e last look
County. That was - At the Lancaster County
Strauss’ 230-pound Tobacco Show, held at the
Farm and Home Center
'ax meetings slated
TV PARK - Penn State University and the
ive Extension-Service are scheduling meetings
it the state on'farm income-tax.
-ation fee of $5 will be collected from each family
day of the meeting to cover the cost of materials
ies for instruction.
< number of changes in the farm income tax laws
res indicate that the attendance in the '1977
will be greater than usual,
meetings will be held on the following dates and
tune: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
l, 1977. Ridgeway, Royal Motel, one mile South on
1, 1977. MeadvUle, Holiday Inn, two miles West on
6, 1977. Butler, Friendship Federal Savings &
th Main Street.
18,1977. Chambersburg, Holiday Inn, Southside,
Route 316 and Interstate 81 (Wayne Avenue
19.1977. Lancaster, Farm and Home Center, from
j by-pass take Route 72 south one-half mile, east on
Hoad next to Jones Pontiac.
20, 1977. Allentown, Trcxlertown Grange, Route
in Trcxlertown and Wescosville. . '
25, 1977. Mansfield, St. James Episcopal', Parish
field.
26, 1977. Lewisburg, Country Cupboard, mile
Unite 15, Lewisburg.
27, 1977. Tamaqua, Leibys Ice Cream House,
and 309, three miles south of Tamaqua.
success this year was not achieved by us
'ne Your friendship, trust and continuing
tronage were certainly important factors.
ve resolved to make every attempt to serve
■ even better next year. So, in the New
lr as always, you can expect the good
ace and quality you've come to depend on
for Our sales and service staff joins in
f>mg everyone a wonderful day and a
'PY New Year'
H. Brubaker, Inc.
350 StrasJrurg Pifre
Lancaster
397 5179
i- Noss & Son, Inc.
RD2 Ofey PA
215 987-6257
% A. Klopp, Inc.
Bernville PA
215 488-1500
215 488-1510
Wiley & Son, Inc.
101 S Lime St
Quarryvilje PA
786-2895
Agricultural Industrial Equip. Co.
' Rt 273.
Rising Sun. MO
301-658-5568
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Happy
New
Year!
prom Your
Sperry Now Holland
Dealer.
I. G. Ag Sales
Silverdale PA 18962
215-257-5136
Hermit K. Kistier
Lynnport PA
215-298-3270
Roy A. Brubaker
700 WoodcrestAve
Lit* PA
626-7766
A.B.C. Groff, Inc.
' 110 S Railroad Ave
New Holland
354-4191
prior to the opening of the
B'arm Show on Jan. s,~judges
announced that the 197$
tobacco crop was down in
quality compared to other
years. One. big indication
was that the number of
entrees were down
significantly - from 200
entries a few years ago to 111
in 1976.
'A quick check of markets
in early January, compared
to late December 1976,
reveals: The Baltimore egg
market, supply ample,
undertone weak, large
mostly 77-80, mediums 75-82,
mostly 75-78. Last week that
same market was quoted as
steady, demand remains
fairly - good, supplies
adequate, large 88-91,
medium 84-87.
Alfalfa hay was selling far
as high as $lOO per ton at"
Lancaster County auctions,
with the lowest given
quotation being ,$64. Last
week the range was con
siderably wider, with one
load reportedly selling for
$6O, while the top-notch stuff
fetched $l2O.
- Lancaster County grain
prices last January were
$63.70 per ton of ear corn
picked-up at the mill,
compared to $58.00 at year’s
end. Barley sold for $2.15 per
bushel at the mill early this
year, compared to $2.43 last
week. Soybeans were at $4.27
per bushel delivered to the
mill, compared to $6.75 now.
Millers’ wheat was bought
,by mills at $2.54% per
bushel, compared to $2.76 a
year ago. „
The best slaughter cows
brought in the neighborhood
of 30 cents per pound a year
Jim Greider and his grand champion beef animal.
ago. They were priced two to
four cents lower than that
'last 'week. The top steers
commanded just under 50
cents per pound in early
January; last week they
were bringing in the low 40’s.
Veal calves 12 months ago
sold as. high as 70 cents per
pound; last week they went
as high as 68.
Hog producers were en
joying 50-cent prices at the
beginning of the year,
compared to the low 40’s in
late December.
BICENTENNIAL FARMS
The first 1976 issue of
Lancaster Fanning rang in a
series of stories on farms
which had been in the same
C irl977—7l-
family for at least 100 years.
The series began with the
Amos Risser farm,
Elizabethtown, which dates
bade to 1739, and ends with
the' Mahlon Lehman farm,
also of Elizabethtown, as this
issue goes to press. All told,
more than 30 such farms
were featured during the
past 12 months.
January 1976 was also the
month during which the No-
Till convention was held at
Hershey. A very good tur
nout was reported and of
fidals are hopeful of seeing
another capacity crowd at
this year’s convention in
Gettysburg. Ask your county
agent for details about the
Jan. 7,* 1977 event.
Meanwhile, bade in Camp
Hill, Eugene Meyer, editor of
Hoard’s Dairyman, told the
Pennsylvania Dairymen’s
Association that the short
term future of the industry
looks bright, but import
possibilities threaten the
long-term outlook. For
tunately, 1976 turned out to
be a rather good year for
most dairymen, as the first
portion of Meyer’s prediction
fulfilled itself.
While all that was gong on
in Pennsylvania, the
American Farm Bureau
Federation met in St. Louis,
Mo. to declare that a Con
stitutional amendment
should be called for to
require government fiscal
responsibility. The
association of fanners also
warned at the same con
vention that “the drive to
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make American agriculture
a public utility is becoming
an issue of overriding im
portance.”
SHELHAMER SAYS YES
Kent Shelhamer, who will
take over the reigns of
Pennsylvania’s Department
of Agriculture in two weeks,
gave his official okay to that
effect nearly a year ago,
according to a story filed in
mid-January of 1976.
Raymond Kerstetter, who
will step down as Secretary
of Agriculture this month, at
the same time indicated he
was not willing to take the
post for more than a year.
The Ephrata Jaycees
chose Tom Zartman as the
area’s outstanding young
farmer, and Lew Ayres for
the distinguished service
award, Lancaster Fanping
reported in its Jan. 24 issue.
In that same issue it was
also reported that Burton S.
Horne, professor of
agricultural engineering at
Penn State, had died on Jan.
9 in State College at the age
of 55. He had been a member
of the PSU faculty for 24
years and was well known
for his work both as an
engineer and organizer.
“Cattle market future
looks promising,” a front
page banner headline
declared in the Jan. 31 issue.
It was quoting a Penn State
economist who had an awful
lot of company in predicting
that cattle prices would be
strong throughout the year.
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