BY LISA RISSER
WEST LAMPETER (Lancaster
Co.) —“Are you done?” asked the
auctioneer and the gavel went
down on the final bid of the night
bringing the sales total at the West
Lampeter Fair livestock sale to
$44,128.
The Friday night sale marked
the end to livestock projects for
many FFA’ers. The hogs were the
first to go with Brian Eshbach’s
grand champion selling for $3.50
per pound to Hatfield Packing.
Hatfield also entered the top bid on
Sue Brown’s reserve grand
champion. The 245-pound hog
went for a total of $539.
The average price for the 72
hogs was $l.ll per pound with
Hatfield Packing and Willie the
Butcher tying for volume hog
buyer.
Nine lambs were sold for an
average of $1.34 with Heidi Quan
beck’s grand champion being sold
to Willie the Butcher for $2.60 per
pound or $327. The 127-pound
reserve grand champion lamb,
owned by Ted Herr, a Manor FFA
chapter member, was purchased
by Walter M. Dunlap, represented
by Ken Smoker, for $1.50 per
pound.
The grand champion steer, Mar
shall, owned
brought $2.80 per pound for a
grand total of $3,598. The lucky
buyer was Gerald Darrenkamp of
Darrenkamp Food Market.
The successful bidder on the
reserve grand champion steer, a
1,295-pound animal owned by Jay
Hess, was Willow Valley Market,
represented by Ike Thomas. Tho
mas entered the winning bid of
$1.55 per pou
FSIS Seeks Comments On
WASHINGTON, D.C. Prior
to formal rulemaking, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture is
seeking public comments on a
new system to be used by the Food
Safety and Inspection Service in
review and approval of rapid tests
for use in meat and poultry inspec
tion.
An advance notice in today’s
Federal Register requests com
ments on a test approval system.
The notice outlines a uniform sys
tem that FSIS would establish be
fore accepting tests developed
outside the agency. Tests could be
used as official procedures in in
specting meat and poultry.
For example, the system would
require test developers to submit
West Lampeter Fair Livestock Sale Totals
Marshall, Anita Mack’s 1,285-pound grand champion,
went to Gerald Darrenkamp of Darrenkamp Food Market for
$2.80 per pound.
Heidi Quanbeck sold her grand champion lamb to Wilmer
“Willie the Butcher” Krelder for $2.60 per pound. With Willie
is his grandson Timothy Krelder Jr.
The top bid of $3.50 per pound bought the grand champ
ion hog from Brian Eshbach, left. Purchasing the
230-pound gilt was Hatfield.
details concerning the purpose of
the test, its reliability and range of
detection, durability under field
conditions, ease of performance
by inspectors or laboratory per
sonnel, and the availability and
shelf life of reagents.
“A uniform procedure for re
viewing tests for microbial or
chemical contaminants should ex
pedite the process and make in
dustry and academia aware of our
needs and requirements,” said Dr.
Lester M. Crawford, FSIS ad
ministrator.
‘The system should help FSIS
put new analytical procedures in
laboratories and plants as soon as
they are commercially available,”
Crawford said. “Our purpose is to
New Review System
give inspectors the best tools
available to ensure the safety and
wholesomeness of the nation’s
meat and poultry supply.”
The agency would judge the
usefulness of tests. Those judged
beneficial then would be evaluat
ed under simulated performance
conditions in the laboratory or
at the plant.
“Approvals would not guaran
tee a market for a commercially
developed test. For instance, FSIS
might find more suitable tests, en
counter limited resources, or shifts
in priorities due to unforeseen de
velopments,” Crawford said.
Comments on today’s notice
can be submitted through Nov. 14
to the Policy Office, Attn.; Linda
Jay hv >, right, ipi
Ike Thomas of Willow Valley Market for $1.55 per pound.
Smoker, for $1.50 per pound.
The 245-pound reserve champion hog, owned by Sue
Brown, went to top bidder Hatfield Quality Meats for $2.20
per pound.
For Approving Rapid Tests
Carey, FSIS Hearing Clerk, Room FSIS ensures that meat and
3175-S, FSIS, USDA, Washing- poultry are safe, wholesome and
ton, D.C. 20250. accurately labeled.
MAD
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