V01.20N0.43
Caution
marks
outlook
By Dieter Krieg
Note; This report con
cludes one which was begun
last week concerning the
outlook on agriculture. The
story is based on information
received from: 1. The 12
annual Northeast Regional
Outlook Conference which
was held in Lancaster last
week with specialists and
economists from a number
of agricultural colleges in
attendance; 2. recently
received bulletins from the
Departments of Agriculture
in Harrisburg and
Washington; 3. reports from
private business; and 4. the
Wall Street Journal.
There are some important
thoughts to keep in mind in
interpreting these trends and
assumptions. Dr. John
Crothers, a marketing
specialist at the University
of Maryland, who spoke on
the grain and feed outlook,
described the agricultural
outlook as involving
“massive uncertainty.”
Stirring up some laughter,
he likened this “anything
may happen” condition to
mothers who 20 years ago
had their little daughters
vaccinated in places they
thought wouldn’t show.
Jesse Cooper, Penn State
extension ag economist, who
served as chairman for the
Thursday session, stressed
that “you can’t ignore what’s
happening over the fence
.. there’s a lot of in
terrelationship between ag
business.” ITiat statement
became more apparent all
throughout the conference as
speaker after speaker noted
that what happens in one
market will have an effect on
the others.
JJ.S. meat production
continues to go down, with
USDA pinning the blame on
“continued sharply lower
pork production.”
July production of all red
meat, at 2.8 billion pounds,
was six percent below that of
a year earlier.
Beef production, however,
was only one percent below
corresponding 1974 levels.
USOA records showed 1.9
billion pounds of beef
produced for the month of
July. Veal production was up
more than double from 1974
with 77 million pounds
produced this year in July.
Pork was down by 20 percent
compared to a year ago and
lamb and mutton production
was off by 11 percent Lamb
prices are expected to stay
“reasonably good.”
, Penn State’s Virgil Cor
wley says cattle prices
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Red Lion High School’s FFA chapter completely
dominated the FFA beef show held last Saturday
afternoon at the York Interstate Fair. Above, left to
right, are Mark Innerst of Red Lion R 3 who was
champion fitter of the show; Brenda Walter of
Enjoys
public
speaking
By Melissa Piper
EPHRATA - Being a 4-H
member means many dif
ferent things to each in
dividual boy and girl in
volved in the program. And
for one Lancaster County
girl, being a 4-Her has meant
a personal growth and
development that has
become very special.
Susan Martin, 14, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B.
Martin, Ephrata R 3, has
been a member of 4-H for the
past several years,
belonging to the Lincoln
Sewing Club.
Although she admits being
shy, Susan has improved her
speaking abilities by taking
part in the public speaking
contest at the county level
for the past two years.
Speaking on her personal
development through 4-H,
Susan noted that it had been
meaningful experience since
she had been able to meet
many new people.
“I think one of the best
parts of 4-H is meeting
people,” the youth ex
plained.
“And even more exciting
is that I’m now able to speak
better in school in front of the
class.”
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Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas
..Lancaster Farming. Saturday, September 13,1975
Susan Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B.
Martin, Ephrata R 3, enjoys sewing her own clothes
both for 4-H work and as individual-projects.
FARM CALENDAR 10
Markets 2-6
Sale Register 86
Farm Almanac 8
Classified Ads 28
Editorials 10
Homestead Notes 46
Home on the Range 51
Jr. Cooking Edition 53
Airvilie who was champion showman; Tom Innerst,
Rea Lion R 3, with his reserve champion steer; and
Earl Holtzinger, Red Lion R 2 with the grand
champion.
In This Issue
Country Comer 46
Women’s Calendar 45
Sale reports 91
SolancoFair 54-57
What’s New 82
E-Town Fair 81
York Fair 22-23
Dairy Problem 76
Japanese visitors 20
Beef
market
puzzling
By Dieter Krieg
LANCASTER Govern
ment marketing statistics
aren’t very accurate nor
reliable according to some
Lancaster County men who
make a business of dealing
with beef cattle. There are
also some mixed emotions
about the futures trading
system.
William McCoy, president
of the Lancaster Stock
Yards, said he believes more
farmers are using the
futures market now and are
watching it as a
“barometer.” Paul Good of
Lititz, who deals with cat
tlemen in Pennsylvania and
into Virginia, noted,
however, that he has heard
reports of the futures market
placing cattlemen into more
trouble than they had been in
before and some confidence
in it has been lost in addition
to profits.
Good thinks the present
beef cattle market has to be
taken the way it comes - day
by day. He adds that the
markets are so un
predictable and unstable
that it’s difficult to deter
mine what the prices will be
next week or even tomorrow.
“The market used to
change by a quarter of a cent
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$3.00 Per Year
County
fairs
begin
By Dieter Krieg
This coming week marks
the opening of the Lancaster
County Fair season, when
two of no less than six fairs
open their show rings and
exhibit halls to contestants
and visitors alike.
Kicking off the 1975 fair
season is the Southern
Lancaster County Com
munity Fair at Quarryville.
With two brand new
buildings, this - the 26th
annual Solanco Fair - may
mark the beginning of a new
era for the event. Fair of
ficials hope to see the fair
grow to be bigger and better
than ever before, and note
that in recent years it has
grown at a rate of 40 percent
per year.
The Solanco Fair
Association, a non-profit
organization which took
charge of the $90,000 er
pansion program, is hosting
an Open House for the new
buildings tomorrow af
ternoon at two o’clock. Of
ficials from Harrisburg and
entertainment by the
Solanco Mens Chorus and the
wind ensemble of the
Solanco High School Band
will be on hand. The fair
opens officially on Wed
nesday.
Please turn to pages 54-57
for more Information and a
schedule concerning the
Southern Lancaster County
Community Fair.
Also starting next week is
the Elizabethtown Market
Place Fair sponsored by the
town’s Jaycees. The annual
community festival is
scheduled to begin this
coming Wednesday and
continues through Saturday.
Full details on the Market
Place Fair will be included
in a pamphlet to be
distributed to some 22,000
homes within a 15 mile
radius of Elizabethtown.
Information may also be
obtained by sending a
stamped, self-addressed
envelope to the
Elizabethtown Jaycee
Festival, Box 51,
Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022.
Additional information
about the Elizabethtown
activities may also be ob
tained by turning to page 61
of last week’s issue of
Lancaster Farming and to
page 81 of this issue.
Following the Solanco and
Elizabethtown Fairs are the
Epbrata Fair, which gets
underway on the 23rd, and
the West Lampeter Com
munity Fair on the 24th. This
is the 51st annual West
Lampeter Fair, to be held at
the Lampeter Community
Colter, Lampeter. We will
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