Pork Packer Lists Half Dozen
Steps to Restore Consumer Favor
Two meat company executives
in the pork business today report
ed on progress with six major
steps to restore pork to its former
favor with consumers.
They were Roy Melchior, presi
dent of Agar Packing Co , and Roy
Edwards, general manager of the
Pork Division of Wilson & Co.,
Inc, who appeared on the opening
program of the 52nd annual con
vention of the American Meat In
stitute at the Palmer House in
Chicago.
that “consumer
demand for pork has declined
drastically” during the last 10
years Retail sales of pork per
person have dropped from 3.1
per cent of the national dispos
able income in 1947 to 1 7 per cent
last year a decrease of 45 per cent
he pointed out
Consumer surveys found, said
Melchior, that the big objection
in people’s thinking is that pork
is too fat and is fattening, an-'
other way of saying that 'the in
dustry is producing the wrong
kind of hogs and pork.
He outlined the six steps being
taken to overcome such objections
as-
1 Increasing production of the
“meat-type” hog, one with less
fat and a larger percentage of
lean meat
An outstanding
characteristic
of K-137
KimberCHlKS
As of January 1, 1956, K-137
Kimbetchiks led in early egg size
|n all three official random sample
lests in which they were entered—
California, Missouri, and Utah.
Since large eggs -are often worth
||oo% more than small, and 35-
|O% more than medium, this char
acteristic of the K-137 can make a
great difference in income during
vie pullet year.
The K-137 is also noted for its
good egg quality, both shell and
Interior. The high percentage of
firm albumen results in more AA
quality eggs.
* The K-137 has good livability...
|>3.4% to about 18 months in the
three official tests in which they
were entered last year.
We invite you to compare the
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2 A leaner trim in the meat
processing plant, with as much ex
ternal fat removed before the
pork goes into distribution.
3 Eradication of VE disease
and hog cholera from the coun
try, since! 13 countries ban Amer
ican pork imports because some
of each still exists in parts of the
United States.
4. Reduction of consumer over
labeling of smoked hams and
other smoked pork products by
having but two types, smoke-pro
cessed to a minimum internal
temperature of 137 degrees, and
“fully-cooked” “readyto-eat” —-
“ready-to-serve” types processed
to an internal temperature of not
less than 150 degrees.
5. Multiple farrowing of sows to
produce a more level flow of pig
births and therefore hog market
ings, to reduce seapnal fluctua
tions of pork supplies and prices
6. Merit-buying of hogs, the
newest program of the industry,
designed to sort out the best
hogs for the best price, rather
than, as in the past, having hogs
sold and bought in lots and droves
regardless of weight and grade
values
Edwards defined the expres
sion- “Merit buying is the buying
of hogs according to their worth
or true market value
“In order to encourage and has
ten the production of meat-type
hogs,” Edwards explained, “it is
most important that we expend
the energy necessary to physically
sort and grade hogs to register
these value differences with the
producer.
“It will not be necessary to in
augurate radical, elaborate and
expensive changes in our buying
procedmes in older to effect a
more selective system of buy
ing.”
He said there were good reas
ons to believe that the production
of meat-type hogs will expand at
an increasing rate,” such as eco
nomic advantage to the producer,
highly heritable carcass charac
teristics such as length, backfat
thickness, yield of lean cuts and
loin eye area, and rapid and mul
tiple reproduction.
Edwards said it is somewhat
premature to judge the merit
buying program, which was rec
ommended by the Institute less
than three months ago, but that
an initial survey of a few packing
houses showed between 70 and 80
per cent are now buying various
percentages sorted for weight and
grade.
“It is clear,” said Edwards,
“that economic necessity dictates
to each of us associated with the
hog and pork industry that we
must regain the demand for pork.
If consumers had spent only the
same proportion of their incomes
for pork last year as they did five
short- years ago, hog slaughter
could have been 44 per cent larger
than it actually was last year, with
hog prices and margins still main
tained at 1956 levels.”
Stated another way, he said, if
consumers had spent the same
proportion of their incomes for
pork last year as in 1951 for the
same number of pork animals as
were marketed last year, hog buy
ers could have paid farmers about
$10.70 a hundred pounds more
live weight, still maintaining the
same margin between live hog
prices and the retail price for
pork.
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Fink Poultry
Good To Eat
If your roasted chicken or tur
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Lancaster Farming, Friday, Dec. 6, 1957—5
Pair of Herefords Sweep Top Honors
At American Royal Stock Show
A pair of sleek Herefoid steers
from lowa and Texas swept both
grand and reseive grand cham
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steer shows at the Royal in ic
cent years went to 17-year-old
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Gary’s steer was selected as
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