16—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 24, 1973 Beef Grading System Changes Proposed Proposed changes in the federal beef grading system that will voluntarily help stabilize consumer beef prices without sacrificing beef quality have been recommended to govern ment and industry leaders by American-International Ghar olais Assn, of Houston. “The consumer stands to gain most from these proposed revisions, which are many years overdue,” stated J Scott Hen derson, executive r cretary of the 18,000-member ef breed registry. “The past few years have seen the emergence in consumer preferences for young, lean beef Help Us Serve You Don’t assume we know about your farm organization’s meeting. To get your meeting on our Farm Calendar, i£’s safer to assume we don’t know. Remind us by calling 394- 3047 or 626-2191 or by writing to Lancaster Farming, 22 E. Main St., Lititz, Pa. 17543. You’ll be helping us to serve you better. 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Eohrata.R.D.2 of optimum palatgbility of flavor,” he said. “This is beef that has been finished on grain, and more recently is young beef without excessive fat cover. All beef breeds, through their per formance-measuring programs, advocate the production of this type of beef. Yet, present grading systems penalize those younger, leaner, more flavorful beef by requiring larger and unnecessary amounts of marbling.” Henderson pointed out that researchers agree that “mar bling” - or tiny flecks of fat in termingled within the beef tissues - has essentially no effect on palatability, tenderness or flavor of younger beef. However, marbling and maturity are the major criteria for present grading standards. These larger amounts of marbling as required by present standards do little but add feeding time and costs to finishing an animal and sub sequently increases beef costs to the consumer, he added. The Charolais proposal gives more consideration for carcasses from younger cattle, the kind that is being sought and produced throughout the industry, the breed executive said. At the same time, the proposed revisions make it more difficult for finished cattle in older age brackets to reach preferred market grades, thus encouraging the feeder to market younger cattle. LONGENECKER FARM SUPPLY Rheems CHAS. J. McCOMSEY A SONS Hickory Hill. Pa. STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE Cochranville, Pa. A B. C. GROFF, INC. New Holland Henderson explained that by giving more consideration to the kind of younger cattle favored by beef performance-measuring programs, feeders will be able to shorten feeding periods by 20 or more days, eliminating the high cost of laying on undesirable external fats necessary to provide “marbling” requred for higher grades. Thus, an estimated 15 percent more cattle can be finished to preferred weights on the same amount of feed. Shortened feeding periods will reduce finishing costs of live beef with savings on feed, labor and interest costs, and the retailer can eliminate costs now required to trim off and discard the ex ternal fats now placed on the animal in order to reach present preferred grading requirements, he added. Progressive beef industry leaders for many years have described the current grading system as “antiquated” and one that places more emphasis upon older overfat and inefficient cattle than it did for the younger cattle now being produced, and has not kept pace with changes within the industry. The Charolais proposals would reduce the amount of marbling or tiny flecks of fat within beef tissues on younger slaughter cattle and increase the amount of marbling in older, less tender cattle. Thus, the feeder can finish beef in shorter periods at the trough. Housewives turn with disfavor upon heavy layers of external fats, which must be trimmed and DOES YOUR METHIONINE? 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Yet the cost of that trimmed waste fat is borne by the consumer m the prices paid for beef. “She also is reckoning with possible ill effects of high cholestrol levels in overfat beef, giving even more emphasis to the shift to production of quality, young, lean beef,” Henderson continued. “The beef grading system Aerial ladder [quipped FARM PAINTING We Spray it on and Brush It In! FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL COLLECT 717-393-6530 OR WRITE HENRY K. FISHER 2322 Old Phila. Pike Lancaster, Pa. 17602 WATCH FOR OUR OPEN HOUSE Week of April 9 thru April 14 SPECIAL DISCOUNTS DURING OPEN HOUSE WEEK Gehman Bros. East Earl RDI, Pa. 1 Mile North of Terre Hill on Route 897 HERD NEED SUPPLEMENTAL H. M. STAUFFER & SONS, INC. _ BUY YOUR ON DAIRY FEED HERE! WALTER BINKLEY I SON Lititz log Witmer started as a standard for market reporting. It has been erroneously developed and dictated to the American con sumer as a measure of palatability. It is time that the federal government and the beef industry revise this antiquated system to recognize the con sumer’s preference for tender, lean beef at a reduced cost,” Henderson declared. BROWN & REA, INC. Atglen ELVERSON SUPPLY CO. Elverson HENRY E. GARBER Elizabethtown, Pa. E. MUSSER HEISEY A SON R.D. 2, Mt. Joy, Pa. HEISTAND BROS. Elizabethtown RED ROSE FARM SERVICE, INC. N. Church St., Quarryville DAVID B. HURST Bowmansville G. R. MITCHELL, INC. Refton, Pa MOUNTVILLE A FEED SERVICE Jj\ Mountville MUSSER FARMS, INC. Columbia MARTIN'S FEED MILL Ephrata, Pa. CHAS. E. SADDER A SONS Terre Hill
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