Dairy Outlook Summary Milk cow numbers in creased from July through December 1974, the first such rise since 1953. Dairy farmers have reduced herd culling substantially in response to low slaughter cow prices, and the lack of off-farm employment alternatives likely has kept more dairy farmers in business. Milk production held just above year-earlier levels in January. Farmers have cut back grain and concentrate feeding, thus limiting gains in output per cow. However, low slaughter cow prices PUBLIC SALE OF FARM MACHINERY, PRODUCE, BUTCHERING TOOLS, HORSE DRAWN EQUIPMENT, SOME ANTIQUES, ETC. On Farm located 10 miles West of Williamsport, just off Williamsport- Oval Rt. 654 Highway near Oval, PA, across from Nippenose Tavern SATURDAY, MARCH 15,1975 10:00 A.M. John Deere 420 tractor w-WFE and live PTO, 3 pt. hitch, good condition; A full line of equipment in cluding haying tools, etc. etc. 600 lb. Anvil with Hardy 3 Butchering Kettles and other butchering tools, riding and walking cultivators, spike tooth harrow, walking plows including 2-way Sulky plow, etc. 1500 bu. Ear Com, 300 bu. Oats, 200 bu. Wheat, etc. ANNA SCHULER Owners Auct.“: Max Fraley & Sons 717-546-6631 Lunch Available PUBLIC AUCTION HOLSTEIN DAIRY CATTLE, FARM EQUIPMENT, HOUSEHOLD GOODS SATURDAY, MARCH 15,1975 AT ll:OOA.M. LOCATION; 1 Mile South of Myerstown along Route 501, Jackson Township, Lancaster County, Pa 51 HEAD OF HIGH-GRADE HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS 1 HOLSTEIN STOCK BULL 6 Cows, due near sale date; 14 Fresh since January 1, 1975; others in various stages of lacatation. These Cows will be pregnancy checked and will have health charts. Milk weights day of sale. FORD 5000 DIESEL with Select-O-Speed, quick change wheels and wide front end. Massey Harris No. 62 Self-propelled Combine, needs repairs; Ford 2-bottom 16-inch Trip Plow; In ternational Disc Harrow; Cultipacker 3-point 2-row Cultivator; Vapam Applicator with plastic; 16-foot Portable Elevator; Field Sprayer; Dearborn Cord wood Saw; Approximately 35-Ton Mixed Hay 30-Ft. Corn Silage in 20-Ft. Silo 6 Surge Milker Units; 2 Stainless Steel Milk Pails; 2 Stainless Steel Strainers; milk Cans; Milk Cooler; 4000 Tobacco Lath; Hog Feeder; Fog Master Sprayer; 2 Electric Fence Chargers; 2 Electric Water Heaters; Small Animal Clipper; Used Lumber, some 2-mch flooring; Hahn Eclipse Lawn Mower; Butcher Equipment - Household Goods Scalding Trough, Ladles; Stirrer; Meat Hooks; Tacklings; Sausage Staffers; Meat Sheer; Electric Meat Grinder; Crocks and Earthen Jugs; Large Wooden Butter Churn; Rope Bed; Flour Chest; Green Jars; Dated Jars; Jelly Cupboard; Rocking Chair; Large Metal Wardrobe; Wood Chest; Carnival Dish and Vases; Apple Peeler; Set of Encyclopedia; Set of University of Knowledge Books; and many other items too numerous to mention. SALE TIME -11:00 A.M. Small Tools will be sold first then Household Goods after that Farm Equipment then Dairy Cattle. We plan to start selling Cattle at approximately 1.00 P.M. SALE BY . MRS. PAUL B. HORNING RDK2, Myerstown, PA „ . „ J J n 1717) 866-4001 Sale Conducted By JOHN E. AND PAUL E. MARTIN, Auctioneers 1717) 733-3511 - |7l7| 733 3305 Dale Hoover, Cattle Information )717| 867-2483 LUNCH AVAILABLE held the drop from a year ago in milk cow numbers to less than 1 percent. Milk output may remain near year-earlier levels in coming months • perhaps through the first half of 1975. Production later this year will depend to a large degree on feed prices, on milk prices, on the cattle market, and on the general economic picture. If feed prices do moderate, some increase in milk production may occur later on this year. Milk production on U.S. farms held about steady at 115.4 billion pounds in 1974, following a 4 percent drop the previous year. After dropping in 1973, milk production per cow rose again last year by about I*4 percent, still below the long term upward trend. Declines from a year earlier in milk cow numbers slackened during 1974, bringing the drop to about IVs percent for the whole year. USDA raised the support level for manufacturing milk to $7.24 per 100 pounds ef fective January 4,1975, up 10 percent from the previous $6,57 level. The new support is 80 percent of the December parity equivalent price and 89 percent of the parity equivalent price as of the beginning of the marketing year (April 1, 1974). The new support price will remain in effect through the next marketing year which ends with March 1976. Support purchase prices for butter, American cheese, and nonfat dry milk were upped accordingly. In a companion action, USDA amended the pricing provisions of all Federal orders to bring minimum Class I prices for February and March mto line with the higher price support levels. Farm milk prices rose slightly in January, but at $8.29 per 100 pounds averaged almost 7 percent under January 1974 prices. Manufacturing milk prices in January picked up with the boosts in price supports, following declines in _December._ Farm milk prices early this year may average slightly above fourth quarter 1974 levels, but will remain well below stocks entering 1975 totaled year-earlier record highs. 5 ' 6 bl I lll f P° unds Cash receipts from equivalent, up over a sixth dairying dropped below a fr ° m a a §°- American vpar Parlier in thp fourth cheese Stocks accounted for barter Meanwhile most of the rise > with nonfat production costs continued to d "L t mi J k ,f oldin r gs also U P climb by a fifth and many ant | a “ y ; G °vf™t dairv farmers reoorted stocks of butter and cheese S caught fn a severe remain relatively small, but cost-price* 1 squeeze. 3 In TlWk ZrtV "S taTC farm rash receints from creased substantially. Jmlk and cream marketings , Da^ y haV i SSfSe? Td^Tml 16 percent from 1973 s $B.l ports for im totaled around 2 9 bllllon Pounds milk S™i9?s * equivalent, dSwn from 3.9 Whflesale dairy product prices rose m early January . . , , a ‘ F g “S? MarS pricefaS “ASWSS likely to'hJld close to CCC p smaU f ’ bat p sizabla ourchase orices through this