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Yellow soybeans at the end
of April were bringing $5.61 a
bushel, down from an Oc
tober 1974 price of $8.02. At
the end of April the futures
price for this coming
November was $5.60.
Soybean futures for March of
1076 were quoted at around
$5.70.
Farmers can figure their
costs fairly accurately now
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at planting time. If futures
prices provide a fairly good
margin between cost and
price it may be advisable for
producers to pre-sell a
portion of their expected
crop. They can then afford to
gamble on a higher or lower
price later for the rest of the
crop. A word of caution from
McAllister - the net between
the futures quotes and actual
contract price may be 20 to
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30 cents a bushel lower
because of location and other
costs.
A similar situation exists
for corn. There is con
siderable concern that com
prices will be below current
levels in 1975-76. With costs
substantially higher this
year, farmers may want to
pre-sell some of their com
crop, too. Pre-harvest
contract sales can be made
by contracting a broker who
deals in futures contracts of
by making arrangements
with a local grain dealer.
WHOLESOME EATING
Put food back in the refrigerator
as soon as possible. In no case
should it be left out on the table for
more than two hours. Longer
periods can result in dangerous
growth of bacteria.
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Brucellosis
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Lancaster County, are
aware of the problem and the
potential danger. If they
want to go all the way in
protecting their cows, they
could fence the stream off.
"I should point out that one
of the things we do when we
find an infected herd is to
check all the neighboring
herds to see if they might
have been a source of the
disease. If there’s a sick herd
anyplace, the neighbors know
about it.”
Dick said the disease could
also be tracked from farm to
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 24.197 -
farm on peoples’ shoes, but
he feels that this is a very
remote possibility.
In a newsletter to county
dairymen this week,
associate Lancaster County
Agent N. Alan Bair, quotes a
statement by Penn State
veterinarian, Dr. Samuel B.
Guss.
Guss said, “Lancaster
County had had five out
breaks of brucellosis in dairy
cattle herds in the past few
months. All of them
originated from the pur
chase of herd additions.
“As pressure to clean up
brucellosis mounts, reactor
cattle are being moved into
Pennsylvania for slaughter,
but all of them do not get
there. Recently, reactor
cattle were found illegally in
h Lancaster County Stock
Market
"Those who buy cows
should be careful to separate
them from the rest of the
herd and TB and brucellosis
test them. Whether the new
cows are vaccinated or not,
DO NOT expose your herd
to them unless they are
NEGATIVE to the blood test.
This applies to springing
heifers, too.
"As other states and
Canada are applying
pressures to clean up
brucellosis herds. Penn
sylvania dairymen have to
be careful not to ,buy
brucellosis.”
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