/(, I ant Allot farming ‘haturday 'wipf ?*» Scores chase greased pig I I’ltl'MA What could [«r.s,aihh {lOilcM & J«eraion t‘l i haw a greawd p.g around an arena on a ■'•'Uh Sef (rm!«-f night’ 1 (loin I knew answered Darvl Keith the fsrsl place winner In the II la vear old age bracket of the greawd pit chase held at the 1 phrala kalr cm Tuesday e\ ening Mv mwn wanted me to In it." said the lop plarr winner in the 7 II veac old arc bracket, Dary Moore Tfs fun to see how Rood you can do it. ’ was another reply Hut. perhaps the best answer to the question came from a spectator "If >ou saw a $5O bill flying down the street, wouldn't you chase after it’ he questioned, referring to the fact that the majority of the top winners to walk away with a hog would sell it for the $5O profit Packer bonding proposed WASHINGTON, D.C. - A regulation to provide for the bonding of meat packers under the Packers and Stockyards Act has been proposed, the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture an nounced last week. USDA’a Packers and Stockyards Administration said that the proposal is intended to establish guidelines for bonding of packers as authorized under amendments to the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act adopted by Congress and signed by President Ford on Sept. 13. the proposal requires packers with annual pur chases in excess of $500,000 worth of livestock to provide a surety bond equal to an average of two days’ pur chases of livestock, with a minimum bond of $lO,OOO. For example, a packer that purchases $lOO,OOO More than 1700 dairy animals were in the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg this week, Minost antbodv would < *u»ae after the nirifiri and many souths and adult; i based after the piR alv> tsn Tuevlas nißht A popular enen! this sixth annual piR t haw drew a crowd of hundreds Before the greased pip event (>eßan however, a rooster chase was held The winner from that particular chaw was 1 jury Buehler. age G, the son of Mr and Mrs Boberl Buehler. 223 Ijnroln Ave , Kphrala I-airy was quite excited about raptunnß his prize and taking it home, but hLs parents were a bit per plexed "Wc don't know what he’ll do with it now that he has it.” they remarked I>arry doesn't live on a farm That was the case for most of the winners of the greased pigs, also Gary Moore, 10. the son of Mr. and Mrs Roger Moore, worth of livestock per day, based on its purchases during the previous 12 months, would be required to post a bond of $200,000. A bond equivalent may be filed in lieu of a commercial surety bond under certain specific conditions. The bond of a packer purchasing livestock as a successor in business to a packer formerly subject to the P&S Act shall be no less than that required of the prior packer, unless otherwise determined by USDA. USDA said that the need for packer bonding was brought about by changing conditions in the livestock marketing and packing industries. When the P&S Act was passed in 1921, well over 80 per cent of all livestock was sold through large terminal h ith M I>rn\er who ca'ifbt and won a ta pound ~B is in the same predicament as (he rooster winner lie doesn t live on a farm, either This was his first vear for trying to catch the pig, and he said he really enjoved catching it and getting greasy Daryl Keith. 15. who won in the age 12 - 15 year old bracket, is also a non laser He lives in Kphrala and Is the son of Doris and Donald Keith The top place winner for 16->car-old-and-ovcr was I’aul I,owmillcr. 22, of Stevens R 1 The second and third place winners In these classes were Matt Kilck, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Kiick, 1361 Lincoln " Hlghts Ave., Ephrata, for the rooster chase; Barry Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A Martin, East Earl Rl, for greased pig chasing, age markets, and the Act provided for close super vision of transactions at these markets. During the decades following World War n, the basic pattern of livestock marketing changed drastically, with packers purchasing an increasing amount of their slaughter supply at its source. More than 60 per cent of all slaughter livestock is now purchased by packers directly from the producers or from custom feedlots. These changes have resulted in increased ex posure of livestock producers to the risk of loss. Between 1958 and August, 1976, 174 packers failed in business. The largest of these was American Beef Packers, Omaha, Neb., which filed for bankruptcy in January, 1975, owing sellers in 13 states for more than $2O million worth of livestock brae kcl i 11 licnnis nKtnip-xm and I Van liras, (nr age 12 15 and Rand> Shmm. Hirhard (rood, and Hick I-eld. (or the 16 years and o\ rr clans in greased pig chasing Thr object of thr pig chase vi at to catch the animal and carry it over to the Judge's stand The lightweight classes chased after 34 • 35 pound pigs, the medium weight classes, 64-66 pounders. and the heavyweight. 115 to 125 pounders There were several dif ferent heals for each age bracket, and the two or three contenders who won the different heats were pitted against each other for the lop placing The person to catch the pig in the final, cham pionship heat in each class won the pig and a trophy. The second place winner received a gift certificate. purchases at the time of bankruptcy. This proposed amendment to the regulations will in corporate packers into those sections of the regulations requiring bonds for market agencies and dealers. No change is proposed for the bonds of market agencies and dealers. Any person who wishes to submit written data, views, or arguments concerning the proposal may do so by filing two copies with the Hearing Clerk, USDA, Washington, D.C. 20250, no later than Nov. 15. Submitted material will be available for study in Room 112-A, USDA Ad ministration building. Copies of the proposed amendments may be ob tained from the Information Office, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA, Washington, D.C. 20250. LOOK FOR ADAMS GO. 0 C nice INC £i<"» if PA 71? 6/7*135 TINGLING S IMPLEMENT R[) 1 Getty-imri PA 717 359 4848 MIAS CO N H FUCXEIU SONS INC MauUwny Ph 215 613 7252 STANUTA ALOPPiHC Bwnville Ph 215 o*lsoo Mllllß EQUIPMENT Bechtels villc Ph 215145 2911 SHARTLESVILLE FAJtM EQUIPMENT SharttesviOe PA 21S-4U 1326 H Darnel Wenger, Prop ZIMMERMAN'S FARM SERVICE Bethel Ph 717 933-4114 BRADFORD CO CARLE PIERCE RD2 Columbia Cross Roads PA 717-297-3573 WYNNE S GARAGE Canton. PA 717-673-8456 BUCKS CO. 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