10—Lancaitar Farming. Saturday. June 14, 1975 Farm Commentary by Dick Wanner Cattle Prices May Be Reaching Peak Many in the livestock and meat trade think that cattle prices have about reached their high point, but others think the prices could be nudged up another $2 to $3 before a retreat develops. They add that a cash price of S6O or so a hun dredweight is possible, but this will depend on how tight supplies are, the weather and consumer reaction to climbing retail beef prices. Dry weather could bring a rush of grass fed cattle from rangelands to market, and that would take some heat off choice-grade beef prices, analysts say. Earlier this year, cattle feeders indicated that marketings of gram fed cattle during the spring would be at the lowest level in a decade. There’s a record number of cattle in the U.S., most livestock specialists agree, but more of those being marketed are coming direct from grassland ranges, or are being fed just a little gram. One specialist estimates that marketings of grass fed cattle in the third quarter will total 2.8 million, up 1.3 million from a year earlier. Fed-cattle marketings probably will increase this summer, too, but at a slower rate. One analyst estimates Winter Wheat Projected The Agriculture Department’s forecast for 1975 winter-wheat production showed hardly any change from the record 1.61 billion bushels projected May 1. Reporting on conditions as of June 1, the Department said ram had slowed wheat harvests in Texas and other parts of the southern Great Plains, leading to projections that production might be down one million bushels. Winter-wheat yields are currently expected to average 32 bushels an U.S. production of butter and non fat dry milk continued up during April, but output of American cheese continued off. Butter production, at 101 million lbs., was up 14 pet. from a year earlier. This was the 11th straight month output has exceeded that of a corresponding month a year earlier It was also the highest single month’s total since June 1972 Meanwhile, production of nonfat dry milk, at 111.5 million lbs., was up 17 pet. from a year earlier. This ’ Corn Is In While there had been some con cern earlier that corn crop might not get in, it has Or just about had as of June 1 The Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin reports that 96 pet. of at 1.61 Bil, Bu. Butter Output Continues Up that the second quarter marketings of fed cattle might be about 4.8 million head, down 1.5 million from a year earlier. The marketings could rise to 5.4 million in the third quarter, which would be just a bit under the year-earlier level, he says. He sees a further increase in the fourth quarter, with marketings reaching about 5.9 million, which would be 400,000 more than in the final period of 1974. Meat packers apparently are ex pecting prices of grain-fed cattle to hold up during the next couple of months. Last week, packers con tracted for grain-fattened cattle to be delivered in July and August at prices ranging from $46 to $5O per 100 pounds, according to the American National Cattlemen’s Association. The amount of contracting increased, the group said. Trading m wholesale beef yesterday was meager and mostly packer-to-packer; prices were mostly unchanged. Wholesale pork trading was active and prices rose slightly. Futures prices for cattle, hogs and pork bellies closed mixed yesterday. Analysts said further reports that consumers were resisting high red meat prices induced some traders to sell contracts. acre, up from 29.5 bushels for the 1974 crop but well below the 33.1 bushels an acre in 1972. In the past decade, the depart ment's June 1 estimated for winter wheat has exceeded the final harvest figures for six years by an average of 46 million bushels. Spring-potato production as of June 1 was estimated at 17.6 million hundred-weight, 3 percent less than the May 1 estimate and 27 percent less than the 24.3 million hundred weight produced in 1974. marked the 12th straight month output has been above that of a corresponding month a year earlier. But, output of American cheese, down for the sixth straight month, hit 153 million lbs., off 14 pet. from a year earlier. The Jan.-Apn! totals: Butter, 385 million lbs, up 22 pet, nonfat dry milk, 372.4 million lbs., up 31 pet; and American cheese, 549.7 million lbs., down 17 pet. from a year earlier The Ground the corn was m the 14 States that produced 88 pet of the national total last year. Moreover, 100 pet. of it was m lowa, Illinois and Kansas KOINONIA Lesionior June IS, 117$ Background Scripture: To Control Canada Jeremiah 28: 1-8; Luke 24; Tblatle 13-27,44-49; John 20: 30-31; I One of the best times to do John 1: 1-4; 5:13. the most harm to a Canada Devotional Reading: John Thistle plant Is to cut it as the 5:39-47. blossoms (or buds) are In the Greek New developing at the top of the Testament there frequently plant. Here in Lancaster odcurs a word for which County this should be done there is no adequate now before the seed heads equivalent. The word is develop and blow over the koinonia (COIN-oNEE-uh) community. When cut at this and most often it is trail- stage the root reserves are slated as “fellowship,” depleted as the plant tries to although that term is quite grow another plant for the inadequate. The word remainder of the summer, “koinonia” implies part- As this second plant gets well nership, sharing, friendship, grown (12 to 18 inches), it mutual participation, should be sprayed with a communion, and relation- herbicide such as Banvel 0. ship. As William Barclay This chemical will be taken puts it, kiononia “is that through the leaves down into bond which binds Christians