52—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24.1975 Pa. ’74 Total In 1974, Pennsylvania farmers sent 1103.7 million worth of farm products to foreign markets, according to figures just released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The biggest item in the Keystone’s shipments overseas was 140.9 million in feed grains. Wheat and flour accounted for another $20.6 million. With $2.5 million in dairy product exports, Penn sylvania ranked sixth in the nation in that category. In poultry exports, the state ranked ninth in the nation with $4.6 million. Ten States accounted for three-fifths of total farm export sales in fiscal year 1974. Illinois remained the largest supplier with $1,939 million in exports. The other leading States and their export sales were: lowa, $1,774 million; Texas, $1,666 million; Kansas, $1,569 million; California, $1,240 million; Minnesota, $1,162 million; Nebraska, $1,031 million; Indiana, $967 million; North Dakota, $842 LIQUID MANURE EQUIPMENT USED LIQUID TANK SPREADERS 1 - 2000 Gal. Spreader 2 ■ Liquid Manure Pumps (10 ft. &12 ft.) Farm Exports *103.7 Million million; and North Carolina, $772 million. Wheat was the leading commodity exported in 1974; the $4.7 billion in exports was twice the 1973 value. Kansas provided over one-fifth of the wheat exported; North Dakota and Oklahoma together provided another fifth. Montana, Nebraska, and Texas each supplied 6 percent of the wheat for export. The value of Texas’ wheat sales more than quadrupled between 1973 and 1974; Oklahoma’s sales more than tripled. Feed grain exports totaled $4.65 billion in fiscal 1974, double the 1973 level. Sales by Minnesota and Texas increased the most, about 140 percent; and sales by lowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota more than doubled. Illinois, lowa, and Nebraska together provided 44 percent of feed grains for export; Indiana, Texas, and Min nesota each provided 8 percent. In 1974, soybean exports totaled $3.27 billion, up $1 YOUR NO. 1 STOP FOR "BETTERBIIT" VACUUM SPREADERS Model 800 gal.; 1100 gal.; 1500 gal.; 2100 gal.; 3100 gal. With Plow Down Attachments Available Trailer Mounted Pumps 8-10-12 Ft. 3 point Hitch Mounted Pumps Tank Spreaders 1250 gal. Tandem 1875 gal. Tandem 2500 gal. Tandem 3100 gal. Tandem Plow Down Attachments Available HUSKY 3100 1 - Clay 800 Gal. Spreader SWIM'S FARM SERVICE RD4, Lititz, PA billion from the prior year. Protein meal exports rose by one-half to |l.l billion, and soybean oil exports were valued at $295 million, more than double the 1973 level. Thirty-six percent of the 1974 exports came from Illinois and lowa. Other major suppliers were Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, and Arkansas. Arkansas’ sales of soybean increased more than those of any other state - 68 percent. U.S. cotton exports reached $1.3 billion in 1974, up from $755 million in 1973. Over two-fifths of this in crease is attributable to the doubling of export sales by Texas. Increased sales by Mississippi and California accounted for one-fourth of the rise. Texas was the source of 36 percent of cotton for export; Mississippi and California each provided 14 percent. Cottonseed oil exports, for which these three States are the principal suppliers, increased by 71 percent to $133 million in 1974. Husky Ph. 6261151 Red-White Cattle Headquarters Moves To Pennsylvania The office of the Red & White Dairy Cattle Association has been moved from Elgin, Illinois 60120 to Crystal Spring, Pa. 15536. All future correspondence should be sent to this new address. The RitWDCA relatively new U.S. tobacco exports totaled (814 million in 1974. compared with (640 million in 1973. Almost three-fifths of the tobacco exports originated in North Carolina. Kentucky, South Carolina, and Virginia provided an additional 28 percent. Four States produced 97 percent of the rice exported in fiscal 1974: Arkansas, California, Louisiana, and Texas. Rice exports totaled (752 million, (317 million above the 1973 level. Exports of fruits and preparations totaled (589 million in fiscal 1974. Over one-half of the fruit exported came from California; one fifth came from Florida. Beacon Phos-Min Beacon Mineral ade Beacon Cal-Min Beacon minerals are formulated by a man who really knows the nutrient needs of a dairy cow—he's Bill Lashbrook, Beacon's Director of Dairy Research. That's why you can rely on Beacon minerals to effectively make up the deficiencies that exist in hay, silage and other roughages—and achieve the proper calcium-phos phorus ratio in your feeding program. Equally important, you don't pay more money for exotic ingre dients, high transportation cost, expensive promotion and sales cost. With Beacon, your dollar gets you more mineral units than you find in more publicized minerals. You can't beat this combination of more value at less cost, AMOS HOOVER RDI, Miffiinburg, PA EARL SADDER, INC. New Holland, PA VAN-MAR FEEDS Leesport, PA STAUFFER & SONS, INC. H. M. Wilmer, PA BEACON REPS. R. E. RUDISILL RICHARD B. KENDIG CHESTER WEIST Phone 854-2281 Phone 302-478-3058 Phone 74 1 2600 Beacon Feeds, York, PA Phone 717-843-9033 organization, begun in 1963 to develop a competitive breed of Red & White Dairy Cattle. An "open” herdbook ia maintained, accepting grade Holatein-Friesian cattle as well as dairy cattle of other breeds or mixed bloodlines. Present rules require two crosses for grade Holstein-Friesians or three crosses for other dairy cattle, using a purebred Red & White or red factor bull, to is a breed NELSON WEAVER & SON RD2 Lititz, Pa. 49% SOYBEAN MEAL BULK or BAGGED For the Lowest Prices in the Area Call Today PHONE 626-8538 BEACON FEEDS attain purebred atatua. The Purebred Section ia alao limited to Red & White animate. Black & White animala are in the Proviaional Section and all other* not meeting Purebred requirements are in the Intermediate Section. The R&WDCA has ex perienced rapid progress recently, including USDA recognition and an official classification program. H. JACOB HOOBER intercourse, PA HYKES QUALITY FEEDS RD#l York Haven, Penna. 717-938-2197 THARPE & GREEN MILL Churchville, MD McCRACKEN’S FEED MILL, INC. Manheim, PA
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