—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Sept. 21, 1974
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Crop Report: Encouragement And Hog Imports Are Going
A Warning Hog Wild!
USDA’s September Crop Report Hog imports continue to zoom! At
issued last week contained some 53,005 head during July, the were 6-
encouragement - and a warning. The times that of a year earlier. Heading
encouragement was in the form of f° r a new record? Forget it. The
slight gams seen m the corn and record high for a full calendar year
soybean prospects. The warning was was 89,032 head set in 1972. That
that the season's first freezing was passed as of June,
temperatures over the Labor Day Through July, U.S. hog imports
weekend in the Dakotas, Minnesota, stand at 151,033 head. That's more
Wisconsin, Nebraska and lowa than 3*times the Jan.-July total of a
caused some damage, but that the year ago. All are from Canada,
damage was NOT reflected in the Meanwhile, imports of both cattle
repor t and sheep and lambs were up slightly
CORN prospects now seen at 4.995 during July, but both are still running
billion bu., up 29 billion bu. from the * well below 1973’s pace for the first 7
August forecast, but 11 pet. below a months. July cattle imports totaled
year ago; SORGHUM GRAIN at 645 35,186 head, up from 33,488 head a
million bu., up 4 pet. from a month year ealier. Imports of sheen and
earlier, though 31 pet. below a year lamb totaled only 61 head, up from 46
earlier. And, FEED GRAIN (corn, head a year earlier. The Jan.-July
sorghum, oats, barley) out put at 176 totals: Cattle imports 508,445 head,
million tons, up 1 pet. from the Aug. down from 20 pet.; sheep and lamb
forecast. on, y 221 head, was 3,949 a year
SOYBEAN production forecast at
1.316 billion bu., up fractionally from
a month ago, but 16 pet. below 1973’s
total. WHEAT production now seen at
1.792 billion bu., down 3 pet (48
million bu.) from a month ago, but
still record high (CROP PRODUC
TION).
Milk Production Up For
Second Straight Month
U.S. nulk production, at 9.6 billion
lbs during August, up 12 pet. from a
year ago. This marks f - second
straight month output has been
above that of a corresponding month
a year earlier
July's output, at 10.1 billion lbs.,
exceeded that of July 1973 by 2-10 of
1 pet Prior to that, production had
been below that of a corresponding
month a year earlier for 20 suc
cessive months.
Reason for the gam: Higher output
per cow. Though cow numbers, at
11,135,000, were off 2 pet. from a
year earlier in August, output per
cow, at 860 lbs., was up 3 pet. from
that of a year earlier.
Another reason: Higher output in 4
key States that account for nearly 39
pet of the Nation's total. It was up 3
pet (to 1.5 billion lbs.) in Wisconsin;
up 5 pet (to 956 million lbs.) in
California; up 6 pet (to 788 million
lbs.) in New York, up 5 pet. (to 566
million lbs.) in Pennsylvania
Despite the July-August gams,
output for the first 8 months, at 78 9
billion lbs, was still off 1.5 pet from a
year earlier
Enclosed please find a
small story that would be of
interest to some farmers in
regards to conserving water
around their springs, a very
important item on any farm
in Lancaster County. I
farmed a place near Eden
for eight years before I sold
it to Ernest Miller of Lan
caster in 1925.
There was a spring on the
farm which I had had tested,
and found that it was 99
percent pure. Miller built a
wall around the spring in
1925, and it cost him $2500 to
do it
, There is one bad fault
about this spring. It is along
the Conestoga River, and
, when the river gets too high,
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Letters to the Editor
day or two of flooding, the
spring must be cleaned out.
But that’s a small item for a
farmer.
We all Enjoy Lancaster
Farming’ The pictures are
fine, the special articles by
M McSr
earlier
Wheat Bountiful in Argentina
Wheat may be in short supply m
most grain producing countries, but
it’s straining Argentina’s storage
facilities, according to USDA’s
' Foreign Agricultural Service. Though
wheat acreage was cut 24 pet from a
year ago, the harvest is now seen at
6 7 million tons, down only 3 pet. from
last year. Moreover, bumper
sorghum, corn and rice crops are in or
coming in this year.
Cattle On Feed Down
Sharply From Year Ago
There may be cattle being raised
for slaughter out there, but fewer and
fewer of them are on feed. Those on
feed for slaughter market in the 7
major feeding States totaled only
6.855.000 head.on Sept. 1. That’s
down 25 pet. from a year earlier, 21
pet. below the Sept. 1, 1972 total.
Cutbacks ranged from 30 pet.
below in lowa, to 18 pet. below in
California In between they were
down 29 pet. in Nebraska, 28 pet. in
Arizona, 24 pet. in both Kansas and
Texas, 23 pet. in Colorado.
A further check shows August
marketings totaled 1,140,000 head,
down 22 pet. from a year earlier,
while August placements, at
1.292.000 head, were down 8 pet.
from a year earlier.
interesting, the public sales
coverage is easy to read. I
turn first to mail box market
and the classified ads to
search for items I need.
We would like to thank you
for the ads you printed for us
in mail box market. No other
paper has been such a help to
the country folks.
Mrs. Siegrist.
Sincerely,
Chester Paes.
Lesson for 1974
Background Scripture:
Joshua 24
Devotional Reading:
Deuteronomy 5:1-6.
What, you may wonder, is
the need for another
covenant at Schechem
(Joshua 24), when the people
of Israel have already made
several covenants with the
Lord. First God made the
covenant with Abraham,
then to Isaac, then to Jacob,
then with Moses. Why should
Joshua have to take the
people through all this
again?
