—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jatv 8,1977
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Increased price supports favored
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary
Raymond J. Kerstetter has called for a yearly increase in
target price supports as part of a federal Agriculture and
Consumer Protection Act in 1977 which would provide a
balance of all interests affected by policy decisions.
“We are all in the same game,” Kerstetter said. “We all
lose when the fanner, the processor or the consumer loses.
No one segment of agriculture and the food distribution
process can live alone, we are all interdependent.”
“The basic authority for our federal farm legislation will
expire at the end of the 1977 crop years, so Congress must
decide at what level to set price supports, target prices and
loan levels. We need these contained in a national food policy
which would recognize agricultural production, producer
incentives, nutritional standards, food distribution problems,
commodity reserves and consumer needs,” Kerstetter said.
“Our farm program should seek to assure a minimum level
of income security and protection from disasters for farin
producers. Although price supports will not be the only
component of our farm policy, it clearly will be one of the
most important and most difficult to decide upon.”
Support payments under the target price concept are
primarily to supplement the income effects of short-term
price fluctuations. Disaster payments are designed $o protect
the producer against the economic impact of natural
disasters.
Kerstetter said that target prices 'for the three major
commodities should be set at the full cost of production.
“Obviously the costs of production vary widely with the costs
We’re ready
when
you-are.
of land and the yield per acre. But we have reasonably good
estimates of 1974 and 1973 crop production costs which can be
used for projections of costs for 1977, 1978 and the future,"
Kerstetter said.
Target prices should be increased yearly to a figure at the
total cost of production, including a reasonable charge for
' land, according to Kerstetter.
The introduction of the target price concept came in the
1973 Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act. The purpose
HARRISBURG - Penn
sylvania’s poultry
production dipped slightly
during the week ending
December 25, 1976, but
maintained level above last
year’s production, according
to the Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service.
Placements of broiler
chicks were 1,688,000. The
placements were five per
cent below the previous
week, but 22 per cent above
the corresponding week a
year earlier.
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Average placements
during the past ten weeks
were 30 per cent above a
year ago.
In the 21 key poultry
producing states,
placements were 60,602,000.
This figure is about the same
as the previous week and
seven per cent above the
same week in 1975.
Average placements in the
21 key states during the past
ten weeks were five per cent
above a year ago.
of the target price is to provide a basis for varying Drip,
support payments toprpducers inversely with market pn c l
This eliminates a* great swine in income or loss to fop
producer during any crop year. e
No payments are made to fanners if the market prices are
above the established market price. If market prices fan
below the target price, then support payments are made for
the difference, under the present act.
No price support payments have been made through foe
first three years of operation of the 1973 Agriculture and
Consumer Protection Act. Total payments to any person
under the 1973 act are limited to $20,000 per year for p nce
support and disaster payments.
MARYLAND
PBJr Herd
Dispersal
At The-
NEW HOUAND SALES STABLES, INC.
SATURDAY, JAN. 12,1977
This herd consists of all Holsteins. Some fresh &
close springers. The balance all stages of lactation. A
good selection of cows bred back to freshen all months
of the year. All are home raised, being sold do to farm
- lease expiring.
Farmers, if you need cows, plan to see this sale.
Thirty day TB & blood tested. Pregnancy examined.
Consigned by
GLENN FITE
R 2 - '
Quarryviile, Pa.
Home PH: 1-717-786-2750
Sale Office 1-717-786-1725
Public Sale
FARM MACHINERY
45 HEIFERS, REGISTERED AND GRADES
SATURDAY, FEB. 26, 1977
At 10:00 A.M. Sharp
Located along Route 272, 3 miles South of Buck
or 16 miles South of Lancaster.
Sires of heifers:
Penstate Ivanhoe Star
Whittier Farms Apollo Rocket _
Harrisburg Gay Ideal
Paclamar Triune Complete
Others selling out of Supreme Elevation & Ravenion
Daughters;
Ten registered heifers selling out of dam from 600 lbs.
to 875 lbs. of fat. Twenty to Twenty-five bred heifers.
FARM MACHINERY
4020 J O with blower, heat bouser, roll guard; 3020 JD
tractor with chains; 2020 J D tractor with heat houser;
super H Fannall; Ferguson 30 with 12 speeds; Davis
loader, fork, dirt scoop; tractor chains; Ford
Ferguson with standard and high range; 2 way three
bottom plow; Allis chahners 32 disc; 12 ft: brillian
cultimulcher; 3 point orchard harrow; 494-A four row J
D complanter with insecticides; com ensilage &
haylage; 65 J D blower with Approx. 50 ft. pipe; J D 38
two row chopper with hay pickup; J D three point PTO
rake; 24 T JD bailer with thrower; 300 J D elevator; 36
ft. N H elevator excellent condition used 3 seasons; J D
216 chuck wagon; 125 & 115 chuck wagons; PTO 10
Hesston haybine; 2 hay wagons with high sides; 16-A J
D flail chopper; 507 J D gyro mower; 54 J D manure
spreader with hydraulic tail gate; portable hoof
trimming-table; J D 8 ft. blade with wings; PTO
seeder; 25-A JDS point sprayer; J Dl5 disc grain drill
with band seeder & press wheels; J M & little giant bin
wagons; 8 ft. V snow blade; 3 J D two way cylinders;
cross heavy duty cylinder; Unico feed cart; wheel
barrow; portable hay bin; hay ropes; 42’ McDade hay
fan w-7 hrp motor; bailer twine; three point drop
cleaner; continental bolt bin; metal welding table;
Forney welder; drill bits; black & decker % & V*. drills;
% ton chain hoist; anvil; log chains; push pole; 55 gal.
drums; seed com; wooden gates; oak planks; milker
pump & motor; lots of tools; trailer load of sawed
locust post; ice house lockers. Many more items to
numerous to mention. Not,responsible for accidents
day of sale.
If in need of good farm machinery don’t miss this sale
Refreshments available
Aucts: Lloyd H. Kreider
Everett Kreider
Randal Kline
CUUR & BETTY MAYE KREIDER
Sale by