—Lancaster Farming, Friday, November 11, 1955
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Stiibestrol Prestige Increases;
1956 Operations Demand Economy
Stiibestrol or more proper
ly diethylstilbestrol is rapid
ly overcoming opposition as an
ingredient m livestock feed at
this moment compared to the
situation several months back.
“‘Criticism from packers has
died out. Is it due possibly to a
different form of use?” one repre
sentative of the Lancaster Stock
Yards asked a few days back.
His question was posed follow
ing a discussion of the beef cat
tle situation and feed supply out
look by Thomas King, livestock
extension specialist from Penn
sylvania State University college
of agriculture.
Mr. King traced the history of
stiibestrol in live beef cattle feed
ing, from early experiments at
lowa State College, from Purdue
Univeristy and others. “At first,
results were good for some,
mediocre for others,” the live
stock specialist reported.
However, he continued, 26 agric.
cultural colleges in the middle
west, south and west have just
summarized results of recent ex
periments, finding that “on the
average a 16 per cent cent in
crease in gam was obtained from
13 per cent less feed.”
“Sixty per cent of all commer
cial supplements marketed this
fall will contam stiibestrol or
similar hormone compounds,” Mr.
King added.
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Dwight Youngkin, also a live
stock extension specialist at Penn
State poined out that pork con
sumption is off ten pounds per
person this year. Figures on con
sumption were elaborated by Mr.
King: all meat production this
year is up five per cent; each per
son will consume an average 160
pounds' of meat, which wall in
clude 79 pounds of ibepf, 67
pounds of pork.
To produce tne meat-type nog
today’s market demands, mr.
Younkin tqld, the farmer sould
select the longer, larger, more
trim, more growthy types de
veloped from breeding, several
purebred swine organizations are
developing Production Record
(PR) programs and ratings, certi
fying boars and litteis.
Live Hog Backfat Check
In answer to one query irom
the audience at the jugncastei
Livestock Field Day, he advised
pork producers to include a little
plements to encourage them to
soil mixed with pig starter sup
begin eating earlier, to speed up
the weaning process. However,
care must be taken to select earth
that is clean, that does not carry
any germs or parasites.
One of the highlights ot me
program, in a day when empnasis
breeding stock, more temaies are
finding their way into me xoou
field.
“Cattle numbers may go aown,
LANCASTER FARMING
Quarryville, Pennsylvania
. Mailing First Edition
Thousands and thousands of
copies of Lancaster Farming were
counted, bundled and sorted by
staff members and mailed to 22,-
or up in numbers, out win
gradually work uphill on a pai
with human .population, he ad
vised, due to inci eased teed sup
plies, a 17 per cent increase m
Corn Belt corn production, ana
good range pasture conditions.
“Feeder prices are strong, ana
they may continue strong, ivir
King said, “and cattle leeomg is
is placed so highly on thickness
of backfat, was the prone mea
surement made on a live hog oy
the extension representative, cm
the U.S No. 1 hog, an acceptame
1 5 inches was recorded wnue tne
next hog, a U S. No. 2, would car
ry a thicker layer six to iz
pounds more tat tor a iara mar
ket that has been sorely depressed
in recent montns.
“Twelve to lo per cent oi me
hogs received at market today win
giade U.S No 1, and aoout ou
per cent will g’’?de No. 2,” jytr.
Youngkm concluded.
Cattle Feeding Margin Low
Margins for the cattle teener
are low, figures from Corn Belt
cost studies prove, Mr. King torn
the group, with the following pro
fits reported following six montns
feeding:
Year Profits rer feteer
1950- $B2 08
1951- 21T19
1952- -24 44 tiossj
1953- ' 1 39.25
1954- 10 8B
With four million producers,
and 58 million bead ot neei car
tie, this year itturns gnouia oe
fairly comparable to those ot 1904,
Mr. King added.
Cattle numbers have increaseu
since 1949, when the last low was
marked up, but in 1954-iaoo ten
per cent mors cows ana neuers
wdre marketed, indicating moie
more widespread today in me
west, the south and soutnwest
Brief mention was given me
hog situation: “Farmers win tai-
000 rural boxho’ders in Lancaster
County, as shown in the picture
above, taken by Ray Westafer.
row eight to 11 per ceiu more
pigs this tail."
Replacement stock wm narrow
margins somewhat. wnere me
margin was once six to eigne
cents, two to tnree ana one-nan
cents may be more common.
“This fall slaughter caives aie
selling stronger than steers, so
the calf program may be Heavier, *
Mr. King pointed out. “Recently,'
he added, “slaughter caives aver
aged $27 00 cwt in a Virginia
sale.”
Today’s feeder is producing
twice as much beef with only nan
as many, more cattle comparea
to the feeder of the 1900 s. THIS is
due to improved breeding, recc
ing, a larger crop whicn nas in
creased 75 to 88 per cent since
the turn ot the century m num
ber of calves produced per cow.
Today finds earlier maturing
cattle, a faster turnover, ureea
ers are thinking of prouucnou
as the dairyman once ttia, ana
as a result it is much easier to
measure abilities by breeding.
While milk cows increased in
number 14 per cent from 1920 to
1955, beef cattle increased va
per cent.
Six points were presented oy
Mr King for the good came ieeu
er and manager; 1, buy came to
fit your feed supply; a, reuuce
losses and setbacks (disease,
parasites, etc ); 3, teed economi
cally, 4, save labor (automation;;
5, utilize manure- as lertuizer,-
and 6, hogs produce hidden pi un
its by following came.
Primary in any feeding pio
gram .are expenses of feed anu
labor.' Feeders today must strive
to improve their margin ana
their rate of gam. “Consider now
much it costs you to put on a
one-pound gain in your came;
keep basic records: 1, the amount
of feed consumed; 2, give mac
feed a ceitaip market value, a,
then, check your gain against
costs, and try to keep your gam
costs down,” Mr. King aavisea.
Roughages Reduce Expenses
lowa tests, he reviewed, touna
drylot feeding steers to cnoice
giade could cost 29 cents per
pound. Supplement rougnages
and use them freely to reduce
expenses, such as corn or glass
silage, and corn stover suage.
Protein substitutes can aiso neip
i educe expenses, sucn as uiea
and ammoniated molasses.
As to the future? me smau
group heard the Pennsylvania men
advise that all means or economy
should he utilized in taim op
erations; “The future (next yeai )
is not too bright, but tne econo
mical feeder should do wen
During the forenoon, uyue
Brubaker of Ephrata ana uonaia
Rutt of Peach Bottom gave an
excellent demonstration on re
ducing Livestock Shipping bos
ses,” with models ot tiucKs and
loading equipment that wouia ao
credit in any show. “The ivieat-
Type Hog” was the topic or a
timely demonstration by waiter
Augusburger of Remholds, k u i,
and Wayne Miller ot Mt. ooy in
the afternoon session.