Al2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 2,1981 Survey shows ‘BO hog KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The highest number of hog tran sactions in 10 years, and its effect on the entire red meat economy, was a key element emerging from an annual study done for Livestock Marketing Association. The study, which measures each tune the ownership of a head of livestock changes hands, showed last year’s transaction volume for hogs was 119.2 million head, up sharply from the 1979 figure of 110.5 million head Last year’s hog volume figure was the highest since the 1971 figure of 121.4 million head. The increasing hog volume figure had a predictable unpact on the value of those transactions. Last year’s hog value was $9.4 billion, down from 1979’s $9.5 billion. The 1980 livestock transaction value 'figure which includes cattle, calves, hogs and sheep was $53.6 billion, down from 1979’s record $56.3 billion. The 1980 value figure was posted on a total volume of 238.5 million head, up sharply from the 229.4 million head in 1979. The cattle and calf volume figure last year was 106.4 million head, unchanged from 1979. The pressure of the increase hog volume, however, showed up in the IT PAYS TO STAY WITH THE TRACTOR SPECIALISTS! Ccrse Ploneere d The Way... The Original Manufacturer Of The Steam Traction Engines To Today's Leader In The Field! □ Solid state salactiva stearins Separate steering systems front and rear 4 steering modes Steers with wheels (not articulated) B Silent Guardian Cab QUIET clean roomy air conditioned OUp to eight optional lights . root or lender mounted 0 President's Chair. 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LMA officials said that the survey recognizes that most livestock are merchandised more than once during their lifetimes. Surveying each transaction results in a more realistic picture of the nation’s total livestock commerce than the industry’s usual inventory or slaughter figures. Other highlights from the 1980 survey: The merchandising turnover rate, or the number of times the average head changes ownership, /IrsilAGIC eHONE r InrnicfclT 717 394-30*7 w 717-424-1144 . FnnOnr J ■.. . I ¥ S Removable rear deck lor easy service access a good place to stand □ Optional Category 111 3 point hitch Optional quick coupler 0 Optional 1000 RPM independent PTO Automatic disconnect when engine is turned oil 0 Control console. Steering selector and rear wheel steering rocker switch Hydraulic remote levers and flow control knobs Ijol Case CON TROL hydraulics. Pressure/tlow com L I pensated Closed center with charging pump market numbers hit 10-year high shows that the increased volume figure came from more livestock being marketed, rather than simply more marketings per head. The turnover rate for cattle and calves was 1.91, virtually un changed from 1.92 in 1979; the corresponding figure for hogs was 1.19, versus 1.18 in 1979. Livestock and meat value of commerce which includes cattle, hogs, sheep, beef, pork and lamb was $96.7 billion, up from $89.5 billion in 1979. The transaction value for sheep was $0.7 billion, unchanged from 1979, while the transaction volume posted an increase for the first tune in several years, at 12.9 million head. The 1979 volume figure was 12.5 million head. Sheep marketings last year were nearly equal to the 1976 figure of 13 million head. The percentage of cattle, calves and hogs slaughtered which were sold by marketing firms remained unchanged from 1979. The cattle and calf figure was 66 percent, and the figure for hogs was 19 percent. The trend toward livestock traveling under 100 miles from marketing point to destination continued. Last year 68.4 percent of feeder cattle, 79.7 percent of butcher cattle, 83.5 percent of butcher hogs, and 87 percent of all feeder pigs traveled under 100 miles. The figure was up over 1979 for all classes except feeder pigs, which was down less than one percent from 1979. The value of horse transactions was up sharply to $1.04 billion, from $837.8 million in 1979. The volume total was 1.023 million head, down from 1.05 million head in 1979. For 1981, the study projects that Th® per head value this year for the volume of cattle transactions cattle and calves should rise $5 to will be up, while hog marketings while the corresponding will decline. The total livestock figure for hogs should be $B4, also volume should be 232.6 million U P$5- (Continued Irom Page A 10) County Administration Bldg Dutch Country Dairy Goat Club, 7 p.m, Lancaster Farm and Home Center Governor to proclaim May egg month, 11 a.m , rotunda area of capitol bldg. Wednesday, May 6 Lancaster Conservation (Continued from Page AlO) drops rapidly. Some of our rye fields have already started to head out! That means we should be thinking about cutting rye, perhaps even before we start planting corn. The subterranean termite is the termite that feeds on, and damages structural wood in the house and other buildings. It is called the subterranean termite because die colony nests in the ground and builds earthlike or subterranean tubes from the ground to the wood. Sometimes these tubes can be seen when they nse from the oRangs power shift transmission. 12 speeds—22* faster transport speeds Easier shifting [TTI Fuel tanks. 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