14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Dec, 6, 1957 Swine Semen Preservation Method Proves Successful in Beltsville Tests A team of seven specialists in swine production and marketing Eas been sent to Canada by the United States Department of Agriculture to study improved methods of producing and mar ket hogs in that country. The group currently is touring several hog producing Provinces ,cf Canada after meeting, with Canadian Department of Agricul lare officials in Ottawa. The study is part of the prac t'ce of exchanging technical in I/* UUj Ul %/% s Ul w 5 ui %s% u formation long observed by Unit ed States and Canadian agricul ture The mission to Canada resulted from concern by hog producers in the U. S. and recognition by the U. S. Congress and the Depart ment of Agriculture of problems in producing and marketing hogs in this country. American con sumers have been changing their preferences toward less fat and more meatiness in the pork they would like to buy. At the same ImS- -if&*,,.!- .{ P* Sensational '*/ YEAR-END SALE on NEW and USED farm equipment m 'hi £ and |lSg«> e<|iilp»w»ri< _ Jf <•* > r * I SKNSATI ‘ /• ' £v/'-' > <y A^vv i„ - mg' -k v '/V' r^ : ’ vw i > * { ' . t -v 'S* j< \ ? v | / * * n' ;* I t , > * y *• V'* < s Your old equipment is worth more now than it ever will be worth again. Trade now, without any interest or carrying charge before next work season. Take anywhere up to four crop years for pay-,' ments with our special payment plan. JARED STAUFFER MARTINDALE, PA. A. L HERR & BRO. QUARRYVILLE, PA. HERR’S IMPLEMENT STORE ARTHUR S. YOUNG CO. WEST WILLOW, PA. **&&'#>**' Vx v ' ‘ k t ** i . „ time, progress in the United States toward production and marketing of meat-type hogs has been relatively slow. Study of Canadian methods and procedures was undertaken in ac cordance with recommendations of the House Committee on Agri cultural Appropriations. Meatier type hogs have long been produc ed in Canada. An important rea son for this, pointed out in the House Committee report, is that for several decades Canadian pro- Now you can buy new Case tractors, implements and ma chines at a big slash in price. We simply have to clear our floors for new 1958 shipments coming in soon. You get a double saving because 1958 prices are bound to be higher to meet increased costs for labor and materials. Come in now, before these amazing bargains are gone. Price tags are marked way down on used machines, too. We need the space for a flood of trade-ins from this red hot sale. You’ll be bowled over by the deals you can make in used equipment, both Case and other makes. This is the chance of the year to pick up serviceable items at pin money prices. Look over these values before they are snapped up by other smart buyers. See Your Local Case Dealer Today ducers have received higher prices for production of high quality meat-type hogs. It is hop ed that observation of Canadian production and marketing techni ques will reveal features of their program that might be adaptable to production and marketing con ditions in the United States. Meat-type ‘hogs have been .suc cessfully developed by agricul tural scientists in this country. Closer coordination of research and service work on hogs will be <f < V KAYLOR BROS. RHEEMS, PA. WALTER BINKLEY & SON LITITZ, PA. KINZERS, PA, * pA ■\'h V.* »' * *% \ \* . <■ *<> * '<■ > fostered by the United States De partment of Agriculture to facili tate more widespread use of meat-type breeding stock by the American swine industry. The team of specialists from the United States, headed by Ger aid Engelman of the Depart ment’s Agricultural Marketing Service, will spend about two weeks in Canada. The group is expected .to give particular at tention to grading and marketing methods in Canada, to the effects of these methods on characteris tics of pork production, and to the methods and techniques used for swine improvement in Cana da. - $ f < s * ■>* S S! m Ci r% K pm U| m (/)
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers