—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1978 28 COWODITY DAIRY PRODUCTS POULTRY BROILER LAYERS S EGGS OTHERS CATTLE S CALVES HOGS SHEEP TOTAL VALUE - LIVESTOCK I POULTRY NUMBER OF FARMS MAJOR CROPS ACRES 115,500 CORN-GRAIN 61,220 -SILAGE 32,300 WHEAT 14,900 BARLEY 3,400 OATS 1,860 POTATOES TOBACCO 10,750 84,000 HAY VEGETABLES 2,840 FRUITS OTHER TOTAL VALUE - ALL CROPS TOTAL ACRES - FIELD CROPS 327,700 VALUE LIVESTOCK & POULTRY (From Page I) TOTAL VALUE - ALL AGRIC. PRODUCTS 335,180,200 SOURCE OF INFORMATION - PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CROP AND LIVESTOCK ANNUAL SUMMARY Garden Spot’s (Continued from Page 1) the state for “other” phases of poultry agriculture such as turkeys, and is third in sheep production. All segments of animal agriculture showed moderate to 1975 VALUE $ UNITS 83,375,000 81,200 (cows) 32,057,000 24,822,000 37,564.000 3,592,000 3,418,700 81,857,800 246,000 12,213,600 169,100 255.100 7,900 $250,741,200 5,865 1975 VALUE I AVG. YIELD 26,803,000 90.1 bu. 20,487,000 v 18.0 T 3,334,060 35.7 bu. 1,464,700 56.2 bu. 265,000 48.7 bu. 2,860,300 245 Cw+ 10,295,170 1650 lbs 14,653,000 2.76 T 2,525,700 962,000 789,070 % 84,439,000 250,741.200 LANCASTER COUNTY AGRICULTURE UNITS RANK 102,480,000, 85,800 (cows) 28/349,000 3.428,000 242,000 180,300 7,100 $276,432,300 5,785 1976 AVG. YIELD ACRES 121,800 94.3 bu. 17.8 T 55,400 35.4 bu. 30,000 14,200 49.9 bu 53.7 bu 3,000 1,770 284 Cwt 1747 lbs 12,060 2.77 T 80,000 2,655 322,800 good gains except dairy and sheep. Both recorded a drop in total product value as well as numbers. Sheep, for in stance, plummeted from 7900 head in 1975 to 7100 in 1976 and just 5300 head in 1977. Dairy cows fell from 85,800 head in 1976 to 83,700 last year. The dairy segment of the Garden Spot’s agricultural economy jumped a phenomenal $l9 million In 1976 - to $102,480,000 - but dropped by just over a million in 1977 - to $101,265,000. The value for sheep dropped from $203,100 m 1976 to $194,100 in 1977. Total value of livestock and poultry for last year was $289,450,300, compared to $276,432,300 in 1976. Poultry, cattle, and calves and hogs accounted for all the increase. Total value of crons grown in the county increased from $85,737,000 in 1976 to $96,200,830 last year. The com crop led the list with a total value of more than $49 million. That divides about equally for silage and gram com, with grain having a shght edge. The year before corn for grain led with $27,569,000. The Garden Spot’s hay crop had a value of more than $l7 million last year, compared to shghtly 1976 UNITS VALUE $ RANK 33,268,000 31,034,000 40,092,000 6,321,200 87,846,000 8.456,000 203,100 VALUE $ ACRES 27,569.000 1)4,600 J 8,208,000 3,359,300 1,546,700 258,000 2,386,000 12,639,000 15,075,000 2,560,000 1.072,000 1,064,000 I 85,737,000 3)4,600 276,432,300 362,169,300 JUNE 1978 1977 VALUE $ 83,700 (cows) 101,265,000 33,534,000 44,794,000 4,029,900 8,514,700 89,407,300 234,000 11,741,200 197,000 194,100 5,300 $289,450,300 5,785 1977 AVG. YIELD 96.3 bu. 17.3 T 65,200 41.0 bu 25,750 58.0 bu 12,000 56,0 bu 3,500 235 Cwt 1,590 1944 lbs I 1,960 3.06 T 80,000 3,530 J 96,200.830 289,450,300 385,651,130 over $l5 million the year before. Acreage stayed the same at 80,000. Tobacco acreage dropped a bit, to 11,960 acres, but the crop’s value moved up by $l.l million - to $13,948,500. Average production last year was 1544 pounds per acre, compared to 1747 pounds the year before. Despite the drop in numbers and dollar value, the big and far-out-in-front kingpin of Lancaster County agriculture is still the dairy business. At $101,262,000, the Garden Spot’s dairy productivity accounts for more than a quarter of all commodity values. It’s nearest rival is the cattle and calves*segment, which is valued at $89,407,300, up from $87,846,000 in 1976. Close behind is the poultry industry which registered a value of $33,534,000 for broilers, $44,794,000 for layers and eggs, and $8,514,700 for other flock categories, bringing the total to $86,842,700. That’s an increase in total value of nearly $lO million from the year before - a fact which is unmatched by any other segment of agriculture in the county. Recording the most noteworthy advance in the poultry category were the owners of laying flocks. The number of layers increased nearly 30 per cent since the last report from 3,428,000 birds in 1976 to 4,029,900 birds in 1977. Product value skyrocketed from $40,092,000 in 1976 to $44,794,000 last year. The broiler industry also has something to crow about. Their numbers increased from 28,349,000 in 1976 to 33,268,000 last year. Their value came up from $31,034,000in 1976 to $33,534,000 last year. Other poultry segments, such as turkeys had a value of , $8,514,700 last year, compared to just $6,321,200 in 1976. No ' figures were released on flock sizes and toted numbers. Swine production is on the upswing in the Garden Spot. Numbers have been growing steadily over the years: 169,100 head in 1975; 180,300 head in 1976; and 197,000 head last year. Their value for 1977 was $11,741,000, compared to $8,456,000 in 1976, and $12,213,600 in 1975. Higher pork prices accounted for the higher value in 1975. While the value of cattle and calves has certainly held its own, cattle and calf numbers dropped here, the Crop and Livestock survey revealed. The 234,000 head counted RANK 2nd VALUE $ 24,841,000 24.182,000 2,373,830 1,426,800 284,300 1,827,700 13,948,500 EVERY -SW, WEDNESDAY IS m* DAIRY ET DAY AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. New Holland, PA If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from 100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price Mostly fresh and close springing Holstejns Cows from local farmers and our regular shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite, Kelly Bowser, Bill Lang, Blaine Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, H.D. Matz, and Jerry Milter. SALE STARTS 12:00 SHARP Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw & Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon. All Dairy Cows & Heifers must be eligible for Pennsylvania Health Charts. For arrangements for special sales or herd dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact Abram Diffenbach, Mgr 717-354-4341 Norman Kolb C/ rS 717 397 5538 \P V 17,136,000 3,694,000 1,077 000 2,851,000 (Turn to Page 29) ★★★★ * * *
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