4—Lancaster Farming, Saturda; From Whore We Stand ... What Makes Prime Beef Prime? Tell me, Mrs Housewife, do you \now, really know, how to select beef 9 Ask this question of the average American Homemaker and meat pre parer and you are likely to get an icy staie and a look that asks right back. What do you think - .’ Most women feel they know enough about meats to pick just the roast or steak they want with no help from anyone, and besides, they say, there are clearly established government grades ot beef to guide the shopper in buying meat Many women know that the high est government grade for beef is Prime, and therefore believe that beef with that oarticular giade should be, in all as pects, superior to any other grade However, it is not quite that simple Most shoppers do buy beef according *o the grades of‘Prime, Choice, Good, and so on through the list, although the lower grades usually wind up in sau sages and other specialty meats. The standard system of grades can, and often does lead 'the average shopper astray. That is not to mean that the grad ing is done with any malicious intent Fai irem it. But it is a fact that when -he housewife upgrades her beef buying oy these standards she gets more fat and less protein for her money The US Department of Agncul tuie which grades the beef, does not, )f course, have the sinister design of overloading the public with suet when it marks the carcass with the official pur ile stamp It is merely trying to help he housewife select tender meat But according to the department’s ancient and traditional standards, the most important single tactor in trying o predict whether a cut of meat will be mugh or tender is the amount ol mar bling in it. However the amount of marbling, (intramuscular fat) while it has a con siderable bearing on the flavor of a cut of meat, has very little influence on the degree of tnderness in the meat -tsclf The appearance of a cut of meat is actually a very poor indicator of the tenderness or toughness of meat Ten derness appears to be an inherited characteristic running through particular strains of cattle, though no one knows precisely why Some of the larger pack ers are now involved in some long-range experiments which, it is hoped, will seive to produce more desirable tender ■neat more dependably and at the same lime deal constructively with the suet content The oddest aspect of the whole situation is that the housewife who aims hei shopping toward the highest grades of beef will be the first to reject the hamburger which she feels has too great a percentage of fat Some of the' packers feel that it would be wiser for the Government to use numbers to indicate the grades, •alher than the descriptive words. Prime, Choice and the rest A number of the larger supermar- • Beekeepers (Com iime<l Horn Paso 1) 'oiiii ffoim I'.inns Rli/aliei li (own U 1 On t lit* lollowins (Id 3 ai r pin .1 similar inielini; will In In Id 11 (lie home ol Sim on Hi ih i on (’li ull li SI 11 i t (mi ii onrsi I All ii sto it liei spi i lalisl \ 1111 Im U (’ 1.11 Id liom (hi n nns\ l\ in m Si al i I imi imU i ill In on h mil to (lisi nss iln l in -i inloi in.ii ion on spi ms I ill 1S I 111 I lit 111 W ill I IlsW I I iii -a ions on s« inn i onl iol pi n-, lei lnm an 1 11 nit li ( i oh iiial ion as will as i 111 April 7, 1962 kets are attempting to shift the mark ings on their meats away from govern ment grading to their own specifications We can see no serious problem with this unless it is done with the purpose of deceiving the consumer Many packers are attempting to reestablish their own marks and brands There is some advantage to be gained by the packer who could assign any label to any cut of meat with the pos sibility that the shopper could become more confused than she is at present Many livestock breeders, too, feel that the government grading standards may be a false and misleading basis upon which to base their breeding goals Government grading was not widely used until the second World War when the price control measures were set up and it became necessary to have some basis on which to base the policing of meat pricing No question of sanitation is involved in the grading of meats All grades are alike in sanitation regula tions But one