10—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Dec. 21,1956 Sales Dates DECEMBER Dec. 22 Frank Hurst, Jr., Martindale, on Conestoga Ave, real estate. 2 p. m. Jan. 9 William Z. and Paul Z. Martin, Blue Ball, all-day horse, tractor and Machinery >sale; starting 9 a. m. Jan. 10 C. E. Keener, one mile north of Lancaster, at inter section of Manheim and Harns htirg pikes (Rts. 72 and 230), machinery and 50 tractors; 11 a m. Farm Calendar (If you wish your Coming Events listed in these col ons, write a card or letter to LANCASTER FARMING, Quarryville, Pa. Be sure to include name of sender.— Editor). DECEMBER JANUARY, 1957 Jan. 14-18, 1957 Pennsyl vania Farm Show Week,, Farm Show Building, Harrisburg, Pa. Jan, 14-18—Pennsylvania Farm Show, Harrisburg. Jan. 15, 1957 Poultry Fed eration’s Annual Farm Show Banquet 630 p m. Penn Har ris Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa. ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS Q. -Jin/uSa. Ufornt -jaa/cfi. u«t, ajLta/i, JUmsjxaa.. S Act? A Follow up with Dr. Sals •bury's Avi-Tab 1 Most serious diseases are weak ening -- birds get rundown and lose appetite. Avi- Tab puts new life in 'em, stirs the appetite, aids digestion, and builds blood. That's why so many poul tpymen depend on Avi-Tab as a follow-up flock treat ment after disease. Also, use Avi-Tab as a regular conditioner for the flock. BE ON THE ALERT! w.... P»uftry M*Wrc»n*» Ath f»t REP. F.W. Fisher OL6-2482 Leacock, Pa. ! HaaLHan.Han i 150 Mccm : D-44 Direc [ Chain Saws to be given away free! i Absolutely nothing to buy! See Us Today For Details of the exciting McCulloch saw-draw CONESTOGA FARM SERVICE ■Quarryville Ph. 282 Lancaster Ph. EX 24291 b BMB'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB'IBBBBBBBBBBBBHBB t Production Drop Not Reflected In Egg Prices HARRISBURG A decline in the number of layers has dropped total egg output on Pennsylvania farms during November to about one per cent below the same month last year. About 300 mil lion eggs were produced last month The recent declines indicate that the 12 month output for 1956 may be below the all-time record set last year, the state department of agriculture re ports. Production the first 11 months totaled 3.28 billion eggs or 1.6 per cent below the 3.37 billion eggs for the same period last year. The rate of lay per bird this November was up four per cent from a year ago, but the number oi layers was down five per cent to 18,970,000. "Farmers received an average price of 44 cents a dozen on Nov. 15, a cent below a month ago and 7 cents below a year earlier. It was the lowest mid-November price since 1941. Live chickens and broilers were down a cent a pound, the average for chickens, 16.5 cents, and broilers, 17.5 cents, being the lowest in 15 years. Demand for holiday turkeys held November prices for the birds at the October level, pro ducers averaging 35 cents a pound hveweight. A one per cent drop in feed costs was insufficient to stop de clines in the feed purchasing power of most poultry products. Old fashioned but still from the heart* best wishes from us to you- for all year through. Cope & Weaver Co. Willow Street, Pa. mast “r* [ 605 Marietta Ave. Funeral Held fur Arnold M. Groff, 46 Funeral services aor Arnold M. Or off, 46, well-known South ern 'Lancaster County Oldsmobile dealer, were Tuesday afternoon from the (Reynolds Funeral Home, Quanryviffie. Mr. Groff died Thursday, Dec. 13, in his office. Ills wife and a daughter, Miss Diane, and two sisters survive. Burial was in the Quarryville Cemetery. National Yields, Rates Announced For ’57 Soil Bank WASHINGTON The U. S. Department of Agriculture has announced the national average yie'ld figures and dollars and ceifts payment rates an acre which will apply in administra tion of the 1957 acreage reserve programs for five basic crops. As announced Nov. 30, there are no iplans to include peanuts or extra long staple cotton in the soil bank acreage reserve next year. The average national yielld, national base and average rate for the basic crops are as fol lows Wheat, 16 7 bu, $1.20, $20.04 Cotton, 361 lb, 150, $54.15 Corn, 47 4 bu., 900, $42 66 Rice, 28 08 cwt, $2 25, $63.18 Flue-cured tobacco, 1,419 lb, 180, $255.42 'Burley tobacco. 