—Lancaster Farming, Friday,* March 9, 1956
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Meat Industry
Not Jmmune to
Rising Costs
CHlCAGO—Following is com
ment by the American Meat 'ln
stitude with respect to some of
the subjects which were dis
cussed ‘at the meeting here of
the National Swine Industry
Committee
SPREADS
On the question of spreads,
the meat business has not been
immune from the rising costs
which have characterized all
business operation during recent
years. Farmers themselves have
felt them.
Operating expenses in the
meat packing industry increased
from $1,973,000,000 m 1949 to
$2,650,000,000 in 1954, an ad
vance of 34 per cent
Wages Cost $5O Million
. Figures for 1955 are not yet
available, except that a wage
increase last August is estimated
to have added $5O millions an
nually to the industry’s wage
cost. Incidentally, this wage in
crease on an annual basis
amounted to more than the
earnings of the entire meat
packing industry in 1954.
Roughly half of the packers’
expanse margin represents com
pensation of employees. Costs of
supplies and containers, trans
portation, and taxes also are
important items.
When meat values decline, the
cost of such -items as labor, sup
plies,, and transportation tends
to remain the same This forces
thellfacber to retain an increased
proportion of the price received
for products. For example, when
the paCkftfcs’ cost on’ a-dollar of
wholesale/value is 25, cents, 75
cents can be paid out for live
stock When the wholesale value
declines to 80 cents, only 55 cents
can l be paid for livestock. Thus,
while the wholesale value has
declined 20 gar cent, .the price
the' pay for livestock
out of the' wholesale value has
declined more than. 25 per cent.
On the -other' hand, increased
volume, such 'as the industry has
had recent months, tends to
operate trt. the other' direction
through unit - costs.
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Delps of Oxord
Named Members
Of Guernsey Club
PETERBOROUGH, N. H
Graham J- & Martha E. Delp of
Prunerose Farrpin Oxford have
been elected to membership' in
the American Guernsey Cattle
Club, mon-profit agricultural
organization serving over 40,000
puiebrqd Guernsey breeders
throughout the United States.
They started with purebred
Guernseys in 1946 and now own
40 head. They hope to maintain
a herd of 50 milking cows. They
are selling Golden Guernsey
Milk.
The American Guernsey Cat
tle Club records the registration
of purebred Guernseys those
whose ancestry can be traced
back to the Isle of Guernsey, ori
ginal home of the breed. The
AGCC also records the results of
official production tests; and,
through Golden Guernsey, In
corporated, supervises the mar
keting of Goldon Guernsey
Milk
Farm Price
Average Off
Six Points
HARRISBURG Dr. William
L Henning; State Secretary of
Agriculture, today said the in
dex of prices received by Penn
sylvania farmers dropped six
points- during themonth ended
February 15- There was no
change in tne national index for
the month, he pointed out.
- A sharp drop in the average
price received by farmers for
eggs, contributed most to the
Pennsylvania decline, Dr, Hen
ning explained.. The
in;egg prices' w*as tempered some;
what by a less than usual season
al drop in prices received for
wholesale milk, he added-
Between June and September
of 1955 the-Pennsylvania.index
for all principal farm products
showed advances following a
three-month period of decline.
The index advanced one point
in December but dropped four
points in January and another
six points in February, Depart
ment records show.
The Pennsylvania ipnce index
in mid-February, at 233 per cent
of the 1910-14 base average, was
nine points below the same date
last ydar, a Federal-State survey
showed. The national index re
mained steady at 226.
Pennsylvania crop prices regis
tered a seven-point index ad
vance from Jan. 15. Dr. Henning
said this was due to seasonal in
creases in prices received for
grains 'and an advance of ten
cents a bushel received by farm
ers for potatoes. These combined
to more than offset a slight de
cline in the price of hay. Ap
ples advanced five cents a bushel.
There was a dfeclme of nine
points or four per cent m the
index of prices received for live
stock and livestock products, in
cluding milk and eggs, Dr. Hen
ning said- Poultry and eggs
showed a drop of 25 points or 12
per cent Although both farm
chickens 'and broilers registered
price gains, the average price
received for eggs declined nine
cents a dozen, the highest Janu
ary-February decline since 1952,
he“ declared
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When we stop to think we
realize our everyday living depends
on our eves. Take good care of
them. If you are in doubt visit
your eye doctor.
