Al2—Lancaster Fanwlag, Saturday, Niwrtw 14,19>l
Now is
the Time
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and filled with the proper
chemical.
To Mulch Strawberries
Winter injury has been a
problem in strawberries for a
number of years. Crown injury can
be reduced by applying mulch to
protect them for the winter.
The best tune for application is
from mid-November to mid-
December. The exact date depends
on weather conditions. But a good
rule of thumb is to apply mulch
when the temperature begins to
stay around 20 to 25 degrees. If it
drops to 15 degrees or lower, un
protected strawberry crowns could
be injured.
In any case, it’s a good idea to
mulch the plants after they’ve
been exposed to a few good freezes.
Mulching is a very good practice to
insure a better crop next summer.
To Adopt Winter Driving Habits
The hazards of winter driving
are many, and drivers should
change their habits when roads
become icy or snow covered. Speed
should be reduced and more tune
allowed for braking the car or
truck.
Winter tires should be mounted
soon to give extra protection.
Batteries should also be checked
and kept in top condition. Be aware
that cold weather puts extra stress
on all parts of the car. Always be
alert to recognize road conditions
and drive accordingly.
THE "FINGERTIP FEED CONTROL"
IS MADE ESPECIALLY TO USE WITH THE “HORN OF PLENTY" DAIRY The “HORN OF PLENTY" feeder, with this control unit, will deliver feed
FEEDER. Can be used on your old magnetic “Horn of Plenty" feeder, or at a slow steady rate that the cows will clean up on delivery, leaving only
purchased with a new feeder. Many other brands can also be converted a few crumbs as they leave. It does not feed in “dumps” as most other
over to the “FINGERTIP FEED CONTROL". , - feeders that often leave large amounts in the feeder, and is recorded for
The “FINGERTIP FEED CONTROL" system will handle up td 499 cows, one cow'
up to 32 feeders, and 2 rations, individual cows can be given controlled
amounts of each ration if desired. Amounts of either or both rations can
be changed quickly and as often as you desire. The designated amounts
of each ration will then be automatically dispensed to each cow
throughout the day.
USDA forecasts changes in grain trade
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Forecasts of tight grain supplies,
high and widely fluctuating grain
prices, and changes in market
behavior in the eighties, if
realized, could force adjustments
in the exporting policies of the
United States and other major
grain exporters (Canada,
Australia, and Argentina):
k- Domestic pressures for the
United States to insulate, at least
partially, its internal gram price
from the world orice will increase.
Farm Calendar
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Friday, Nov. 20 Quakertown Fire House.
Berks County Holstein Club annual
meeting, 7 p.m., Fleetwood
Grange.
Saturday, Nov. 21
Hunterdon County, N.J. annual
Board of Ag meeting, 7 p.m..
OUR READERS WRITE,
Your editorial, “What’s it worth
to hunt?” (October 24, issue) was
most interesting.
In Delaware, according to the
Delaware Hunting and Trapping
Guide, “It is unlawful to trespass
without prior permission of the
landowner with gun or dog." I
gather from your editorial that this
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Finger Tip
Feed Control
Gram exporters may be in
duced to cooperate more than they
have in the past in their in
ternational and domestic
agricultural policies, although the
likelihood of their forming a cartel
(like OPEC) is slight.
The Canadian and Australian
marketing boards may see at
tractions in varying their
traditional policies on marketing
and stockholding.
Both exporters and importers
may seek long-term contracts as
Montgomery County DHIA annual
meeting, 6:45 p.m., Christopher
Dock School.
Lancaster County Farmers
Association farm tours, 1-5 p.m.
Continues Sunday.
is not the case in Pennsylvania.
In Delaware the onus is on the
hunter. The landowner is not
required to put up signs if he allows
no hunting.
RuthT.Kranz
(Mrs. William Kranz)
the former seek to guarantee
market access and the latter to
assure sufficient grain supplies to
improve national diets.
Those conclusions are based on
the USDA Economic Research
Service report’s assumption that
the policies of the grain-trading
countries will be predicated on
political and short-term self
interest rather than on global
concerns. The report outlines some
likely courses of action by both
exporters and importers in
response to the cmtent and
forecast market conditions.
The forecasts that have been
made of tight supplies and high
prices contrast with the surpluses
and depressed prices of the sixties
and early seventies. Current
trends suggest the world may be
becoming more dependent 'on
grain imports just when supplies
will be more variable, when output
may respond more slowly to in
creases in demand, and when
additional supplies could be more
costly to obtain.
The shift in the market is due
chiefly to a surge in demand for
grain over the last two decades, led
by the communist countries and
the developing countries. The
producing countries initially
handled the rise in demand by
drawing down stocks and by ex
panding gram production onto land
that had been set-aside or idled by
government programs, especially
in the United States.
By 1980, however, stocks were
reduced and much of this land was
again in production; further ex
pansion-is now limited either to
less productive land or to land that
would have to be diverted from
other crops. Although technology
and yields will probably continue
to improve, an increase in prices
Sincerely
relative to costs will be required to
sustain an upward trend in output.
Such a tight supply situation will
not materialize in every year of the
coming decade; grain availability
will depend greatly on weather and
crop yields and surpluses may well
appear from time to time.
Clearly, lower stocks on average
and a reduced capacity for an
expansion in output will magnify
the impact of widespread droughts
on the market, resulting in greater
instability in prices.
Most of the response to the more
widely fluctuating prices will be
borne by a constantly shrinking
free market, which includes the
domestic U.S. Market. The free
market is likely to continue to
shrink because of increasing
domination of the market by state
trading organizations and bilateral
contracts, the chief concern of both
being to obtain specific quantities
of grain with relatively little
regard to price. This segment of
the market, therefore, is fairly
Inflexible in its response to price.
The United States, Canada, and
Australia will find it increasingly
difficult to achieve their policy
objectives without some changes
in both their domestic and in
ternational marketing
arrangements.
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