Americans Beef Up Beef Eating But Cut Down On Other Red Meats Day in, day out, {ho average roughly half a pound more than American ate about half a pound in 1908 Beef was the only rod oi red meat in 1969. And 3 out meat to register any gain hut of 5 days that red meal happen- year Consumers ate more of li ed to be beef their favoiite fare—despite high- Overall, our red meal consump- cr beef prices lion ia 1969 ran to about 181 Veal consumption per person pounds—nearly 2 pounds less was down about a third of a than the year before pound from the 3 6 pounds of Our per capita beef serving the year before came to about 110 pounds The per capita pork portion Start raising more and better Calves the Easy NURS-ETTE way No more carrying pails of warm water or hand mixing milk replacer. Just fill the hopper of the NURS-ETTE with milk replacer and the NURS-ETTE will mix milk replacer and warm water and keep it warm until calf nurses the mix (approx. 14 oz.) 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For more in formation on money-saving layer cages and feeding systems see your nearest Big Dutchman representative or write: A Division of U.S. Industries, Inc. wav down 1 pound from the 1068 helping of 66 pounds. And we ate about a fourth of a pound less lamb and mutton per person in 1960 than the 3 7 pounds of the previous year Retail meat prices, in contrast, were on the upswing The 1969 index of retail meal puces averaged about a tenth above the 1968 index and ranks as the highest annual average on rccnid By commodity, here's the story : Beef. Our consumption last year was tempered a bit by popu lation giowth—which partially offset a small increase in beef pioduction and a use in beef im ports Average retail prices rose from about 90 cents per pound in Januaiy-March 1969 to over $i 02 in July They then_ receded somewhat —averaging 95 3 cents a pound in October This winter and spring we'll piobably up our consumption slight!) fiom ? year ago—reflect i mg a continued expansion in cat j tic feeding Retail prices should ,ease further—though they are ex jpected to icmain above prices a ! year ago ! Veal Consumption is expected | to continue lower in the first half i of 1970 because of farther de -1 dines in production i r -n. m PATENTED RE-MIXING INTAKE WHEEL Phone 354-5168 - '-u> ' * 3 » Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 7.1970—15 Growers Intend To Roiso More Turkeys Pennsylvania turkey groweii Intend to raise 1 peicent moie turkeys in 1970 than in 1969 If these intentions materialize. 1.- 054,000 tuikcys will be raised in Pennsylvania during 1970 A breakdown shows 87 percent of the turkeys will be heavy breeds and the remaining 13 per cent will be light breeds. The total number of heavy breeds raised is expected to be 1,704.000 birds, 1.5 percent moie than in 1969 The light breed forecast, at 250,000 buds is the same as the 1969 number raised The number of turkeys actual ly raised in 1970 may vary f.om the January 1. 1970, intentions of glowers Such changes depend on growers’ icactions to this re port, price of feed, supply and prices of hatching eggs and pou lts. prices leceived for tuikeys duung the next few months, and production and prices of red meat Retml prices geneially have been on the rise since 1964 Since last August they have aver aged over $ll5 a pound—the highest ever And with the lower pioduction indicated, retail puc es piobably will continue high Pork Last years dip m poik production i effected, in part, smaller supplies as a result of the sevete 1968/69 winter follow ed by disease pioblems in the spring Retail pork puces weie steady through most of the first half of 1969. but rose rapidly duung the summei In Octobei they aver aged 79 cents pet pound Poik puces this vvmtei should diop a bit as supplies inciease season ally Lamb and mutton The down trend in consumption will prob ably continue through the first half of this yeai, but at a moie moderate rate than in 1 969 Retail prices peaked at SI 05 a pound last October Puces the first half of this year aie expect ed to stay near those of last fall Joseph RcinecKe D. E. Horn & Co. Names Sales Manager D E Horn & Company recent ly promoted Joseph Remecke to the position of Sales Manager In his new capacity Mr Remecke will be responsible for the ad ministration of all sales and sales training progiams in the com pany’s Feed Division Joe Rein ecke joined the company in 1957 as a Field Rem esentative in York County In 1968 he was pro moted to the position of Mayor Accounts Repi esentative with tne Feed Division He served in this capacity until his recent piomotion to sales manager Mi Remecke his wife, Cor’ and their five children reside at Dallastown Pennsylvania D E Horn & Company mau factures and distributes Hornco Feeds in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey Save Food Money Canned tuna and salmon can help you to sav e money on meat bills, points out Harold E Neigh, Extension consumer economics specialist of The Pennsylvania State University With these easy -to-prepare and serve foods, you can give variety to family meals and at the same time save mon ey
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