— Lancaster Farming, Saturday. August 9. 1975 54 Farm WASHI N G T 0 N Secretary of Agriculture Earl L Butz reported today that U. S. agricultural ex ports in the fiscal year Just ended reached an all-time high of $21.6 billion - producing a $l2 billion EVERY FRIDAY FEEDER CATTLE 12 NOON Lancaster Stockyards, Inc. j Madison Silos Division Office, P O Box 27' MADISON SILOS Div Chromalloy American Corp 1070 Stemmetz Road Ephrata PA 17522 Phone 733 1206 LOCAL DEALERS FnfnPMFNnNr LANDIS BROS INC n h^Kt PMENT QC7 I3IO Lancaster 393 3906 Elizabetßtown 367 1319 FRANK SNYDER CARL L SHIRK Akron ™l?2688 Lete " 717 274 1436 CALEB WENGER SOLLENBERGER FARM Quarryville 548 2116 . . v Centerport 215 926 2722 exports created trade surplu .surplus in our agruuliuial trade This $l2 billion anriniltur.il surplus made up deficits of sli) billion in noriagncultui al tunic. Hiving the United Stales an over-all favorable balance of trade of $2 2 billion for fiscal 1975. the second straight year of trade surplus The surpluses in 1974 and 1975 were made possible by strong positive balances in agricultural trade. . Madison, Wis 53701 I he sin plus in agricultural trade the past year has helped to stabilize the dollar, to strengthen our international economu position, and to pay for high cost petroleum imports." the Secretary said ‘1 inputted petroleum cost over $25 billion in fiscal 1975. and in a very real sense these- im ports were paid for by U S grains, soybeans, and other farm product exports •'Moreover, this high level of exports was essential to American farmers, who have expanded crop acreage in order to meet world market needs During the past fiscal year, exports required the production from 96 million acres of U S. cropland - one out of every 3‘z acres harvested in calendar 1974. Around two thirds of the wheat and rice .K.-Ty's ■ ' • ' Why you should add 111 to your With feed at 51 per pound and cattle selling at 351 a pound, an investment of less than $l.OO per head for AUREO S 700 and AUREOMYCIN® returned $5.75 in five commercial trials. When cattle arrive at your feedlot, they’ve been stressed and exposed to a variety of disease organisms Start them with a con ditionmg feed containing AUREO S 700 and feed it for the first 28 days AUREO S 700 maintains weight gams in the presence of shipping fever Then, follow up with feeds con GERMAN FEED MILL INC Denver, Pa GRUBB SUPPLY CO Elizabethtown, Pa Distributors of American Cyanamid Animal Health & Feed Products BROADWAY, VA • SELBYVILLE, DEL • LEWISBURG, OHIO • VESTAL, N Y • LITITZ, PA output ovei hall of the soybeans and iattic hides, around two-fifths of the tobacco, over one-third of the tot ton. and about one-fourth of the feed grams went to overseas markets in fiscal 1975 Without continued large exports, farm acreage would inevitably be reduced - under the weight of falling farm prices, government restrictions, or a com bination of the two ” The Secretary noted that, while farm exports in fiscal 1975 were about $3OO million above the earlier record of $2l 3 billion the preceding year, the value increase stemmed from higher prices Export tonnage declined from a record 100 million tons in fiscal 1974 to about 85 million tons in fiscal 1975. Still, the 1975 tonnage was the third highest on ,V«W- XV EFFICIENCY EKIW feeding program taming AUREOMYCIN chlortetra cyclme AUREOMYCIN not only provides for excellent growth and feed efficiency, but also helps re duce losses from liver abscesses, foot rot and bacterial diarrhea For complete details contact any of the feed manufacturers listed below, or call or write The Fox Company EARL SAUDER, INC New Holland, Pa STEVENS FEED MILL, INC Stevens, Pa NEWFIELD, M. J. 08344 Phone 609/692-4400 iccord An estimated $2« 5 sales, the remainder billion of the total ccssional sales or oulr i epresenled commercial donations m\ u ßEojaycin\ T i iiii iii ir hs At j r in ( y in iimd Cumpd iy V , V WENGER’S FEED MILL, INC Rheems, Pa WOLGEMUTH BROS, INC Mount Joy, Pa
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