16—L»no>t>r Farming, Saturday. Nov. 2,1974 TRY A CLASSIFIED AD PHONE 626-2191 or 394-3047 Cad Your HUSKEE-BILT MAN! Huskee Gives You More! • Full 6x6” Poles • American made steel or aluminum • Spacious Doors " • Factory Assembled 7> • Top grade lumber throughout • Eave heights to 19' AIM Aak About Our.. COfmniLHIBVVROIMiBrTBUUMG A Ttaki* Cwtar eanMM «nvkHMMnl kuhint mtam hM«i*r hMlMar iMueM Mar ani fMtf com mut wtmm m mann hand** •MAt.HnffiylirlHMihMlnMlMl YOUR HUSKEE-BILT MAN Is Mervin Miller RD2, Keener Road, Lititz, Penna. Phone 626-5204 r fo •e \< (A ol fri • 17 for High-Moisture Gram This U-trough auger was designed specifically for handling high-molsture corn in a feed system. The components of the unit heavier shaft and flighting, 16 ga. steel trough and special bearings are “big equipment" features and add much to the flexibility and durability of this unit. • The compact chain reducer drive is fully guarded and trough covers provide safety as well as weather and dust protection. • Drive can be mounted on either intake or discharge end, either above or below the trough on intake end. (Above the discharge end is recommended.) • Hanger bearings are split wooden type, permanently lubricated, low friction, quiet running and easily accessible. n*n La E. o. ?■ *, iv vt *}. *\ v>vvvv*vfcvw*vv z ®f Cardinal 5-Inch U-Trough AUGERS WE SELL, SERVICE AND INSTALL M. HERR EQUIPMENT, R.D 1, Willow Street From Local Ag Teachers: By: Cliff Grebe Agriculture Instructor Warwick High School This la election time, and it is now more than ever that we hear the candidates promise to ease our woes. One of the overwhelming concerns today is food prices. Some candidates are calling for a halt of agricultural exports and relaxed import restrictions so that food will be plentiful and cheap. I doubt, however, that food will ever be cheap again for when live cattle prices dropped the middleman picked up the slack and little of this decline was realized on a retail level. IF raw farm prices increase, a much larger increase results on the retail level giving the middleman a convenient scapegoat. This difference between the farmer’s price and what the consumer pays is called the “price spread”. This widened by an average of 21 percent between 1373 and 1974. It js the food industry who wants exports restricted and imports relaxed because they- want to further their margin at the farmer’s expense. We are the ones asked to make a sacrifice while others fatten their profits. We can tell our story, we can ask for compassion. We can slaughter our calves to bring attention to the problem, but today’s buyer INC (717) 464-3321 is too far removed from the farm scene to really un derstand. They are three or more generations removed from the land and have no idea what hogs are worth, what fertilizer costs or even that cows must be milked every day, and they probably don’t care as long as their food bill levels off. My point is this, tf the farmer doesn't look after the farmer, no one else will. We have no guarantee of fair prices for our products, and our markets are being eroded by government policy. We have been asked to shoot for all out production next year in order to lower food prices. I want you to think about that statement for a moment. In other words, during a time when our costs are skyrocketing we are supposed to work harder so that we can receive less. I think this is more than “biting the bullet”. The American Farmer has been the most productive worker in our nation and our efficiency surpasses anything in in dustry, and this is how we are rewarded. Most farmers I know love to produce, and we measure our proficiency by that of yield, but I think the time has come that we must exercise a great deal of caution or we’ll once again produce SBUE Time, SPEED UIORK BHD ERRR mORE! The best tractor for big tough jobs. Its powerful International 436 cu. in. turbo diesel develops 145.7 PTO hp. 8 speeds forward, 4 reverse. Or 16 and 8 with optional shift-on-the-go Torque Amplifier. Smooth hydrostatic steering. IRTERRRTIOnRI® 1066 A tractor known for its lugging ability and ease of handling. 414 cu. in. turbo diesel develops 125.6 PTO hp. Available with hydrostatic or gear drive. am m today add arrange a demonstration at. .. C. B. BOBBER & SON MESSIGK FARM EQUIP. ELIZABETHTOWN R. S. HOLLMGER & SON MOUNTVILLE, PA INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Sales and Service EPHRATA, PA ourselves into poverty. This has happened many times in the past especially with hogs and poultry. For once in history due to the low carryover of grain, the grain farmer has some leverage in the market place. The Texas wheat growers showed real strength and unity last spring and held their grain off the market until the price suited them. The livestock producers can do the same by cutting back on cow numbers etc. although the effect will be slower to realize. Most Lancaster County farmers are livestock feeders and are purchasers rather than sellers of grain. Therefore,- it is not un common to hear one say “corn is too high”. I don’t NELSON WEAVER & SON RD2 Lititz, Pa. 49% SOYBEAN MEAL BULK or BAGGED For the Lowest Prices in the Area Call Today PHONE 626-8538 367-1319 285-4538 733-2283 think thla If thf real problem at all I think meat, milk and •g|s are too f low. The grain fanner nerar made much money and at today*! costa of land, fertilizers, chemicals and equipment he never again can afford to sell corn at $1.85 per buahel. We must be guaranteed good market! and fair prices in order to produce, and if our government won’t back us up when prices drop, we have no choice other than to limit production rather than expand it. COWARD: one who In a peri lous emergency thinks with his iep. MEMO HAY, STRAW and EAR CORN SALE EVERY MONDAY AT 11A.M. New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. Phone 717-354-4341 Lloyd H. Kreider, Auct. Equipped with a- massive 466 cu. in. turbo engine, the 4366 handies like a much smaller tractor. Turns in a 15-ft. radius. Front and rear frames oscillate to keep tires in contact with ground. 10 speeds forward, 2 reverse. oh. MULHAKVESTBI INTERCOURSE COPE & WEAVER CO. NEW PROVIDENCE ERB & HENRY EQUIP. 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