12—Lancaster Fanning, Friday, Nov. 8, 19S7' U.S. Farm Trade Groups Developing 11 Projects in 13 Foreign Countries The U S. Department of Agri culture reports that 11 new ex port market development projects \yerp approved in September 1957 involving work expenditure to taling $765,000 in 13 countries. This compares with nine new projects totaling $207,000 in Aug ust, and brings the total for July through-September to 33 projects totaling $2,017,000 Export market development projects are designed to main tain, expand, or develop new mar kets for U S agricultural com modities. Participation as coop erators under project agreements is open to private trade groups, research organisations, and insti tutions such as Land-Grant Col leges Projects are also carried out by the Foreign Agricultural Service independent of trade group participation. Remington, if it s exclusive roller-bearing nose boosts cutting horsepower up to 20%! Does more work than any :: other direct drive model! The Golden "Legmester.” In 5 hp. class. 1 cylinder, 14c’ pilch Bar Sizes IS’, $ 285.00 24’, 30" 27 lbs Bint! bf Mall Tool Company. Division of Hwmn|lon Arms Comoany Inc. OTHER CHAIN SAWS AS LOW AS $149. Cnm >« itJmy if a SNAVELY’S Farm Service NEW HOLLAND Ph. EL 4-2214 The September approvals bring total for this program since the latter started in July 1955 to 145 projects totaling $10,980,000 in 28 countries. Projects approved in Septem ber included Department contri butions of $668,000 equivalent in foreign currencies, and trade group contributions of $96,000 in funds, personnel, services, and other contributions. New projects by country were Chile, provision of a dairy cat tic judge by the Holstem-Fnesian Assn, and two swine specialists by FAS; Ecuador, provision of a dairy cattle judge by the Pure bred Dairy Cattle Assn and pro motion of dairy products by the Dairy Society International; France, one survey and one pro motion project for tobacco, both to be carried out cooperatively by the Leaf Tobacco Exports Assn., Burley and Dark Leaf Tobacco Assn., and Tobacco Associates, Inc ; West Germany, visit of food inspectors to the U S., arranged by FAS, Italy, visit of wheat tech nicians to the U.S. to be carried out by the Nebraska Wheat Grow ers’ Assn.; and Spam, trade fair activities by FAS. New regional projects approved included cotton promotion by the Cotton Council International in Burma, India, Indonesia, and Korea; and a wheat market sur vey by the Nebraska Wheat Grow ers’ Assn, in Austria, Finland, West Germany, Greece, and Itay. With these additions, 36 trade groups have entered into market development agreements with the Department. Approval of market develop ment projects depends upon avail ability of funds, benefit to U.S. agricultural exports, whether trade groups concerned represent broadly U.S. commodity interests, harmony with U S. foreign poli cies, and proposed financing. No cooperative project with a trade group will be approved unless there is a substantial contribution by the trade group. The total of 145 jrojects to date includes 80 cooperator projects valued at $B,- 302,000, including trade contribu tions of $2,599,000, for work in 28 countries. its right! Project proposals may be ad dressed to the U S Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricul ture Service, Foreign Trade Pro grams Division, Washington 25, DC. i) 1 rn«‘ m lennessee leam Win Meat Judging Contest at Royal The University of Tennessee won the intercollegiate mea' judging contest which was helc' in Kansas City, in connection wit! the American Royal Live Stocl Show. High individual in thf 27th annual event was Fred Top hkor of Kansas State College whe made 905 points out of a possible score of 1,040. The contest is sponsored by the Meat Board ir cooperation with the American Royal. By winning the event, the Uni versity of Tennessee gained per manent possession of the Mea' Board’s rotating challenge trophj which must be won three time; for permanent ownership. This makes Tennessee the third schoo 1 to retire a Meat Board trophj in the American Royal intercol legiate meat judging contest. Oth er such trophies have been retir ed by Oklahoma State Umversitj and the University of Nebraska. Members of the top team which was coached by Professor T. W. Cole, are James W. Bond, Thompson Station; Curtis Lard, Savannah and Gerral Tucker, Memphis, all of Tennessee. The team made 2,615 points out of a possible 3,000 A record number of 17 colleges and universities from 16 states participated in the contest. The field of 51 animal husbandry and meat students judged nine classes of beef, pork and iamb carcasses and wholesale cuts and graded 20 beef carcasses and 10 lamb car casses. Second and third placing teams were from Texas A. & M. College and the University of Wisconsin, with scores of 2599 and 2590.'Rob ert Gooch, Texas A. & M., and Lowell Mohler, University of Mis souri, tied for second and third place in the individual rankings, each with a score of 895. Other teams in the c **est ranked behind the three top schools in the following order. Oklahoma State University, Kan sas State College, Ohio State Uni versity, University of Missouri, University of Kentucky, lowa State College, University of Illi nois, Pennsylvania State Univer sity, North Dakota Agricultural College, Michigan State Univer sity, University of Nebraska, Texas Technological College, South Dakota State College and University of Minnesota. The high team in beef judging was the University of Illinois Kansas State College placed sec ond and Ohio State University was third Donny Notter of Ohio State took top individual honors in beef judging. In the beef grad ing division, Kansas State had the high team The second and third place teams were Pennsylvania State University and the Uni versity of Missouri. The high in dividual in beef grading was Rob ert Gooch, Texas A. & M. The pork judging class was won by the University of Tennessee, with Oklahoma State University and the University of Wisconsin placing second and third. The number one judge of pork was Curtis Lard of the University of Tennessee Wisconsin led in lamb judging, followed by Ohio State and Texas A & M. Rudy Erickson of Wiscon sin placed first individually in lamb judging. In lamb grading, Texas A. & M was the winner In second and third were Kansas State and the University of Tennessee. Top m dividual m lamb grading was Homer Smith of Texas A. & M. Angus Assn. Announces Registration Fee Change The American Angus Assn, an nounces a rate change for regis tration fees effective an. 1, 1958, whereby animals from six to 12 months of age may be‘registered for $3 by members of the associa tion and $6 by non-members. Registration lees for animals of other ages remain the same. The change eliminates the $5 and $lO feets to members and none-mem bers respectively, for animals nine to 12 months of age. THE ABOVE TWO prognostic harts for the United States show, for the next 30 days, the expected departures of temperature from normal and the expected total precipita tion. They were extracted from the Weather Bureau Ex tended Forecast Section’s publication “Average Monthly Weather Resume and Outlook” which contains additional supplemantary information necessary for complete inter pretation. The conception rate of ewes bred early in the season could be improved by keeping the rams in cool quarters during the summer months, according to the Ameri can Veterinary Medical Associa tion. Six years of leadership as the Highest Average Profit producers in America’s two oldest 3 and 5 year Random Sample Tests (New York and Calif) is proof that H&N BALANCED BREEDING pays off consistently with extra egg profits for you. 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