V 01.22 No.^C^ 7 ‘Shift into high gear and stay there 9 and that’s not enough 9 American ag future is bullish EDITOR’S NOTE; The following are Exerpts from a speech given recently by Richard L. Feltner, assistant secretary for Marketing and Consumer Services, USDA, before the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, Inc. i ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A few weeks ago, a 143- tare farm in north central Illinois sold for 13,925 an acre. It was a record for the area - tad one of the highest prices ever paid for [arm land in the Midwest. The price tag tells more than thousands of words and pictures about American I Hay I seeds I scarce Pr By DIETER KRIEGf H HINKLETOWN, Pa. - ■‘Certified seed Swill be short Hn supply and juices up,” Venn StateagronOHust 353m' Baylor told a group of far- Hiers here on 'Wednesday Bight. He noted that 1976 was - Hfe disastrous year Tor seed production for just about all Borage crops; that there is a' Bieavy demand for U.S. seed? Hue to the European drought, Hnd that the U. S. crop whs Bhort due to drought in the Bar West, where most of the Bountry’s seed crops are Brown. ■ Baylor, who specializes in Borage crops at Penn State, mas in Lancaster County to Bddress a group of men at Rbe Hinkletown Alternative ■pool, here. Although the BSeeting was attended by B>nly 13 farmers, the mudience was hungry for Bnowledge. Baylor was kept Busy for more than an hour Bnswering questions per- Bainmg to forage crop B r0 duct i o n and Bnanagement. His main topic ■ /Continued on Page 14) D* - - John Baylor agriculture in the last quarter of the 20th Century. It is evidence of the successes of the past and of the immense potenital ahead. Most important, farm land selling at that price - a figure which corresponds to the ' “Agriculture will he page 1 news for a long time to come.” national average net farm operator income a decade ago - indicates: For American apiculture, the future is bullish. In a world of uncertainty, that means a Lancaster County’s top dairymen for colored * breeds, according to DHIA production figures, are, left to right, George Hough, Jerseys; Harold Shelly, 71 dairymen top 600 lbs. fat By SALLY BAIR Feature Writer SMOKETOWN, Pa. - A record 71 Lancaster County dairymen were honored for First hatch of sorted tobacco bought LANCASTER, Pa. - Tobacco buyers are out on the farms now, trying to locate top quality sorted crops for packing at the warehouse. And, according to farmers in the area, some buyers have been out for as long as three weeks and are offering up to 70 cents per pound, sorted and tied on the farm. That’s anywhere from two to five cents higher than last year and at least a month ahead of schedule. Local buyers report, however, that the buying season hasn’t really begun yet, and that most of the big companies aren’t out. Those that are have found the buying to be somewhat Servina The Centro/ and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 11,1976 having attained records of over 600 pounds of fat at the annual meeting of the Red Rose Dairy Herd Im provement Association held slow with a high amount of resistance from the fanners since the majority aren’t receptive to- the idea of sorting their crop, and for the most part are holding out for 65 cents per pound for pull off. In this issue Farm Calendar 10 Editorial comments 10 Rural Route 12 Weather Report 20 Berks DHIA 21 Classifieds 27 Homestead Notes 50 Ida’s Notebook 52 Home on the Range 54 Jr. Cooking Edition 55 Craft features 56,60 lot. We can face the future with faith because of our achievements. All of us know how the American farmer has harnessed science and technology to make better use of ' his resources. We have seen the record harvests; the new confidence and freedom in agriculture brought about by market oriented farm policies. American agriculture has what it takes to provide a bountiful supply of food to the 216 Ayrshires; K.D. Linde, Guernseys; and Donald Trimble, Brown Swiss. Tuesday at Good and Plenty Restaurant. Two men were recognized for having herds which topped the 700 pound mark. The reasoning behind the higher price is that cost of production is up, and also, drought in other parts of the country may cause a higher demand, therefore calling for a higher price. As a result of the present My Thoughts 58 Bicentennial farm 63 Young farmer feature 65 Berks Holstein meeting 68 Life on the farm 73 4-H horse club banquet 75 Lancaster DHIA 79 Facts for dairymen 80 Manure management 87 Public Sales Register 89 Sale Reports 94 million people of our land, and millions more people abroad - today and tomorrow. Rising consumer incomes in this world of 4 billion persons - headed for 2 to 3 billion more by the year 2000 - inevitably will boost the demand by leaps and bounds for more and better quality food. This phenomenon, often known as the race between the plow and the stork, will have a profound effect on American agriculture in the years ahead. We’ve seen only the beginning. For a measure of significance, [Continued on Page 17] Rufus G. Martin, Bphrata Rl, had the highest herd for fat and milk production in (Continued on Page 161 conditions, buyers estimate that less than 100 acres have actually been sold in Lan caster County. It is also predicted that what will be sold in the future will mostly be pull off rather than sorted and tied. This year’s crop is of excellent quality in some parts of the growing region, while in others it is hail cut and stunted from too much rain. Weather for curing was also excellent this year with clear, breezy days which resulted in stretchy, chestnut-colored tobacco. Heavy crops are repor tedly yielding as much as 1,800 to 2000 pounds per acre. $4.00 Per Year Feeding patterns changed By DIETER KRIEG LEINBACHS, Pa. - The economics of dairy farming have changed drastically enough in recent years to create new feeding patterns, nutrient balances and production levels. “We must take time to examine the situation,” urges Penn State dairy specialist Don Ace. The Extension dairyman was in southeastern Penn sylvania this week to offer his remarks at four Dairy Day programs, one of which was scheduled here at the Berks County Agricultural Center. Others on the program with Ace were Penn State Extension Veterinarian Lawrence Hutchinson and Extension Agricultural Engineer Gerald Bodman. Please see articles on their presen tations on pages 24 and 87, respectively. ' According to Ace, one of the primary problems he’s encountering in dairy herds is that not enough forages, or at least high-quality forages are being fed. “You can’t [Continued from Page 19] Don Ace
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