thing is apparent from all this. Few oi us who are not in the beef business know as much about beef selec tion as we think we do At least that’s how it looks from where we stand In these days when we hear people on every side fussing about what a little bit of time they have to do the really important things, it is refreshing to find that someone has time to do some of the things for us that we could never get around to doing for ourselves From Harrisburg this week came the following bit of information. ‘‘Traditmally, the Pennsylvania Farm Show opens in Harrisburg on the second Monday of January ‘•The 1963 gubernatorial inaugural will be held ih the Large Arena of the Farm Show Building on Tuesday, Jan uary 15, so Farm Show will forego its usual ‘second Monday’ opening and move up to the first Monday, January 7 ‘‘John B. McCool, Farm Show Di rector, has computed a calendar -of forthcoming Farm Shows to the year 2001 He says that if the show is held annually without interruption, the ad vance in dates because of inaugural ceremonies will not occur again until the 75 th anniversary ot Farm Show in 1991 “The first Pennsylvania Farm Show was a thiee-day affair that opened on Tuesday, January 23, 1917 “For those who plan to make it to the show for its 85th anniversary, the doors will open on Monday, January 15, 2001 ” We suppose this comes under the heading of “Things it is nice to know, but we could have lived another day without knowing”. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand i*s u hen insiiti- ol lief (olon ii iiili spia( ins begins m the bee (iiltuie <u e united to ot i ha i (i Lancaster Farming Kst.ihiished Ntncmiiot i, 1- < imiiiU’s Own I* ati in I '*■>"> Published e\eiv Silui- WeeKh L.iin.isii i l’i nn.i I’ () Uo\ -Mill - 1.11 it/ I'.l (Mill < s j i |. Mum Si l.ilii/ J’i I’Uoni - I nn ,isu i r\pi i k I- ill I 7 in Lit u / M \ it- J I *' 1 J.u I. Om n Ldiror Unix Ml. ( uni)l)i II All . I I I I'll l -, Du Dl loi ★ ★ ★ ★ Farm Show, 2001 All jxnsons interested m eitliei or both ol the meetings <la\ b\ Lam a^toi-Kai tiling Li>- I-biUiml ts 2n<l ( lass matt-a - <i* Lilli? I’.i nmli‘l \( I ot M.ir s is?') Sn lisi i ipt ion Udlps ‘•.J pm mm I 1111 I 1‘ MM I s '*'7 Sll] £-.!c ( oj)\ Fmi f 1 ipm Ls Membi'i Fa Nmsspapi is Pub lishes Association National Lditoi nil tsMii lalioii velop First of all it is a “taught’* faith; in the best sense it wm handed down to him. His mother and his grandmother before -him were women ot faith. (Paul evi dently thought it best not to bring up the men of the family ) Now it is no disgrace to haveiaith taught us, at first, so to speak We learn everything else but breathing and digestion Why not faith’ Most Bible Material Acte 16 1. 2. 3 people Of StlOHg COnVICtiOHS WOUld Timothj „ tell you they received those eon i e M° llunil " y victuals, to begin with, by contact A Mature Faith Lesson for April 8, 1962 Me dressed in quotation-marks, is A MAN maj be embarrassed to worth much to an adult; discovei that his mothei has Mamma said. Papa thought, saved some of his baby clothes, ‘‘Grandpa had the idea... wont or he may be pleased that she did do. whole family may bs so Eithei way, he is not going tongM. but *3™ behe , v ' e what you hunt aiound in the believe just because they said sq, men’s clothing you’re stdl a spiritual infant. They stores lookin" for believed certain things to be true; something to wear and mature faith believes-so far lust like what he as can—^what is true, not what sported in his sec- > 8 said to be true “Do you ask ond year of life me this of yourself,” Jesus said only bigger. The to PUate, “or did others tell you clothes '’of baby- about me?" Pilate dodged the hood do not suit question; but we should not Faith tj le man - is not worth much, it is a broken Dr. Foreman The same should ship in a storm, if it remains as be tine of a man’s faith. The faith began, a heresay faith When of a little child is good, make no students learn physics, they have mistake about that And the baby- to perform many experiments in food which a small infant guzzles ie laboratory These test the by the bottle full is good also, attmth of what the professor says the right time But when the boy in bis lectures The big question goes off to college