ElB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 1,1985
Wheat exports
(Continued from Page El 7)
retain soil moisture, they are
experimenting with snow
management in which straw or
stubble are left on the fields to
catch snow. When the snow melts,
moisture is retained in the soil,
Goodloe explains.
Canada’s ability to expand
planted area, combined with
improved soil management
practices and better wheat
varieties, means more export
competition for U.S. wheat far
mers. Goodloe believes Canadian
exports will probably continue to
increase slowly but steadily
through the next 10 years. Also
gSBt
iFo tS :; SP
iv <N vMsA j \x
>« % > '\v v-.c\^\\SN S VS\>.\ \<> ' ** * .i$^ v T>,X sssx^
I r lP*
For slurry manure:
Patz Model 100
Slurry Pump
• Handle high volumes of free-flowing manure
or slurry with fine-cut bedding.
• Moves manure underground through 15" or
12" PVC pipe to storage area.
• Large-capacity 7" by 15" plunger and one
way valve for constant manure removal
mean less cleaning time.
• Stroke length offers three adjustments to
match manure consistency.
• All moving parts removable for easy inspec
tion.
• Big 84" hopper.
• Ends daily hauling. Time savings and fer
tilizer savings pay for investment.
Patz
fdfef
M month 1
• New 477 25 ft. Lagoon Pump In Stock
Available For Lease By The Day
FREE MOTOR.. • This Month Order Any
New Electric Power Patz Equipment And We
Will Give You A New Motor To Power That
WE HAVE EQUIPMENT TO DO A COMPLETE
JOB FOR MANURE SYSTEMS
• MO 100 Manure Pump • MO 200 Air Mover
• MO 300 Air Mover
aKv
HI m automatic farm systems
ni
available to Canadian farmers is
their centralized selling agency,
the Canadian Wheat Board, which
will continue to try and make long
term sales arrangements to ensure
farmers a constant export market.
Europe: Aiming for
High Production
The European Community (EC)
has experienced consistent growth
in production and exports for over
20 years. This season is no ex
ception. Recordbreaking 1984
production reached nearly 2.8
billion bushels, with about 995
million bushels available for ex
port.
EC wheat-produced mostly in
France, the United Kingdom, West
Germany and Italy-is an example
of high-intensity farming where
NMMMbh |
DAIRY WEEK
SPECIALS
Equipment FREE!
608 Evergreen Road
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 274-5333
i
RiU
--“W'<• \\ '» •* > ;
•s"
inputs are poured on to cHiver t!>
best yield of all majoi wheat ux
porters-about 80 bushels per acre,
more ‘l.an double the U.S. yield.
"EC wheat farmers may fertilizer
their crop up to five times a year,”
says Ron Trostle, another USDA
economist. And, to top it off, the
EC can generally count on good
weather for growing wheat.
Trostle points out that high
yields and the EC’s place as the
second largest exporter are only
side effects of a domestically
oriented agricultural policy. “The
EC provides high prices to support
the incomes of the typical small
sized farms. In response to the
high prices, farms produce more
wheat than Europe consumes, and
this leads to exports,” he says.
V
All-Plant
LIQUID PLANT FOOD
9-18-9 PLUS OTHERS!
• Contains 100% white ortho phosphoric
acid. Made in USA.
• Non-corrosive. Won’t settle.
• Top quality. Excellent service.
• Newest equipment.
• Financially sound... and growing l
Big Demand Requires
More Distributors!
□ I sell to farmers.
How do I become your distributor?
n. I’m a farmer.
What’s the price 7
Where do I get it?
CALL or SEND FOR FACTS:
Phone: 419-962-4707
ALL-PLANT LIQUID PLANT FOOD, INC.
821 State Rd. 511 N., RFD 3,
Ashland, Ohio 44805
Agriculture not only gives riches
to a nation, but the only riches she
can call her own.”
j. Indeed, farming can be a richly rewarding pro
p fession. But it can also be a very risky one. For the
' / farmer is subject not only to the changes in the
M marketplace, but to those of nature as well.
We at Bank of Lancaster County salute all of you
i who have made farming your chosen field.
We know that from time to time you may need help in keeping your operation
operating At such times, you need a banker who understands farming from
the ground up That banker is Bob Badger, head of our Agricultural Loan
Division For years now, Bob has been helping area farmers
“grow” with loans for machinery, livestock, construction,
mortgages and other operating expenses Visit Bob at our
Strasburg office, or give him a call and he’ll visit you
Agiiailtural Loan Division ('enter.Square Strasburg29P-Uo(>
Mi min i M) U
“But the exports are only in
cidental to their agricultural
policy.”
Even if EC exports are merely
the end result of income support
policy, they still cause problems,
and competition, for U.S. farmers.
“Unless there’s an unforeseeable
change in the world wheat market,
yields will continue to rise about
two percent per year in the EC.
Because population growth is only
three-tenths of 1 percent per year
and wheat is already used heavily
as livestock feed, the demand
within the EC cannot be expected
to grow. Thus, increasing yields
will probably mean increasing
exports,” Trostle says.
And more export competition for
U.S. farmers.
Johnson
Bank erf Lancaster County
Tons of hazardous pesticides,
paints, cleaners and solvents
stored in basements and garages
may be the country’s biggest
hidden pollution problem, says
International Wildhfe magazine. A
regional government agency m
Seattle estimates there are more
than 100,000 pounds of the banned
pesticide DDT stored in the Seattle
suburbs alone. Some 25 states are
setting up toxic waste collection
points to help combat this problem
Where you place birdseed for
wild birds can be just as important
as what you place in the feeder,
says National Wildlife magazine
Cardinals, for instance, seem to
prefer a tabletop on which to eat
sunflower seeds in the shell, while
mourning doves fancy eating
sunflower seeds off the ground.
EAR CORN
Paying Top Prices For
Good Quality Ear Corn
Wet or Dry
No Quantity too large
or too small
Fast Unloading -
Dump on Pile & Go
Easy access - 2.2
miles off 283 bypass-
Manheim, Mt. Joy
exit
Daily Receiving 7:30
A.M. to 5 P.M. - un
loading evenings &
Saturdays by appt.
Trucks available for
pick up at your farm.
Call Anytime For Price
717-665-4785
JAMES E. NOLL GRAIN
llk Ih tli'r hank Imh.iiim \m liu hm-100
XXX