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Show UTAH FARM BUREAU Page 8 Morch, 1969 NEWS New Yield Grades Will Aid Production of Lamb Consumer-preferre- d i Another measure to help farmers, ranchers, feeders and packers produce the kind of meat consumers prefer to buy was Initiated March 1st. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that on that date new yield grades for lamb and sheep carcasses, and live slaughter lambs and sheep, will be put into effect on a voluntary basis by meat packers. These grades are designed chiefly to provide a nationally uniform method of identifying cutability differences among carcasses. Dr. C. Dennis Funk, extension marketing specialist with Utah State University, said that the new standards associated with the yield grading system emphasize the value of highly muscular, correctly finished lamb carcasses that are relatively free of excess fat. He explained: Research and obser vation have both borne out the fact that most consumers prefer to buy retail cuts of meat that don't have a lot of fat. Retail stores reflect this consumer desire by specifying that packer's supply to them carcasses that will yield a high proportion of such meat cuts - - ones that have high Employing new yield live animals, which for grades cut-abili- ty. Dennis Funk (right), USU extension marketing specialist, examines choice, high yield grade lamb carcass, the type and quality preferred by packers, retailers and consumers. Dr. C. correspond directly to similar grades for the carcasses, should make it possible for market chan- nels to respond more effectively; it should enable producers to be directly rewarded by better prices for producing the kinds of animals that have the most of the kind of meat consumers want. Such incentive should entice lamb producers to consciously acquire and build high yielding genetic qualities in their breeding stock. To take maximum advantage of the yield grades, these producers ought to begin seeking for rams on which records have been kept of the carcass desirability of their offspring, Dr. Funk suggested. He explained further: The new grading system employs five yield grades, numbered 1 through 5. Yield Grade 1 designates slaughter animals and carcasses with the highest expected yield of trimmed retail cuts of meat. In determining the carcass yield grades of lamb and mutton, USDA graders check for fatness on the outside of the carcass and amount of fat deposited around the kidneys and in the pelvic area. They also take j ' ' ' W ' I- . i'. JF, f i. . T '' ' s ' , . ' .. ' ' I1"- ?. . i v." , ' f ,.. Vf v. X ' v v ? -' ,s V. . C"' s - ' - ; . V", . , . : , ivj-V: - ' . '' s, ..fi. ''' !."V. .. ; v1 . . V,' ' . s. s ' k5-- ' jt.' ' .x' v' ; A- , , ! ' i,s'1 , ", .'.y .V -- AS At. 's r .. J.-- Vi ,k ; ? ... ' Newly Discovered Weed Threatening & i s - ' d M Western Ranges Dr. Eugene physiologist H. Cronin, plant withUSDA'sAgricult-ura- l Research Service, discussed the discovery and investigation of what appears to be a fertile hybrid of halogeton and Russian thistle - - common western range weeds - - at the annual meeting of Science Society of the Weed America in Las Vegas, Nevada. The major danger, Dr. Cronin explained, is that this harsh, thorny weed could displace partially palatable Russian thistle in grazing land containing forage. Scientists have also found that, like halogeton, the hybrid contains toxic oxalic acid. Livestock, however, generally will not eat the plant because of its repulsive, sharp spines and rigid stems. For the present, scientists recommend quarantining the Invaded ... Regardless of your age Country Mutual Life can save you money! No insurance company in Utah offers lower premiums. How young is old enough to begin. an insurance; answer to that' program? We have no question. We each have different needs. But we do know that COUNTRY MUTUAL! LIFE can provide cut-and-dri- S?f ed V ; sound, dependable protection for the lowest premium no matter what your age. No other rates available insurance company in Utah offers such quality protec--gC- .! area. Overseas Jobs tion for less money. Call your local COUNTRY MUTUAL LIFE agent today. Let him show you why COUNTRY MUTUAL LIFE, a Utah-owninsurance company, ! can save you money. COUNTRY MUTUAL LIFE will tailor an insurance program to fit your exact needs, t, yet provide you with the dependable protec- tion and financial security your individual situation 'C' fCv-- -; ed Overseas jobs - - Australia, Europe, South America, Far East, etc. Openings in all trades and professions. S400. to 52,500 monthly, free informaton write Foreign Employment Mart. Box 2235 A.M.F. Miami, Florida 33159. . , ? i' low-cos- , FARlVl BUREAU INSURANGlI requires. UTAH FARM BUREAU INSURANCE CO.f 'V.. " V- ' ' . S v ?' : |