EVER WONDER WHAT a mountain of meat looks like? Pictured in the chart above is the meat production-consumption profile for almost half a century. This year’s meat, at about 27 & billion pounds, will be almost exactly double the volume in 1910. Production sort of loafed along in the foothills until 1941, then wartime de mand sent tonnage of meat soaring. Note how production, which usually is some what higher than domestic consumption, Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as i they are free. Montesquieu, i THE EMBLEM OF QUALITY and SERVICE Wolgemuth Bros., Inc Phones: Mount Joy 3-9551 and 3-8311 H RALPH F. KLINE 405 S. BROAD ST-, LITITZ Ph. Lititz MA 6-9456 Paul Cluck, East Petersburg # ROOFING • SIDING • ROOF COATING • SPOUTING • STORM DOORS AND WINDOWS • METAL BUILDINGS & ALUMINUM AWNINGS We will continue the same high quality material and workmanship as before —better if possible. ' ALSO CALL US FOR ★ Repairs ★ Remodeling ★ Concrete Work ★ New Construction See Our Stand At Root’s Community Market Every Tuesday Evening Representative: J CHARLES H. ESHLEMAN ILANDISVILLE Ph* Twinoaks 8-8005 Mountain of Meat Some act first, think afterward, and then repent forever. Sim mons. Florin, Pennsylvania in World War I and II moved very much higher as the nation strained to supply its forces and allies overseas. Only in 1935 and 1937 did consumption exceed produc tion. This was possible because of imports and dipping into.some storage stocks. The meat represented by the gap between pro duction -and domestic consumption goes into, export channels and storage. Much meat in so-called storage at any time ac tually is being processed for consumption. w 3 ... j ’H, UP* '^lSltf-SjUJi&l itjJWj Maryland Fair’s Best Herefords From Own State Timonmm, Md. (Special) Hereford breeders from Mary land and Virginia dominated the Diamond Jubilee show of the Maryland-State Fair in Timonx um. John H. Royer, Jr, Glenwood, Md showed his senior yearling, BPF Pawnee Domino 5 to the grand championship honors m the _ Hereford bull show. Hay fields Farm, Cockeysville, Md., won reserve champion honors on their senior calf, Battle Boe calde. In the female division SHH Super Lady 13, a senior calf, shown by Still House Hollow Farm, Hume, Va, was named champion. The reserve champ ion was shown by Hayfields Farm She was Miss Real Dandy, a two-year-old. Bulls Class winners follow: Two year-old bull. Rainchffe Faims, Sykesville, Md. on RP Super Al pine 5, Senior yearling bull; John H. Royer, Jr on BPF Pawnee Domino 5, Junior year ling bull: John H. Royer, Jr. on BPF Pawnee President 2; Sum mer yearling bull- Hayfields Farm on Jim Dandy, Senior bull calf Hayfields Farm on Battle Bocalde; Junior bull calf; Spring valley Hereford Farm, Pooles ville, Md. on SV Choice Mis chief, Three bulls: John H. Royer, Jr., and Two bulls: Hay fields Farm. Females Two-year-old heifer: Hayfields Farm on Miss Real Dandy; Sen ior yearling heifer: Ramcliffe Farm on RF Regina Alpina 6, Junior yearling heifer; Rain cliffe Farm on RF Super Alpina 10; Summer yearling heifer: -Still House Hollow Farm on SHH Super Lady; Senior heifer calf; Still House Hollow Farm on SHH Super Lady 13; Junior heifer calf; Still House Hollow Farm on SHH Zato Duchess 4; Two females: Still House Hol low Farm; Get of sire: Rain eliffe Farm on get of Alpine Mis chief 'H; Pair of yearlings: Rose Hill Farm, Cecilton, Md., and Pair of calves: Hayfields Farm. ' Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov. 30, 1956 Farm Credit Groups Increase Volume In ’56 Both the Lancaster Production Credit Assn and the National Farm Loan Assn, of Lancaster increased their volume of busi ness during 1956 despite the “tight money” situation, mem bers were told at the annual Farm Credit meeting Friday. More than 400 members and their families attended the pro-, gram at South Lebanon High School at lona, starting with a luncheon served by the Lebanon County Society of Farm Women. Total assets were reported at $2,763,647 for the PCA while the NFLA listed its total worth at $171,498.90. Income figures were up for both cooperatives to $125,835 from $114,483 for the PCA and to $25,975 from $23,634 for the NFLA. The net income of the NFLA also showed a gain from $5,878 last year to $6,511 for the current fiscal year. The tight money conditions had their effect on PCA net income, however, causing a sharp decline from $16,089 a year ago to $B,- 440. Officials pointed out that in terest expenses, reflecting the higher interest rates necessary to make bond issues attractive to buyers, were responsible, rising from $38,828 in 1955 to $61,623 this year. “The important thing is that these financial reports show that we are serving our purpose in continuing to supply credit to farmers by > maintaining even increasing our volume of busi ness,” 'Lee R. Brobst, assistant secretary - treasurer PCA - NFLA for the Lancaster office, said. Three directors re-elected dur ing the business session were G G. Minnich, Lititz, as Lancaster County director of the PCA; John H. Gibble, Myerstown, Lebanon County director of the PCA; and Ira M. Krall. Myerstown R 2, Leb anon County director of the NFLA. W. Harry Shaeffer Jr, assist ant county agent of Lebanon County, greeted the farm mem bers at the meeting, which was shifted from Lancaster County to Lebanon County this year Two Lebanon County 4-H Club members Lorraine Eshelman and Elwood Houser delivered a report on cooperative youth activities. Principal speaker was the Rev Paul Kehm, pastor of St Paul’s Evangelical and Refoimed Here is the NEWEST Simply Dust Your Flock With a H :: Convenient, effective, and economical treatment of CRD (Chronic Respiratory Disease) or AIR SAC INFECTION in chickens. For less than one cent a bird, YOU can treat your flock. Most effective if caught in the early stages. Ask for it by name Dry-Strep-Spray At your local Feed Dealer New Holland Supply Co. Ph. EL4-2149 New Holland Church, Fleetwood, who delivered his humorous address despite the illness of his twin brother who usually is part of the perform ance. Carl B. Thomas, PCA secre tary-treasurer of the Lancaster office, was cited for his 20 years of service with the credit organ ization by Minnich, who has been a director for the same length of time. Among guests present were; Hugh S Mackey, Federal Inter mediate Credit Bank of Balti more; George M. Meyers, Pa. Farm Bureau; Laveme Pownall, Eastern States Farmers Ex change; Mark Shuman, State ASC Committee; Noah Huber, Produ cers’ Livestock, Wayne B. Rent schler and Charles Wolgemuth, Lancaster County Farm Bureau; Enos Heisey, Lebanon County Farm Bureau; A S. Frommeyer, Dauphin County Agent When your flock is Ames In-Cross 400 series white egg layer, you’ll get more eggs that grade large. That’s because the characteristic ofc large egg size is carefully bred into each Ames In-Cross chicken. You get high consistent production, too, which means you’ll get more eggs that grade large and bring those top market prices. 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