1973 Meat Imports Estimated Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz announced that calendar 1973 imports of meat subject to the meat import law are estimated at 1,450 million pounds. WITH BUXONLY THE ROOTWORMS HAVE ■ M ■MWJR BUX Corn Rootworm Insecticide controls both resistant and non-resistant rootworms. ■ But it also has a relatively low mammalian ■ HE iw toxicity, and it doesn’t smell bad. j—. - Let us give you the full story. bux .Ten Granular Smoketown, Pa. 397-3539 TM S ORTHO CHEVRON BUX — This amount is roughly 10 percent above estimated imports in 1972. Public Law 88-482, enacted in August 1964, provides that if yearly imports of certain E E E □ FARM SHOW BUILDING SPECIAL CHOICE OF TWO (2) BUILDINGS • 30' x • 37'6" Both Buildings Painted Steel Siding and Galvanized Steel Roofing. OPTIONS AVAILABLE ALL TYPES OF FARM BUILDINGS AVAILABLE ALSO COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. llftk 'o\ ' 45' Height: 10' 7" Under Open Front Plates 60' - Economy Building YOUR AGWAY BUILDING SALESMAN 1027 Dillerville Road, Lancaster, Pa. 24 Hour Service Daily Ph. 717-397-4761 meats—primarily beef and mutton—are estimated to equal or exceed 110 percent of an ad justed base quota, the President is required to invoke a quota on imports of these meats. The adjusted base quota for 1973 is - Economy Building - *2995.00 Height: 127" Under Open Front Plates SUPPLY CENTER Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13,1973 1,046.8 million pounds. The amount of estimated imports which would trigger its im position is 110 percent of the adjusted base quota of 1,151.4 million pounds. i"i. * Erected on your prepared site **Offer Good Until January 27, 1973 The President will issue a proclamation pursuant to section 2 (c)(1) of Public Law 88-482 limiting imports of meat subject to the Act. At the same time, as Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz announced on Dec. 21, the President will suspend that limitation for calendar 1973. The suspension procedure is the same as that followed with Presidential proclamation 4037 of March 11, 1971, and Proclamation 4114 of March 9, 1972. The Secretary stated that the situation will be reviewed quarterly, and should marketing conditions change substantially, contrary to present expectations, the suspension of limitations will be reconsidered. World beef prices have remained high and competition is strong for available export supplies. Several European countries have temporarily removed or reduced their import duties on beef and veal. Also, Japanese beef import quotas have been increased sharply. Secretary Butz reports con tinuing strong demand for beef in the United States. Cattle prices in 1973 are expected to average higher than 1972 levels. iff '•%' r ill - $ 4895.00 I I M I 15
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