4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 28. 1959
U.S. No* 1 Leads Pork Grades
In Quality, Amount of Lean
The U. S. grades of barrows and gilts are U. S. #l, #2;
*3, Medium and Cull. Grading of butcher hogs is based pri
marily in differences in "the yields of lean and fat cuts and
differences in quality of the cuts.
Measurements of the back fat thickness in relation to
weight or length are closely related to the yields of
-the primal cuts and quality. The back fat measurements
are taken over the first and last-tib and the last lumbar re
gion
The measurements of the length of side are taken
from the first rib to the aitch bone. The following list
provides a guide in determining the various grades:
Either earcass weight' or
length may be used with
back fat thickness as a re
liable guide to grade. These
figures give normal • length
range for given weights.
Carcasses under 120 lbs.
or 27-inches with avg. back
fat thickness by grade: No.
1, 1.2 - I>s; No. 2. 1.5 - 1.8;
No. 3, 1.8 or more; Med., .9
- 1.2, and cull, less than .9
Inches.
Carcasses 120 - 164 lbs. or
27 - 29.9 inches long: No. 1,
1.3 - 1.6; No. 2, 1.6 - 1.9; No
3, 19 or more; Med ,10-
1.3, and cull, less than one
inch.
Carcasses 165 - 209 lbs. or
30 - 32.9 inches; No. 1, 1-4 .
1.7; No. 2, 1.7 - 2.0; No. 3, 2
inches or more; Med., 1.1 -
1.4, cull, less than 1.1 inch.
Carcasses 210 lbs or more
or 33 inches or more: 1.5 -
1.8; No. -2, 1.8 - 2.1; No. 3,
2.1 or more; Med., 1,2 - 1.5,
and cull, less than 1.2 inch
es of backfaf thickness.
- At present there is no Fed
eral graded pork available
to consumers, although Fed
eral grade standards have
been published and now are
used by some states and in
dividual buyers and sellers
in grading live hogs or bulk
carcasses.
The grading of hogs re
flects consumer preference
for lean meat, but without
disregarding quality. You
will notice that the Medium
grade hog has less back fat
"than the U. S. #l, but the
Medium hog is usually un.
finished and the meat is rath
er tough when fried.
But, on the other hand, a
chop from a #3 hog will
shrink considerably due to
melting the excess fat. The
-£1 hog combines just the
right amount of fat in with
the lean to please most cus
tomers
Grade Specifications for
(J. S. No. 1 Barrow and Gifts
Carcasses in this grade
have near the minimum de
gree of finish required for
the production of acceptable
-quality cuts Meatiness based
on yield of lean cuts in re
lation to carcass weight is
slightly high; yield of fat
cuts is slightly low
The ratio of total lean and
fat to bone is slightly high.
■Carcasses possessing the
minimum finish for IT S
No. 1 grade are slightly wide
and moderately long in .re
lation to weight
The back and loins are
moderately full and thick
■with a well-rounded appear
ance Hams are usually mod
erately thick, plump, and
smooth and are slightly full
in the lower part toward the
hocks
Bellies
long and
are moderately
smooth, slightly
have been
after being o ff lc ,J
to life does not ij
Winder it once j
is emphasis on
rection an crop)!
place? Vl&itont,
can see thwg s ,
Farm Battle Slows human bemg S W 1
- - never act hko w
All of the.debate over farm T ., ~ „ are more like v ,
legislation which you will be Dcvotional Keadine: i Coiintuians 15 1- *trody 13 a hve may
hearing for the next few n. the spirit and t L
months out of Washington .. ■ ....... too. So the reaiw
will be interestng but of no • a ■ . about Jesus is t{ (
importance so far as 1959 UllrlSl LIV6S alive, not that h,,'
crops ate concerned. again.
