Price Spread For Beef and Pork Preliminary weekly estimates of V-S. average prices and farm-to-retail price spreads for Choice beef and pork are now available on request, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today. Weekly release of this information was recom mended recently by a special task force on meat marketing margins ap pointed by Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz, to permit more timely analysis of data on meat price margins. The weekly estimates, NELSON WEAVER & SON RD2 Lititz, Pa. .49% SOYBEAN MEAL BULK or BAGGED For the Lowest Prices in the Area Call Today PHONE 626-8538 derived by the Department’s Economic Research Service, are preliminary and subject to revision as more data become available. They do, however, give an indication of changes in prices and price spreads on a more current basis than the monthly data already being published. Average monthly prices and price spreads fof Choice beef and pork are published in Price Spreads for Farm Foods, a monthly sup plement to the Marketing and Transportation Situation, and this report will continue to be the "official USDA series. The weekly working estimates can be obtained from the Commodity Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 361, 500 12th St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250. SEW WHAT? THIS WUX S PATTSHITS • Y AUDREY LANE No 3232 —Slim pants «r« fop pod with crisp shirt, Sofh faaiura yoka d*iaihns No* 3232 eamos in sizat 10 to Tt /n oxo >2 (kusl 34) pants taka 2 j 4 yards of 44-inch fmknc, sAirt, 2 yards of 44 inch. I2M SURCENTanKE A lacy 19 Inch cmfirpitet is worked in a popular star design and fin ished with m pineapple edging Sand for No 1206 Send 50$ for each dress pattern, 301 for each needlework pattern (add 15$ for each dress pattern, 10 4 for •adi needlework pattern for mailing and handling} 1o AUDREY LANS 9U REAU,Morns f\atns,New Jerseyo79so KASTEN Forage Box - In Stock Two-way Unloading (Frontand Rear) Will Deposit 6 Tons into Trench Silo in 11 Seconds 8 Ton Heavy Duty Dunham Running Gear w-1 l-L-15 Wide Flotation Tires Binkley & Hurst Bros. FARM MACHINERY and EXCAVATING /\ Lititz RD4, Pa. Ph. 626-4705 /IBtl\ Rothsville Station Road Smallest in the of Allis-Chalmers riding mowers is the Mdeol 405. The 5 h.p. mower has a 26 in. cutting blade, giving the ability to cut any size lawn with ease, while riding in comfort. A rear mounted four cycle, Briggs and Stratton engine provides stability, economical and problem free operations. The 508 cuts an even Try A Classified Ad If Pays! With Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 28.1974 «•> » * * . ~x swath without scalping because the heavy duty mower deck is attached to the front wheels and'follows the roil of the ground. The mower is made by the Allis-Chalmers Corp., and in corporates safety features to meet the 0.P.E.1. safety standards required for 1975, as do all Allis-Chalmers lawn and garden products. 21
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