—Unmtw Farming, Saturday, May 12,1979
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Hie Public comments on the
U.S. Department of Agri- proposal will be received
culture’s Agricultural Mar- until July 1.
keting Service (AMS) has “When the present
called for public comments standards were adopted in
on a proposal to revise 1964,” he said, “most cattle
feeder cattle standards to were British breeds or their
use frame size and muscle crosses with similar body
thickness as grade factors. types. However there are
Assistant Secretary of now “ore than 40 breeds in
Agriculture P. R. Smith said this country which are much
the dramatic change in .more variable in body type.”
feeder cattle types now The proposed grades
raised in the United States, y rould separate feeder cattle
coupled with the 1976 “to large, medium and
changes in slaughter cattle small frame sizes and
and beef carcass standards, thickness categories of No. 1,
are the key reasons for No - 2 and No. 3. Under the
recommending the change. proposal, frame size would
Visiting farm group
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offered a few comparisons which helped to explain why
land prices and living costs are considerably higher in
West Germany. '
One German farmer, for example, asked what a 10-day
old Guernsey bull calf might bring at the auction. The host
answered $6O, a price which nearly startled the inquisitive
farmer. He thought the calf would bring 600 German
Maries in Germany, which would translate into $320. The
German joked he could make a handsome profit by
coming to the United States every week to buy calves
which he would in turn sell in his homeland. The dairy\
business has declined sharply in Schleswig-Holstein, with
many farmers now concentrating heavily on grains.
Prices paid to farmers there are considerably higher than
those paid here. The main crops in Schleswig-Holstein are
rape, barley, wheat, and sugarbeets. A crop that’s gaining
in popularity is corn. It can only be grown for silage,
however, since the region’s cool climte would not allow
the com to mature.
Corn is now a popular feed for livestock. Twenty years,
ago the crop was barely introduced intd the area because
the growing season is too short. New varieties have
changed all of that. Another noteworthy change is that
com has made its way to the German dirit&r table. This
became obvious as the visiting farm wives recognized the
yellow vegetable at the Harvest Drive Restaurant, In
tercourse, where they had stopped for lunch. Many of
them were anxious to spoon out generous helpings. All
were eager to try the different varieties of food and
marveled repeatedly at the quantities of food that were
offered.
Lancaster County is known for good eating, picturesque
farmland, an ideal climate, friendly people, historical
attractions and high productivity. The visitors from
Germany received a good dose of all that this week and
they left with genuine appreciation for it.
Die satisfaction Out comes
fram ifoimi a grad jsb of farmng
It’s a great feeling to know that you are the master of
your farmlands . . . that when you treat your soil right,
it will treat you right. Liming is one of the most impor
tant factors in keepmg your soil in the highest produc
tive range. By raising the pH from a level below 6.0 to
6.5 or higher, you can expect to harvest as much as 5
more bushels of corn per acre, with similar increases
for all other forage and cash crops.
standards
proposed
identify the weight at which
feeder cattle are expected to
produce carcasses of given
grade, such as U.S. Choice.
Thickness, - would identify
feeders for the effect that
muscle thickness has on the
ultimate U.S. yield grade of
its carcass.
Smith said the AMS has
worked closely with many
industry groups to develop
the proposal.
“Some members of the
beef industry,” he said.
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about the use of muscling as
, a grade factor and that thick
muscling may cause
production problems. This
caused us to put less em
phasis on muscle thickness
than was originally proposed
in a 1976 study draft.”
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