the plant stem and roots and to each other, to Christ and do a good job of killing the to God.” entire plant. All land owners “Fellowship with us” are urged to give attention to In a sense, the Bible is a killing Canada Thistles at koinonia. The writer of 1 this time. John speaks of his epistle in To Practice Sanitation this manner: “ ... that For Fly Control which we have seen and The. ordinary house and beard we proclaim also to bam By is a nuisance around you, so that you may have most premises; this is fellowship (koinonia) with especially true on farms with u 5...” (I John 1:3). livestock. The place to start Each of the various to cut down the fly problem writers of the Bible had is with good sanitation experiences in which they practices at all times. Flies encountered God. Their breed in filth and dampness biblical writings are an and the elimination of these attempt to express and share areas will reduce fly with us those encounters, reproduction. Manure piles Their purpose is not just to and box-stalls should be tell us about those ex- cleaned out regularly and periences, but to help us sprayed with Diazinon or' enter in to their experiences Cygon to kill fly eggs and and encounter God for maggots. Poison baits may ourselves. be used on window ledges or When the writers of other places out of the reach Genesis write of creation and of children, livestock and the story of Adam and Eve, pets. Residual sprays may they are attempting to help be used on the interior of us feel the same sense of awe bams using either Cygon or and wonder in God’s Korlan every 4to 6 weeks. presence which they felt. The changing of spray When the writer of I Kings materials from year to year tells us an episode from the is strongly suggested in history of Israel, he wants us order to prevent the fly to experience, just as he population from building a does, the presence of God resistance against any one of working in the affairs of the materials. men. “That you may believe” Plants When the Psalmist sets Mulching around plants down his testimony of faith, and shrubs is a very good he wants us to share per- practice at any time of the sonally in his moment of year, but with stake-grown inspiration. When the tomatoes this is very im prophet records his war- portant. When tomato plants nings to the people of Israel, are mulched with black he wants us to feel the same plastic, lawn clippings, peat sense of God’s judgement moss, or many other types of that he feels. When the mulch there is a more writer of one of the gospels uniform source of moisture records for us the words and for the bearing plant. When actions of Jesus, he does so we have alternate periods of that we might encounter the Lord for ourselves. a w £ , if t John rules, regulations, or even a eosnpl >the P rP ° Se ° f 1118 Philosophy. The purpose is to Aia ~ fi ive «s an opportunity to let .2®w Jesus did many other God speak to us as ' ut our dSnT P J he whSh nC a e 0f n h t P roblems » °ur concerns, and disciples, which drs not our lives tefarfiStoSS “ & t W f d J* fWK’r he - S „° n ° f God > and read a book, but the living t at behevmg you may have experience of God himself t- 31 T 1118 name ’ (John who speaks through our The’ writer of John, wh ° therefore, wants to share Ui the b °° k We caU experience with us, not just (Bas ed on outlines huf 3boUt lt ’ by the DivisiS but so that, m a sense, we 0 f Christian Frinpatinn ;i t £STLSf3 6 S pinpose is not to teach us churches of Christ in the history - stale dates and u.S. A . Released by Corn events - nor is it to teach us munity Press Service.) I v. To Mulch Tomato NOW IS THE TIME.. Max Smith County Agr. Agent Telephone .W-OKM wet weather and dry weather we often get too many tomatoes with bloaaom-end rot and not fit to be used. Mulching along with sprinkling or watering during periods of little rain will help produce more sound tomatoes. Not any of the mulching material should be packed tightly around the tomato stalk; keep the material at least 2 to 3 inches away from the main stem. To Spray Roses Regularly Weekly sprays on rose bushes at this time of the year will keep down all of the fungus diseases such as black spot and mildew and control most of the insects. With our abundant rain and cool weather during the past month some bushes are already showing black spot. The use of either Folpet or Benlate as a fungicide each week along with an in* secticide such as Malatbion, Sevin, or Isotoi should give good results. Most property owners take pride in their roses but they do require weekly attention for best results. Farm Calendar Sunday,June 15 12:45p,m. - Manheim Young Fanners Picnic at the Mervin Hess Pavilion. 12:00 noon - Pa. Poland China Swine Breeder’s Association Picnic at the farm of Roland Piper, Benton R 3. 1-81 to 1-80 take Lightstreet Exit. Follow Rt. 487 North to Benton. Tuesday, June 17 FFA Activities Week at Penn State - Competitions through the 20th. Friday, June 20 Pa. Egg Marketing Association meeting at the Sheraton-Conestoga 7:00 p.m. Kempton Fair - Berks County through the 22nd. Saturday, June 21 Reading Fair at the Reading Fair Grounds - Berks County June 21-28. Farm Youth Calendar Tuesday, June 17 Silver Spurs 4-H Horse Club Grooming and Showing Contest at the Rocking G. Stables. Mt. Joy Cooking Club meeting at the United Methodist Church in Mt. - Joy 11:00 a.m. FPA State Activities Days through the 20th at Penn State. Lehigh County Dairy Club Meeting at Ralph Urmy’s Farm. Wednesday, June 18 Lancaster County 4-H Council meeting at the Farm and Home Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. A A • $
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