The answer is not that God
did not keep his promise or
that he had cancelled the
covenant. In fact, at
Schechem, a frequent
gathering place for the
Israelites in the period
during and following the
conquest of the Promised
Land under Joshua, they
were reminded of God’s
faithfulness in performing
his part of the agreement.
He had fulfilled his promises
to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
Moses and Aaron. As he had
promised, he brought them
out of the wilderness of Sinai
and Negev and brought them
into the Promised Land. One
by one God has kept his
promises.
“Now Therefore...”
The reason for a new
covenant or the re
establishment of the old one
was to be found, not in what
God had done, but in what
the people of Israel had done.
They had not renounced
their faith in him, they had
not overtly refused to obey
him. Yet, their failure,
though more subtle, was no
less damaging than if they
had.
The key to their failure is
found in these key words by
Joshua: serve him in
sincerity and in faith
fulness” (Joshua 24:14).
They were still going
through the motions of
serving the Lord, but they
were really quite insincere,
for Joshua goes on to
specify; . . put away the
gods which your fathers
served beyond the River,
and in Egypt, and serve the
Lord” (24:14). Their
problem is that they are
trying to serve God plus
other deities. They have not
discarded their religion, but
they have watered it down.
Make Your Choice
Joshua knows that a
people cannot serve God if,
at the same time, they try to
serve others. The ways of the
Lord are constantly in
conflict with the religious
practices of other gods. A
man trying to serve two gods
at the same time is a divided
man, just as a nation trying
to serve several gods is a
divided nation. If a man’s
life is to be whole, he can
serve only one God and if a
nation is to be unified it must
serve one God alone. Thus,
ua challenges the people
Israel to make their
;e: “... choose this day
im you will serve”
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»m man’s perspective,
covenant is never
igh, for, having made
i, we drift away from
promises, we water
i our commitments, and
i tune to time we need to
;e them anew. Though
I NOW IS
I THE TIME...
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
To Beware of
Silo Gas
Silo filling is going at full
tilt now and many acres of
corn will be made into silage
in the next few weeks. We
support the making of com
into silage in order to get the
maximum pounds of milk or
pounds of weight gain from
an acre of com. However,
there is some danger in and
around the silo at filling
time. The formation of
various kinds of gases can
take place from one to 10
days after the silage is cut.
Most of these gases are
dangerous and all members
of the family should be
warned to stay away from
the area. We urge more
attention to this possible
danger because we have had
some injuries here in Lan
caster County.
To Graze Legume
With Care
A number of phone calls at
our Extension Office reflects
some interest in the practice
of grazing alfalfa and clover
fields this fall. This is a
common practice and one
good way to utilize the late
growth on these fields.
However, there is danger of
bloating when animals are
allowed to graze legumes
when wet with dew, rain, or
frost. The forage should
always be dry when the
animals are grazing and
also, it is best to feed them
some dry matter such as
hay, straw, or silage before
going to pasture. Dairymen
should remove their milking
cows at least four hours prior
to the next milking time; this
is to avoid off-flavored milk.
Farm
Calendar
Monday, September 23
Pennsylvania All-American
Dairy Show, Farm Show
Building, Harrisburg.
Through Sept. 27.
Oley Valley Fair, Oley,
Dauphin County.
Through Sept. 28.
Bloomsburg Fair, Bloom
sburg, Columbia County.
Through Sept. 28.
Ephrata Fair, Ephrata, __
Lancaster County. Thought For Food
Through Sept. 28.
Tuesday, September 24
West Lampeter Fair, West
Lampeter, Lancaster
County. Through Sept. 28.
Wednesday, September 25
National Dairy Shrine Club
annual meeting and
banquet, Harrisburg.
Maryland Poultry Ser
vicemen’s Conference,
Interstate Inn, College
Park, Md. Through Sept
26
Thursday, September 26
Eastern National Holstein
Show, Farm Show
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Godl faithfully keeps h,s side
Of the Covenant, we do not. 2 teaspoons instant onion powder
Yet, instead of cancelling his teaspoon salt, 'k teaspoon
Promises, God keeps the ground black peppei Mix well
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To Soil Test This Fall
Planning ahead is part of
good farm management and
the testing of soil -samples
this fall rather than next
spring is strongly recom
mended at this time. The
needs of each field should be
known far ahead of the
planting season so that
purchase arrangements may
be made. When lime and
fertilizer orders are placed
months ahead of the time
needed, then there could be
some price adjustments and
more assurance of getting
what is needed. The ac
curacy of the needs of the
soil tested this fall will be
just as good as those tested
next spring. Don’t wait until
the spring rush when ser
vices may not be as good and
prices may be higher.
To Segregate
New Animals
This is the time of the year
when many new cattle are
brought into the county;
shipping fever has been one
of the major problems in
getting new cattle; there are
other infections about as
bad. All of them require
special handling in order to
prevent the spread of any
infection. To keep new cattle
separate from acclimated
cattle for at least 30 days is
still good management. In
breeding herds it is
especially important to
segregate new animals
rather than to endanger the
whole herd or flock. Buy
from clean premises and be
sure the new animals are
free from infection before
mixing with local animals.
minimum tillage tour,
sponsored by Berks
County extension. Bus
leaves Agway at
Leesport. Reservations
due by Sept. 23, cost $1
per person. Lunch to be
provided. Call Berks
County ASCS office, 376-
6119 for more in
formation.
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