European Beef Shortage
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the Common Market was forced
to lower its import barriers.
In early June, all EC duties on
imports of live cattle and beef
from third countries were
suspended for a 3-week period.
This was the first time in the
history of the Common Market
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We Specialize irr Liquidation Sales of All Kinds
Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment and Land
FARM
MACHINERY
AUCTION SALE
Tractors and Farm Machinery
Exit 10 or 11 off Interstate 83 Emigsville, Pa.
APRIL 21, 1973
at 10 o'clock A.M.
SALE RAIN OR SHINE _
York Co. Farm & Ind. Equip. Co. Inc.
' 4 Miles North of York, Pa. on Route 181
Box 222 Emigsville, Pa. 17318
Phone: 717-764-6412
MELVIN KOLB, INC.
Holstein Auction
Thursday, April 19 -12 noon
At my Maryland Farm Sale Barn, located Vz mi. NW of
Woodsboro, on RT. 550, Frederick County.
100 HIGHEST QUALITY HOLSTEINS 100
, Fine quality Registered and top Grade Dairy Cattle,
purchased throughout Eastern Ontario, Pennsylvania,
and New York State; individually selected for Dairy
Type and High Production from Outstanding Herds.
Many Classified and many with official records.
This Sale will include a very good herd (30) from
Tioga County. Some are Fresh now, some Summer
cows, and some Fall cows. Some are Registered with
DHIA records; rolling herd av. of 13,816 3.8 522 f.
Cattle in this herd have milked over 100 lbs. a day. A
few of the milk records: Chain No. 27 - 20,828 847:
Cham No. 54 - 17,556 603; Chain No. 4 - 17,234 634;
Chain No. 60 -17,091637 f ; Chain No. 10 16,386 713 f.
All are home raised; good type and good udders.
Following are just a few of the Outstanding Sires of
cows for this Sale: Lavacres Dusty Jo Pecos; Damone
Magic Marker; Selling Rockman; Lassie Leader ; KAS
Radar Duke; Rockdale President; Tara Hill Fond
Ivanhoe and Kayen Farn Anthony.
All Cattle must be as represented. Cattle will be
tested within 30 days of sale for TB and Bangs for
Interstate Shipment.
Terms: Cash on Day of Sale
Not responsible for accidents
HUM FARM:
621 Willow Road
Lancaster, Pa. 17601
Phone: 717-393-7459
Janies G. T rout, Auctioneer
Marvin A. Eshleman, Pedigrees
Mehrle N. Wachter, Clerk
Loading Chute Available
Refreshments available
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
THE NEXT MONTHLY CATTLE AUCTION, ON MAY 17.
1973, WILL BE HELD AT 8:00 p.m.
that import duties on beef and
veal and cattle were removed.
The effect was to triple beef
imports fronr third countries to
about 265 million pounds and
raise live cattle imports 45
percent to about 240,000 head.
Price declines in
Netherlands triggered
MEL KOLB
SALE MANAGER
MARYLAND FARM;
R.D.I
Woodsboro, Md. 21798
Phone: 301-898-7663
Paralled
reimposition of duties, but owing
to transportation lags, full duties
were not reapplied until early
August.
Duties on beef and cattle were
lowered a second time in 1972
when the EC Council in its Oc
tober 31 meeting took measures
to hold inflation at an annual 4-
percent growth rate. Beginning
November 1, duties on live cattle
and beef imports were halved,
and as of early March 1973, the
duties had yet to be reinstated.
the
the
EC trade data needed to assess
the effect of this duty reduction
on imports are not yet available.
But in the United Kingdom,
November exports of live cattle
to the EC jumped 9 percent from
the previous month to 13,000
head, and beef exports increased
8 percent to 15 million pounds.
Shipments continued high in
December, when beef exports to
the EC totaled 12 million pounds
and live cattle exports 6,800 head.
This substantial growth in
exports, combined with the
Christmas demand for roasts in
WINCHESTER -
SPRING FEEDER CALF
and YEARLING SALE
Friday, April 20,1973 at 1 P.NI.
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. - Winchester, Virginia
2250 HEAD - STEERS and HEIFERS
STATE SPONSORED + GRADED + UNIFORM LOTS +
ALLBREEDS
Virginia State approved for Bangs and 1.8 +
Eligible for interstate shipment. Dehorned and
feeder calves vaccinated for BLACKLEG -
MALIGNANT EDEMA - HEMORRHAGIC SEP
TICEMIA.
This sale is equally important to consignors and buyers. Your
support will be greatly appreciated.
P.T. McINTIRE, Sale Manager
For Information, Write or call: !?""!
703-837-1254 (home)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVESTOCK, Inc.
