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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1975
Page
2
Dairymen cut herd culling last year and saw milk cow numbers rise from July to December 1974 for the first time since 1953. USDA revised its outlook, now predicting Jan to June production near year-earlier levels after previously forecasting a sharp drop.
USDA figures show 1974 brought record farm income and higher cash receipts, with prices up 64 percent and overall market receipts at a new high. Production expenses rose sharply, government payments declined, yet realized net income surpassed 1972 by over 50 percent and more than double 1971.
December imports show hogs at 1,612 head, a third of 1973's December, with the year ending at 196,347 head, up 2 percent from 1973. Cattle imports plunge to 16,136 in December, under one tenth of 1973, and January–December total at 568,271, about half of last year's 1,038,985.
US egg output fell for the third straight year with total production at 66.0 billion, down 1 percent from the prior year and the lowest since 1965. The average layer count on farms dropped 2 percent to 2.865 billion, the smallest since 1938, while production per bird rose to a record 230.5 eggs from 227.0.
USDA data show 1974 USSR farm output down 3-4 percent due to sharp crop declines despite record livestock gains. Meat and eggs rose, milk up, wool up. grains sugarbeets vegetables and potatoes fell notably amid bad weather and drought.
A devotional meditation on Hebrews 1 and 2 that God has spoken through many and varied means across ages. The message is that partial visions of the Divine come from limited minds and incomplete pictures, but Jesus Christ provides the complete revelation beyond prior images.
Farmers are urged to use certified seeds for reliable germination and to avoid seeds from neighbors due to unknown quality and disease risk. Sludge usage should be tested and soil tested, with regional approval, and kept at least 100 feet from streams to curb heavy metal exposure. Spring soil drying and safe handling of liquid manure pits are emphasized to prevent accidents.
Calendar notes list a Manheim Central High School meeting at 7 30 p m for the Manheim Young Farmers and a Pa Cattlemen's Association annual gathering at the Holiday Inn State College at 6 15 p m. The following day includes a Livestock days reference and a religious reflection on Hebrews about Christ as the reflection of God.
Registration begins at 9 00 a m at the J O Keller Conference Center State College. Daily events include Dairy Day at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center from 9 00 a m to 3 00 p m and Agronomy Day at Hegins United Church of Christ at 9 00 a m on Wednesday March 5. Also listed are Conservation District meetings at the Farm and Home Center, Fruit Growers meetings, Poultry Education Meeting, Holstein Association gatherings, and a Manheim Young Farmers Banquet at Manheim High School Cafeteria with barn meetings in Quarryville and Manheim area farms.
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