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Turning his talk to the
subject of Penn State's role
in food production as it
relates to "A New Com
mitment to Agriculture," the
topic of his speech, Beattie
noted that the student
enrollment in the College of
Agriculture has increased
from 1207 in 1970 to 3483 in
1975. Enrollments in the
associate degree programs
have increased by 40 per
cent in the past five years;
and graduate degree can
didates have increased by 16
per cent.
“Sixty-five per cent of the
students studying
agriculture at the University
are from urban areas, and 25
per cent are women,”
Beattie pointed out. “This
gives me the best indication
for optimism for the years
ahead," he added.
But the number of students
studying agriculture and the
increased awareness
sweeping the nation aren’t
the only reasons for the
Dean’s optimism. He also
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cited booming farm exports
as reasons for his bright
outlook. Last year
agricultural exports were
worth nearly 923 billion by
far the largest chunk of all
our foreign trade. Farm
exports, Beattie said, were
responsible for this country's
favorable trade balance in
spite of high oil prices, etc.
Figures show that one out of
every four acres of U.S. farm
land is used to produce food
for abroad and that demand
is likely to increase
dramatically in years to
come. According to 1975
statistics, one dollar in every
five earned by U.S. fanners
comes from foreign coun
tries.
During the past ten years,
the fanner’s share of the
dollar spent for food has
varied from a low of 37 cents
and a high of 46 cents. On the
other side of the picture, a
farmer’s investment has
increased from an average
of $36,000 in 1965 to $150,000
last year.
Pennsylvania agriculture
is on the upswing, according
to Beatties report. Last year
farmers in the Keystone
State generated nearly $1.4
billion dollars worth of in-
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come, which makes it the
state’s number one industry.
The trend is very likely to
continue. In fact, Penn
sylvania agriculture is ac
tually growing in the number
of farms and total acreage,
the Penn Stater informed the
group. Within the next
couple of years, the number
of farms in the state is ex
pected to increase by 2,000
and the total added land
brought into production is
forecasted at 300,000 acres.
Penn State and the Ex
tension Service play im
portant rolls in the continued
development and expansion
of agriculture, Beattie said.
Both work together for the
delivery of education and
services based on research.
While the farmer is still the
main beneficiary of
agricultural research at the
University, work at
University Park and
elsewhere has taken on a
much broader field. The
total enviroment is now
being considered. In
cooperation with the Ex
tension Service, the
University is disseminating
information which is
designed to make the best
use of a community’s
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plained.
Beattie singled out some
impressive Lebanon County
agricultural statistics to nail
down his reasons for an
optimistic outlook.
“There are 1130 farms in
the County,’’ the head of
Penn State's College of
Agriculture began. “Last
year you produced |33
million owrth of food - with
the dairy Industry ac
counting for |13.9 million of
that and the beef operations
taking credit for 38.7 million.
In addition, Lebanon County
agriculture provided 1,800
ag-related Jobs which in turn
generated $l2 million worth
of income,” he concluded.
The 2V4-hour program,
held here at the Fire Hall,
continued with remarks
madr by Aletta Schadler,
home economist and County
Extension Director in the
absence of Newton Bair who
is currently on sabbatical
leave in the Bahamas. In
reviewing the work and
acceptance of the Extension
Office, Mrs. Schadler states:
“We are very fortunate to
have the whole-hearted
support of the county
commissioners.”
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A report of the 1975 Ex
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available to everyone who
attended, with additional
remarks coming from
Marion Deppen, assistant
director of the Capitol
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