Box 440 - Winchester, Va. 22601
PUBLIC SALE
FEEDER STEERS, HEIFERS, BULLS,
FARM EQUIPMENT
Saturday, April 21,1973
Starting at 12:30 P.M.
The undersigned will offer at Public Sale on the
premises, located in York County, 12 miles West of
York, Pa., Vi -mile East of East Berlin, Pa., along Route
234, the following:
110 - FEEDER CATTLE - 110
5 Angus heifers; 2 Angus bulls weighing 600 lbs.;
balance steers weighing from 300 lbs. to 800 lbs,
consisting of Herefords, Angus, Charolais, and
Holsteins. This is a good selection of cattle. All ac
climated, wormed and dehorned, ready for pasture.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Massey Harris 7-ft. combine w-bm and motor w
starter; WC Allis Chalmers tractor w-manure loader
and workers: New Idea No. 203 flail spreader; J.D. No
2 hay flutter: Case roto mower; 1-horse wagon, very
good shape; saw frame; locust posts, sawed & round
tractor; barrels.
Don’t Miss This Sale
CLAIR R. SLAYBAUGH, Auctioneer
IDAVILLE, PA.. Phone 677-7479
J. BROWN, Clerk
C. L. "COT" Jacobs &
Barry L. Jacobs, Owners
R. R. No. 1
East Berlin, Pa.
Phone 259-0448 *
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 14,1973
the United Kingdom, had a
spectacular effort on U.K.
prices. Fat cattle sold for 41
percent more in early January
than 2 months prior. As a result,
the margin between U.K. fat
cattle prices and those in the EC
narrowed to about 4-5 cents per
pound, compared with 10-14 cents
during the first 10 months of 1972.
One editorial writer in a British
newspaper noted that the effect
of EC import policies, combined
with the European beef shortage,
was to raise the price of beef in
the United Kingdom in 5 days by
as much as the Government had
expected it to rise in the 5-year
EC traditional period.
At the end of 1972, wholesale
been prices in other European
countries were also significantly
above those of a year earlier. In
Spain, prices were 10-20 percent
higher, and in Sweden, they were
up 16 percent. Danish prices for
heifers and steers at the
Copenhagen meat market m 1972
averaged 39 percent more than in
1971.
Youth Night
Observed By
Grangers
Fulton Grange 66 observed
Youth Night at the regular
meeting Apr. 9 at Oakryn. Clif
ford Holloway 111 presided at the
business-session.
Plans were made to present the
program at Salisbury Grange
May 1. All the women are to wear
an apron and the men should
wear a plaid shirt and dungarees
with a work handkerchief
displayed from their hip pocket in
celebration of the 100th an
niversary of the Pennsylvania
State Grange.
There were two volunteers as
blood donors for one of the
Grange members.
The chairman of the Women’s
Activities committee, Mrs.
Charles Reath, reported about
600 turkey suppers were served
Apr. 7 at the Grange hall. The
Junior Grange had a successful
Dutchmaid party at this meeting.
Proceeds will be used to help
send some of their members to
the State Grange Junior Grange
summer camp.
, Youth chairman Clifford
Holloway 111 presented the
program which featured group
singing “America The Beautiful”
and “Smile, Smile, Smile.” Miss
Peggy Galbreath conducted a
quiz on American presidents.
Miss Joyce Galbreath conducted
a relay game between teams of
men and women.
The following took part in a
Virginia reel: Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Trimble, Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Holloway Jr., Mrs.
J. Stanley Stauffer Jr., Mrs.
Ambrose Giffing, Misses Peggy
and Joyce Galbreath, Thomas
and Tommy Galbreath, Clifford
Holloway 111 and David Wissler.
Mrs. Beulah Mullen correctly
guessed the contents of the
centennial guessing box. It was
100 balloons.
Amos Funk, Millersville, will
speak on the Land Use
Assessment referendum at the
next meeting Apr. 23. Grange
ladies will provide other en
tertainment.'
There will be a fashion show of
Easter dresses the Grange
women made at the May 14
meeting, and the dresses made
for the sewing contest will be
judged.
Mrs. Charles McSparran
The dairy farmer now sells
milk for an average price 46 per
cent higher than it was back in
1955. But during the same years,
his average cost of doing business
went up 49 per cent. How would
you get along if your net income
was less, today, than it was 18
years ago? How would you like to
make less from a major in
vestment of $lOO,OOO or more than
you could earn from interest in a
savings deposit account?
Help Us
Serve You
Don’t assume we know
about your farm
organization’s meeting. To get
your meeting on our Farm
Calendar, it’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.
P.S. —If you’re not sure you
told us already, we don’t mind
hearing from you again.
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