■LnneaMor 'Farming. Saturday. March 14.1970 6 Livestock, Poultry Feed Use Rises 8% in 1969 On the strength of geneially favorable livestock and poultr.v prices, feed tonnage inci eased eight per cent in 1969 ovei 1968. aecoidmg to the American Feed Manufactuicrs A ssoc i al l o n's Feed Tonnage Repoi ting Service The Feed Tonnage Reporting Seivicc showed a five pei cent increase the hist quaitei, si\ percent the second, seven pei cent the thud and 13 pei cent in the fouith quaitei This is the ninth straight veai the lepoit has shown a total ton nage mci ease Tonnage mci eased 44 pei cent the last decade and 30 pei cent in the last five .veais All of the nine regions mci eas ed in foimula feed output in 1969. The largest increases weie in the Mountain States ( + 39 < lf). East South Cential ( + 10 r <), West Noith Cential (+9 f cO. and South Atlantic C+B'lc) “Beef and sheep” foimula feeds showed the laigest jump in 1969 with a 21 pei cent in crease above 1968, follow ed b\ dair>. up 12 per cent The in ciease in danv teed occuued de spite a 3 pei cent deciease in milk cow numbeis The milk feed mice iatio has set a new lecoid hi°h (favoiable My Neighbors Ism », * - to dan v farmeisj m each of the last foui veais Last yeai’s milk feed puce t alio was estimated at 2 pei cent lughei than 1968 and 22 pei cent above the level of ten ve ns eailier Fed cattle maiketmgs in 22 ma joi cattle feeding slates last year vveie seven per cent above 1968 This is the same peicenlage in ciease over a vear eailier as din ing the pievious two yeais and equals the long time tiend The onlv classes of feed below a yeai eaihe 1 last leat weie tin - ke%. down tw-o pel cent, and Theie weie also substantial layer bleeder chicken, down one changes in swune. and beef and pel cent The USDA spoiled a sheep feeds dui mg the 1959-1969 one pel cent mciease ear ><•7o* f C ■v . 1 HP he answers to the questions above show how easily you and your i. family can lose money each year m yoi ,r search for quality The fact is that >ou, like so many others, may he buying virtually ‘ blind folded ” For example On the basis of impartial '.Moratory tas s the color TV set priced at s3‘ ; 9 95 was judged better m overall ci'iahi tfun the model priced at <429 55 (Possible avmg uptos7oo')j The washmg machine priced at an average ot $254 98 was mdged inferior in washing alulits to the mode! priced -<1 an average of $206 18 (Possible saving up to $4B 80) The instant-load autoexposure camera priced at $69 95 was top rated over sumlar models priced as high as $ll9 50 (Possible saving up to $49 55) The radio-phono console priced at $379 95 was judged better m overall quality than the console priced at $499 95 and was rated a ‘ Best Buy” (Possible saving up to $l2O 00) These “hidden” values and savings were revealed in recent issues of Consumer Reports Hundreds of products like these are rated in the latest 448-page issue of the famous Consumer Reports Bin me Guide A copy is jours as a gift with a one year subscription to Consumer Reports Consumer Reports is published monthly by Consumers Union, a nonprofit, public-service organization CU has ahsoluteh no con nection with any manufacturer and prohibits the use of its findings for promotional purposes It accepts no advertising, no “gifts” or “loans" Of products for testing, no contributions from any commercial interest it derives its income from the sale of its publications to over 1,500,000 subscribers and newsstand buyers all over the U S Consumers Union’s own shoppers buy, on the open market, random samples of automobiles, clothing, foods, household appliances and supplies, photographic and sports equipment, cosmetics hi-fi com ponents, and most other kinds of products you may be thinking of buying These are tested comparatively by chemists and engineers Fach regular monthly issue of Consumer Reports brings you the latest findings, with ratings by brand name and model number as “Best Buy," “Acceptable” or “Not Acceptable ” Facts you need for your family’s welfare In addition, Consumer Reports brings you a wide range of authorita tive —sometimes startling—articles You regularly receive candid, / CpPP With your subscription tor Consumer Reports W r ' S “' fthe brand neW Reports I ,1 Buying Guide Issue _. J Paints Inexpensive slide projectors Antenna amplifiers Audio components Convertible sofas FM fringe antennas Auto cleaner- polishes Power Tools Tent heaters Household timers Fire extinguishers Projection screens How