Doctors Prescriptions
For Glasses Filled.
Purina Feed Dealers Meet
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Ralston-Purina dealers and .friends
300 strong attended the Turkey meeting
sponsored by the St. Louis firm at the
American Legion Home in Palmyra, Pa.,
Egg Output
In January
Falls Lower
HARRISBURG For the first
time in nearly five yeais, egg
production on Pennsylvania
•farms this January dropped be
low the output for the same
month of the previous year, Dr.
William L Helming, State, Sec
retary of Agriculture, announc
ed today.
Over a period of 57 months
since April 1951 egg.produc
tion in the State was record high
for each succeeding month 'un
til January' 1956 -when it de
clined 16 per cent from January
of last year, he declared follow
ing Federal-State surveys.
From 321 to 316 Million
January' output totaled 316 mil
lion compared with 321 million
for the same month last year.
Dr. Henning said the number of
layers at 19,354,000 was down
192,000 from a year earlier-
He also reported that Penn
sylvania milk production this
January at 518 million lbs was
ithe highest of record for that
month and 4 4 per cent above
the previous high registered for
January 1955.
The estimated number of milk
cows -this January is 942.000
head, 7&00 above last January
but 1,000 below December 1955,
the survey showed.
Dr Henning explained that
egg production this January
showed a decline due largely to
fewer additions to 'laying flocks
and retention of more older
birds during 1955.
Chick Output Up 46%
Poultry farmers during Janu
ary began buying more flock
replacement chicks. During that
month chick production in the
State totaled 7,603,000 or 46 per
cent above the January 1955
hatch. A near-record hatch was
indicated for February.
Farmers on February 15 were
averaging a return of 46 cents a
dozen for eggs, down nnie cents
from January 15, but three cents
a dozen more than in February
1955, the survey showed.
Total milk production for the
12 months of 1955, on a revised
basis, totaled 6,364,000,000 lbs
and compares with 6,064,000,000
lbs produced in 1954 and 5,933,-
000,000 lbs produced in 1953.
Semi-annual x-rays for men
over 45 offer the best means of
early detection of lung cance.r.
Earlier detection could have pre
vented 12,800 lung cancer deaths
In the United States last year,
says the American .Cancer Soci
fit- >** -
recently.'-Here is a general view of the
audience gathered in the ball room for part
of the interesting, informative program.
(Spohn Studio Photo). " .
Fishing Open
In Parts of 11
County Streams
HARRISBURG Parts of 11
Lancaster County streams'-were
removed from the list of local
waters in which all fishing Was
prohibited from March 15 to
April 15, it was announced by
William Voigt, Jr, executive di
rector of the Pennsylvania Fish
Commission.
Here are the streams and the
areas no longer affected by the
ban;
LITTLE; 'CHICKIES—I6 miles
upstream from mouth on Big
just below Marietta.
BIG CHICKIES—IS miles up
stream from mouth on Susque
hanna just below 'Marietta,
COCALICO CREEK—2O miles
upstream from juncture with Big
Conestoga near Oregon-
BIG CONESTOGA CREEK
50 miles upstream from mouth at
Safe Harbor to headwaters.
LITTLE CONESTOGA CREEK
From Shreiner’s Station near
Oreville downstream to mouth on
i Big Conestoga below Rock Hill.
I CONEWAGO CREEK Up
stream from mouth on Susque
hanna near Falmouth.
CONOY CREEK Entire
length of stream from mouth on
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forming organs. Cancer kills
more children in the United
States than any other disease,
the American Cancer Society
says
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Susquehanna near Billmyer.
MILL CREEK Entire length
of stream from mouth on Big
Conestoga just below South Dis
posal Plant.
MUDDY CREEK Entire
length of stream from mouth on
Big Conestoga near •Hinletown.
(Not to be confused with Muddy
Bun which is a trout stream in
the southern section of the coun
ty).
OCTOBARO CREEK Open
ten miles from Maryland line up
stream.
PEQUEA CREEK Open ten
miles* upstream from mouth on
Susquehanna at Pequea.
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