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Fair 6 The Sentinel, Carlisle, Tuesday, March 10, 1987 Agriculture can boost countries1 economies The best strategy to increase the future potential for U.S. agricultural exports is to encourage and promote rising incomes in the less developed countries. These are the growth markets for U.S. farm products, the markets where diets are improving Duane Duncan agriculture and rural communities. Pre-registration forms are available at the Agriculture Extension Office, 1100 Claremont Road, Carlisle.

A Christmas Tree Growers Meeting will be held March 26, 7 p.m. at the Shippensburg Junior High School Building. Attendance at this session will provide one "core" credit and three "category" credits applicable toward the renewal of your pesticide applicator's license. This is part of the new law that will be explained at the meeting. Dates for your calendar March 11, 10 a.m.

CumberlandFranklin County Mastitis Milking Machine Update, Penn Township Firehall, Huntsdale. March 18 Progressive Pork Producers Seminar, Berks County Ag Center, Leesport. April 4 Cumberland County Holstein Tour to Maryland. Duane Duncan is the chief agent for the Cumberland County Extension Service, associated with Penn State University. Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action university.

and will continue to improve as incomes improve. Among the less developed countries (LDCs), the general relationship between income and imports is this: the higher the income, the greater the need for agricultural imports to meet the demand for food. During the 1970s, growth in import markets was more rapid among the LDCs, and especially the LDCs with higher incomes, than among the industrialized or centrally planned nations. Overall, LDC imports of agricultural products grew faster than their exports, even though many of these countries increased the yields and output of their farms. The fact that gains in LDC farm output coincided with growth in their agricultural imports raises a second point, which may be even more difficult to grasp.

For the lower income LDCs, those lingering on or near the bottom rungs of the economic development ladder, the key to raising income, and imports, is a healthier, more productive farm sector. Much of the U.S. development assistance to these countries is intended to help improve their agricul goods and services produced off the farm. In this way, new agricultural technologies can initiate broad-based economic progress leading to industrialization, which tends to provide a further stimulus to agricutural imports. A Future of Pennsylvania Agriculture Conference is planned for March 19 at the Lancaster County Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster.

This conference offers an opportunity to hear about and discuss current and emerging policy issues, technological changes and economic developments that will shape the future of local Farm notes A Vrr w. Charles and Dorothy Maxwell of Albany, Vt. awarded them $102,489 in damages because recently won a lawsuit against powerful cattle Roberts allegedly drove them out of business dealer Marcel Roberts of Newport. A jury in 1983 by wrongly taking their cattle. (AP) LivESTOCk AN(J qRAIN REPORT Carlisle Livestock Market, March 3 Steers: Choice Holsteins 59.60-61.75; Standard prospects have weakened further.

uooa Holsteins 55.50-59.00; 49.00-52.00; Good Holsteins couple to 58.00; Medium 50.00-54.10, Holsteins 45.00-49.00. Heifers: Choice 59.00-61.00; Good Middle Atlantic Order Market administrator Joseph Shine announced a Class I milk price of $14.30 per hundredweight for April. This price is down 43 cents from March but is 48 cents above last April's Class I price. Under 450 pounds 39.00-41.00 US No. 2-3 38.75 down.

Boars: Heavy 33.75-35.50; Light 38.00-52.00. Feeder Pigs: 15-25 pounds 18.00-26.00; 35-45 pounds 33.00-42.00 50-70 pounds 47.00-54.00. Shoats: by the pound to 57.00. Chambersburg Livestock Market, March 5 Steers: Good 1215-1275 pounds 60.00-61.50; Good Holsteins 49.00-54.00. Heifers: Standard 42.75-48.00.

Cows: Br. Utility and Commercial 39.75-45.00, couple 46.00; Cutter and Bon. Ut. 39.00-43.50; Canner and Low Cutter 36.00-40.00. Shells: down to 32.50.

