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Ten years ago India was a deficit country but now while there are hungry people in India you can see that their food supply relative to the ability to purchase has put them in much better shape than they were 10 years ago. The so-called green revolution has increased wheat and rice supplies so they have actually exported grain. ’ ’ “China, which five years ago imported 15 million tons of grain, has exported grain in the last year. In the U.S; change in the productivity of dairy cows has H Vicon dealer now and Round and Square Balers, and Mower/Conditioners. rprr You’ll find one to fit your mEC farm. And your budget. Acrobat Rake But hurry. This offer ends May 31,1986. So the sooner you see your Vicon dealer, the sooner^- 1" you can put something new flMtiinn on your land for free. \wuuiij Lake Ariel Scotties Sales & Service 717-698-6825 Lewisburg Donald L. 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Dairy products are about nine to 10 percent surplus. And even soybeans has an eight to 10 percent surplus over needs.” “Since the population is growing at only about one percent per year, the prospects of doing away with surplus by increasing demand is not likely to be encouraging. Ef- Peaph Bottom Triple H Equipment 717:548-3775 Rochester Taylor’s Farm Equip. 412-843-7211 Rome Allis Hollow Equip. 717-247-2601 St. Marys Grotzinger Equip. Co. 814-834-2065 Sharon Watson’s, Inc, 412-346-6514 Washington Headley Farm Machine Sales 412-222-1488 lancastar Farming, Saturday, May 24,1986-A39 feets of income on food con sumption are not nearly as great as they were 10 years ago. Even when people get a wage increase they do not buy very much more food. At the rate we are going for grain supplies, it would be at least 10 years before we could use up the kinds of excess production we have seen. In dairy products we are about five years ahead of our population needs.” “Even if Chernobyl did affect Russia’s grain fields, we still have enough surplus grains to fill the gap. Prices jumped from a psycological effect. But in fact, we have enough grains to ac commodate any increase in the demands the Soviets are likely to make.” In a question and answer period following Dr. Robinson’s discussion, he said it will take longer to incorporate some of the new technological advances than was expected concerning the bovine growth hormone. He said farmers still need to innoculate the cows daily, and goverment ap proval for the product is still necessary. On a question regar ding marketing, he said we should develop products for the market, rather than markets for the products.
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