Secretary Butz Reports Gain In 1972 Farm Prices
Secretary Earl L Butz reports in his USDA annual on activities that the 1972 farm economy improved with prices received rising faster than costs. The year saw a record net farm income of over 19.2 billion dollars and the largest grain sale ever to the Soviet Union, plus ongoing shifts in farm assets and debt despite urban migration.
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U.S
Earl L Butz
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
America
Soviet Union
University of Minnesota
Boyd places second in Pennsylvania yield contest
Galen L. Boyd of Lebanon County earned second place in the Pennsylvania National Corn Growers yield contest with an official yield of 157.51 bushels per acre in 1972. He and his wife were recognized in Minneapolis and attended the NCGA meeting in Des Moines. Ken Seidel won first in PA.
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Galen L. Boyd
Lebanon County
Pennsylvania
National Corn Growers Association
Boyd
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Iowa
Ken Seidel
Two Witmer Cows Lead DHIR Milk Production Records
Two registered Guernsey cows in Raymond F. and Louise A. Witmer’s Willow Street herd earned top DHIR actual production marks after Penn Del Command Patsy yielded 14,290 pounds of milk and 621 pounds of fat in 305 days while Penn Del Flash Myrtle produced 14,430 pounds and 714 pounds of fat in 305 days. Testing was supervised by Pennsylvania State University.
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Guernsey
Raymond F
Louise A. Witmer
Willow Street
DHIR
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Penn del Command Patsy
Penn del Flash Myrtle
Pennsylvania State University
Farm Worker Output Surges Since 1972
In 1972 each farm worker supplied enough food and fiber for 51 people, a sharp rise from about 25 years earlier when the figure was 15. The change reflects increased yields and productivity affecting the agricultural workforce and domestic supply.
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Butz
Keystone
Petunias
W. L. Zimmerman & Sons Department Store
Farm & Home Hardware
Gulf Petroleum Products LP - Gas Dial
Intercourse
Teok Ariu
Chevron Chemical Company
Ortho Division
San Francisco
St Ortho
Chevron Desigh
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Isotox
Usk
Smoketown, Pa
G. Boyd Second
John Z. Martin
New Holland
Messick Farm Equipment N. Market St
Elizabethtown
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