28 —Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 6,1979 21st U.S. Census of Agriculture WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 1978 Census of Agriculture gets underway this week with the mailing of report forms to all farms and ranches in 50 States, the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Farmers and ranchers are being asked to report on their agricultural operations during 1978. This 1978 cen sus, the Nation’s 21st farm census in a series that started in 1840, will update most recently obtained in 1975 for 1974 operations. Information will be sought on all agricultural operations. With report forms for the 1978 census drastically reduced from the 22 pages of the last census, most agricultural operators will receive a four-page form in the mail,' and about 20 per cent will receive a five-page version. The overall time required by farmers to complete the form has been reduced by more than one third. The census will continue to monitor trends m domestic ownership and control of land. The last census showed a five-year gain in the number of U.S. corporate farms from 22,000 to 29,000; the amount of acreage they farmed rose from 80 to 97 million acres, and the value of their farm products rose from $6 billion to $l4 billion. The census asks whether the farm is operated by a family or individual, a partnership, a family-held corporation, an investor owned corporation with more than 10 stockholders, or some other legal entity such as cooperative, estate or trust, grazing association, etc. The apparent increase in foreign ownership of land has raised questions in the Congress and with business and agricultural groups. In 1974 a Department of Commerce survey showed about 5 million acres of the Nation’s one billion acres of farm land were owned by foregin interests, or less than one-half of one per cent of the total. The new farm census will measure the increase Each report form will have a control number printed on the address label. Because response is required by law (Title 13, U. S. Code), each control number must be accounted for by the Bureau of the Census Follow-up letters will be sent to non respondents. Everyone who receives the agriculture census report form should answer the fust four items and as much more of the report as applies, and return it. All things considered HEREFORD FOR ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING HEREFORD BULLS OR FEMALES No Cott...No OUiz»tion Contact Your American Hereford Association Field Representative RICK HiGKENBOTTOM 715 Hereford Drive Kansas City. Mo. 64105 816/842-3757 AREA. New York, Pennsylvania New England Despite careful screening of the mailing lists used, some persons not engaged m agricultural activities will receive report forms. Those persons should return the form with that fact noted in order to stop additional mailings. The 1978 Census of Agriculture will be con ducted as follows: All respondents will be NOWTHAT YOU HAVE A CHOICE... Compare Sealstor with Harvestore From top to bottom, feature by feature. Then buy the one that gives you the most for your money Six years ago when we decided to get into the feed processing and storage bus mess we knew being just as good wouidn t be nearly good enough So wo made a decision to design en gmeer and build the very best top loading bottom-unloading glass (used to steel oxygen limiting feed storage and proces sing structure that could be built By any body At any price And we re convinced that we suc ceeded Now we must convince the man who really counts Vou Thats why we invite you urge . you to compare Compare Sealstor to Harvestore with an open objective mind Compare the roofs The breather system The sheets The nuts and bolls The ladders and safety rails The total storage capac ity And the bottom unloaders Then check out Sealstor and your Sealstordealer We re not as big as A O Smith Harvestore We don t have as many dealers And we haven t been in the feed storage business as long as olde blue Not by a long shot But thats good Because we don t think we own the market That s why wgTtave worked so hard to bring you a superior product And that s why we back it with the strongest guarantee in the industry Plus the very best factory trained service people, we can put in the field In addition, we otter you stability and integrity Both Sealstor and your Sealstor dealer are morally and financially commit ted to the agricultural community in gen eral and to each Sealstor owner individu ally Our responsibility to you doesn t end with the erection of your new Sealstor That s just the beginning Our follow-up is thorough and professional We will do ev erythmg in our power to assure you of maximum returns on your investment To our knowledge there isnt one Sealstor structure in operation today that isn t func honing as it was intended to function and delivering the savings in time and labor it was designed to deliver The truth is for many years Harvestore had little or no competition Now they do And because they do you re the boss You now have a choice So make sure you're getting