sT**' E. WILEY PRE Ij^~> 1 j^~> (f ..AY TOOL FAMILY TREE x -c. Ma y be Your Mind Is G / '\fi Round And Round... Go Round And Round [f With The / a 849 ROUND BALER Or BA NEPHEW 489 HAYBINE ft The New Reliability... Bale After Bale After Bale The Model 326 baler from Sperry New Holland is rugged and reliable. It’s a 14”xl8” baler to handle big-volume haying! The 75-inch Super- Sweep pickup gets the short, fine hay that ordinary pickups miss. And, the Flow-Action 1 feeding system gives you dense, well-shaped bales. Stop in and see one today! 326 BIG BROTHER S BUDDIES: 148 ROUND BAL l¥« Me You To Meet Our FamHy 216 BALER Y BROTHER 2nd COUSIN 75 BALE THROWER* NEW NEPHEW Just Moved In '(4IIDISCBINEP 1 ■? Disc \ Mower-Conditioner Many Of Our Grandfather's Relations In The Used Equipment Line Are With Us Now, And We’re Ready For Them To Go. Lancaster Farming, March 22,1986-A33 Planning for the future (Continued from Page A 32) resources and a network ot well respected land-grant colleges and veterinary schools. The main weaknesses include the short growing season and winter cold, the variability of the soils and the small size of the average farm. Project Toward 2005, Bailey explained, is organized into three task forces, which are designed to evaluate trends in the various commodities and recommend alternatives where problems are developing. The group also is closely tied to the land-grand colleges throughout the region, making sure the educational in stitutions are fully in touch with the changes that may be required in the short or long term. The program, he noted, will develop “action agendas,” for government, academia and the industry, in order to keep all segments fully informed about its projections. “With the cooperation of the states, the region will be able to chart a course that will enhance the future of the agriculture, food and forestry sectors within the Northeast,” Bailey concluded. “By examining the pertinent issues today we will be able to define and attain a more viable future for these three very important economic sectors.” As always, Lou Moore, Penn State Professor of Ag Economics, provided his usual upbeat review of the agricultural situation for the capacity crowd Wednesday af ternoon. Noting that Pennsylvania has overtaken New York as the leading agricultural state in the Northeast, he stressed that the relative strength of the state is actually a reflection of the decline of the rest of the region m food production. The state has some real assets, he said, in its proximity to markets, its diversified product mix, its strong support system of agricultural industries, its in dependence of exports and its conservative farmers, who ex panded slowly during the heady days of the 19705. For the first time, he noted, Pennsylvania was not a grain deficit state in 1984, producing 578,248 tons of gram more than required. And though the region has other areas where not all the product need is met by local producers, “a deficit does not create potential,” Moore said. To prosper in the years ahead, Moore said, the state cannot ex pect barriers to competition and must be prepared to compete on a national basis. Its relative prosperity now, he noted, might disappear when the rest of the country recovers from the current ag slump. And producers must be sure not to jump at alternatives . . . since virtually all major commodity and product groups are recording a surplus. Nevertheless, he said, there are some definite bright spots, like the poultry industry, which, despite its recent problems, may well pass the beef industry as the largest producer of meat in the country. JOBES PAINTING Commercial, Residential, Interior, Exterior Good Work At Good Prices Prompt Service in the Tri County Area 717-299-2615 22 Spruce St., Ephrata, Pa. 17522 Michael S. Jobes, Proprietor
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