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TSiuraday, January 26.1956 '-/C J THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Paga Pitt FARM NEWS " Livestock Price Itecovery Likely The USDA has trimmed about 5 per cent off its estimates of hog production for 1954 and 1955. The downward adjustment is probably based upon newly available figures from the. 1955 Census of Agriculture. The new figures are published for the first time in the Fall Pig Crop Report released in Washington on Dec. «2. Here is a summary of the moat important facts and market prospects shown by the report: 1 1. Market Hogs. On Dec. 1, farmers had only 5 per cent mare hogs over six months old than they had the year before. These hogs are the ones remaining from the 1955 spring pig crop. The small increase in numbers left W?n farms reflects the rapid marketing of hogs this fall, since the 1955 spring pig crop was considerably more than 5 per cent larger than that of the previous year. Marketing continued at a fast pace during December. This small increase in hog numbers available for market during the first half of the winter may be partially offset by sales at lighter weights. Thus the £}E>nnage of pork may not be much larger than it was last winter. This could pave the way for a substantial price recovery. 2. Fall Pigs. Pigs saved during the fall facrowing season (June- November) numbered 37.9 million head, 12 per cent more than that of a year before. Most of the fall pigs will ibe marketed from February t<? July. Actual numbers .marketed may increase- a little vliore than 12 per cent, since relatively fewer gilts may be held back for breeding purposes. Here | again some increase in numbers I could be offset by marketings at | lighter weights. 3. 1955 Spring Pig Crop. Far- j mers reported that they intended to have 2 per cent fewer spring' pigs in 1956 than 1955. This 1 points to a probable spring pig j Crop of 56 million head. For staistical purposes all pigs born from Dec. 1 to May 31 are counted as spring pigs. The final outturn of the 1956 spring pig crop will probably not be exactly 2 per cent less than that of 1955. There may be no decrease at all. But even just a leveling-off of production would be a sharp contrast with the past two years, when the spring pig crop increased sharply each year. Here is another important difference between the prospective market situation and that in 1954 and 1955. Beef production, which increased substantially in both year's, may level off or even decline slightly in 1956. " Consumer buying^ of meats has been pushed in recent weeks t,q the highest levels in many years. Consumer buying power is at an all-time high, 7 per a cent aibove a year ago, and no let-down is in sight. On the other hand, the big year-to-year increases m meat;, production that have dominated livestock markets for four years have ended. And the ' seasonal peaks in supplies of both pork and beef are past. This combination of conditions surely favors a recovery of livestock prices during the year ahead. Market prices are 6ften severely depressed toy an unusually rapid increase in supplies. Alter4 consumption is stepped up to the higher level,, prices may recover even if supplies remain large.' The egg market in 1954 and 1955 was a good example. A too-rapid increase in production in 1954 pushed prices to extremely low levels, but there was a strong price recovery in 1955 even though production was a little greater than in 1954. Prices of hogs, and cattle too, may show some similar recovery in 1956. ^SNAPSHOT GUILD TCUB SCOUTS Cub Scout Pack 362, sponsored by the American Legion, held their blue and gold banquet on Sunday, Jan. 22. Approximately 125 Cub Scouts and parents attended. Mr. Hugh Kirk spoke to the group. His talks were on "Animals in Winter" and "Safety on Ice." Ten Cub Scouts • received awards, ranging from Bofocet to the graduation of Billy Petersen, who was received into Troop 162 by Scoutmaster Fred Wahl, Jr. Three dens were awarded prizes for making ceremonials boards for the pack. Thanks to a fine committee and a wonderful group of people, the banquet was a big success.^ - /-V mm For group* like community theaters, picture records are to wonderful, they're almost a must. Snap An Illustrated Secretary's Report Insured Savings: Savings invested in Crystal Lake Savings and Loan Association are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp., and earn 21/2 P61* pins 1/2 per cent extra. 33-tf IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE A feature of practically every group meeting I've ever attended has been a reading of "the minutes of the last meeting" from the secretary's book. These reports form the permanent record of the group's activity. But, why not make a still mor,e interesting record to supplement this one? Snap a picture record of major events --it'll be a lot more interesting to present to future members of the group than formal words written in a book. It won't take much time, nor would it be an expensive project. A roll of film and carton of flash bulbs will likely cover a major event. Keep st'ep-by-step records of important projects, to show how they were carried on. Not only will this give you interesting pictures, but they can be a guide for similar projects: the group may undertake in the future. We've heard of one group that not only made its picture record a self-supporting project, but even added a little to the treasury with it As soon as you make the first such pictures, you'll find various members clamoring for points. And they'll be willing to pay a few cents for them. Since extra prints from your negatives are inexpensive, you can easily charge enough for the extra prints to take care of the expenses of the picture-taking project. 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