the best product your money can buy It's the American way' Compare PRESERVE THE WORLD S BEST FEED IN THE WORLDS FINEST STRUCTURES NATURALLY! SYSTEMS ! Sealstor and American Farm Systems are registered trademarks of » American Farm Systems Inc a division of Southwestern Porcelain Inc | Sand Springs Oklahoma I NAME I ADDRESS | CITY I TELEPHONE (include area code) ! #OF ANIMALS I ON FEED-HOG 1 ACRES asked to report either from their records or by estimate, the' following information: amount of farm acreage by type of ownership; land use; acreage, production, and sales of crops; inventory, number sold, and sales value of livestock and poultry; and selected characteristics of farm operators and farm management. About 20 per cent will receive an additional page COMPARE! Clip and mail coupon to: PENN DUTCH FARM SYSTEMS, INC. SEALSTOR THE NEW BLUE Box 8,2753 Creek Hill Rd. Leola, Pa. 17540 Ph: 717-656-2036 STATE ZIP^ BEEF MORE INFORMATION □ STUDENT □ [ seeking answers to: value of land and buildings; selected production expenses; -selected farm equipment; hired farm labor; fertilizer and pesticide use; and petroleum fuel usageand storage capacity. ' .. Congress and Federal agencies, as well as agricultural and business organizations, universities and other groups rely on this information to develop and \ er-> i ~ DAIRY beginning now revise farm programs. Individual farmers may benefit from a railroad allocating storage cars during grain harvest, or from farm machinery or bulk dealerships being located in new areas of farm development.- - Stressing that publication of its' data will be ac complished more speedily in this census, Burerau of ficials are setting October Sealstor vvs. Harvestore A top to bottom, feature by feature comparison. Btheroof: Sealstor s dome-shaped fiberglas roof is more expensive to manufacture than a steel roof But it provides major benefits Its , ■ roomier We can place the breather bags up I high Out of the way This gives you extra BL ■ storage capacity Our fiberglas roof is smooth, tough and durable, too Just like a top quality boat And fiberglas doesn t absorb heat like steel So there s less heat build up in a Sealstor Our roof panels are-larger We require fewer panels Fewer panels fewer searps fewer nuts fewer bolts That adds up to less chance of leakage HPS9MB H THE STEPS; The steps on topof a Sealstor are recessed \'r / ' ' right into a roof panel Not added on They I/V j are solid Safe and Solid Just like a Sealstor’ II THE BREATHER SYSTEM; Our newly designed breather bags of lough heavy gauge vinyl are positioned high up in our dome-shaped roof They re easy to reach convenient to service □ the ladder and cage The Sealstor access ladder and cage feature a rolled section vertical leg upset embossed rungs and strong industrial weight stringers and boops Its not a quickie angle and rung affair Its lop quality every step of tffe'way'Just like Se'afstor l OTHE SHEETS Sealstor sheets are calibrated from 070 to v 4 depending on location and structure size No sealed structure is stronger It takes fewer of our bigger sheets to builcFa structure too Fewer feel of seam lines - less chance ot leakage And our closer bolt spacing means-tighter seams OTOTAL STORAGE CAPACITY: In addition to the extra space in our roof Sealstor delivers extra capacity in another way In our roof we have a forage distributor which mixes the forage evenly throughout the structure This usually results in approximately 15% greater density of feed That means you can pack up to 15% more forage in every cubic foot of storage space. That s extra economy extra effi ciency extra savings That s Sealstor' OtHE BOTTOM UNLOADER: Sealstor features a Laidig auger sweep arm and discharge un loader The original unit price of the Laidig is higher than chain type unloaders But ten years of on-farm experience proves that the Laidig will handle a wider variety of materials at a lower operating cost With a Laidig there are no costly chains to break and shotlarming is unnecessary Our experience indicates that your maintenance savings may exceed $1,000.00 per year when compared to chain-type unloaders And there s more With Sealstor the unloader drive is around the track near the outside of the-base We work with the law of the lever. Not against it as with chain-type unloaders It is this extra power and leverage that permits us to work our unloader harder by packing more feed into every cubic foot of storage space With Sealstor you get top quality parts and workmanship You get more feed in every cubic foot You get Laidig dependabil ity You get super maintenance savings So now that you have a choice make the most of it COMPARE' LOOK FOR THE BLUE SILO AT THE PA FARM SHOW! ★ ★ Free Coffee ★ ★ 1979 as the beginning 4 issuance deadline for u than 3,00 individual com They expect to publish additional volumes statistical information the State and Nation q the following two years Census officials also p, to these features of the) census: A second copy of the rs form which the respond , (Turn to Page 42)
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