—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7, 1972 18 State Meat Commercial red meat production in Pennsylvania was 80.7 million pounds during August, according to a report this week from the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. This was 24 percent more than July, but 11 percent less than a year earlier. The August production figure includes; 34.9 million pounds of beef, off 4 percent from a year earlier; 1.6 million pounds of veal, off 33 percent; 43.6 million pounds of pork, off 15 percent; and slightly over half a-million pounds of lamb and mutton, down 11 percent from a year earlier. While the state was down, the U.S. as a whole posted an in crease. Commercial production of red meat in the 48 states totaled 3,155 million pounds in August, 3 percent above a year earlier and 19 percent above July 1972. Commercial meat production inclused slaughter in federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Beef production was 1,985 million pounds, 8 percent more than August 1971. Cattle kill totaled 3,211,500 head, compared with 3,071,000 head slaughtered a year earlier. Live weight per head was 1,026 pounds, 17 pounds more than 1971, and 2 pounds above July 1972. There were 38 million pounds of veal produced during August, down 10 percent from the 42 million pounds produced in August 1971. Calf slaughter was 11 percent less than a year earlier. Live weight per head was 262 pounds, 6 pounds more than August 1971. Pork production totaled 1,089 million pounds, 5 percent less than a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 6,946,200 head, down 8 New Cooperators The Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District announce the following new cooperators; Jacob M. Zook, Paradise RDI, Bart Township, 65 acres; Robert Shaak, Lancaster RD6, Manor Township, 5 acres; Armon Snowden, 618 S. Market St., Elizabethtown, 13 acres; Robert D. Harnish, Manheim RD2, Rapho Township, 77 acres, and Joseph J. Polly, Conestoga RDI, Pequea and Martic Townships, 54 acres. ifa o(d~iumm. “A lot of fellows who spout so profusely about capital and labor never bad any capital and never did any labor.” IS HIGH MOISTURE CORN YOUR STORAGE PROBLEM? Then use GRAIN TREAT from Kemin Industries, a leader in grain preservation. This method is an easy, sure and economical way to treat high moisture corn for open storage. After treatment, high moisture corn can be placed in any protected area. GRAIN TREAT Distributed by Young's Inc. through CASSCL MUMMAU R.D. No. I Mount Joy, Pepna. Production Dips 11 pet. percent from August 1971. Live was 101 pounds, 2 pounds above a weight per head was 235 pounds, year earlier and 1 pound more the same as last year but down 4 than last month, pounds from last month’s level. Beef stocks totaled 278 million Lard rendered per 100 pounds of pounds, up 8 percent from July 31 live weight was 7.7 pounds, but 16 percent below a year compared with 8.5 in August 1971. earlier. Pork stocks declined 19 There were 43 million pounds of percent during August to 205 lamb and mutton produced in million pounds, 38 percent less August, up 5 percent from a year than a year ago. Stocks of pork earlier. Sheep and lamb bellies dropped 48 percent during slaughter totaled 871,300 head, up August to 36 million pounds, 49 2 percent. Average live weight percent below a year earlier. USED EQUIPMENT 1 3000 Ford Tractor 1 780 Allis Chalmers Forage Harvester with 2 row corn head and pickup head (cut less than 200 acres) 1 Model 550 International Forage Harvester with 2 row corn head 1 200 bushel tank spreader 1 Model 234 International corn picker 1 46 International baler 1 Oliver 9Yz ft. wheel controlled Disc Harrow 1 10 HP. Cub Cadet with mower. 1 Model 550-5 bottom Trip Plow SPECIAL FALL PRICES. WAVIER OF FINANCE. MESSICK FARM EQUIPMENT 2750 North Market St. Elizabethtown, Pa. Phone 367-1319 or 367-1439 Named by Dutch Settlers Finished At Last Wall Afreet New York After nearl y six centuries, center of the the Milanese put the final Undid States dl riv e s its touch to the S reat Cathedral name from the old wall of Milan-a bronze door to erected across lower Manhat- replace the last temporary tan Island bv DuSh colonists wooden ohe. The edifice, the world ’ s second laT & st Chris iSdfan S ‘S. 011 ” 011 ' WaS be « un 111
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