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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1971

Page

17

Rules Relaxed on Feed Grain Futures by USDA

The USDA announced amendments to limit rules on commodity futures, exempting livestock and poultry producers' purchases of futures and net long positions in wheat oats barley flaxseed or corn tied to feed requirements from speculative trading and position limits. The CEC which includes the Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce and the Attorney General may set limits. current limits are 2,000,000 bushels for wheat oats barley and flaxseed and 3,000,000 for corn.

Commodity Exchange Commission Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Attorney General Commission

Hog Carcass Quality Results At Manheim Fair

John Strawbridge of Stewartstown won with a 235-pound Hampshire animal, 157-pound carcass, 1 inch backfat, 30.6 inch length, 6.5 square inch loin eye, 2-plus quality, 31.14 pound loin, 36 pound ham, 43.24 percent ham loin. Top five include Dutch Valley Farms, Stauffer Homestead Farms, Willow Glen Farms, and Clair Hartman with other weights and measures listed. On foot evaluation tied Clair Hartman and James Horton for first in carcass placement. William Fisher and Strawbridge followed.

Hampshire John Strawbridge Stewartstown Manheim Fair Strawbridge Dutch Valley Farms Manheim Stauffer Homestead Farms East Earl Rd1 Willow Glen Farms Strasburg Clair Hartman Gratz Poland China Barrow Clair

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