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Farm Commentary
TREE SALE ENDS OCT. 19
Henry Hackman, Lancaster County
Conservation District executive
assistant, reminded landowners this
week that the Disti ict's first annual
tree sale will end on October 19. If
you’d like to buy some vigorous,
three-year-old trees for planting next
spring, contact the conservation
district and give them your order.
Four varieties are offered - Norway
Spruce, Blue Spruce, White Pine and
Douglas Fir. Buyers will be able to
pick up their trees next April at public
high schools in their school districts.
Trees will come in packets of ten, and
each packet will cost $l. Send your
order, with a check, to the Lancaster
County Conservation District, Room
4, Farm and Home Center, 1383
Arcadia Road, Lancaster, Pa.
PRICES RECEIVED DOWN
2 PERCENT
The Index of Prices Received by
Farmers decreased 3 points (2 pet.)
to 178 pet. of its Jan. - Dec. 1967
average during the month ended
Sept. 15, USDA reported last week.
Lower prices for livestock, potatoes,
dry beans, soybeans and corn were
mainly responsible for the decline,
though higher prices for eggs, milk,
broilers and wheat were partially
offsetting. The index was 13 points (7
pet.) below a year ago.
The Index of Prices Paid by Far
mers increased 2 points (1 pet.) from
mid-August. At 175, it was 25 points
(17 pet. above a year earlier. Higher
prices for farm machinery and fer
tilizer were mainly responsible for the
increase.
A little boy asked his
Sunday school teacher where
God is- The teacher replied:
“Why God is everywhere.”
“Yeah,” replied the little
boy, “but I want him to be
somewhere!”
Without realizing it, the
little boy was a theologian!
He realized that it is not
enough for God to be
“everywhere.” We need to
find him in some specific
places as well.
So there are “holy places,”
where God seems especially
present to us. This doesn”t
mean that God is limited to
geographical locations or
that he is “more present” in
some placed than others.
What it does mean, however,
is that there are some places
where, for one reason or
another, we are more aware
and receptive to his
presence.
A BREAKDOWN ON PRICES PeoP l . 6 *iU oft ®? sa 7
Here’s a further breakdown on the woTsWpGod jS’as weHon
Prices Received, Prices Paid Indexes golf course> » and it is
from the Ag Prices Report for Sep- true that they can. Yet, of
tember The Meat Animal index ten, perhaps usually,
declined 9 pet. from a month earlier, although they can, they
was 29 pet below a year ago . . Glory filled the house
Poultry & Eggs, up 13 pet. from Aug, The Jews knew that they
but down 22 pet. below a year ago could worship God at many
Potatoes, Dry Beans index, down 18 places - and they did. Still,
pet from Aug, but up 28 pet from a also believed that the
„ par oarlipr Dairv Products uo 3 most meaningful worship for
year earlier Dairy Products up -3 them wag that took
pet from Aug, but 1 pet below Sept mfatimportsqffn i nw/FR place the Temple at
1973 Oil Bearing Crops, down 2 MEAT IMPORTS SEEN LOWER Jerusalem. It was here that
pet from Aug, but 23 pet above a Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. they found the ark of the
year ago Food Grains up 2 pet Butz now est,mates th at imports of convenant, a significant
Lmiiio hut Q nrt hPlnw’a vparaeo meats covered by the Meat Import symbol of God’s presence
from Aug, but 9 pet below a year ago them now fa the
And, on the Prices Paid side, the Law Wl lO \ d ' - 1 - 1 / 3 ’ nast
Fertilizer index was up 19 pet from * l5 r y n,, ,bs u for al | of 1975 ‘ Tbat ® it was here also that they
April, 81 pet above Sept 1973 3 P cb be * ow his estimate made 3 found the two tablets of law
In Sept, beef cattle prices dropped months ago and 18 pet. below the that God gave to Moses,
q-o Rn rw+ tqooo and were total for 3,1 of 1973 reminding them of the
546 70 a year earlier Calves were Imports in this category totaled ethical and moral of
down $440 per cwt. to $29.90 and 1014 m,11,0n lbs - in Al f - down 35 P ct were moved to sing praise
were $6l 20 a year ago . Hogs were * rom a year earlier. Imports in this thanksgiving to their
down $2 50 per cwt to $3360 and category for the first 8 months of God, to celebrate his
t ,,on _ 1974 totaled 717 million lbs., down “steadfast love. And here
UD I cents net bu to from 85S mtlhoß lbs. a year earlier. H«y offered sacrifice and
Wheat was up 8 cents per bu. to hrt t the Meat i mDOrt i aw humble penitence, m return
$432 A year ago it was $4.62 . Meat subject to the Meat import Law fof which they rece i ve d
Corn wasdQWn to 53.30. . incl . udeS fr ! sh^ r f l° Z . e T„^ eef| , . Veal ’. .Gofo. help
A year ago it was s , 2ilso'v
The ratio of Prices Received to
Prices Paid was down 3 points to 102.
