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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1975
Page
2
Dick Warner reports at a two day ag tending meeting in Lancaster where about 135 farm loan officers discussed estate plans. The emphasis was on keeping farms in the family and protecting lenders interests, with Penn State specialist Virgil Crowley urging bankers to probe wills and insurance when loans are applied for.
February red meat production climbed 8 percent from a year earlier to 2.9 billion pounds with beef up 15 percent to 18 billion pounds. Veal doubled to 50 million pounds while pork fell 5 percent to 954 million. lamb and mutton dropped 9 percent to 31 million. Cattle slaughter reached 3,082,300 head, up 21 percent, with calves averaging 270 pounds live weight and calf slaughter up 78 percent. Sheep and lamb slaughter fell 7 percent to 586,500 head. average weight 107 pounds.
USDA figures show world wheat 346.8 million tons down 5 percent from 1973 while oats also declined. Corn output dropped 10 percent to 279 million tons. rye and barley rose slightly with rye up 13 percent and barley at 157 million tons.
The piece discusses fears of large multiunit firms dominating U S farming. It notes such firms produced about 7 percent of farm output in 1969, began as farms, and raises whether farmers might takeover industry. It references a USDA ERS report titled Farming and Agribusiness Activities of Large Multiunit Firms ERS-591.
The piece contrasts two inquiries What is man and Who am I in Genesis and Psalms. It presents man as God’s creation endowed with dominion and responsibility, then shifts to practical guidance on pasture inspection sod headlands weed control to protect soil and water. It emphasizes stewardship over nature and cautions against roadside trash and improper plowing near roads.
The article urges early weed control with preemergence sprays and clean cultivation to stop weeds before two inches tall and notes that small weeds are easier to kill. It also emphasizes rapid incorporation of April barnyard manure to soil, reduced runoff, and safe manure transport to prevent road hazards.
Farm events run mid April across Pennsylvania. Nut growers meet in Kutztown. square dance in Lebanon. gardening clinic near Coatesville. young farmer meetings in Ephrata and Elco. Holstein sales and shows in Harrisburg. a dairy goat seminar in Chester County. another square dance at Lebanon Fairgrounds.
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