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Forrest Bassford, executive editor of the Western Livestock Journal in Denver, told the board of directors at their special lamb banquet that "nothing happens until some one sells something to some body.” Bassford said, "You are the instigators of change in a changing world. Only you, as producers, can provide more lamb and wool for this coun try.” His words were echoed by ASPC President M Joseph Burke of Casper, Wyoming, when he said, “Sheep pioducers should have a total industry concept that goes far beyond the realm of their own sheep operations” Burke told the board of directors that there is a whole new interest in the sheep business by those who serve the interests of livestock in this country. But until the sheepmen show their “get-up and-go”, this interest will lag ASPC Executive Duector A 1 Fisbeck of Denver said the Council is strongly supporting the sheep industry’s efforts to unite and increase production The opportunity is here, Fis beck said, let’s seize it The director’s meeting includ ed five workshop sessions on PLANT FOOD' U- STORE-* “Look For This Sign” So. Newport Road Intercourse, Penna. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7.1070 -20 the advertising program, the yield grading of lamb, conven ience foods, imports and the Sheep Industry Development Pi ogiam. The development piogram was cited as one of the major hopes for the future of the sheep industry by providing communications on new meth ods in sheep production and marketing, a program of public relations and research develop ment. SIDP is at present a part of the American Sheep Produc ers Council headquaitered in Denver. Members of the board ap proved a budget of $3,224,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1970, a drop of almost $200,000 from the approved budget for fiscal year of 1970- 1971. The current depressed pic ture for wool was a topic of major concern for sheep pro ducers with some substantial amounts of wool still held by pioducers A worldwide textile lag had affected the domestic market due to a cutback in 01- ders by the mills and manufac turers and a fall fashion fiasco in women’s clothes that created considerable uncertainty in the textile market. A new “Design America” ad vertising campaign has been launched this year by the American Wool Council, the ASPC’s wool promotion arm, to involve leading designers in the creation of pure wool col lections. Yield grading, also called cut abihty, was introduced as a Agricultural Limestone & Fertilizers Peanut Hulls We Give Green Ij4 jju I Stamps ■ stampsH Phone (71T) 768-8451 method to .'issmo a mc.isuic of duality m consumer liimb cuts The concept lefcts to the amount of ti mimed saleable rctiiil cuts in a I.imb caicass. Its piopcr application pi ovules the ‘'consumci profened lamb”, and at the same time allows the producer and feeder to de termine moic closely the true market value of his lambs. Dr. Ray Field of the Univer sity of Wyoming at Laramie told the board that a cm rent study on culabihty shows that the majouty of lambs are in the yield giadc two and thiee out of the 80 lots studied thus fai. Tt'is represents 13,282 lambs Dr. Field said that the major difference between lambs in yield grade two and yield giade four in that the fatter yield grade four lamb has more fat that remains with the caicass after slaughter. This excess fat, he added, decreases the retail value and its appeal to the con sumer. Imported lamb repi esented 116 per cent of the total sup ply available in the United States in 1969, and the figure is projected at 13 5 per cent for 1970. The majority of imports now come in nearly equal por tions from New Zealand and Australia Imports represent a major problem for domestic produce! s, and plans aie being made to meet with produceis in Australia and New Zealand in order to work out a mutually beneficial lamb program Piesi dent Buike and another officer or staff member will lepiesent ASPC and will accompany rep resentatives from the National Wool Growers Association and the National Lamb Feeders. John Todd, President of Mon fort Packing Company of Gree ley, Colo., reported on the de velopment of new frozen Mon foit Lamb-In-A-Box products which are being introduced in two test markets this week. The convenience products bear the Lamb Mark, assuring consistent product quality to the consum er Ralph Mattes, Executive Vice President and General Sales Manager of the Spinnerxn Yarn Company, New York City, was guest speaker. He repoited that there is a hand knitting yarn boom because it is considered fashionable this year foi women to create their own wool de signs. Congressman Eshleman Visits Five Co. Farms About 125 peisons gieeted Congiessman Edwin D Eshle man and his wife on a toui of northern Lar.castei County Sponsoied by the Lancaster County Faimeis 1 Association, the toui staited at 930 am at the farm of Ellis Mentzei, New Holland RD2, then pioceeded to the following Claience Stauffei, Ephiata RDI, Clyde Buchen, Manheim RD3, James Gaiber, Mount Joy RD2, Wayne Miller, Mount Joy RDI and Lewis Bix ler, Maytown. A final stop was made at 5 p m at Baum’s Bologna, east of Ehzaoethtown. Congressman Eshleman the pievious week touied several farms in southern Lancaster County.
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