Troy Meat A crackdown on illegal sales of “downer” beef - meat from cattle brought to plants in a dead, dying, diseased or disabled state - - has been declared by Agriculture Secretary McHale. “Tainted meat constitutes a dire health hazard to Penn sylvania consumers,” said Price In Prices received by Penn sylvania farmers during the month-long period ending April 15, 1972, dropped four points according to surveys by the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. The index fell from 281 to 277 with the 1910-1914 average of pW)Sp"°' fUS copper iron ,o <#f) e MINERALS ARE NEEDE by all livestock . . . and you have a choice which to use! RED ROSE SUPER MINERAL a high (16%) phosphorous mineral with a calcium-phosphorous ratio of 1:1 for free-choice feeding to dairy herds where legume rough age is fed, and to grazing beef herds, swine and horses. RED ROSE FREE-CHOICE MINERAL an all-purpose mineral for free-choice feeding. It's an excellent calcium builder where lots of corn is fed. RED ROSE SP MINERAL provides phosphorous to improve the Ca:P ratio for dairy cows fed legume roughage. Prevents or reduces disorders caused or aggravated by wide calciurmphosphorous ratio. WALTER BINKLEY & SON HEISTAND BROS. Lititz BROWN & REA, INC. Atglen ELVERSON SUPPLY CO. Elverson HENRY E. GARBER Elizabethtown, Pa L. T. GEIB ESTATE Manheim E. MUSSER HEISEY & SON R D 2, Mt Joy, Pa Plant Charged In Meat Inspection Program McHale as he disclosed that a meat plant in Troy, Bradford County, was shut down in definitely for allegedly selling adulterated meat with false in spection labels. “Issuing a cease and disist order to this plant is in line with the department’s responsibility dex Up from 71 prices received by farmers equal to 100. Despite the drop, the index is still five points higher than a year ago. Contributing to the slide downward were lower prices for oats, wheat, hogs, eggs and broilers. Other selected com modities bringing in higher cobalt manganese s s / t c a/cm m zinc Here's where you can buy all of your Elizabethtown RED ROSE FARM MARTIN'S FEED MILL SERVICE, INC. Ephrata, Pa N Church St, Quarry ville DAVID B. HURST Bowmansville r r MiTmm iwr SHELLY BROTHERS C. K. MITCHELL, INC. RD2,Manheim,Pa Ref ton, Pa MOUNTVILLE FEED SERVICE Mountville Red Rose DAIRY FEEDS Red Rose Dairy Feeds. to protect the consumer and administer the federal Wholesome Meat Act of 1968.” In closing the meat plant, compliance officers of the department’s Meat Hygiene division filed information with the local magistrate charging violations on 12 counts of the state law. prices for the farmers included milk, steers and heifers. Across the United States the index of prices paid by farmers went up less than a point to 125. This index uses 1967 prices as a base. Similar figures for the Commonwealth were unavailable. # MUSSER FARMS, INC. Columbia CHAS. E. SAUDER & SONS Terre Hill E. P. SPOTTS, INC. Honey Brook H. M. STAUFFER & SONS, INC. Witmer A mqpth-long investigation of processing and sale to retail the Troy plant, which received outlets, some of its adulterated meat State inspectors charged that supply from New York State employees of the Troy plant were farmers, involved the stripping “Not for Sale” labels cooperation of state and federal from allegedly custom beef meat inspectors. (meat slaughtered exclusively During the investigation, for farmers' use) and boxing the nearly two tons of adulterated meat for commercial sale with and unmarked meat were state inspection labels attached, destroyed. The plant’s Owners of the plant will be distribution of meat had extended subject to fines of up to $3,600 if a to the Philadelphia area. conviction is sustained, said Reports from state compliance McHale. officers cited shipments of The state meat inspection “downer” cattle to the Troy program, charged by law to bring plant. State and federal law state standards up to the federal mandates that meat plants ac- level, is financed on a 50-50 basis cept only healthy cattle for with federal funds. r~JAMESWAY 1 Volume-Belt Cattle Feeder! n Only 1-1/2 hp. Up to 250 Feet Big Capacity Belt Carries Feed t Works In-Barn or Out '/'I I 'l '• W' Manheim Pike Lancaster, Pa. 17601 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 20,1972 Ph: 393-3906 15
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