Pork Industry Proposes Six Steps to Restore Pork Demand
Roy Melchior of Agar Packing Co and Roy Edwards of Wilson & Co presented six measures at the American Meat Institute convention in Chicago to revive pork demand. Steps include leaner hogs, reduced external fat, disease eradication, simplified labeling with two smoked pork types, staged sow farrowing, and merit-based hog sorting to reflect true market value.
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Pork Business Today
Roy Melchior
Agar Packing Co
Roy Edwards
Wilson & Co
Tuc
American Meat Institute
Palmer House
Chicago
Melchior
United States
Edwards
Institute
Dear Sirs Letter Highlights Reader Praise
A Millersville couple, Raymond V. Doerr Jr. and Mrs. Robert T. Lefever, express appreciation for the paper. They praise dairying coverage, the It's The Law column, photos, and recipes.
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Mr. Doerr
Raymond V. Doerr, Jr
R. D
Millersville
Robert T. Lefever
Willow Street
Pink Poultry Color Not Harmful Says Extension Expert
A Chester County extension specialist explains pinkness in roasted chicken or turkey is not a defect or sign of undercooking. The pink color stems from smoking and temperature exposure, related to skin thickness and bird age, with younger birds showing more pink.
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Sandra M Eaton
Chester County
Hereford pair sweeps top honors at American Royal
At the 59th American Royal Stock Show in Kansas City, 17 year old Gary Minish of Dysart Iowa won the junior grand champion title with a 1070 pound Hereford named Tom and later took open grand honors. Joe Weedon of Grosvenor Texas claimed the reserve with a 1130 pound Whiteface. Both champions were shown in their first Royal, with Minish’s steer sired by Royal Mixer 2814 and Reserve by M Baca Prince 9th.
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Iowa
Texas
the Royal
Gary Minish
John Minish
Dysart
Gary
Tom
Robert A Long
University of Georgia
Joe Weedon
Grosvenor
Minish
Weedon
U Royal
Tom Field
Gunnison
Cole
Prince Benny
M Baca Prince
Faithful Reader Hails Paper and Farm News
Mrs Mildred H Reed of RD 1 Washington Boro Pa writes that she enjoys the farm and cooking coverage in the local paper and plans that Lancaster farming may grow into a world class publication.
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Lancaster
Mildred H. Reed
Washington Boro
Calf Growth Claim Attracts Attention In S Hiest Ad
An advertisement by S Hiest promotes rapid rearing of 320-pound calves and 320-pound heifer calves in four months, asserting a proven method and inviting readers to pursue the cattle growth program.
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Purina
Morrison’s
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Nate
Wenger Bros. Rheems
John J. Hess
New Providence
John B. Kurtz Ephrata
Warren Sickman
S. H. Hiest and
Salunga
Whiteside & Weichsel
Kirkwood
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