PERCENT CHANGE IN AVERAGE VALUE
OF FARM REAL ESTATE PER ACRE
MARCH 1975 - FEBRUARY 1976
BASSOON INDEX NUMBERS OF AVERAGE VALUE PER ACRE *AVERAGE INCREASE FOR MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE
VERMONT MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT hA VERACE OF THE PERCENTAGE CHANCE IN
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA INDEX VALUES '
Unit 17 Pro/Tedi.
since 1975
USDA [9/76] -75 Daus. in 57 Herds Ave. 16.930 M 3.45% 584 F
Predicted Difference [76% rpt.] +1.563M +sloB +I7F
Type; fno H-FA summary to date]
USDA [9/76] -130 Daus. in 93 Herds Ave. 14.649 M 3.59% 526 F
Predicted Difference (86% rpt.J +523M +s3l, +IF
Type: 14 Classified Daus. Ave. 79.1 [act.] 80.4 [age-adj.]; 12 Pr. +.43 PDT
These sires - and many more - are available daily from all of our Professional Service Technicians.
HL
7 +naab+-^7V
Kmm^V
*our \
I I
V SuppUt r a
24-Hour Toll-Free Phone Nos. for Service
Pennsylvania 800-732-0391 Lancaster 569-0411
I provide
Atlantic Genetic
'S* v
Profit-Maker sires.
BREEDERS COOPERATIVE
LIVESTOCK
SERVICES
service with
Member NAL Affiliated Breeders
Land costs may rise by 14 per cent
In the market for some of
our Nation’s farmalnd? If so,
be prepared to dole out an
extra 14 percent or so this
year to meet rising land
costs. Between March 1,
1975, and February 1," 1976,
the average value of an acre
of farmland climbed almost
$5O to $403.
Spiraling land prices
aren’t a new phenomenon.
USDA economists note that
over the last 5 years, land
values have doubled.
However economists now
look for a slowdown in rising
land values, projected at 8 to
10 percent in the year ending
February 1977.
For the year ended
February 1, 1976, the Com
Power
15H157
Diamond-S
Pietje
STANDOUT
Good Plus &
Production Qualified
(Sept./76)
Sire; Sunnyside
Standout VG &
GM
Dam: Diamond S
Knight Pietje
VG (87)
15H143
Simpson’s
Burkgov
SNOWMAN
Excellent &
Gold Medal
Sire; Lime Hollow
Burkgov Sen
sation EX & PQ
Dam: A-Jay Gold
Piebe Marla
EX-2E
Del. & Md. 800-233-0216
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 6,1976
Belt and northern Plains
States led the advance in
soaring land costs. Sharing
the No. 1 spot, lowa and
Nebraska both logged in
creases of more than a
fourth.
In the total picture, value
of farm real estate rose $5l
billion in the 11-month period
to $421 billion. Farm
buildings accounted for $72
billion of the total.
What’s ahead for our farm
real estate largely depends
on U.S. crop production and
export demand. Current
projections call for another
large crop this year in the
midst of a generally
favorable income situation.
RURAL ROUTE
By Tom Armstrong
AFTER these lambs are
WEIGHED WE'D BETTER
CLEAN THOSE FARROWING
IT 7CT ■>. pens
'K7
Er r ’\ 77 '
WHEN VOU GET BACK
FROM THE AUCTION
PUT NEW LINERS IN
THE S
Qjvmitunc.
HUSKEE-BILT MAN!
Huskee Gives You More!
• Full 6x6" Poles
• American made steel or aluminum /SQ
• Spacious Doors
• Factory Assembled Trusses
• Top grade lumber throughout
• Eave heights to 19'
CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT BUILDING
A Thrive Center controlled environment building means heavier
healthier animals, reduced labor and feed costs and almost no
manure handling or odor. They pay for themselves in no time!
If worldwide crop prospect
diminish, however, a sub
sequent upsurge in export
demand could put an upward
pressure on crop prices,
incomes, and land values.
Certain recent develop
ments, though, already give
cause for a relatively op
timistic outlook.
For example, inquiries for
farm tracts are up since a
year ago, indicating steady
to higher market activity
throughout 1976.
Part of the reason for the
growing number of
inquiries: prospective
buyers are encouraged by a
feeling of increased credit
availability.
©Tom Armstrong H7<
Also Ask About Our
YOUR
HUSKEE-BILT MAN
MERVIN MILLER
Lititz, PA
Phone (717) 626-5204
17