PORK MARKET
STABILIZATION SCHEME. REDUCING HOG POPULATION. Washington, August 14. The agricultural adjustment administration has decided to remove 4,000,000 young pigs and 1,000,000 brood sows from the hog population of the United States. The objective is to stabilize the pork products market by eliminating 500,000,0001 b. of pork. The method adopted is a guarantee of special prices of six to nine cents a lb. for 4,000,000 young porkers of 25 to 1001 b. weight marketed between now and Christmas.
A premium of four dollars a head is also announced for marketing 1,000,000 sows ready to farrow, thus tremendously reducing the baby pig population.
A special processing tax against packers will provide a bonus to induce farmers to keep down hog production. After the New Year, marketing of hogs weighing more than 2351 b. will be prohibited by the imposition of excess taxes. '
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Southland Times, Issue 22106, 29 August 1933, Page 5
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142PORK MARKET Southland Times, Issue 22106, 29 August 1933, Page 5
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