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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1966
Page
20
Cornell economist Prof. G J Conneman says state milk production will rise to 11.3 billion pounds by 1970 despite a projected decline of 75 000 cows. He bases figures on 1 073 farms, noting farm closures will reduce dairy herds and farms but yield higher output per cow and per farm.
Seneca Falls on Route 414 unveils a 36 by 50 foot addition increasing service area to 2000 square feet. Owners Tom Kent and Perce Purcell credit local farming patronage for the expansion and aim to better serve area farmers with International Harvester tractors and Starline barn equipment.
The Finger Lakes Agricultural News launches as a monthly supplement to IT Publishing Corp’s weekly paper. It will reach 4800 homes on the second Thursday each month, sharing news from Cornell extension services state agencies and local farm groups with rural readers and advertisers.
Waterlo o Emit Kahabka of the U S Soil Conservation Service announces new Seneca County soil maps for land owners planning groups and agencies. Photostatic originals are at the Soil Conservation Service and the Seneca County Soil and Water Conservation District. The Soil Survey will include soil slope erosion and land use maps with unit descriptions and management guidance for crops and engineering uses. Mimeograph copies of unit descriptions and use data will accompany the maps, with photocopies of large areas available for a small fee. Farmers can outline their farms on the map and obtain reproductions at eight inches to the mile.
Cornell University tours of eight representative farms in central New York reveal nearly doubling capital investment per farm over a decade. Average investment near $80,000, with shifts to larger herds and more feed crops. cropland moved from cash crops to hay and silage with more storage feeding.
Peace Corps launches a major campaign to recruit experienced American farmers for two year tours in India and 15 host countries. Director Jack Vaughn says 4 000 county agricultural extension agents will aid as the drive runs through April 20. He notes growth in India programs and plans for a 50 percent increase in the India contingent by year end.
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