Nation’s Meat Production Hits
400 Million Lbs. for Third Week
Meat production under federal
inspection for the week ended
November 1, 1958 was estimated
at 408 million pounds according
to the U S Depaitment of Agri
culture This was the same as the
401 million pounds a week ago
but 3 per cent below the 423 mil-
lion pounds a year ago
This was the thiid straight
week in which total meat pio
duction has been over 400 million
pounds after being well below
that figure most weeks since the
end of Januaiy. Production con
tinued below last veai although
poik exceeded a year ago by 10
million pounds.
Cattle slaughter estimated at
351.000 head was 2 pei cent be
low the 358,000 the preceding
week and 13 per cent below the
405.000 head for the correspond
mg week a year ago. Beef produc
tion was 203.2 million pounds
compared with 207.3 million
pounds the preceding week and
221.5 million pounds a year ago.
Calf slaughter was estimated at
119,000 compared with 117,000
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BIGGER EGGS LSC-55
birds produced 922 dozen
large eggs as compared to
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the preceding week an,d 160,000
last year Output of inspected
veal for the three weeks under
compansons was 12 9, 12 9 and
13 0 million pounds respectively
Estimated slaughter of 1331,-
000 hogs was 1 per cent above
the 1,312,000 the previous week
and 2 per cent above the 1,306
000 for the corresponding week a
\car ago Production of pork was
1814 million pounds compared
v dh 176 6 million pounds a week
fgo and 1714 million pounds a
year ago
Sheep and lamb slaughtei was
estimated at 239,000 compared
ivth 251,000 the preceding week
and 254,000 last year Production
fd lamb and mutton for the three
weeks amounted to 10 8, 113 and
11 7 million pounds lespectively
For the week ended October
13, 1958 actual slaughter included
371,643 cattle, 118,037 calves, 1,-
3*4,377 hogs and 244,273 sheep
and lambs Production of lard for
ihe same week was 42 0 million
pounds
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July 1, 1959
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New Holland
Red Ro&e Sweeps
(Continued from page 1)
marked, “Here I try for this for
nine sears and when I have a
calf that could come close to
top I don’t get to show him ”
Of the 187 steers enteied m
the show Tuesday moi mng. 154
remained for Thursday’s auction,
with 29 Lancaster county steers
being selected tor the Farm
Show and being returned home
Herbeit Fiey’s own steer was
selected for competition at the
Eastern National m Timonium
Maryland in two weeks
One Dauphin County stcci was
sifted from the contest because
of insufficient finish and two
steers were withdiawn
Of the five lamb pens, fom
weie from Lancastei County and
one from Mifflin County All sold
at the auction preceding the
steer sale
Judges for Wednesdays nine
steer classes in Hereford, Angus
and Shoithorn bleeds weie Her
man Puidy and R'chard Sour,
from the Animal Husbandry De
partment, Penn State University
Prizes in the show included
SlOO from the American Aber
deen Angus Association for dis
tribution among the top 20 An
gus steei s in the show, show
kits to the best showmen in
each breed, nbbons and medals
Platings of Lancaster County
entnes in the nine classes of the
show aie listed below by breed,
class and iank
HEREFORD
Class 1:
1 David Denhnger Hoisesho?
Lancaster County DHIA
Averages show w hat
can be done on
Beacon Feeds
Averages' for the 1958 DHIA year -just ended
in Lancaster County include many records made
on Beacon Dairy Feeds Several of these are m
the small, select group that top 500 lbs of butter
fat Some of the 1958 records of Lancastei Coun
ty Beacon feeders appear below, with the 1957
records also given for comparison.
Cows
Henry Kettering
RD. 3, Lititz
J Richard Keller
R D 1, Manheim 10
Elam Bollinger
R D. 1, Manheim 19
Robert Groff
R D 3, Quanwille 25
Titus Hurst
R D. 2, Lititz
Jesse Osborne & Son
RD 1,
Peach Bottom 93
These averages,- and those of other Lan
caster County Beacon feeders, show what can be
done when good cows and good management are
combined with the sound Beacon feeding pro
gram. We’d like to show you how Beacon feeds
can help boost your herd average . . , and profits.
A postcard to the address below, or a phone call—
collect—to York 8-2341 will bring you more in
formation on the _Beacon feeding program.
BEACON
The Beacon Milling Company
York, Pa.
