WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Secretary of Agriculture John
Block announced yesterday he has
selected the Conestoga headwaters
area of Lancaster County for
carrying out an experimental
project under the Rural Clean
Water Program to combat
agricultural related pollution.
The Secretary said the U.S.
European Community to honor U.S, beef quota
BRUSSELS, Belgium
Secretary of Agriculture John R.
Block announced last week he had
received assurances that the
European Community would fully
honor its commitment to allow
Livestock market and auction news
Weekly Summary
Friday, June 5
Report supplied by FDA
CATTLE: 8072 Compared with
5046 head last week, and 7158 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 lower; SI. heifers
1.00- lower; SI. cows 1.00-2.00,
spots 4.00 lower; SI. bullocks
steady to 1.50 lower; SI. bulls weak
to 1.50 lower. SI. steers: High
Choice & Prime No. 3-4, 64.50-
67.50; Choice No. 2-4, 62.5067.00,
Good 57.0062.00;. Standard 52.00
57.50. SI. heifers: Choice 56.00-
63.75; Good 53.0057.50; Standard
46.50-53.00. SI. cows Utility &
Commercial 43.0047.00, few 49.00.
Cutters 41.0045.50, few 47.00;
Canner & L. Cutter 38.0042.00;
Shells down to 30.00. SI. bullocks;
Choice 55.00-58.50, few 63.00; Good
51.00- Standard 49.00-52.75
SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,1000
2200 lbs. 52.50-59.00; Yield Grade
No. 2,900-1600 lbs. 48.00-54 00.
FEEDER CATTLE- Steers.
THREE TRUCKS EQUIPPED FOR
SPRAYING ALFALFA & TOBACCO
ALFALFA-Spray- Furadanfor
Blotch Miner
& Leafhopper
Fertilize - After first
Cutting -
4 Grades
Fertilizer
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Lancaster receives $1.93 million for RCWP
10,000 metric tons of high quality
U.S. beef to enter the Community
levy-free.
The quota, negotiated in the
multilateral trade negotiations
completed in 1979, came into
Medium-Large Frame No. 1, 300-
725 lbs. 53.0061.00, few to 74.00;
Large Frame No. 2, 350-800 lbs.
48.0069.00. Heifers, Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 350-725 lbs.
48.00-58.00; Bulls, Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 300-750 lbs. 52.00-
59.50.
CALVES: 3185. Compared with
2352 head last week and 3132 head a
year ago. Vealers weak to 5.00
lower. Few Prime 100.00-130.00;
Choice 90.00-100.00, few to 114.00;
Good 75.0060.00, few to 100.00,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 65.00-
75.00; 65-90 lbs. 55.00-70.00; Utility
50-110 lbs. 45.0065.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80-125
125 lbs. 75.00-132.00, mostly 90.00-
112.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-150 lbs.
75.00-187.50, mostly 100.00-145.00.
Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers 70-100
lbs. 81.00-127.00.
HOGS: 7853. Compared with 3182
head last week and 9462 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts .50-
LOO higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
47.5060.50 No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 46.00-
48.00; No. 2-3 200-270 lbs. 43.00-
ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO.
2313 NORMAN ROAD, LANCASTER, PA.
PHONE: 717-397-5152
Hours: Monday thru Friday 7 to 5, Saturday 7 to 12
Dept, of Agriculture has ear
marked 1.93 million dollars in
RCWP funds for the 110,000-acre
project area. Animal wastes,
nutrients, pesticides and sediment
have resulted in pollution
problems m project area waters
which are used by approximately
175,000 persons and 2,000 in
dustries.
Approximately 400 farms m the
46.50; No. 1-3 140-190 lbs. 37.50-
45.00; Sows 1.00-2.00 lower. US No.
1-3 300-570 lbs. 35.00-39.75; No. 2-3
300650 lbs. 30.00-37.00. Boars 27.00-
35.00, few Lightweights to 40.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1796. Compared
with 1024 head last week and 1868 a
year ago. Feeder pigs 1.00-2.00
lower US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 16.00-
28.00; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.00-39.00;
No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 36.00-44.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 2875.
Compared with 1437 head last
week, and 2092 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs mostly
2.00- lower, US No. 1-2 20-40 lbs.
78.00- few to 100.00, 40-50 lbs.
70.00- few to 95.00, 50-60 lbs.
61.00- 60-80 lbs. 52.0(062.00;
US No. 2-3 30-40 lbs. 64.00-80.00, 40-
60 lbs. 58.00-72.00, 60-75 lbs. 39.00-
58.00.
SHEEP: 778. Compared with 336
head last week and 682 head a year
ago. Spring si. lambs unevenly
steady. Choice 50-115 lbs. 65.00-
78.00; Good 50-85 lbs. 55.00-68.00;
SI. ewes. 16.00-29.00, few down to
12 00
TOBACCO-Spray -Cutworm
Blue Mold
Aphids
Weeds
Fertilize- sTobacco
Grade
Fertilizers
For All Soil
Test Situations
project area are designated as
eligible for RCWP cost share help.
Participation in the RCWP is
voluntary and open to any owner or
operator of pnvately'owned farm
land whose activities contribute to
agricultural non-point sources of
pollution in the project area.
Practices which qualify for cost
sharing are those that reduce
pollutants entering a stream or
question as a result of Canadian
government claims that the EC
discriminates against it. A panel of
the General Agreements on Tariffs
and Trade ruled in favor of
Canada, enjoining the EC to
permit the Canadians to have
equal access to the EC market.
At meetings with Community
officials here yesterday, Block won
assurances that the GATT action
would not jeopardize the U.S.
quota.
“Agriculture Commissioner
Paul Dalsager reassured me the
EC will honor its commitment so
the United States will receive the
entire 10,000 ton quota,” Block
said.
So far, the level of EC imports
Under the quota has been below
expectations, Block said, and EC
licenses for imports of U.S. beef
to the Community for the fust half
of this year are only about 1,000
tons.
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prevent their leaving their source.
Practices that do more to increase
agricultural production than to
reduce pollution are not eligible.
Interested persons should apply
to the Lancaster County Office of
the USDA’s Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Services, at the Farm and Home
Center, Lancaster.
Block said this is due to the
uncertainties regarding EC
sanitary regulations, especially
with rerspect to hormones; to
slowness by the EC in issuing
import licenses at the beginning of
this year, and the fact that U.S.
high quality beef is not well known
in the EC market.
U.S. market development
programs are underway to in
crease consumer demand for U.S.
beef within the European Com
munity, he said.
Block leaves for London today.
He also will meet with agriculture
officials in France, Germany, and
the Netherlands before returning
to Washington June 4.
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