, home of Galen
Crouse: Traveling north of
Ephrata on old 222, turn left
at Messick Chevrolet onto
Schoeneck Road (there is a
Texaco station on the right).
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the village of Schoeneck. The
Crouse farm is located just
on the outskirts of Schoeneck
on the left side of the road.
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