his mother does 18 n °L Was the professor force not pack his cute little teddy-bear fM, clear, eloquent 9 The question to go with him, nor does she look 18 rathei was what he said, true? to see if his supply of baby-goo A tested faith is plentiful It is easy to have faith when A taught faith everything is coming your way. What is good, and sufficient for when the breaks are with you. A a child, may still be good, but not child finds faith easy; a giown sufficient, tor a giown person If peison does not. The reader of II we are expected to become ma- Timothy will notice the various tme m what we eat and what we references to trouble, danger, ill wear, not to mention what we read ness, disappointments Indeed and what we think about, smelywhen Paul wiote this letter ho a Chnstian can be expected to was a prisoner, facing a death acqune a more mature faith as sentence A mature faith is one ue ll that can be as joyous as Paul** In Paul’s letter to his young was even when the circumstance* friend Timothy, we have some of life are ugly and painful. We hints about what matme faith pray, “Lord, increase our faith;’* may be Those who have studied and then - sometimes, instead of these letters to Timothy and Titus the heart-warming lift we were have sometimes toncluded that expecting, some chilling, dreadM the two young men were opposite experience seizes us, and we won types Titus is thought to ha\ e der why God did not answer our been a rather hard-boiled, hard prayer. Well, nothing growsstrong, hitting tvpe, and Paul has to urge not a muscle, not a brain, not him to be considerate and gentle, even a bone, unless it K subjected Timothy was shy and rather boy to strains and stresses. So faith ish, Paul has to urge him to be that is mature grows by facing manly, to stand up and take it, the trials and the battles of th* and not to lean on others. mature years. There are three marks of the (Based on outlines copyrighted *r . c r, -i the Division of Christian education, mature faith which Paul wants Council of the Churches ’oC his young former assistant to de- Christ In the V s A Released hjr J ® Community Press Service ) Now Is The Time . . . Alam new seeding ot lawns pastures, aml othei ciops ale about to be made in soil w dli unknown lime and fei nh- e.ai dens zei needs modem soil testmc services will cmde all ciovveis in the more efflt lent use of Uioii lime and lertiluei dollais We urce the inoie ceneial use of the complete soil test betoie any ciops 01 plants aie started U aim sunny days dining Apt il and MW SMIIH eaily Mjj will hung the svv aiming of the No 1 wood-eating inset t the Teinute All property owners ar* anted to be on the alei I foi these insects necu sunny windows in lofts, attics, cellars, and all buildings The teimite dilfers from the flying ant as follows the body of the termite is in one elongated section while the ant has two separate parts, also the four w'ings ot the termite are all large and about the same siye. while in the ant two w'ings are larger than the olhei pair Sw'arming termites are a danger signal and a close inspection should be made Suggestions for treat ment are .nailable To I!<ino\<- Straw born Alti 1< It Ke ent Wiinii wimilkm si.ir:- , . . , Corn sjrowtrs ha\e earned id S]H 1M« mouth m nearh n r m, . ~.!.««« that best results Ironi nitro all (tops whui the stiawbern i , *iwv m*n .no posihle when the bulk: pbmis bemn U> mow the\ 1 i i, i ,i , „ .....if. of the is down under should be paillv mu owned to , , . . .. .0.. the plant tools Glowers who .idnni siinlimit <nei the io\\s 1 . . , ii..., an* i, r i{)\vnu f torn in the same ibout hall (I the niuh li m»\ , ». i t-imn e<l so that tlu pi ml * r(> '"' ri f, ' r U ’ e (0,,(3 ' e f w ill .~t lull sunlight sum,. lon " ( '’ 1 * h,,uld ,erta,nl y mulch on the gtouml ho.«eon 1 ,10w | do " n ‘; ura ultlo « wl a . , , i , 1,1 , < Ollllllttp soil tPit V. 11l f the plants is <UsitabU itu cleauei flint (Continued on page 7) with some one they liked or ad mired There is nothing wrong with that, indeed it is necessary. Truth-centered faith But a faith that goes through ISV 'MW SMITH To Test Don’t Oncss To 15c Mcrt For Tcimites T<> IMow lh>\M) Nitrogen Foi ( urn give
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