It had stood at 127 a year earlier.
Under the 1910-14 indexes, Prices
Received declined 10 points to 451
and were 485 a year earlier; Prices
Paid increased 9 points to 598, up
from 513 m Sept 1973; and the
Parity Ratio declined 3 points to 75. It
stood at 95 a year ago. (Agricultural
Prices)
declined 23 cents per bu. to $7.32
and were $5.81 a year ago ... Dry
edible beans declined $6.80 per cwt.
to $21.50. A year ago they were
$17,90 and during Jan. - Dec. 1967,
they averaged $7.99.
And, fertilizer; Anhydrous am
monia averaged $229 a ton in Sept.,
up from $lB3 in April. A‘ year ago, it
was $92.50. In Sept. 1972, it
averaged $BO.BO per ton. Urea, at
$96.20 per ton a year ago and $lB3 in
April, was up to $232 in Sept.
Superphosphate, at $94.10 per ton
last Sept, and $l5O in April, was $lBB
per ton in Sept. (Ag. Prices).
WORLD WHEAT, CORN,
OATS CROPS DOWN
World production of wheat, corn
and oats for 1974 all seen down,
according to USDA's Foreign
Agricultural Service, but output of
both rye and barley is expected to be
up.
World wheat output is estimated at
352 million metric tons, down 15.6
million (4 pet.) from a year earlier -
mainly because of lower production in
the USSR. Output there is seen at
only 90 million tons, down 18 pet.
(nearly 20 million tons) from a year
earlier.
Corn production is seen at 297.5
million tons, down 15 million tons
from last year -- mainly because of
lower output in the U.S. Production in
the U.S. is seen at about 127 million
tons, down 16.5 million tons from
1973. The United States normally
produces about 45 percent at total
world corn output, but U.S. yields
were down more than 14 percent in
1974 because of the severe drought
in the Corn Belt. Corn production in
South America, Western Europe,
USSR, and Asia is expected to be up.
African corn output is expected to be
down about 2 million tons in 1974
with all of the decline being in South
Africa. In 1973, weather conditions
were almost ideal in South Africa
permitting a record crop of over 11
million tons to be produced.
World oat output is estimated at
52.3 million tons, down 3 pet. from
that of 1973 -- mainly because of
decreased area and lower yields.
Barley production is estimated at a
record 157 million tons, up 1 pet. {V/z
million tons) from 1973; rye
production is now seen at 29.3 million
tons, up 2 pet. (500,000 tons) from
1973, with a 15 pet. increase in area
planted more than offsetting lower
yields. (World Agricultural
Production and Trade).
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A HOLY PLACE
L*moo for October IS, 1974
Background Scripture: 2
Chronicles 5 through 7.
Devotional Reading: 2
Chronicles 6:12-21.
In Jerusalem today on a
hill called Mt. Moriah stands
the beautiful Mosque of
Omar, the third most im
portant Moslem shrine in the
world. This spot is also
sacred to Jews for it is also
believed to have been the site
of the Hebrew Temple.
Inside the mosque in the
very center of that ornate
place of worship is a large
rock on which tradition tells
us Abraham offered to
sacrifice Isaac. Tradition
also tells us that later this
same rock served as the
altar stone of the Temple.
People of all faiths usually
find this spot one of spiritual
significance. It seems a holy
place, a place where in some
way God is uniquely present.
God is somewhere
Of course, I know that God
is not limited to specific
geographical locations. Too
long many Christians have
assumed that the presence of
God has been limited to the
sanctuary of their churches.
