SEE JOHN DB AT PA. AO More power for you_ with the guts to back it up True 4-row silage-chopping capacity . . 255 horsepower... new levels of reliability ... the comfort of a new cab . all in the 5460 Self- Propelled Forage Harvester. And for those of you who want self-propelled productivity but don’t demand 255 hp, check out our new 178-hp 5440. Fewer horses, but the same high standards of reliability and productivity. Only one thing exceeds the power and com fort of these new harvesters. Their reliability. The kind of reliability to handle the heaviest silage crops and the toughest harvest condi tions All season long. Season after season. Put one of these harvesters into your silage operation. Outfit it with your choice of five harvesting units to handle all types of crops from hay to corn stalks Your silage harvest will never be the same „ Stop in and see us about the new 5440 and 5460 at the home of The Forage Specialist UUUIS BROS. INC. KEdNHT K. KISTLER, HK. UX. GROFF, IK. CUHtUS’ES, WC, Lancaster Lynnport, PA. New Holland Glen Rock, PA. 717-393-3906 215-298-3270 717-354-4191 717-428-1953 or 235-1306 AMMSTOWII EQUIPMENT DC. US. VEMSIfY t SONS ROBERT E. UTILf (NC. Mohnton, RD2, PA. 19540 West Chester Zieglerville, PA. oIANLET A. RLUrr, IRC. (nearAdamstown) 215-696-2990 215-287-9643 Bernville, PA. 215-484-4391 215-488-1510 rmrvnirrmnruniTnir SHOTZBERSHI'S HWIPUEKt MWAV, MC. PIKEVILLE EQUIPMEIVT INC. Elm. PA. Chapman Equipment Center •* "■ SAG SALES Oyster Dale Road 717-665-2141 Chapman, PA. Silverdale, PA. 18962 Oley RD2, PA. 215-398-2553 215-257-5136 215-987-6277 Beef promotion steps taken CHICAGO, 111. Representatives of major beef cattle organizations met in the Chicago area recently at the invitation of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) to discuss actions that might be taken to strengthen beef research and promotion and expand export markets. Represented were American National Cat tlemen’s Association, National Livestock Feeders Association, National live Stock and Bleat Board, U.S. Bleat Export Federation, Inc. and AFBF. Agreement was reached that there ig a need for all inlereeted nrgwimtloni to work cloeer toflether to strengthen heal research <c * va * op establishment ef a Joint cemaaittae e( represen tattvesef beef iadastry N SSui M> OmM, trir IN OPERATION DAYS —i^ — ■i - -4 < - ■ - - meeting, said such a com mittee could provide liaison between organizations and develop short and long term objectives. Recommended objectives would be subject to approval by each organization’s board of directors. Those in attendance agreed that: A voluntary contributions program should continue to be supported; An industrywide educational program should be developed to gain a clearer understanding of the need for additional funding for beef research, promotion and export market development with details for a total program to be dtvelopod; Increased fundi deducted by bM( promotion group* **ld be eanurited for apmUtarM on a Mt***"* 1 rams a state bails to marimiaa fee total boosts da fired from available Peed test and 6WMI with I The new John Deere 714 and 716 Forage Wagons with variable-speed belt drive let you feed material out in smooth, even quantities Np more erratic ratchet-drive action Capacities of 593 and 677 cu ft mean fewer trips to the silo. See the 714 and 716 today Lancaster Farming, Saturday. August 20. 1977 And more meat packers and market agencies should be encouraged to collect producer and feeder funds to forward to the Meat Board, a service that is important to the industry. ' Currently, about 92 per cent of Meat Board funds come from voluntary con tributions from producers Dutch Valley Farms takes carcass show HATFIELD, Pa.—A hog carcass wife a ham-loin percentage of 32.8 per cent won Dutch Valley Farms, Manheim, Pa., the title of grand champion in the Lancaster County Swine Producers Association’s Summer carcass show held at Hatfield Packing Com pany, Hatfield, Pa. Running a dose second to Dutch and feeders and only eight per cent from packers. The group also agreed that a formula should be developed to allocate a proportion of additional funds received by the Meat Board to the newly established U.S. Meat Ex port Federation, Inc., to take advantage of a growing opportunity for exporting meat and meat products. Valley Farms was an animal entered by Clifford Charles, Lancaster R 2. The ham-loin percentage on Charles’ animal was only one-tenth of one per cent behind Dutch Valley at 32.7 per cent. Ezra Good, Denver Rl, came in third with a 32.6 ham-loin percentage, and Barry Haldeman, Manheim, ranked fourth with 32 per cent ham-loin. Good also took a fifth placing and Dutch Valley Farm repeated wins, taking sixth place. All tolled, 36 hogs were entered in the show, open to all swine producers in Lancaster County. This year 14 exhibitors took part. The carcass show is held twice each year, in both Summer and Winter. The 36 animals entered in the show were taken to Hatfield Packing to be judged. Dr. John Ziegler from Penn State judged the carcasses. Gary Dean, Strasburg Rl, secretary of the Lancaster County Swine Producers Association, praised Hatfield Packing for their service to the organization, saying, “They are really on top in promoting the pock business. 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