Lancaster Farming, Friday, November 7, 1958—3
Road, Lancastei
Lairy Mussci,
RD 2,
Cyi us
RD 2,
Cxerald
RD 1
Class ?:
Haiold B Fic\, Marietti
RD 2,
Mary Jane Hen, Reft on Pa
Allen Esbenshade, Esbcii.
shade Road, Lancastei
Kenneth Rutl, Quamville,
RD 2
Laiiy Kulp, Manhcim, RD3
Class 3;
Janet Fiey, Manctta, RDI
Doiothy Giofl, Lancastei
RD 7
Leon Weidlei
town, RD 2
James Giofl,
RD 7
Linda Dcslmgei, Lancaster,
RD 3
Lois Boose, Old Philadel
phia Pike, Lancaster
Dailene Beckei, Elizabeth
town, RD 3
Bany
RD 3
James Gibble,
town, RD 3
Ronald Denhnger, Lancaster
RD 3
Bruce Kulp Manhcim RD 3
Gary Lefcvei, Manheim
RD 4
ANGUS
Class 1.
4 Kenneth Hess Stiasburg
RD 1
1958
Average Average
Milk Butter lit
Average Average
Cows Milk Ilutterlat
509
12 947
13,511
510
13 034
502
13,202
524
14,362
523
455
8,408
105
Tel. 8-2341
Columbi i
Randlci,
Lancaster
Columbia,
Peifcr,
Ehzabeth-
Lancastci
Class 4
Caipci,
Lancaster
Elizabeth-
* * ** j_j
1957
12 589
494
11 798
456
13,041
485
12,475
484
407
11 027
8,367
456
Mailm Casjsel,
RD 1
Vngmia Wnoll, Columbia
RD 1
Maria Pm, Quainvilk
RD 2
Class 2 -
Bushuns,
Glenn
RD 2
Frcv
John
RD 2
Robert Gibblc,
town RD 3
James Hess Stiasbuig, RD !
Henrj Gieinei Mt Joy, RD 2
Jlaitha Long Manheim RD 4
Class 3:
Janet Milloi Elizabethtown,
RD 3
Rose Maue Linton Quarn
ville, RD 2
Erma Jane Weidlei Eliza
bethtown RD 2
\eil Bushong Lititz RD 1
James Noll Romholcls RD 1
Thelma Cassol Manheim,
RD 1
\NGUS
Class 4:
Jacob Long Alanhcim P,D ’
Ailene Lons> Hanhcim RD •»
Loirame Hackman jEjhya
bcthtoun RD 3
Glachs i\J&slej
RD 4
Nancy Rohici, Lititz, Rp 3
Jay Ranck, Quairyvillc RD 2
SHORTHORN
Dailene Foieman, Manhcim,
RD 3
Ned Bushong, LUiU RD 1
Jean Boose Old Plula Pskt,
Lancaslei
Tenv Pettico/lei Elizabeth
town RD 3
BIRUNG’S
CHICKS
WIN AGAIN'
Once again to add to oui long
stung oi MCtones, our Leghorn
and New Hamp chicks at NEPP
CO’s 1958 Egg-to Chick Show, won
two lirsts out o 1 only two Bui
nng entries
We ha\e won lusts at (his /Show
almost without a bieak, and hold
two Giancl Championships
Since incubation and selection
oi chicks used lor showing ik be
jond our control, this is further
proof of high quality the kind
we dehvci to >ou
Scoring of our White Leghorn
ei tiv, first in the Egg Pioduc-
Lon Division, was as follows
Egg Quality Scoie 89 25
Hatchabilit> Score 88 3
Chick Quality Scoie 98t0
Total Score 92t47
There were 9 diffeient entries
in the White Leghorn class 1 1
the Miscellaneous Class with! 5 or
more entries of the same breed.
Bin lings New Hamps scored
84 67 points to win top honors.
Old Hen Eggs Used
The eggs which we used for
this comnetition were olq-hen
eggs which do not score as high
in quahtj as pullet eggs We ha\e
ulwa>s used old-hen eggs
show, which makes these j win
nings all the more significant
Surfing's Big 7
1 CAREY’S famous Random-
Sample Test winning Leg
horns A customer made a! 270-
egg average on 1800 bndfe'
2 Merr> knoll Sex-Link (Rock x
Red) bred by electronic
“brain ’ methods 1
3 Golden Sex-Links rtarco
Red male x Cobb's White Rock
female
And Tops for Meat and Fggs
•i Oobb’s White Rocks Broiler
lest winnei s
5 Cobbs-Garrison Wh. Rock x
Cornish cross.
6 Burling’s New Hamps,
7 Gove’s Barred Rocks.
Buy Burling s BIG HEALTHY
CHICKS as proven by manv
top prizes at Chick Shov\s i and
Random Sample Tests
Hatches every week. Wiite for
circular and prices. ,
When vou aie ready to buv
GOOD CHICKS, pick up vour
phone and call Oxford 286 col
lect B'H will pay the call
BURLING'S HATCHERY
Box r. OXFORD. PENNA.
Manheim,
Columbia
Quai rvville.
Elizabeth-
llanh'eim,