Congress and the Admin
istration have been unable to |
resolve their differences over „ ,
farm legislation in time to happened on Easter
make changes that would ap- mornJi® la out on the
ply to crops being grown this frin^e '” **3® *■ fi“dern Tlte^, on
year. Plantings already have the life of Christ. On the other
begun in the South. , hand - who make a
, , great-point of the empty tomb and
The adoption of new farm - tho phyaical resurrection of Christ,
legislation is a complicated xhi» an argument that
and time-consuming proced- ion: .Which is more
ure at best. It becomes ■ ex- -innpprtairt,- the fact of the Reaur
ceedmgly slow when there MCtioß> -meaning- of the
are deep , and fundamental Resurrection?
differences between the sin
cere friends ofragriculture.' - FMt-Witko«t Waning -
' The question which divides Consider-what the effect is if wt
Congress on one side aind -the coacaa'
President of the United Sta-" tmsl;
tes and the Secretary of Ag-z-th*'
rigiflture on the other is Very “into
simply this: hod;
Pul
- Are farm prices too Jiigh? -
Benson Says Yes - j '&m>t
thick, and moderately uni- Secretary of Agriculture; , aKd
form in thickness;-the belly Ezra Taft Benson says that mpl
pocket is slightly thick, “high prices being paid to th /
and full but uspally blend farmers,” some of which are miraculously
/smoothly into the -sides. guaranteed by the Govern- come .ahve again and walked out.
The carcass is moderately ment, have encouraged farm- n ow - the evidence for this as afact
well-balanced and smooth ers to produce excessively* . g gmong. -More than one' person
with moderately uniform de- resulted in costly support who se t ou t .to -show that the evi
velopment of the various programs and caused high dence jg unconvincing, has wound
parts. , prices. up by believing it. A lew years ago
There are moderate quan- Benson points to the stea- somft one wrote a very learned
tities of interior fat in the lnrrease . i n farm product- article mtending to prove that the
region of the pelvis, a slight, ! ° n in I? 58, set a new body of Jesus could - not possibly
Iv thin but fairlv extensive record 11% above any pre- gave been putinto a separate tomb,
fat vious year Some $3 biFion and that the women were quite
surface of the rihs and a - worth of those crops have mistaken when they found an
slightly small auantitv of gone ° r will soon go > into em Pty tomb —mistaken, because
featheSne q tty government storage. the body had never been there in
The flesh is firm Lower price supports wo- the first place. But how did that
n .j, - " . , . uld cause prices to farmers writer arrive at such a conclu
- . „ interior tQ de ,oi ne and thus discour- sion? Only by the skepticat writ
e nrm, wnite, ana 01 a g e them from producing too mg-off, as worthless, all the tgsti-
I 1? Carcasses muc h Bensoh contends. If / mony there is in the Gospel'S that
wun lat ttnekness typical of f armers reduced their nrodu- the women did know, very well,
jne thinner one-half of the c / 10t1 b v only about 10% the where the body was supposed to
U. S No. 1 grade but with government would be- spared be, and that a mistake under the
the firmness, quantity and the expense of storing the circumstances was impossible,
ristribution of interior fats, excess production he believ Nevertheless, if we never get
and belly thickness typical eS- our minds off the empty tomb and
of Medium grade shall be jf f o nd prices were lower, the physical resurrection,, we shall
graded Medium . he argues, consumers would miss too much. Nowadays espec-
Carcasses with fat thick- soon begin to buy more and tally, with all the medical miracles
ness typical of the fatter one- thus eat up the surpluses. that are reported about people who
half of the U. S. No. 1 For every dollar less recei-,
grade but with the fat distri- ved bv farmers the cost of ,
bution, meatiness, and the food to consumers would de- _ ~
thickness and fullness of dine by 38 cents, that being |\j r\\*j I q I rip 1 rTf)p
hams, loins, shoulders, and the amount farmers get from vv 1 UIIV • • •
bellies typical of U. S. everv debar spent by con- jjy MAX SMITH
No. 2 grade shall be sumevc; fo»- food TTC „ a ttttoim wtth FI
