U.S. Has 33 Million
Owners of Farmland
Q: How many farmland
owners do we have?
A: Around 3.3 million,
according to the latest
figures.
Q: How many owners are
“active” farmers?
A: Not quite 3 out of 4. The
others are nonfarm lan
dlords-they lease their
holdings to other parties.
These findings are con
tained in a new ERS report
entitled “Farm Landlords in
the United States,” which
analyzes data drawn from
the 1969 Census of
Agriculture and the 1970
Survey of Agricultural
Finance.
The report says there were
927,400 nonfarm landlords in
1970, and they represented 28
percent of the 3,315,000
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PUBLIC AUCTION
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,6:30 P.M.
FINE LINE OF HOUSEHOLD
FURNISHINGS & ANTIQUES
PHONE 687-8505 v
LARRY L. LEFEVER, AUCTIONEER
RICHARD P. SCHROYER, AUCTIONEER
Receiving Hours - Mon., Thurs. 7-9 P.M.; Sal. 9 to 12
or by Appointment.
PUBLIC AUCTION
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1974
10:00 A.M.
Located in Paradise, Pa. along Route 30 Op
posite Christ's Home
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Formica top dinnette set, 3 base cabinets, waterfall D.
R.Suite, 2 pc.-L. R. Suite, coffee and end tables, table
and floor lamps, picture frames, stereo AM and FM
Radio, 2 small cedar chests, LARGE SOLID CEDAR.
CLOSET WITH BOTTOM CHEST, BEDROOM
SUITES, roll-a-way cot, books, mag. nite stands,
through rugs, 2 plate gas stove, metal folding table,
DEHUMIDIFIER, waterfall kneehole desk, highchair,
childs’ rocker, refrigerator, 12 Place Setting Silver
ware, elect. fTypan, elect boiler oven.
OLD MIRROR TRIMMED IN BRASS, clothes tree,
oak chest of drawers, narrow bookshelf, large
bookshelf, SEVERAL GOOD CROCKS, and JUGS,
toilet bowl, oak ext. table, sad irons, dutch oven, porch
and other rockers, old stand, flower stand, wicker set,
shoe lath, pitcher pump, milk cans, COAL OIL
LAMPS. DISHES
PINK DEPRESSION GLASS, PINK SHERBETS,
tooth pick holders, and. other good glassware, tum
blers, nick nacks, BRIDES BASKET.
KATO BRUSHLESS ALTERNATOR GENERATOR
WITH POWER TAKE OFF FOR TRACTORS 15,000
WATTS, USED APPROX. 10 HOURS.
Barker 12 Gauge double barrel gun, 22 Single Barrel
Gun. TOOLS
Coleman lanterns, air compressor, sockets, hand tools,
ladders, log chains, garden tools, small grinder, gal.
pipe fittings, pipe wrenches, OLD ANVIL, BAG
WAGON, gears, pea & beam scales, grease gun &
barrel of grease, single row garden tractor, army
truck chains, drill & bench drill press, % ton hoist,
200’ or more of litter carrier track, roll-a-way-nests,
hanging feeders, piston water pump, medication &
vitamin tank, 6 cans of liquid roof coating (black),
elect motors, chicken house fans, egg carts, hand cart,
egg baskets, old tool chest, hydraulic screw jack, jack
poets, & many other items. ORDER OF SALE BY:
VICTOR DENLINGER
Aucts. - Ira Stoltzfus & Son
Phone - 717-442-4936
717-442-8254 N()t Respons ible for Accidents.
Food
farmland owners in the 48
contiguous States.
Of the 3.3 million, Texas
led in the State breakdown
(267,600), followed by lowa
(170.700) and Illinois
(164.700) These States also
made the top three in the
nonfarm landlord class:
Texas with 87,500 nonfarm
landlord owners, Illinois
with 70,900, and lowa with
63,100.
The average amount of
land owned by all title
holders-operators and
nonoperators-was 320 acres.
The nonfarm landlords had
larger holdings on the
average than the owner
operators-380 acres versus
296.
In the Eastern States,
most landlords owned less
ANTIQUES
GENERATOR
GUNS
than 180 acres. Their
holdings were generally
valued at less than $40,000.
Landlords in the West, in
contrast, had larger holdings
in terms of acreage and in
value. Over half the dollar
value of rented land was
rented from landlords whose
holdings were worth $lOO,OOO
and up.
