U.S, agriculture illustrated graphically
Editor’s Note: Charts used in this ar
ticle are from the 1978 Handbook of
Agricultural Chart*, which has just
been released.
After rising sharply in the early
1970’5, prices received by farmers
weakened in mid-1977, recovering later
in the year. For 1978, prices are expected
to average about 15 percent above 1977.
As for prices paid by farmers, they
have more than doubled during the past
decade. The rate of gain is likely to ac
celerate m 1978, but remain below 1973-
74 levels.
Other news on the homefront in
cludes: ' ,
• U.S. farm population numbered
about 1.9 million in 1977, down 20 per
cent from 1970 and 50 percent from
1960.
• Farm operator families, and a large
ly overlapping group defined as “people
living on farms,” earned nearly 60 per
cent of their income from off-farm
sources during the past 2 v para
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Prices Received By Farmers For Major Commodities
CALENDAR YEARS
$/CWT
50 r
$/CWT
50 r
Cattle
10 L
0/LB.
30 r
Broilers
10
1965
• Crop production in 1978 is near last
year’s level, while cropland used for
Hogs
10 L- I —*■
$/CWT
10 r
Milk
i_i 2 Ll
78 65
$/BU
5 r
$/BU
8 r
1965/66
1978 and 1978/79 preli
mary
PUBLIC AUCTION
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
FURNITURE
& GARDEN TRACTOR
SATURDAY DECEMBER 9
At 11:00 A.M.
Location: 175 Harvey Road, Landisville. Take
old Harrisburg Pike West from Lancaster to
Townciock in Landisville, turn left - proceed to
Harvey Road.
Wurlitzer piano, Cochrane Dining rtn. suit with
hutch, airline color TV, Corryola wind-up record
player w/records, 4 pc. heavy pine bedroom suit, 5 pc.
Waterfall bedroom suit, 4 pc. modern family room suit,
dinnette set, Frigidaire 20 c.f. refrigerator
w/refreshment center, Signature 17 c.f. refrigerator,
Hot Point double oven and range, GE washer & dryer,
living room suit, coffee & end tables, full size Williams
pinball machine, AM & FM stereo w/turn table, tape
deck, old childs captain’s chair, metal desk & chair,
oak night stand, dry sink, repo spinning wheel, elec.
Cord organ, table & floor lamps, cedar chest,
Damascua treadle sewing machine, Air Hockey set,
pots & pans, kitchen utensils, ironstone pitcher,
Hamilton blender, pictures & frames, figurines,
fireplace set w/glass doors, Revell N gauge Micro
train set w/layout, Marx elec, train set, lots of
Christmas decorations, wall clocks, TV game set,
three 24” 10-speed boys bikes like new, Wilson golf
clubs, garden tools, 20’ alum. ext. Ladder, lawn
sweeper.
Tractor: Montgomery Ward 8 hp. w/mower & snow
blade.
Auctioneer’s Note: Come early, few small items.
This is a house full of very dean furniture and
household goods. Ideal for your Christmas shopping.
Sale By:
CHRIST GETTEL
Auctioneers:
Burnell L. Buchen 665-2667
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 2,1978
CROP YEARS
$/BU
Wheat
Soybeans
78/79 65/66
crops is’down 3 percent, after 5 years of
increase. Crop production per acre is at
a record level.
Crop And Livestock Production
% of 1967
130 j 1 !
120
Crop production / \ /
no J Y
/'X/H ' \/ — **
100 £
Livestock production
90 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ■ 1 1 1 1 1—
1967
1978 preliminary
ICHicken:
for you and good for your budget
. Corn
0/LB
60 r
Cotton
47
78/79