Cattle Grades Form Basis for Good Market Reporting, Forecasting Once m a while it’s a good idea lor us to review our knowledge of cattle grades and to take a look at the standards Slaughter grade standards serve as the basis for the market new-, report which cattlemen use in deciding where and when to market. Statistics based on mar ket news reports indicate consum er preferences and allow fore casts of market trends to help in .planning what kind and how much of a certain qualitj of beef cal lie to produce Here is a brief summary of the current grade standards for slaughter cattle PRIME GRADE cattle aie low set compact, and thicklv fleshed Tncy aie wide over the back. loin and rump and the rounds are thick and plump Prime cattle have a thick and rathci unifoim covering of firm tat They show evidence of high quality Only steers and heifers aie eligible for the Prime grade CHOICE GRADE cattle are moderately low set, compact and t* •« •# •« ♦♦ • • •• *• ♦♦ t: •« •• •• ♦♦ •« •« •* •• •« *« ♦♦ •« ATTENTION DAIRYMEN Limestone Sand For Use D. M. STOLTZFUS & SON. INC. 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Wolgemuth Bros., Florin, Pa. have moderatelv thick natural fleshing The back and loin are moderately wide and the twist and round moderately deep and plump There is a moderately thick fat covering which may be slightly uneven Choice cattle usually have a moderately refin cd appealance GOOD CATTLE are slightly low set and compact with slightly I hick natural fleshing They arc slightly wide over the back and lo.n, the rounds may appear slightly flat with little evidence of plumpness These cattle have a slightly thin fat hoveling The.v usuallj appear slightly refined, although older cal tie in the grade may exhibit some coaiscness and unc.cn fat covering STANDARD GRADS calllo H...V be steers, heile's, or cows, with a maximum matui’ty of ap pj oximalcly 48 monlho They lend l( be slightly rangy and thm fleshed The crops, back and loin die slightly nanow and»the hips For Your In Dairy Barns Call Quarryville, Pa. right here s ■. 2. Pa a*e somewhat prominent The loin, rump and rounds ap pear flat with no evidence ol fullness Fat covering in the g’ade is slightly thin to thin and may be uy evidence only over the back, loin and ribs COMMERCIAL grade cattle are fully mature and this grade is limited to cows, heifers and steers that are over about 48 months of aye They aic slightly rangy and thir fleshed and have moderately Vvide backs and loins and promin ent shouldeis and hips They fro quently appear rather deep tin ough their fore ribs Commer cial cattle have a moderately th,ck fat covering which is often palcfcy UTILITY GRADE catlc may v.ny greatly in appearance be cause of the many posiblc com binations of grade faclois and the wide range in age ol animals These cattle are rangy, up standing, angular and thinly flesh cd They are usually narrow tin ough the crops with a slightly sunken appearance of the loin, lump and rounds Hips and shouldeis are decidedly promin ent Mature cattle of the giade have a slightly thick fat covering and finish langes down to very thin fcr young stock CUTTER GRADE animals are luually fully mature, have veiy pi eminent hips and shouldeis and very shiunken lounds and loins They are yough and angular throughout Fully matuie Cutters carry only a thin fat coveung while young cattle of this grade show no indications of fat covei- «* «♦ «« I NIAGARA BEDRENCH I u :: :: :: ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ n ♦♦ :: for :: H « ♦♦ I TOBACCO BEDS I ♦♦ •* ♦♦ «« ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ •• H Raise Sturdy Weed Free Plants |; ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦* || with Healthy Roots ♦♦ ♦♦ tt < ♦♦ XX ♦♦ i CLEM E. 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HA 6-9301 ra MATHIESOW Least Tobacco, Least Price Mark 1957 Crop Sales \Continued from page one) <md now stands at 146 5 million pounds including the 41 2 million pound 1957 crop Disappearance last year was pegged at 49 4 mil bon pounds, only 200,000 pounds cl filler was exported, the rest used domestically In mentioning the expected fne per cent reduction in acres planned bv Pennsylvania tobacco glowers, the economic experts p. sparing the outlook were not ol the opinion that any effect would be made on the price The supply, they predicted, would be about 50 million pounds, ..dually six per cent more than last year Cairyovei may be aiound 120 million pounds, some mg CANNERS, LOWEST of the giadcs, are cattle that are usually so advanced in age and so thin as to appear emaciated They 10 extremely angular and thin ileshed and are extiemely naiiow homed and prominent in the hips anu shouldeis They have an ex treme hollowed out appearance in the loin, rump and rounds The outline of the bony frame \. ork is vciy evident and Corn ANHYDROUS AMMONIA 82% NITROGEN ied. Saves Time. Saves labor. DEALERS L. H. BRUBAKER 350 Stiasbuig Pike. Lititz RD3. Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 4, 1958—13 Ph. Lane. EX 3-7607 Ph. MA.6-7766 Pennsylvania Apple Juice Popular in Florida (j W Ropp principal ol a I'l Pieicc Fla high school, rc poits that chilled apple mice is outselling orangi and grape mice L’ to I at the dispensers located in the school The Tiopicana people, who op erate the machines, bought a volume of juice grade apples in the Appalachian Apple Belt this season six per cent lower than last year ..nd the smallest on record Total supplies indicated for 1058-59 may approximate 170 mil ium pounds, a decline of three per cent from the current level and a new low A new report now being includ ed in the outlook report is the u mount ot tobacco leaf represent ed in stocks of tobacco sheet As ot Jan 1 of this year there were 203,000 pounds of Pennsylvania in slice! This compares with 434,000 pounds of Connecticut Valley Pnoaclleaf, 7,000 pounds of Ohio filler, 7 000 pounds of Puerto Rican filler, and a total ol 1,222,- 000 pounds of all types of cigar tobaccos Cigaictle types total 1 494,000 pounds in the sheet and the total for all crops is 2,716,000 pounds This does not include the tobac fo stems that aie added in the manufacturing process MUSSER Leghorn Chicks For Large White Egg« DONEGAL WHITE CROSS For Broiler Chicks "Direct from His Breeder* Phone Mt. Joy OL 3-4911 HOME THE QUALITY STARTER ASSURES MAXIMUM UNIFORM GROWTH! Master Mix Chick Starter is the quality starter that builds mar* healthy, hearty chicks than ever Also contains medicants to help protect chicks against coccidiosi*. Eli M. Wolgemuth Ph. Landis\ ille TVV 8-3031 Mauheim R. D. 1
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