On the whole, the report
says, it appears that no one
landlord or group of land
lords controlled the land
resource in a given area. The
distribution of ownership
among landlords was quite
uneven. Concentration of
landlord holdings varied
widely among States and
regions, depending on the
prevailing types of fanning
enterprises and on land
tenure patterns.
Total farmland being
rented in 1969 came to 398
million acres, divided up
among an estimated 1.7
million leaseholds or rental
arrangements. About 59
percent of all rented acreage
was cash rented, much of
which was pasture and
grazing land in the West.
Another 30 percent was
rented under share
arrangements, and the
remainder under various
cash and share com
binations.
FEEDER PIG SALE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1974
2 1 /z miles South of Bethel from US 22 and 6
miles North of Myerstown, Pa. along US‘5Ol.
350 TO 400 40 TO 60 18. CHOICE
FEEDER PIGS HAMPSHIRE,
DUROC AND YORK CROSS
All pigs are vaccinated for Erysipelas.
Castrated young. Wormed, Sprayed for Mange
and Lice.
All pigs were raised on this farm. No outside
pigs will sell on this sale. Also pigs will not have
to be moved the day of Sale.
These are some of the finer quality feeder pigs
m the East.
Sale at 1:30 P.M.
NORMAN M. MARTIN
RDI, Myerstown, Pa.
PUBLIC SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
1)2 Acre Farm more or less
Units. Eve., Sept. 26,1974
7:00 P.M.
Located alone Cfoverleaf Road. 3 miles Northeast of Elizabethtown,
Pa. Get off 283 bypass at Rheems & Milton Grove interchange turn
North.
No. 1 Large Bank barn, implement shed, Com Bam
tobacco Shed w-cellar & stripping room Hanged 6
acres, Silo, 4 car garage, 100 acres of tillable, 12 acres
of Pasture has Stream. Steer farm, it could be made in
to Dairy.
2Vz Story Stone Dwelling
10 Room House w-bath. Large porch, Summer
House, attic, cellar.
No. 2 Thurs. eve. September 26, 1974. 7:00 P.M.
Located just off Cloverleaf Road along Mt. Pleasant
road. 3 miles Northeast of Elizabethtown, Pa. get off
283 bypass at Rheems & Milton Grove interchange turn
North.
ZVz Story Block Dwelling
8 room House w-Bath, Coal Furnace. 2 car garage,
attic, cellar. To inspect both properties call 717-653-
5689. We will be selling both properties at No. 1, No. 2
will be sold first. Read Estate to be ottered at 7:00 p.m.
Sale By
Carl G. Herr. Atty. BIAIN R. GANTZ
Harold (Abe) Shaffner Auct
USDA Amends Oats
Amendments of the U. S.
standards for oats will
become effective June 1,
1975, the U. S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) an
nounced recently. The
amendments are basically
the same as proposed Dec.
17, 1973.
USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS)
said the amendments delete
the genetic-and color-based
class names (White, Red,
Gray, Black, and Mixed)
because classification by
genetic background has
become increasingly dif
ficult. Under the amend
ments, inspectors will be
authorized to show on in
spection certificates, upon
request by an applicant for
inspection certificates, upon
request by an applicant for
inspection, the overall color
of oats without regard to the
genetic background of the
oats. Other changes:
-Increase the minimum
test weight requirement for
U. S. No. 1 from 34 pounds to
36 pounds and for U. S. No. 2
from 32 pounds to 33 pounds.
-Increase the test weight
requirement for “Extra
heavy oats” from “38 pounds
or more” to “40 pounds or
more” and for “Heavy oats”
from “38 pounds or more but
less than 38 pounds” to “38
pounds or more but less than
40 pounds.”
The amended standards
are scheduled to be
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Sept. 14,1974
published in the Sept.
Federal Register.
Official grading is provid
ed under the U.S. Grain
Standards Act upon request
PUBLIC SALE
FARM MACHINERY
Location: 3 miles southeast of Quarryville. From Route 372 take
May Post Office road to Sprincville Rd. go East to Walt Siively Jr.
repair shop.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5,1974
IP.M.