U. S No. 2. Congress Says No' 10 USb CAU-L , „ , 1
, Farm critics of the Secre- —The trend in nearly all phase
t tary in Congress say he is ture is to use more commerci
DeeKeeperS I O 7 mistaken; that lower prices One vital practice is important«
k i , . . would bankrupt small farm- mind; namely, when any fertilize
/Vl©©! r rid ayers and concentrate land in used containing nitrogen or
The annual meeting of the the h s ads of j? ig the seeds or the plant roots shout
CouS ao<aML faCtory direct contact with the fertile
Producers Assn, will be held C ne of the most caust’c of will result. The mixing of the s»
in Hostetter’s at Mt. Joy, at bi< - critics is Rep. Jamie fertilizer prior to seeding or P]
6:30 pm., April 3 Whitten of Mississippi, Chair recommended, or applVmg the &
The program will include man of the House Appronria- a side-dressing will eliminate the
reports by auditing and nom- , ions c; übco mmittee whmh v bu " ning
gating committees, election recen+]v comp leted hearings Max Smith burning,
of officers for the coming Qn irsDA’s 'i96o fiscal veab
year and recognition of spe- bxjdpc .f
Clal , gaests ‘ , . _ Whitten points to the rec-
Wi Jiam Clarice, Penn Sta- or( j afiows farm nr < 'd”C
ex^ ension , bee , sP^ ia hst, tjon ; n stead 0 f going down,
will show colored slides of wb en oum>orts were
bees at work and honey actuP i ]v has mc reased The
crops. result has been that costs of
- oDern+in-* the USDA have in
creased by over 400% in the
pa ct '■’v v»ars.
“Manv of us ” Whitten said
m a I'ecent House speech,
“tried 'n te'l him that farm
ers. id'’ o others, had large
investments, high operating
coc+s- =i(i that farmers faced .
with increasing costs and lo
wer nrices, have to try to TO DOCK SPRING LAMBS—The best
mak« up the difference with the tail from a young lamb is before it is a ,
greater production.” many successful sheperds will perform this op el '
Th- vear may dec’de whi- lhird or f our th day. The older the lamb the ff 6
ch—Benson or Whitten—i if f rom the operation. Removing the tail
priirsunportl were reduced the appearance of the lamb and make it
bv p" average of 20%, and the flock from a sanitary standpoint. In adcW 1 "
prod”c*ion increased by 17 % lambs that are to be marketed should be cash
For 1959 supports have be- they are a month old; this will improve their
en lowered by another 15% mar ket time, especially if to be sold after
average What will the effect make it possible for a more efficient gain f® 1
be on farm production, and * '
on food prices? er '
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Farm
Lesson for March 29,1958
TO ROLL LAWNS WITH XIGHT ROLLER -
cases it will be better if the lawn is not i oiled
spring of the year; the purpose of rolling is to
roots and the soil into closer contact in case there
some heaving of the grass roots. In old lawns tins
necessary; in new lawns more heaving and rou#
need this attention. When rolling the lawn it 151
to use only a light roller (partly filled with w a ' cl '
when the ground is partly dried out. The practio
ing the lawn each spring with a heavy roller *
ground is wet in many cases will cause soil cofl>P !
the grass roots will not have room to expand at
properly.
1)1
Meaning Without;
On the other f
emphasize th* ,
Resurrection, thji
more than that,
cause he* lives w.
‘ Then we shah b«,
ter of the messat
what -happens i;
same time, "]/f (
Easter Faith 1 '
- Of belief in irmnoti
but we are not E
Easter facts’” gj.
seem, there are*
just that'pomt of
* get rid of all the
they- use, what t
cornea down to this)
what iutppenrlfii
and we don’t cn
cemed with the s
never happened.
To put all one'sj
and disregard tl
' Easter is to built
tion and leave it,i
ity.
Tha Maanings oil
A. study of the
will show any rea{
Christians prized
meaning They net
if anything, about I
in sermons or lett
Gospel stories Cia
the cry. But th
pointed to someti
more precious tte
again. The NewTi
dwelt lovingly on I
the Hesur-ectiori
■stamp of approval
was the triumph
sin and death, a ti
.all his people will
■it was a sure tol
beyond death; it
‘tian’s glimpse ui
of heaven; it wasj
love and power
(Based on ontta
Hho Division of Cli
"National 'Council o!
■Christ' in the li. S
Community Press Sh
time 1