36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 17, 1974
Corny Soybean Forecast Reported
Pennsylvania’s first com
and soybean forecast of the
season Indicate increased
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CORTLAND
FOUNDATION SALE
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20
(12:00 Noon)
Cortland, N.Y.
Sale held at the Cortland County Fairgrounds on the North side of
Cortland midway between Rtes 11 and 281. Use Homer exit from 1-81.
60 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS
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All tested for immediate interstate shipment.
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+ A “VG-89" dtr of “Buddy Burke” with over
20.000 M 750 fat at 4 yrs Dam 140,000 M.
+ Oct dtr of “Fond Matt" out of dam with
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+ Oct. dtr. of Ivanhoe Charlie from dam that
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-f 2 yr dtr. of “Chief" with 504 fat and due
sale time to El Mmuteman
+ “GP" young “Chief" finishing with over
18.000 M. Will be fresh and milking hard
+ Fancy “Astronaut" dtr with 17,810 M. 668
fat as air 2yr old Due sale time
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more details and pictures.
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details and pictures.
THERE WILL BE MANY, MANY MORE THAT WILL
PLEASE ANYONE!! MAKE SURE YOU ATTEND!!
Be sure to attend the social hour the night before the
sale from 6 ;00 P.M. on. Attend the Wintercrest-Empire
and then drive on down to Cortland for the evening.
R. AUSTIN BACKUS MC. MALCOLM YOUNG
Sale Mgrs. & Auctioneer Sale Cbm.
Mexico, N.Y. Cortland, N.Y.
CORTLAND COUNTY HOL CLUB
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production over 1973 crop
based on August 1 condition
of those crops, according to
the Crop Reporting Service.
Total corn production is
expected to be 83.5 million
bushels, a 3 percent Increase
over last year. The 1973
estimated production was
81.1 million bushels. The
increased production is due
to an Increase in harvested
acreage. Average yield
figures remained the same
at 78 bushels per acre.
Soybeans took a jump in
production of 18 percent to
1.7 million bushels, this is a
.3 million Increase from the
1973 crop. Yield is expected
to equal last year’s average
of 26 bushels per acre. In*
creased acreage is
responsible for the jump in
production forecasts.
Nationally corn production
is predicted at 5.0 million
bushels, a 12 percent drop.
Soybean production is also
expected to decline.
Production forecast shows a
crop of 1.3 billion bushels,
down 16 percent.
Pennsylvania’s small
grain crop production
forecast prospects look good.
All grains increased with
wheat showing the greatest
jump.
Pennsylvania’s wheat
production jumped up 70
percent over 1973 crop
forecasts. The 1974 forecast
is 12.6 million bushels,
compared to 7.4 million
bushels a year ago. Average
yield and harvested acreage
caused this drastic increase.
Yield is up 8 bushels to 36 per
acre and acreage jumped to
350,000 acres from 1973’s
acreage of 264,000 acres.
Oat production is expected
to be 21.1 million bushels.
Last year’s forecasted
production was 17.6 million
bushels. The increased
production is caused by a 11
percent increase in average
yield - 52 bushels per acre
and an 8 percent increase in
harvested acres to 400,000
acres.
Rye also showed in
creased production of 123,000
bushels to 328,000 bushel
production for the Com
monwealth. Average yield is
basically responsible for the
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Butz Names Tobacco
Advisory Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz this week
named 32 members of the
tobacco industry to serve on
the National Tobacco Ad
visory Committee. The
appointments are effective
through July 27, 1975.
Committee members come
from Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, North Carolina,
Ohio, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia and
Wisconsin. None are from
Pennsylvania. A 1973
agricultural statistics book
from 1973 shows Penn
sylvania with more tobacco
acreage than either Florida,
Ohio or Wisconsin.
The committee will advise
the Secretary and other
Department officials on
domestic and export
requirements, production
adjustment and stabilization
programs and on other
matters relating to tobacco.
Clayton K. Yeutter,
increase. Yield rose 22
percent to 33 bushels per
acre, while harvested
acreage increased 7 percent
to a figure of 16,000 acres.
The Pennsylvania tobacco
forecast remained un
changed over last year.
Production is expected to be
22,100,000 pounds. Average
yield is expected to equal the
1973 figure of 1,700 pounds
per acre.
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