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ffSft t TSU* fav#r, “®' security, hospitalization bene-
Sfl 10 further expansion flts and being able to get tlme
mro luoo. o ff f or personal matters are
m i . „ , . . , „ . Cattle important to the worker’s well
Total hog slaughter for this . being and thus affect his work
year was off about one percent Fed cattle prices in 1967 will capacity
from 1985, but the second half be higher and the price pat- »♦>= U n to the firm
of .tie year .lone .on eight tern will bo much different IO MU “spec! In !heeyas'ot
percent ahead of the year be- than this year when prices the worker The heller the
foie. were highest in the winter and nio T his hireS hTnis hoM
Prices of barrows and gilts early spring. In early 1967, foi . him> the niol . e t . onUol he
at eight major markets aver- prices will strengthen from Wl u bave ovei . tbem
aged about $24 per hundred- current levels, but average be- „ , . . ,
weight this year, appioximate- low year-earlier levels. Furth- , The pers , ol ™ r lty . of hc w ™ k '
ly $2.50 above last year. This er strengthening in the sec- ‘I. a * aet ?r,’ at 'coidmg
was the highest yearly average ond half will raise average !?,,
since 1948 for hogs. prices above year-earlier levels. Inust daal dlffei en y Wlth
For the coming year, it is As the price outlook for cat- man ~w ho kopes for pei ' s , 0 u n ‘'
predicted that hog slaughter tlemen brightens, liquidation and I,ec °g nitl °n> than
will be up and prices down of cattle numbers may be th v e Q one wh ,° only
somewhat. Producers in the slowed considerably in 1967, food ; exeicise a " d comfoit He
10 corn belt states planned to if not stopped, the experts say. mi ' 9t motlVdte * he former and
farrow six percent more sows As a result, cattle and calf pi °J lde n !f ds h ‘ he ,attei '
in the December 1966-Febru- slaughter will be somewhat , „ ‘/j 1 a l * . faimer
ary 1967 period than a year smaller and beef and veal pro- ??° uld act .^ ltb dl ° n f i y ’ tl ’ eat .
earlier. duction will decline significant- his , men Wl . th , iesp6 j ’ be fau
Prices in 1967 can be ex- ly for the first time since 1958. aad Con ®jstent and provide
peoted to rise from early in Slaughter of all classes of cat- ood ' york ! r na C 0^ dltlons H ®
the year to a high during the tie is expected to be below , m .“ 9t als ° k * low h ° w deal
summer, and then decline to 1966, with sharp reductions Wl f h mistakes so the help is
a low next fall. This will be a in cow and calf slaughter. not anta gomzea.
more normal seasonal pattern The expected reduction in Mitoheltree also advised the
than existed in hog prices this beef supplies, and continued farmers to learn to operate
year. brisk demand, points to strong an aura of prosperity
LIVESTOCK
Hogs
Part of the strength in hog cattle prices, with all classes >eo P^ e bke to work for those
price's, especially after mid- of cattle benefitting. who are prosperous. He should,
year, will result from the - therefore, emphasize the good
aualler beef supplies. On bat Day on the moon is four- the problems,
wtee, hog prices are expected teen times as long as on earth. The im P or!tance Lhe work-
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TAX
PLANNING
(The following article is
the third in a series of four
articles on year-end tax plan
ning prepared for this news
paper by the Committee on
Taxation of the Pennsylvania
Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.)
Tax Deduction For
Child-Care Expenses
A frequently ovei looked de
duction to certain taxpayers is
the deduction for child-caie
and disabled dependent care.
In addition to the dependen-
er’s interview and orientation
should not be overlooked. In
vite the prospective worker to
bring his wife to the inter
view, and, in the case of non-
Enghsh speaking workers, get
someone to translate a wel
come to give the relationship
a good start.
Members of a labor confer
ence panel backed up Mitchel
tree’s views and assessed the
local situation. They answered
questions from the audience
and discussed the feasibility
of hiring local high school and
college students to help allevi
ate the labor situation.
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cy deduction, employed wom
en and widoweis may deduct
up to $9OO paid for the care
of certain dependents. In ol
der to claim the deduction, the
taxpayer may be a woman,
whether single, married, sep
arated, divorced or deserted;
but a man must be a widower,
divorced or legally separated
nr have a wife who is inca
pacitated for at least 90 con
secutive days.
A limited deduction of not
more than $6OO if one de
pendent is being cared for or
$9OO for two or moie depend
ents, is available to a taxpay
er who hiies a maid or sitter
or pays a nursery, boarding or
day school for care of the de
pendent in order for the tax
payer to work at gainful em
ployment. The child must be
under the age of 13 or the de
pendent must be physically or
mentally incapable of c&ring
for himself and may bfe of
any age.
If the husband is capable of
self support, a joint return
must be filed and the $6OO (or
$9OO, as the case may be) de
duction is reduced by the ex
cess of the couple’s adjusted
gross income over $6,000.