The Coolidge examiner., 1943-04-09

As a means OF alQlng iaTHeEs as
much as possible in connection
with meat rationing procedure. the
Pinal County USDA War Board
has stressed the following points
80 as TO make clear to each farm
er requesting a slaughter permit
what Is required OF him IL he
slaughters and sells meat in ac-
cordance with Food Distribution
Order No. 81 and OPA regulations.
First, the farmer must have
slaughter permit in order 10
slaughter meat for sale and he
must place his permit number on
each wholesale cut unless he sells
his meat direct 10 the consumer.
in which case an attached tag
bearing the number will be ade-
quate. Under this regulation. the
following list of wholesale cuts are
required To be identified:
BEEF and VEAL: Hind shank,
Round. Rump. Loin. Rib. Chuck.
Flank. Plate. Brisket. Fore shank.
LAMB and MUTTON: Leg. Loin.
Ribs. Chuck. Breast.
PORK: Ham. Backfat Loin.
Belly (side). Plate. Butt. Jowl.
Picnic. Spareribs.
IL the meat Is sold al wholesale,
the OPA wholesale point chart for
the period should be used in order
TO determine the number of points
to collect. II he sells at retail. he
should use the OPA retail point
chart. For each month during
which any sales are made. he must
file with the local War Price and
Rationing Board a prescribed re-
port together with the points col
lected. He must grade all beef.
veal. lamb and mutton and place
the grade on each wholesale cut.
He must comply with OPA ceiling
prices.
Consumer charts showing point
values of meat at retail have ap-
peared in most newspapers; they
are available at local Post Offices.
and will be posted at local meat
dealers establishments. As these
point values may be changed by
OPA from time TO time. the far
mer should rely upon OPA an
nouneements for these changes.
Permits are not required for
slaughter exclusively for home
consumption. A permit is requir-
ed IL any meat is delivered to any
other person. Under Order No. 2T.
farmers may not trade or exchange
with other farmers meat from live
stock that they have slaughtered
unless a permit Is obtained first.
Where a farmer slaughters live
stock TO furnish meat to his ten
ants or employees. such transac-
tions are considered deliveries and
the farmer will be required to have
a slaughter permit.
Persons operating as butchers
under this order. and defined as a
slaughterer who. in 1871. slaught-
cred less than 100000 pounds to-
tai live weight of livestock for de-
livery. are required to request the
services of an official grader from
the nearest office OF the Federal
Meat Grading Service tfor the en-
tire state of Arizona-T. c. Cook,
co Tovrea Packing Company,
Phoenix. Arizona) or from the
Livestock and Meats Branch. FDA.
Washington. ID. c. In instances
where grading service cannot be
provided. exemptions will be is
sued permitting the seller TO
grade the meat in accordance with
Federal specifications.
II is also emphasized persons
operating as farm slaughterers"
under the order "a person who is
chiefly engaged in producing agri-
cultural products as the resident
operator of farm. who slaughters
livestock. and who in 1941 did not
deliver meat from the slaughter of
livestock with a live weight of
more than 10000 pounds. who kept
records OF his slaughter in 1941