—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 17,1979 46 USD A releases book on farm WASHINGTON, D.C. - A book on structural issues m American agi iculture - how farming is organized, who controls it and where it is heading - has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The report by the USDA’s Economics, Statistics, and Cooperative Service outlines the evolution of technology, economic and social relationships, public policies affecting agricultural structure and the direction these forces might take m the future. The issues contained m the report, and other factors involving agricultural structure, will be discussed at the 10 public hearings Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland will hold around the country. The first will be held in Montpelier, Vt. Tuesday, November 27th at the Tavern Motor Inn at 100 State Street between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. “We have an un precendented op portunity. .to begin con sidering the effects of our current programs and the kind of agricultural struc ture that will best serve society and our family farm operators in the years ahead,” Secretary Bergland says in the report’s foreward. Bergland said the report is a beginning for the structure dialogue he called for last March. The 36 articles the report contains summarize our knowledge and pose questions which must be WET EAR CORN OR SHELLED CORN DELIVERED TO THE DRYER Farmers take advantage of our grain exchange program. We offer a limited amount of storage to be used only by customers wanting grain used in your feed. Call us for our up-to-date prices or for any additional information. KEYSTONE MILLS R.D. #3, Ephrata, Pa. 17522 717-738-1088 or 717-354-4616 closely examined in the decade ahead, he said. Topics explored in the report mclude the con centration of agriculture and marketing into fewer and larger units, rapidly in creasing land prices, barriers to young potential farmers, the rapid depletion of natural resources such as ground water and prune farm land, the persistence of economic Jislieos tor a significant group of farmers at a tune when farm mcome is generally rising and the vulnerability of farmers to dependence on energy consuming technology. Bergland said he believes U.S. agriculture is at a turning point. “Fun damental changes are taking place in agriculture and in the broader economic and social environment in Grain sorghum removal from reserve withdrawn WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sorghum may no longer be withdrawn from the farmer owned gram reserve without penalty since the national average market price is $4.03 per hundredweight, 21 cents below the $4.24 reserve release level, according to Ray Fitzgerald, executive vice president of Commodity Credit Corporation. Fitzgerald said this decision was made following a review by CCC of the U.S. NOTICE NOW BUYING which the agricultural sector operates, ’ he said "Public decisions that aie made in the next decade will have a profound influence on the quahty of hfe in our rural communities ” Single free copies of “Structure Issues of American Agriculture,” (AER-438) are available from ESCS Pubhcations, room 0054-S, U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington, D.C 20250 Please mclude your zip code. USDA officials said that interested persons could still request tune to speak at one of the meetings. Such requests should be sent to: Project Coordinator, Structure of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, D.C. 20250. Include your name, mailing address, phone number, organization Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Prices report. Fitzgerald said reserve barley remains in call status and release will continue through Nov. 30 for wheat, com, oats and nee. On Nov. 30 the national average market prices of these commodities will again be reviewed to determine their reserve status. Fitzgerald said the national average market prices for the commodities remammg m release status structure represented (if any), and a brief identification of the issues you will address Scheduled speakers will be notified of the tune they will appear on the program Persons unable to attend one of the meetings should send their comments to the project coordinator. They will be made a part of the public record Persons who are not selected as scheduled speakers, are nevertheless encouraged to attend one of the meetings, smce the agenda will allow for im promptu comments and questions from the audience. In addition, it would enable them to submit written comments to the Project Coordinator based on discussions that took place at the meeting. (with the reserve release levels in paraentheses) are- Oats $1.30 per bushel ($1.29); nee $10.20 per hun dredweight ($8.96); wheat $3.90 per bushel ($3.29) Corn was released in October and therefore is not subject to review until November 30 Storage earnings will continue uninterrupted for sorghum. No storage payments will be made for barley, rice or wheat. For oats, storage will continue to be earned in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin where the market price is below the release level. Data used by CCC in determining the release and call levels include five-day average prices as reported by the department’s Agricultural Marketing Service, which