14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 15, 1972
USDA Reports DES-positive
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture reported that during
the period from June 16 through
June 23, its laboratories found
Milk Favorites Shift,
Total Sales Increase
Thanks to climbing sales of
low-fat and skim milk, of sour
cream and eggnog, sales of fluid
milk products advanced 1 per
cent last year over 1970.
The 11-per cent gain in lowfat
and skim milk sales- and the
surprising increase in heavy
cream sales—after years of
decline—more than offset
decreases of IV2 per cent for fluid
whole milk and 6 per cent for
cream mixtures such as half and
half.
40 c of Consumer
Food Dollar Now
Goes to Farmers
The farmer got 40c of every
dollar consumers spent on farm
foods m the first quarter of 1972.
This was a cent more than in
the previous quarter, and 2 cents
more than a year earlier. In
March, however, the farmer’s
share dropped back to 39c as a
result of falling farm prices.
Over the past decade, the
farmer’s quarterly shares
ranged from 36c to 42c. Two
thirds of the time they averaged
under 40c Only in six quarters
did the share rise above 40c.
Going back to 1951 the farmer
got 49c of the consumer’s food
dollar.
diethylstilbestrol (DES) residues
in eleven liver samples from
steers analyzed by the Federal
meat and poultry inspection
Lowfat and skim milk set a
record in per capita consumption
last year, with the average
American drinking about 29
quarts, more than four times the
amount he drank in 1950. Lowfat
milk with 2 per cent butterfat
made the largest gain.
While the surge in lowfat and
skim milk sales is probably at
tributable to increased weight
watching, an ERS dairy
specialist attributes sour cream’s
rise to promotion. A fairly
profitable item, sour cream has
enough of a profit margin to
justify publicity. Among its
assets are its convenience,
popularity in dips and dressings,
and the fact it has less fat than
butter and is often used in place
of butter, such as on baked
potatoes.
In all, customers bought 59.2
billion pounds of fluid milk items
on a product weight basis.
Over the past 2 decades, we’ve
greatly changed our milk
drinking habits, buying more
lowfat and skim milk, less
cream, and in recent years, less
whole milk. Per capita use of
cream is half what it was in 1950,
end consumption of fluid whole
milk has gone down from a peak
of 290 pounds in 1955 to 223 pounds
in 1970.
Meat Samples
program.
Officials of the USDA’S
Animal and Plant Health In
spection Service said no residues
were found in muscle tissue from
these animals. The 11 steers had
been certified as meeting the
Food and Drug Administration’s
requirement for withdrawing
livestock from DES-containing
feed seven days prior to
slaughter, officials said. Positive
sample results have been
reported to FDA, which has
jurisdictionover the use of animal
feed additives.
Farm Safety Theme
At Grange Meeting
Fulton Grange 66 held its
regular meeting July 10 at the
Grange Hall at Oakryn. Master
Richard Holloway conducted the
business session when the
Charter was draped for Mrs.
Sara E. Shank.
Sherman Hill, Representative
for the 100th District, reported to
the Grange what legislation has
been passed by this Legislature
and of pending legislation.
Mrs J. Stanley Stauffer Jr.,
Lecturer, presented the
program. Miss Karen Overly,
representing the youth com
mittee at the State Grange
Leadership School June 27-29 at
Gettysburg College, gave a
report.
The theme of the program,
“Protect Yourself, Work Safely”,
was in keeping with Farm Safety
Week July 23-31. Robert Arm
strong spoke on “Farm Safety.”
A Skit “Saving Pop’s Sight” was
given by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Galbreath and children Joyce
and Tommy. Clifford Holloway
111 gave a talk “Being Safe
Around Farm Machinery ” Mrs
Anna Armstrong gave “Safety
Tips About The Farm Homestead
And The Family Garden.”
The Women’s Activities
committee will be in charge of
annual picnic at the Grange Hall.
Members and friends attending
should bring a meat dish, another
dish and their own place setting.
A talent program will follow.
Misses Sandra Galbreath and
Mary Ellen Fisher from Fulton
Jumon Grange will attend the
State Grange Junior Grange
camp at Camp Kanesatake,
spruce Creek, Huntingdon
Company, July 16 to 22.
The Junior Grange will conduct
a paper drive the evening of July
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Today’s reported findings
bring to 50 the number of positive
samples found since the man
datory DES certification
program began Jan. 8. These
samples —based upon a
statistical sampling plan
designed to monitor the national
incidence of DES—represent 2.25
per cent of the total 2,220 samples
analyzed this year.
APHIS officials explained that
when laboratory analysis reveals
a residue in a sample from an
animal which was certified by
the producer or marketer as
having been withdrawn from
DES the required seven days, all
animals shipped thereafter from
the same premises will be
detained pending laboratory
confirmation that these animals
are free of DES residue.
APHIS officials also reported
today that a total of 715 samples
have been taken since Jan. 8
under a selective sampling
program. This special sampling
program is conducted when
USDA suspects an animal may be
contaminated with DES or under
emergency slaughter conditions.
It is not statistically represen
tative of the national livestock
population. To date, 54 DES
positive samples have been found
under this program.
Improved Roads
John McAdam, a Scottish
inventor, developed the mac
adam type of surface which
improved the quality of
roads. The first macadam
road in the United States
was the Lancaster Turnpike,
connecting Philadelphia and
Lancaster, Pa., completed in
1795.
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