“I can worship God
anywhere,” we say and it is
ture.
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NOW IS
THE TIME...
Max Smith
, County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-MSI
TO BE ALERT
FOR CORN BAR ROT
Some corn growers are
reporting too many ears of
com with a pink rot on the
end of the ear; this is known
as Gibberclla Ear Rot and is
caused by cool, damp
weather during the maturity
period of the com. Hie
distinctive symptom is the
development of a reddish
mold that originates at the
tip of the ear and progresses
toward the butt. The
suggestion is made to allow
the com to dry down to at
least 25 percent before
picking or shelling. Com
stored with too much
moisture will continue to
develop more mold. Com
with this ear rot should not
be fed to swine because it is
toxic to them and will make
them sick and females may
abort their litters. When over
5 percent of the ears are
infected the com may be fed
to cattle or poultry but
should be mixed with other
grains. Growers are urged to
be on the alert for this mold.
TO EVALUATE
-- FEED GRAINS
It seems that modern
agriculture includes more
and more uncertainities. The
use of feed grains in
livestock rations needs close
evaluation because of the
changes from week to week.
There was a time when
protein feeds were the most
expensive; now com is the
high priced ingredient.
Feeding authorities suggest
that we should evaluate the
price of mixed feeds in
comparison to grains with
high com content; the mixed
feeds could provide the
essentials cheaper than the
com. Dairymen should use
maximum forage crops to
provide the nutrients and
Farm
Calendar
Tuesday, October 15
7:30 a.m. - Lancaster County
Poultry Association, one
day tour. Bus leaves
Farm and Home Center
at 7:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. - Midwest New
Cattle Breeds Classic
Sale. AR-SAR-BEN Sale
Pavilion, Omaha, Neb.
7:45 p.m. - Ephrata Area
Adult Farmers monthly
meeting, vo-ag depart
ment, Ephrata Sr. High
School
FFA 47th National Con
vention, Kansas City, Mo.
Continues through Oct.
18.
Wednesday, October 16
8:00 p.m. - Preserving
Lancaster County’s
Agricultural Heritage,
speech and panel
discussion at Lancaster
Everyone, regardless of
what they call their religion,
needs “holy places” where
they can experience that
king of worship reality.
(Note: Mr. Althouse will
conduct a 15-day tour to
Bible Lands, February 12-26.
If 115,,
consider a reduced grain
feeding program. A forage
test on the silage and hay
with the request for a feeding
recommendation might save
many farmers hundreds of
dollars this winter.
TO CHECK
HEATING SYSTEMS
Cool weather has arrived
and there’s more to come.
Stoves in tobacco cellars and
other buildings should be
checked in order to prevent
fires. Flue pipes should be
tight and chimneys should be
inspected for broken mortar
joints or other breaks where
sparks might get out into the
building. Many farm fires
have been caused by the
neglect to check and correct
these problems.
Replacement costs are
extremely high and good fire
prevention practices are
extremely important at this
time.
TO UTILIZE
FROSTED SOYBEANS
The recent freezing
weather caught many fields
of immature soybeans in this
part of the state. Beans that
were planted in May or early
June should have been
matured to the point that the
frost will not hurt too badly.
However, double-crop beans
that were soft at the time of
the freeze will not mature
but merely dry up. These
beans could have been made
into silage with good feeding
results. Also it is possible to
let them dry, combine and
dry them, and use for
livestock feeding purposes.
They may contain only about
two-thirds of normal feed
value but still can be utilized
in dairy and livestock
rations. For some species of
animals they need to be
roasted or extruded before
being fed.
Farm and Home Center.
Public invited.
Thursday, October 17
Dillsburg Community Fair.
Continues through Oc
tober 19.
FFA Alumni Association
National Meeting,
Kansas City, Mo. Con
tinues through October
18.
Saturday, October 19
Last day for ordering trees
from Lancaster County
Conservation District
first annual tree sale.
Farm Tractor Pull, Rough
and Tumble Historical
Association grounds,
Kinzer.
Sunday, October 20
Northeastern' Poultry
Producers Council an
nual convention, Ben
jamin Franklin Hotel,
Chestnut St, at 9th,
Philadelphia.
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Time is the most valuable
thing a man can spend.
Theophrastus