Red Meat Output Gains 11.6 Pet. During March Red meat pi eduction in Penn sylvania totaled 73,468,000 pounds fm the month of March, up 11 6 per cent from the February pro duction of 65 8 million pounds Beef production totaled 39,083.- 000 pounds in the Keystone Slate up 16 per cent fioin the previous month Veal production in March ' 13 6 per cent higher than the month before Meat production as a whole in CONGRATULATIONS MOORE FARMS to the 10 Top Winners of the 12th Annual Jr. Chicken of Tomorrow Contest Pictured above is Flovd Moore of Moore Farms congratulating Loran L Worman of R D 1, Bernville, Pa Loran’s birds won the Reserve Championship in the State Finals at Harrisburg Vantress - Arbor Acres Cross VMO&USS v,W Chas Vantress Farms, Arbor Acres Farm, Ga. Conn. MOORE CHICKS ALSO PLACED... Ist in the Fredericksburg Region Ist in the Franconia Region 4th in the Coatesvilte Region Congratulations also to David Kelly, Jonestown, who grew the heaviest birds of the 649 State entries 15 birds weighed 62 lbs dressed for an average of 4 13 lbs. per bird. Moore Farms PHONE LANCASTER EX 3-3882 the Unted States in March was down nne per cent from a year ago It was, however five per cent aboie Febmaiy production TOTALS FOR THE first quart or of the year show that produc <ion has shrunk by nine per cent from 1957. Bioken down, veal took the greatest decline, down by 18 per cent; mutton and lamb pioduction was down 11 per cent, beef 10 per cent, and pork down only six per cent Beef production m March (olaled 986 million pounds thiee per cent above the February out put but 10 per cent below the out put of March 1957 Cattle slaught er in March was 1 841,900 head MOORE FARM CHICKS WIN RESERVE CHAMPIONSHIP IN PA. STATE FINALS Write or Call for Prices and Catalog 780 EDEN ROAD. four per cent more than n Fcbiu ary, but 10 per cent less than the number slaughtered in March a year caileir March slaughter cattle averag eel 978 pound per head live weight eight pounds lighter than m February, but 10 pounds heavier than the average for March 1957 March veal production was 92 rplhon pounds seven per cem above Febiuary, but 18 per cent below Maich a year ago The number of calves slaughtered in March totaled 867,200 head 12 per cent above February but 15 i er cent below March 1957 Calves slaughtered aveieaged 190 pounds j, head live weight, 11 pounds From Loran L. Worman’s White Vantress - Aibor Acres Cross Averaged 3.86 lbs. per bird 10 r o greater than the contest average. Age was 9 weeks, I day and they sold for §3.16 per pound. Lancaster- Farming, Friday, May 9, 1958—3 Ighter than February and si\ pounds Ightei than in Maich 1957 PORK PRODUCTION lor March 1958 totaled 774 million pounds nine per cent above the caitput in February, but seven per cent less than March 1957 The hog kill for Maich was 5,792,500 head This was seven per cent above February, but nine per cent below Maich a year earlier The average live weight ot hogs slaughtered during March was 230 pounds per head live weight two pounds heavier than February but two pounds Fghter than the March 1957 average The amount ol lard rendeied per 100 pounds live weight of hogs was 13 3 pounds in March, 13 7 pounds a month earlier and 14 6 pounds m Maich 1957 OUTPUT OF LAMB and mut ton in March was 56 million pounds six per cent above February and the same as the output in Maich 1957 The num ber of sheep and lambs slaught ered during the month totaled I 116,600 head Ths was six pei cent ahove the February kill of 1,051 700 head, but two per cent below the 1,142 400 head slaughteied in March 1957 Sheep and lambs slaughtei cd m March averaged 103 pounds per head live weight compared with 104 pounds a month earlier THIS IS THE YEAR FOR THE BALER YOU NEED ... 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