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lockers 



By F. A. GOUGLtR 



A survey was made June 26 of a number of 



locker plants to learn what steps have been 

 taken to meet OPA's demands with reference 

 to grading beef, veal, lamb and mutton. 



In those areas where federal graders are 

 available, most plants are securing the serv- 

 ices of such a grader to do all the grading, 

 usually once each week. 



In areas where federal graders cannot be 

 secured, permits have been obtained from 

 the chief grader which allows someone in 

 the plant to do all of the grading. Other 

 plants have secured the grading equipment 

 and require each patron to do his own 

 grading and stamping. 



One OPA district official in Illinois al- 

 lows the producer to do his own grading 

 without first applying for a federal grader 

 provided the producer is storing his own 

 meat, in his own locker for his own use. 



Another district in Illinois has still a 

 different interpretation to OES Regulation 

 No. 1 which requires all beef, veal. Iamb 

 and mutton to be graded. For example, this 

 district office states that if the producer who 

 brings such meat to a locker plant will cut 

 it up himself, it need not be graded. Or if 

 the manager will secure a certificate from 

 the producer showing that the animal from 

 which the carcass or cut was derived, was 

 slaughtered by the farmer or his employee 

 and not custom slaughtered for him, and 

 ihi;t the meat is intended for his home con- 

 sumption, it will be considered as prima 

 facia evidence that the carcass broken by 

 the plant operator and the meat stored in 

 the farmer's locker is for his own consump- 

 tion. Then the plant operator may break the 

 ungraded carcass or cut. This, of course, 

 tends to make the manager the enforcement 

 officer for OPA. 



Cooperative locker companies continue to 



expand their operations either by building 

 new plants or by enlarging existing plants 

 or both. A good illustration is seen in the 

 action taken by the Henry County Cold Stor- 

 age Locker Service. Early last year, this as- 

 sociation expanded its Kewanee plant until 

 it now accommodates nearly 1000 patrons. 



June 1, a new plant was opened for busi- 

 ness at Woodhull with approximately 700 

 lockers and plans have been drawn up for 

 the expansion of the original Cambridge 

 plant to accommodate 775 patrons. These 

 three plants will provide zero storage space 

 for about 2500 patrons. 



Already the company has built a 20 x 50 

 slaughter plant near Cambridge costing ap- 

 proximately $7,500 and farmers in the . - 

 northwest corner of the county are clamor- " -'r-"-; 

 ing for a locker in their community. ^^ _ _ 



Dean Bates is general manager of this ^AA Ir AUf 

 cooperative enterprise and is of the opinion *^^^ ■ \#Wl 

 that when all of the demands for lockers 

 have been satisfied, then other related proj- 

 ects can be undertaken. He and his board 

 are giving serious consideration to the ques 

 tion of building more slaughter plants to 

 accommodate all of Henry county or to en- 

 large the present slaughter plant at Cam- 

 bridge so it will serve the entire county. 



This Fall? 

 Next Spring? 



Do you know how many weeks 



it will be until your pullets start to lay? 



Mrs. Y. Worry Says: 



"Oh, I just let the chickens run. They'll start laying when they get ready. 

 I'll feed 'em a little this winter." 



We Say: 



. . \, "Your flock will start to lay by September or October if properly fed 

 during the summer. A ration using Blue Seal Poultry Balancer or Grow 

 Mash will produce well matured birds with a surplus of body weight for 

 heavy winter production." 



Uncle Sam Says: 



"With the military taking such a large proportion of meats, civilians will 

 require large quantities of eggs and poultry to fill their needs. The de- 

 mand will be exceptionally high during the winter." 



AAAKE MONEY THiS YEAR! 



Poultry and egg markets this fall will continue to be favorable. It is our 

 obligation and privilege as farmers to produce all the eggs possible — 

 and the sooner, the better. Begin now to feed Blue Seal Poultry Balancer 

 and get your pullets into the laying house by fall. 



Feedman 



ILLINOIS FARM SUPPLY COMPANY 



608 S. DEARBORN ST. 



CHICAGO 5, ILLINOIS 



lULY-AUGUST. 1945 