Bullocks: Good 55.85. Bulls: Yield Grade No. 1 1100-1980 pounds 48.50-55.60. Feeder Steers: 360-700 pounds 58.50-72.50. Cattle Heifers: 370-670 pounds 60 00-60 50 Bulls: 500-600 pounds 52.00-55.00.

Calves Vealers: Prime 100.00; Choice 85.00-98.00; Good 67.00-75.00; Standard and Good 110-120 punds 65.00-68.00; 75-100 pounds 55.00-62.00; Utility 60-90 pounds 45.00-54.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-130 pounds 70.00-99.00, few down to 60.00; Holstein Heifers 90-120 pounds 60.00-75.00. Hogs: Barrows and Gilts US No. 2-3 235 pounds 44.85-45.60. Sows: US No.

1-3 300-520 pounds 41.00-41.25. Boars: 38.50. Feeder Pigs: US No. 1-3 40 pounds 27.50head. Sheep: Lambs Choice 119 pounds 72.50.

Ewes 25 00-32 50 Hay: 'l7 loads': Alfalfa 120.00-140.00ton; Mixed 82.00-130.00ton. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Market News Service Grain and Hay Report South Central Pennsylvania CornNo.2-y 1.65-1.85 Average 1.75 Wheat No. 2 2.30-2.45 Average 2.46 Barley No. 3 1.40-1.65 Average 1.44 Oats No. 2 1.55-1.80 Average 1.70 Ear Corn (New) 50.00-65.00 Average 56.72.

WASHINGTON (AP) The outlook for U.S. grain exports has improved further in the past month, an Agriculture Department report shows. Corn exports in 1986-87 are now "likely to match a year ago, reflecting a decline from last month in the supplies of major competitors," analysts said Monday in a new supply-and-demand report. The report said Argentina's corn crop is smaller than had been expected, and that China also faces reduced export prospects. But the situation did not change much for wheat and other grains, the report said.

And soybean export tural productivity through farm technologies geared to their needs. The LDCs are primarily agricultural. Their farm sectors are the largest employers and the major income sources for their populations. If their agricultural sectors are not becoming more productive, incomes are unlikely to rise steadily or rapidly. Stagnant incomes mean stagnant markets.

On the other hand, rising productivity fosters higher incomes and increased agricultural imports. First, rising productivity increases the real incomes of farmers and the rural laborers they hire to harvest the additional production. Second, employment and income in urban areas rise because much of the increased farm income is spent on 53.uo-5b.oo; Holsteins to 54.85. Cows: High Yield 44.00-47.50; Good 41.00-43.75; Medium 38.00-40.75; few Big Middle 35.50-40.50; couple Shelly 35.00 down. Fat Bulls: Good 50.75-51.25; Medium 47.00-49.00.

Feeder Steers: 300-600 pounds Choice 64.00-70.00; Good 58.00-62.00; Medium 51.00-57.00. Feeder Heifers: (all weights) Choice 55.50-63.00; Medium-Good 48.50-53.50. Feeder Bulls: (all weights) Good 53.00-59.50; Medium 49.00 down. Veal Calves: Choice 85.00-97.00; Good 65.00-80.00; Medium 50.00-64.00; Light Weak 49.00 down. Farm Bulls: 80.00-109.00.

Farm Heifers: 70.00-80.00. Hogs: Barrows Gilts, US No. 1-3 210-250 pounds 44.50-45.50. over 260 pounds 40.00-44.00; US No. 2-3 43.10-44.25.

Sows: Over 450 pounds 40.00-41.75; Cumberland County Dairy Herd Improvement records show that 6,539 cows in 110 herds were on production testing in January, county agent Duane Duncan says. Of the 91 herds on DHIA, 42 herds had an average fat production of 600 pounds. During the month. 101 cows completed their 305 lactation with 650 pounds of CUMBERLAND COUNTY'S LOAN SPECIALISTS 7 1st I i iS I I 11 ill ijfj Left to right: Chris E. Renner, Loan Officer, Peggy Y.

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