—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1978
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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
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TOTAL VALUE - ALL AGRIC. PRODUCTS 335,180,200
SOURCE OF INFORMATION - PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CROP AND LIVESTOCK ANNUAL SUMMARY
Garden Spot’s
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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
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