USD A Hires
75 Additional
Inspectors
The U.S Department of Agri
culture last week announced it
has authorized the ‘Consumer
and Marketing Service to hire
75 additional meat inspectors.
The inspectors are being hir
ed to expedite implementation
of the Wholesome Meat Act
signed by President Johnson
Dec. 15. These are the first of
about 500 meat inspectors and
other personnel that will be hir
ed by June 30, 1968
The additional inspection
force will be assigned to the two
main types of firms affected by
the new Act These are firms
which prepare meat carcasses
into wholesale cuts or for furth
er processing (known in the
meat industry as “boners and
cutters”), and plants which
operate in the District- of Co
lumbia, or unorganized terri
tories.
C&MS officials said the in
spectors will be assigned as
needed throughout the 7 meat
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inspection districts, and in the
District of Columbia.
The Wholesome Meat Act, de
scribed by President Johnson as
a “landmark” in consumer pro
tection, ultimately will achieve
the goal of a totally-inspected
meat supply through joint Fed
eral-State cooperation. It up
dates the Meat Inspection Act
of 1906, which provided for Fed
eral inspection of meat produc
ed in plants dealing in inter
state or foreign commerce.
The Breeding Herd
For Tax Purposes
A breeding herd, for income
tax purposes, can refer to sev
eral categories of livestock, says
W T McAllister, extension
farm management specialist at
the University of Delaware
Determining w h e t n e r live
stock is held for draft, dairy or
■breeding purposes depends on
all facts and circumstances in
each case, says McAllister A
farmer’s actual use of the ani
mal ordinarily shows 'the pur
pose for which the animal is
held. He cites several examples
which may help clarify the term
“breeding herd” for tax pur
poses.
An animal intended far breed
ing purposes may be discovered
to be sterile and sold within a
reasonable time after. The ani
mal was held for breeding pur
poses.
A farmer may retire and sell
■his entire herd, including young
animals he planned to use for
breeding or dairy purposes if
he had continued in business.
These animals would (be consid
ered breeding or dairy stock.
McAllister points out that any
sale of breeding or dairy 'ani
mals should be handled as a
capital gam rather than as ordi
nary income and should he re
ported on schedule D, not on
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A fanner may raise hogs for
slaughter. Before sellLrg the
sows, be gets a single litter of
pigs from them and raises them
for sale Even though the sows
are held for ultimate sale to a
customer and are sold after
bearing the litter, they are con
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