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
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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.
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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
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Manheim Pike Lancaster, Pa. 17601
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 20,1972
Ph: 393-3906
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