show prices received by farmers issued today by the department’s Economics, Statistics and Cooperatives Service This end-of-month report shows the previous month’s average price and the current mid-month price Yorkshire sale averages $249 LEBANON - The 12th production sale of LeAnn Yorkshire Farm was held 'last Friday at the Lebanon Fangrounds About 40 bidders present brought the sale total to $26,105 on 105 head Sale average was $248 62 Twenty-four registered bred gilts sold for an average $294 Twenty commercial bred gilts sold for an average $163 Ten registered open gilts sold for an average $223 The 22 commercial open gilts on the block averaged $163 Twenty-three Yorkshire boars brought an average price of $362 while six Duroc boat s averaged $260 Auctioneer for the sale was Harry Bachman, Ann- classified ads ' PHONt 717 676 116«or717 394 3047 ■MH LOCAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES 14c per word 2 00 minimum charge Use This Handy Chart To Figure Your Cost Words 1 Issue 3 Issues 14 or Less 2 00 4 80 15 2 10 5 04 16 2 24 5 38 17 2 38 5 71 18 2 52 6 05 19 2 56 6 38 20 2 80 6 72 KEYED ADS (ads with answer coming to a Box Number, c/o Lancaster Farm mg) 50 cents additional Ads running 3 or more con secutive times with no change billed at 20 percent discount Deadline Thursday morning at 9 of each week's publication Lancaster Farming P O Box 366 Lititz, PA 17543 717 394 3047 or Lititz 717 526 1164 FARM EQUIPMENT For Sale - Woods Brothers picker, extra good, Farm Hand wheel rake, Schultz stalk chopper, MC flail chooper, NH 68 baler, MF(SOLD)iiesel, 2100 actual hours, 717-949-3074 only after 7 p.m. Rosenthal 4-role husker shredder on steel. Excellent condition. Call after 7 P.M., 717-949-3074. For Sale - 14’ harvester Her cules unloader, excellent condition. 609-298-7136. For Sale - Alternator, 25 KW, Wmpower 25/45 on trailer & wheels, like new. Also in cluded 200 amp double pole double throw switch, $2200 301-592-7991. John Deere 3010 Gas tractor, WFE, Hydraulics, 3 pt hitch, Excellent. $5395 717464-4468 evenings 295 Bu NI flail spreader with tailgate & cylinder, $1295 717-762-7478. For Sale - Winslow truck scales, 25 ton capacity, 6600 J D Diesel combine, new style 4-row corn head, com saver reel for down corn, 15 ft. gram platform, straw chopper, new straw walkers, air conditioning, 2 seasons on leader. Call 301-778-2372 daytime or 301-778-5255 even ings For Sale - New Spring wagon with roller bearing wheels $940 00. Stephen L Stoltzfus, along Peters Road, 1 mile South of Rt 23, RDI Gor donville, Pa 17529, Center ville Blacksmith, along Centerville Road, 2 miles North of Intercourse MUST SELL! IH 186 Hydro with cab, 600 hours Waiver of finance till March 1980 Tobias Equipment 717-362-3132 Dynahoe model 120 wheel loader backhoe, $5OOO DENNIS M. MILLER EQUIPMENT Rt 22 Grantville, PA 717-469-0937 daily JD 3010 G, WFE, excellent, sells at David Good Sale, Leola, Wed. Nov 21st FARM EQUIPMENT For Sale -75 Int 1 ton cattle truck, 301-756-6708 For Sale - 1974 Plymouth Fury 11, good, $BOO Model F Gleaner diesel combine, $ll,OOO, 10 £t JD roller har row, transport, like new $lBOO 215-767-3133 For Sale - NH 850 round baler, used 3 yrs 215-286-6365 For Sale - MF 82 Self propell ed combme, 12 ft head with hume reel 2 row corn head, very good condition, always kept inside, 215-298-2774 • For Sale - AC B & plow, LA JD power unit, call between 8 & 9 p.m. 717-898-8140 For Sale - Winpower 6500 watt PTO generator $5OO Glen W. Boyer & Sons, Thomasville, 717-259-0921 Wanted - Massey Hams #44 trans & rear end for parts 717-755-4797, York Co. TRADE - 30 hp 3 phase motor for 10 hp. single phase motor. 717-922-1337 For Sale - NH spreader, 170 bu #512 $2OOO ; 9 ft MC rotary mower $2400, good condnton, 717-438-3115 For Sale - Deptson snow blower, $1335; Pittsburgh 16 ft. cart type harrow, $1600; MF 230 gas tractor, 100 hrs $6000; JD 300 tractor loader $5800; MF 40 tractor loader backhoe $6lOO 717-374-7231 For Sale - P/2 ton feed mixer $350, 16” JD hammermill with 4 screens $350, GMC 670 6 cyl diesel engme $3OOO (complete grinding & mixing setup for $3500) Floor type dial scale $3OO, 1973 ForcL F-600 truck with 14 ft box,' rebuilt 330 truck engine, 5 speed 2 speed rear, new tires, roll up side door, 26,000 lb. gross $4500, office fur niture, desks, chairs, shelves, cabinets, etc 215-647-2564 after 4pm For Sale - IH 1206 with 38” rubber, 3 pt hitch, cab, dual hydauhc, WF, real good tractor, will give all your money back if not satisfied in 30 days. $B5OO 717-7864899 before 8 a m. or after 6 pm. For Sale - One combine tire, 8 ply 18 x 26 for 20” run, ap prox. 22” wide, new number 23 1 x 26 about 45% tread, $200.301-836-2249 Wanted to buy - Good used white top 20 x 60 or 20 x 70 Harvestore Box 1, Stevens, Pa. 17578. For Sale - 41 series Dunham' cultimulcher, used 50 acres, Berks Co. 717-9334656 For Sale - N 1 single beater spreader, 165 bu. D 2 Cat block with radiator and parts, old hillside plow, Harold L Sample, New Pro vidence, PA 717-786-3087 For Sale - HD Hammerimll for 1000 PTO tractor with 2 ton mixer, molassas tank and meter. This mill is like those mounted on truck, top condition, 9”x2B’ vertical auger with hopper, 717-285-3711 GIGANTIC SELECTION IN Lancaster Farming's CLASSIFIEDS PA
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