—uncisttf Finniiic. sjhinUy_, Octobtr 7. t97g Fertilizer and grain affected 40 Car shortage sparks complaints and research f WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation’s railroads are “woefully incapable” of shipping fertilizer or agricultural foodstuffs to the marketplace, according to the president of The Fer tilizer Institute, in remarks last week to a House sub committee. Edwin M. Wheeler en couraged favorable action on a bill, before the House Ways and Means Sub committee on Trade, to temporarily remove duty on hopper cars manufactured and shipped into the U.S. by Mexico. Wheeler said that there are “simply not enough hopper cars, locomotives or serviceable tracks” in the U.S. to keep pace with demand. the industry association president quoted a recent news release from the Association of American Railroads, which labeled its August backlog of cars (on order and undelivered) as the “highest figure since April 1975.” The August backlog was listed as 75,573 cars compared to the April 1975 backlog of 78,860. Wheeler predicted that fertilizer products, moving to farms for Fall application, will compete with agricultural commodities enroute to domestic and foreign markets. 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HIESIAND DISTRIBUTORS, INC. 1830 STATE STREET EAST PETERSBURG, PA PHONE: 717-569-7397 HOURS: Mon. thru Fri. 10-5 Sat. 10-2 Calling on the legislators to recommend passage of the bill, Wheeler said that by allowing Mexican cars to enter duty-free, the U.S. can “hopefully ease the movement of its commerce to the marketplace and fertilizer to the farm for Fall apr l ’ / '^ vi f'n ” Myers’ farm for sale LANCASTER The “Black and White Holstein Farm, through which thousands of head of dairy cattle were sold in the past 10 years, will be sold at auction on Oct. 12. The sale comes by order of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Myers, owners. The Louis Traiman Auction Co. will conduct the sale. Myers, who is known to most Holstein dairymen in Pennsylvania, will also be selling a second farm, known as Stony Battery Farm, Landisville. The Landisville farm will go on the block at 1 p.m.; the Black and White Holstein Farm, which is adjacent to Route 283, will be bidded on beginning at 2:30 p.m WHAT'S MEW j GESTATION STALL The new “Better-Bilt” gestation stall permits limited feeding of each sow with choice of either lift out or swinging gates, says the manufacturer. Constructed of full one inch steel pipe for long service, replaceable tab feet for fastening to floor, it is adjustable from 22 inches to 24 inches in width with overall dimensions of 40 inches high and 84 inches long. , The stall can be used with individual pan type feeders or built-in concrete trough. Bolt together construction provides ease of handling 1 The bill, to suspend duties on Mexican railcars for two years, has been endorsed by the U.S. State Department and the Office of Management and Budget. Meanwhile, scientists at the USDA research facilities at Beltsville say that a dual and installation, says the manufacturer. 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The shortage is currently an( * arme p cannot move After grain is unloaded, running about 46,000 cars per stored grain off the farm the cars can be reloaded day, according to USDA. because elevators are with packaged or palletized This figure represents the bill- Storing grain products stacked on the number of cars needed over ov ? r *°ng periods of time grated flooring. When not and above those available to reduces the quality of the needed for hauling grain, fill customers’ orders, gram and raises the storage these cars can be used year Although buying more cars costs. And, farmers cannot ’round like conventional would ease the shortage, choose the best time to sell boxcars, railroads are reluctant to their grain. A study of the new railcars invest heavily in hopper cars Prototypes of the newdual- is being conducted under a because they can haul bulk purpose boxcars, now being cooperative agreement cargo such as grain and tested, have hauled grain between SEA’s Transporta soybeans one way, but they one way and packaged tionandPackaging Research must make the return trip freight such as boxed cereals Laboratory at Beltsville, empty. Since the cars make “ le other. The prototypes Maryland, and the Milwau only about Bto 10 trips per have standard hopper kee Railroad. Based on this year, the return on the bottoms and full-length roof- study, a new, larger, lighter carriers’ investment in the loading troughs so that grain weight prototype wffl be cars is relatively low, says p Bll be loaded and unloaded designed to further improve Philip Breakiron of USDA’s JS conventional manner, the efficiency and reduce the Science and Education They are also equipped with costs of hauling bulk ai#-- Administration. plug-type side doors and a packaged cargo. I bTcoctoberl ! i MF1450-14H.P. MF1650-16H.P. 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