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China looks to XJ.S. to improve agriculture
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -
American agricultural
technology is a highly prized
commodity to Chinese
farmers according 'to
Holstein Association
Executive Chairman Robert
H. Runder. In efforts to raise
their standards of living, the
Chinese seek ways to in
crease the efficiency of their
livestock and they look to the
United States for the means
to achieve it.
These are the conclusions
of the Holstein official who
represented the livestock
industry on a recent visit to
the. People’s Republic of
China for the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The USDA visit made to
establish contacts between
agricultural leaders of. the
Hallowell announces acreage,
HARRISBURG - State
Agriculture Secretary
Penrose Hallowed has an
nounced that the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting
Service would take in a
nationwide survey in late
May and early June to
determine figures for 1979
acreage in production and
livestock on band on the
nation’s farms and ranches.
He noted that this would
serve as a followup to the
April 1 survey which showed
intended plantings and
livestock numbers. “The
results of this survey should
develop estimates which can
guide fanners in their future
marketings, and inform
commodity buyers, traders
and policymakers as to
agricultural expectations for
1979,” he said.
The April 1 survey showed
that farmers planned to cut
bade (hq feed grain acreage
(com, oats, sorghum and
barley) and increase the
amount of land going into the
production of soybeans,
durum wheat and cotton. A
cattle count at the start of
1979 showed the fourth
consecutive annual drop in
the current cattle cycle. Hog
numbers are the largest
since the early 1970’5, and
Spring and Summer
farrowing intentions in
dicated continued expansion
in the hog industry.
W. C, Evans, Chief
Statistician of the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting
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Agriculture Dale Hathaway.
In China, there,, are about
500,000 head of Peking black
and white cattle, descended
from imports from Holland,
Japan, Germany, Australia
and the United Kingdom But
the average amount of milk
produced per cow is low, and
these are the only real dairy
cattle the Chinese have,
Rumlersaid.
Most Chinese cattle are
dual-purpose animals out
side the urban areas, used
for both milk and beef or.
beef and work, Rumler said.
The Chinese also use water
buffaloes for milk and work,
he added.
Milk is used to make
livestock survey
Service stressed the im
portance of producer
cooperation in developing
reliable current indications
on acreage and livestock
numbers. Representatives of
Evans’ staff will interview a
cross-section of farmers,
and will mail questionnaires
to other fanners in an at
tempt to gather data for the
estimates.
Evans said that final
national and state estimates
will be published by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
Crop Reporting Board. A
report on 1979 Spring
planted acres will be
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soured-milk pioduct similar
to yogurt. In total milk
production, China ranks 21st
in the world, he said.
Rumler indicated that he
didn’t expect that China
would be importing large
quantities of U.S. Holsteins
in the near future. “There’s
a real need for the dairy cow
in China,” Lc said, “but they
must first have other
developments.” In the near
future, the Chinese plan to
concentrate on improving
the pork and poultry in
dustry, he said.
Chinese farming, as well
as industry, is now labor
intensive, and the Chinese
are eager to improve feeding
and technology of all their
livestock, according to
Rumler
available June 28, followed
by estimates of yield and
productioh in major crops on
July 11. Estimates of hog
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electronic technology can be the beef business and would
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curate trading criteria are marketing system.
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“The Chinese were very
receptive to ideas and
suggestions, and were very
much taken with U.S.
agricultural technology,” he
said. “They look to us as
being superior as a
technological force in
agriculture. They are in
terested in absorbing this
education.”
The areas of the trip
centered around Beijing
(Peking) and Gangzhou
(Canton) and the surroun
ding countryside with tours
of farms and other
agricultural facilities.
Rumler felt the mission
was useful. “I felt it was
worthwhile because we were
able to 'develop working
relationships,” he said. “We
and pig numbers will be
reported on June 21, with
cattle inventory numbers
published July 25.
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