FORD 5000 DIESEL
FORD 4000 GAS
John Deere disc., Ferguson transport disc,
John Deere 24T baler w-No. 2 thrower, J.D.
wagon w-racks, J.D. No. 246 Cornplanter, J.D. 12
ft. 3 sec. harrow, J.D. plow, J.D. manure
spreader, Allis Chalmers hay.bme 9 ft., Smoker
24 ft. elevator, Dunham Cultipacker, I.H.C. flail
chopper, Agway dumping station, DeLaval 76
milker pump, 6 Surge milkers £0 lb., Agway hot
water heater, SS double wash tub, SS strainer, 2
feed carts and other articles.
Terms by
Farm and Home Administration
Kreider & Oilier Aucts.
PUBLIC SALE
OF 83-ACRE FARM, LIVESTOCK,
HORSE-DRAWN FARM EQUIPMENT
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1974
AT 10:30 A.M.
Located approximately 2 miles west of Route 104 along road leading
to Oriental, Perry Township, Snyder County, Pa., the following to wit:
83-ACRE FARM (more or less)
(SNYDER COUNTY)
LARGE BANK BARN with Attached Milk House
(New). Bam Equipped with 12 Stanchions. New Horse
Stable.
2%-STORY DWELLING
(Aluminum Siding. New Pluipbing and Electric)
IMPLEMENT SHED, CORN SHED, BLACKSMITH
SHOP.
Well and Pressure System. 4 Acres Meadow with
Pond. Creek on edge of property. This farm is well
located with many feet of road frontage. Land in high
state of cultivation. Real Estate at 2:00 P.M.
11 HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS
(Grade and Purebred —Health Charts)
BULL (Purebred, 1% years old. Holstein Astronaut)-
4 WORK HORSES (Extra fine); CARRIAGE HORSE
(Standard Bred); 14 PIGS (100-125 PUREBRED
CALF.
FARM EQUIPMENT
18-H.P. Deuta Diesel Engine; New Holland 68 Baler
with Engine; New Idea Manure Spreader (3-horse
hitch); John Deere No. 999 Com Planter; 60-H.P.
Continental Power Unit (overhauled); McCormick No.
7 Ensilage Cutter; Hochstetler Flat Wagon (new, with
com sides); New Idea Flat Wagon; John Deere 20 Disc
(new dies); John Deere 3-Section Spring Harrow;
McCormick Com Binder (like new); McCormick* 8’
Grain Binder; McCormick No. 9 5-Ft. Mower; Case
Side Delivery Rake; Cidtipacker; Cart with Steel
Wheels; McCormick Cultivator; Ontario Grain Drill,
14 disc.; Boom Sprayer (new pump and hoses); Sulky
Plow, 16” Radex Bottom; Binder Fore Truck; Potato
Plow; Two Steel Wheels for Implements.
12-Can Milk Cooler (stainless stell); 3 Surge Milers
(50 lb. buckets); 20-Qt. Carrying Bucket (stainless
steel); 23 Milk Cans; S.P. 22 Surge Vacuum Pump;
Stainless Steel Twin Tubs; Stainless Steel Strainers;
Kerosene Glass Lined Water Heater (40 gal.); Vacuum
Clipper (extra blades, new); Cow Chains; Halters;
Bridles; Collars and Pads; Five Sticks; Many Single,
Double and Triple Trees; 4,5, and 6 Sets Work Harness
(like new); Check lines; Saddle; Jockey Hitches;
Middle Rings; 3-H.P. Cobler Compressor; 3-H.P.
Briggs & Stratton Engine; 64’ Endless Belt, 6”; Log
Chains; Com Chopper; Aluminum Shovel; Plow
Shears; Baler Twine; 275-Gal. Fuel Tank (half Ml);
50-Gal. Tank and Filter; Meat Bench; 3 Double
Coleman Lanterns; Alfalfa; Clover, Oats Seeds; 23V>
ACRES CORN (in field). All Implements in extra good
condition. Do not miss this sale! (Call Auctioneer for
Directions).
Sale to start at 10:30 A.M. Real Estate at 2:00 P.M.
Terms by
DAVID S. HORST
T. Glenn Horst Auction Service - 717-859-1331
Martin Bros., Clerks
Lunch Available
Standards
of an applicant, usually a
buyer or seller, for a fee to
cover the cost of the service.
Grading is required when the
grain is sold by grade for
export.
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