IS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22, 1975 USDA beef grade changes announced March 6 should benefit both the cowman and the consumer by providing improvement in the financial stability of an ailing beef industry and by providing quality, leaner, low fat beef for the nation’s consumer, LANDIS & ESBENSHADE LLOYD SULTZBAUGH Kirkwood, PA Camp Hill, PA (7171 786-4158 (7171 737-4554 CLAIR SANER & SON 1 WALTER WEBSTER McAllisterville, PA . , [717(463-2234 (301(452-8521 MARVIN HORST Lebanon, PA (7171 272-0871 JOSEPH MOYER Pipersville, PA [2151 766-8675 Gossett Explains Beef Grade Changes says the executive officer of a leading beef breed association. Dr. J. W. Gossett, executive vice president of American - International Charolais Association of Houston, said the changes would encourage maximum H. DANIEL WENGER Hamburg, PA [2151 488-7674 KENNETH L SPAHR Thomasville, PA [7l7] 225-1064 production of quality lean beef at reduced cost while “providing the quality of beef homemakers in most areas prefer, that is, beef of satisfactory taste and flavor without excessive fat.” Announced Thursday, March 6 by the USDA, theC grade changes go into effect April 14 and follow recom mendations of most segments of the beef in dustry. Foremost in the changes is the emphasis which the new system places upon cutability of carcass beef. Cutability is an expression of leanness of beef and is measured by five different yield grades. Carcasses having a smaller amount of exterior fat have a higher “yield” of boneless trimmed cuts from the primary parts of the carcass, making them of more value-economically and nutritionally--to the - industry. “The cutability factor without question favors cattle that grow faster and thereby make that growth on less feed. These cattle are at the feed trough fewer days. They do not need an ex pensive layer of outside tallow to reach the quality of flavor and tenderness required by the consumer,” Dr. Gossett explained. “It requires two and a half times as much feed or energy to produce a pound of fat as it does a pound of lean. Thus, energy requirements are less for the leaner kind.” As a result, Gossett LANDIS FARMSTEAD AUTOMATION Milton, PA 1717] 437-2375 LEO LANDIS Millersburg, PA [7l7] 692-4646 LONGACRE ELECTRIC Bally, PA 12151845-2261 ZOOK’S FARM STORE Honey Brook, PA [2ls] 273-9730 forecasts an increased demand for the Charolais kmd of feeder cattle and that these faster-growing cattle will be placed 'in a more competitive position in the market. Charolais cattle have a higher lean to fat ratio and naturally will have a better yield grade than the remainder of the cattle population. “These kind of cattle have proved themselves to be the more efficient kind of beef,” he continued. “Research and industry leaders alike have shown that the faster growing, leaner kind of cattle are the most profitable. With increased emphasis upon yield of lean beef by the grading system, there will be more incentive for the feedlot operator to finish this kind of beef and the producer to make that kind of feeder cattle available to feedlots.” Gossett also pointed to a new reputation for the present “good” grade of beef as a result of the changes. The narrowing of the current “good” grade by removing the lower one-third of the grade will emphasize the quality of this kind of beef, SAVE UP TO *6OO DURING MARCH ON VAN DALE FORAGE WAGONS YOU SET UP YOURSELF. While other manufacturers are raising prices as much as 32%, Van Dale is returning to 1974 levels. During March, you can beat the cost/price pinch farmers have been fighting lately. Depending on the Van Dale unit you buy, you can save up to $2OO on your purchase. These price roll-backs apply only to Van Dale products bought and paid for from a participating distributor during the month of March, 1975. - VAN DALE The Harrisburg area is prime marketing territory - over 40,000 home oil furnaces. Fuel oil prices are up to nearly 40-cents per gallon, up from 21-cents just two years ago. Home owners are frantic to cut costs! Our amazing FURNACE FUEL SAVER does it. Modest product purchase required Class "A" opportunity. Personal distributor interviews scheduled soon for this area. Call (717) 469-2864, collect, for your personal appointment Or Write Box 4210, No. 1 Grantville, PA 17028 ALSO SAVE UP TO *2OO ON ALL VAN DALE SILO UNLOADERS, FEEDERS and CONVEYORS. Uk» it. ■ded - fuel
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