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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.
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