—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 18,1978
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Sheep inventory told
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Sheep and lamb numbers in
the U.S. on January 1, 1978,
totaled nearly 12.4 million
head, according to the Crop
Reporting Board. This was
three per cent below' a year
earlier and down seven per
cent from January 1, 1976.
The January 1, 1978 in
ventory value of all sheep
and lambs climbed to $638.5
million from $541.3 million
on January 1, 1977, as the
Grant praises House of Reps.
PARK RIDGE, 111. Allan about products, services and their own minds and set the
Grant today praised health hazards, but the real course of their own lives and
members of the House of effect of the proposed law actions”, he added.
Representatives for soundly would have been to strangle “We salute the 227
defeating proposed Americans in still more members of Congress who
legislation that would have federal regulations,” the recognized that right with
created what he termed “a farm leader said. their votes against creating
giant” new federal con- “Consumers have the another federal mon
sumer protection agency. primary right to make up strosity,” Grant concluded.
Grant, president of the
American Farm Bureau
Federation, said the wide
margin of the “no” vote (227-
189) indicates that most
Americans want less control
of their daily lives by big
government.
“We fought hard to defeat
this measure, because we do
not think the government
can protect every consumer
in each transaction without
infringing on personal
freedoms,” Grant said.
“Of course, consumers
have the right to know all
BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT
average value per head rose
to a record high of $51.50 this
year from $42.40 a year
earlier.
The inventory included
10.8 million stock sheep,
down two per cent from
January 1, 1977. Ewes one
year old and older, ac
counting for 80 per cent of all
stock sheep, decreased three
per cent to 8.6 million head.
Wethers and rams one year
old and over accounted for
MINERAL BOWL
The new all cast mineral
or salt bowl was developed
because of a demand from
farmers. There are many
benefits of having free
choice mineral available to
the cows and calves at all
times, especially in the
Winter. There was a need for
a mineral bowl that would
HORSEPOWER IS TOO
EXPENSIVE TO WASTE
Stop bp any time and line up a spring demonstration.
372,000 head, up three per
cent from a year earlier.
Ewe lambs, at 1.5 million
head, were up six per cent
while wether and ram lambs
fell 15 per cent to 324,000
head.
The January 1, 1978
estimate for Nebraska in
cludes sheep from Wyoming,
Utah and Colorado that are
being wintered in Nebraska.
The 1977 lamb crop of 8.6
million head was three per
WHAT'S NEW
. _ ft
stand up under the stress
that they receive.
These mineral bowls are
coated with a brushed
aluminum epoxy that will
withstand rust, salt,
minerals, and acid. Each
weighs seven pounds.
For more information,
contact Show-Ease Stall Co.,
573 Willow Rd, Lancaster,
Pa. 17601. Phone is 717-299-
2536.
cent below the "'previous
year. Breeding ewes one
year old and older on
January 1, 1977, were down
five per cent from- a year
earlier but ewe lambs were
STEIGER PUTS MORE HORSEPOWER TO WO
THAN ANY OTHER 4WD TRACTOR.
In big tractors, horsepower is only half the story. 1
other half is weight.
If a tractor doesn’t have enough weight to hold
power to the ground, then a lot of those horses will gc
waste. It’s called traction and if your big trac
doesn’t have it, wheel spin will keep you from using
the horses you paid for.
In recent independent tests, Steiger 4WD tracto
demonstrated the highest percentage of engine h
sepower delivered to the drawbar pin. Steigers defivei
an average 84.08% of the engine horsepower to 1
drawbar pin.
The competition averaged 75.81%. That's drivel
efficiency.
Other categories dominated by these big, beauti
Steigers included fuel efficiency and cab quietness. S(
you’re looking at 4WD tractors, take a look at Steiger a
compare.
•According to official observed independent tests.
Specific details available from your Steiger dealer,
uj) five per cent. The 1977 market in
lambing rate was 97 lambs feeding' stab
per 100 ewes, compared with million head, i
95 in 1976 and 98 in 1975. cent from the
Sheep and lambs on feed and down 14
January 1 for slaughter the January!
Who's
going to pay
ouroilbill
if we bankrupt
the farmer
In the federal fiscal year ending
September 30,1977, American fanners
exported $24 billion of foodstuffs to help offset
the staggering bill for oil imports.
Yet, farm income, discounting inflation,
is at its lowest level in more than 40 years.
Support the American farmer.
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