these impartial tests are made Partial listing of contents Main of these products are rated comparatn elv, general buying guidance is gnen for all . Air mattresses Zigzag sewing machines Hi-fi stereo kits Electric toothbrushes Portable dishwashers Automatic clothes washers Recommended used cars Floor waxes and wax removers Lawn mowers Outboard boats daily. hog and miscellaneous feeds has incieased dining each of the last five sears Bioiler feed tonnage has increased dur ing four of the last five >eais Starter-grower and la>ei breed er chicken feeds accounted for 22 per cent of formula feed ton nage in 1969 However, this was a sharp diop from the 32 pel cent of ten >eais eaiher Egg con sumption has declined from 353 eggs pel peison in 1959 to 314 last >eai as estimated bj the USD A An instant-load autoexposure camera priced at 569 95 ... OR another model priced at $ll9 50? Television sets Cameras Fabric softeners Caulking compounds Laundry bleaches Spinning tackle Camp stoves Radio-phono consoles Crib mattresses Life preservers Room heaters Slide viewers Bacon Electric vaporizers □□ \ color TV set priced at $359 95 another unit priced at $429 95? down-to-earth discussions of deceptive packaging practices (with ex amples cited by name), advertising claims, credit buying and the actual cost of credit honest reports on vitamins and other drugs .. revealing facts about new, highly promoted gadgets that are often a waste of money Here are a few more examples of the "hidden” values and savings dis covered in the CU laboratories a portable circular saw priced at $24 95 was judged better In over all quality than another model priced at $49 95 (Possible saving: up to $25 00) a coffee urn priced at $l3 95 was top-rated over other models priced anywhere up to $45 95 and was judged a “Best Buy.” (Possible saving up to $32 00) a stereo amplifier kit priced at 564 95 was judged better in overall quality than a unit priced at $99 95 and was rated a “Best Buy” (Possible saving up to $35 00) The frank reporting of Consumers Union has won wide acclaim. Time calls Consumers Union “The best known tester of consumer goods in the US” Newsweek says, “The magazine with the most decisive word on the quality of products is probably Consumer Reports" The Na tional Observer calls it “read, respected and feared." Subscribe now and you will receive as a bonus the brand new 1970 Consumer Reports Bay in* Guide Issue which rates over 2,000 prod ucts You will also receive the 1971 Buying Guide when published plus regular issues featuring test reports on food mixers, television sets, Bmm movie cameras, washing machines, raincoats, bench saws, home permanents, stereo receivers, FM auto radios, food waste dis posers, loudspeakers, outboard motors and many other products. If purchased separately, all this amounts to an $ll 10 value With the coupon on this page, you save $5 10 And your subscription might end up not costing you a cent thousands have told us Consumer Reports helped them save up to $lOO a year or more. | c gS I th iS°s si I C VOU 1 *' f 7ntfo * ; H K Please enter my subscription to CONSUMER REPORTS for a 6 " - - full year (12 issues* ut just $6 00 and send me the brand ne* i ~ 448 pajtc Consumer Reports Buy mg Guide Isuie as a bonus 3 * * ' H My subscription will also include Ihc I*7l Buying Guide Issue / f when published Bill me later | * *r*** 0 j ADDRESS Guitars Boys’jeans i CITT - Clothes dryers I Electric coffeemakers j Radios { VaCUUm cleaners I □ Pavment enclosed Refrigerators Li-LSi 1 — J An automatic washing machine priced at an average of $206.18 ~. OR another model priced at an average of $254.98? A radio-phono console priced at $379.95 ... OR another console priced at $499,957 "Hidden” values and savings discovered for you “Read, respected and feared” Save $5.10 immediately SAVE $5 10 IMMEDIATELY FROM THE NEWSSTAND PRICE HERE'S HOW YOU GET the next 12 issues ef Consumer Reperts, including the Buying Quid* /ssue f*r 1971 when it is published Tetai newsstand price $1 15 YOU GET the brand new 44S page luWng Guide ls« sue far 1970 new Newsstand price 2 25 YOU SAVE . $5.10 CONSUMERS UNION, P.O. Box 2*55 Clinton. lowa 52732 If you wish you may benefit from the reduced rate for IW* I three years Simply check the period you prefer. S You ma> cancel at any time and receive full credit or refund ■ for the undelivered portion of your subscription I ~1-—026—12 f aj 7(1) c| of TOTAL YOU PAY ONLY $ll 10 100 (please print) ZIP -CODE -STATE.