14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 11, 1958 St - A NEW RECORD placing tenth in milk Raymond F: and Louise Witmer, Willow and fat production among the 10 highest Street. She produced 14,403 pounds of of the Guernsey breed in her class has milk and 723 pounds of fat in 365 days, just been completed by Mulberry Hill (LF Photo) Margrie E, a senior two-year-old owned by Hereford Steers Show Advantage In Carcass Study Made in Chicago Hereford steers emerged with a marked advantage • over other breeds of beef cattle on numerous competitive points in a compre hensive carcass study conducted on the Chicago market. The study was carried out by Armour & Co of Chicago, under the supervision of Dr. Robert W Bray, in charge of meats work at Dr Robert A Merkel, formerly of Wisconsin and now of Kansas State College, in cooperation with the American Hereford Assn. The completed study, announc ed by Secretary Paul Swaffar of the American Hereford Associa tion, included data on 1,013 steers divided as follows 440 Herefords, 362 Angus, 211 Shorthorns Here are the highlights of the s(ud> 1. Prime Herefords topped oth er breeds in percentage of loin MODEL VB 7 H.P. UTILITY TRACTOR 'lndispensable power for farms, 'institutions, and estates. Does the job quickly, easily, and well. • 4 Forward Speeds and 2 Revert* • Duomolic Two-Soeed Axle • le-Tone Muff let • 100% Free Wheeling Other Models $l5O up VeE THE SIMPLICITY VB AT SNAVELY’S FARM SERVICE NEW HOLLAND Ph. EL 4-221 A cuts in the entire carcass. 2. Prime Herefords topped oth er breeds in percentage of rib cuts. 3 Prime Herefords topped oth er breeds in percentage of round cuts. 4. Less brisket and plate (low priced cuts) in Herefords than g |st Highest All-breed 1 Hen Record in Pa. Laying Contest - 1957 WHY Keystone Leghorn WILL COST YOU LESS Locally Owned and Operated = 1 = z. = 3. 1 4. 1 5 * = 6. Breeding Flocks Are All Within Lane. Co. We do our Own Breeding Work No National Advertising N'o Long Distant Hauling of Hatching Eggs or Chicks No Middle Man or Franchise tock-Backs g Pa. U. S. Approved Pullorum-Typhoid Clean g | KEYSTONE HATCHERY | 1 Rep: Daniel R. Myer Ph, Leola OL 6-2243 | | Hatchery; Ph. Leola OL 6-6783 | | Farm: Ph. Ephrata RE 3-6179 | Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif Zi HOOBER'S SPRING SALES PROMOTION! | LIVE PONY With Saddle & Bridle! i TO BE GIVEN FREE $ AT OUR BIG FIELD f A DAY - APRIL 26th I Get Your Tickets In The Barrel Now And Win The Pony or One of Our Many Other Big Prizes! .VWNVSWW MMvitat Intercourse, Pa. *SSSN\N\\%\\*V other breeds. 5. Herefords have .5 per cent less kidney fat. 6. Herefords have 101 per cent heavier hides, yet produce as much caicass, or dressing per cent, as the thmner-hided breeds 7. Despite larger loin and rib in Herefords, eye marbling appears to be key guide--to grade and value. “An all important point receiv ing considerable attention of beef people in recent years is area of Ond Highest Leghorn | " Hen Record in the 1 Nation - 1U57 1 CHICKS first PRIZE! CHARLES B.HOOBER Ph. SOuthfield 8-3501 * * >mx%mvv I® THE DIAGRAMED Hereford steer shown above points out the highlights of the carcass study conducted on the Chi cago market by Armour & Co. Prime Herefords showed a greater percentage of loin, rib and round cuts, and less percentage than other breds in the low-priced cuts in the brisket and plate. eye muscle m the loin and rib as a criterion of the red meat on a carcass. It was significant that the Armour study showed the av erage area of eye muscle for Herefords as one-half inch larger than the average for the three BRANDYWINE BUYERS SALE , * Selling 100 Head Registered Angus Bulls Cows with calves Bred cows Bred heifers open Heifers SATURDAY, APRIL 19 1:00 P. M. Sanger’s Sale Barn Located 4 miles east of Lebanon, Pa , on Route 422. All cattle in pasture condition and originate from accredited herds. Sponsored by PENNSYLVANIA ANGUS ASSOC. Francis Enciso, Sec.-Fieldman HO7 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg, Penna. \ PUBLIC AUCTION Tuesday, April 15,1958 PROMPTLY AT 6:00 P. M. Slioat Sale at 8:00 P. M. Sale of Fat Bulls, Steers, Cows, Calves and Hogs Stocker and Feeder Steers and Bulls We Get Top Market Prices for Your Livestock Give us a call HI 3-4181 VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. VINTAGE. PA. , FARMERS TRY SWEET CORN AS A CASH CROP Guaranteed Price Mechanical Harvesting&Hauling Provided COPE BROS. Manheim, R. #l. Pa. (Landisville —TWinoaks TW 8-6721) Field Representative. JOHN L. BARE Lancaster R. D. #3, Pa. (Landisville—TWmoaks TW 8-2111) breeds,” Swaffar said. In this connection, research studies are underway at several colleges on the question of eye marbling as. a guide to carcass evaluation and as an indicator of the tenderness and quality of the meat from a consumer standpoint. * *
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