1,643 lb, 180, $295 74 Fire-cured tobacco, 1,330 lb, 130, $172 90 Cigar filer (42-44), 1,615 lb, 90, $145 35 Cigar binder (51), 1,772 lb, 190, $33668 Cigar binder (52), 1,919 lb., 180, $345.42 Cigar binder (54), 1,570 lb, 80, $125.60 Cigar binder (55), 1.518 lb, 110, $166 98 For corn, cotton and rice, an average county dollars and cents payment rate will be es tablished for each crop. While the county rates will vary con siderably, they will average out to approximately the na tional rate for the crop. Relative productivity, distance from markets, and histone local prices will determine the coun ty rate From these county aver age payment rates for each of the three crops, individual farm per acre rates wisl be established by the county ASC committee. For wheat in 1957, the method of determining farm per-acre rates of payment for both winter and spring wheat will be that an nounced last Aug 13 before win ter wheat was planted These rates are based on “normal” crop yield for the land placed in the acreage reserve and the base unit rate applicable for that county Because the wheat program is so far advanced, no county per acre rate will be established for this program in 1957. The indi vidual farm rates, however, will in general average-out to approx imately the national rate For tobacco, it will not be necessary to establish county pcr-acre rates. Accurate farm production information is av ailable' for most types of to bacco, and payment rates will be determined farm-by-farm. The Soil Bank yield figure which has already been estab lished for the farm will be multiplied by the applicable national unit rate to get the farm per-acre payment rate. Each type of tobacco is grown in a relatively restricted area, and the payment rates for indi vidual tobacco farms, as a group, will averagc-out close to the na tional per-acre rate County payment rates for cot ton, corn and rice for 1957 will be available soon. i ■ NO GOOD My girl is -a firecracker drink er no good after the fourth. The Jester US.N.A.S., Tatux ent RiVet, MS- Too Muchßain, Poor Hay Drop Jffilk Production HARRISBURG Effects of poor quality hay and ensilage produced on Pennsylvania farms under handicaps of excessive sumtner rains were reflected in a downtrend in milk production this November, the State Depart ment 'of Agriculture said today, Milk production during No vember dropped below year ago levels for the second con>- secutive month, survey* nhovv ed. Output at 463 million lbs was one per cent below No vember of last year. The num ber of milk cows at 946,000 re mained unchanged from a month earlier. The decline in milk was most pronounced in western counties where rainfall during the harvest season was heaviest and har vesting of crops exceedingly dif ficult. Production per cow was down about two per cent from October. “Informed sources expect the drop in output to go lower and to last throughout the winter,” the Department declared. Record milk production in Pennsylvania during the spring and summer may enable pro ducers to set a new record this year in spite of declines during the last three months of 1956. For the first 11 months, total out put was 6,071,000,000 pounds or four per cent above the 5,868,- 000,000 pounds for the same period last year. With the sharp drop in tem peratures during Thanksgiving week practically all Pennsyl vania dairy herds were placed on full winter rations. Many fanners experienced a drop in milk production which they at- Cocoa Bean Shells For Mulching & Chicken House Litter Rat Bait & Louse Powder For Cattle Organic Plant food Co. GROFF TOWN RD. Ph. Lancaster EX 2-4963 Authorized Dealers * Master Mix * Wirthmore Feeds • Ferguson Equipment * Haverly Bulk Tanks * Lincoln Welders * Sander Loaders • Thermopane. * Anhydrous Ammonia ♦ Wheel A-Way Egg ♦ Universal Milkers „ y * y Washers ♦ Miller’s Insecticides . T . ♦ Irrigation Equipment ♦ Koppers Creosoted t DeKalb Chix & Started Pests Pullets HIESTAND Inc. SfiSu DEBT At NEW HIGH Debt totals, both puHHic an private, are soaring to new high in the nation this year. It is e: tunated that the net total c public and private debt owed-, b the American people will pass th $7OO billion mark by the en of the year. This will be whopping $294 billion more tha we owed at the end of Woil War 11. The two largest items o private debt are corporate deb which totals $197 billion an nonlarm mortgage debt, $lO9 hi lion tributed to moldy, over-ripe or rain-damaged hay. Frozen corn silage also shared the blame. A few farmers felt that the lush pastures of the past season were low in feeding value and that condition is now affecting milk production. Corn pickers were active dm mg November and by Decembe 1 the harvest was complete 11 some localities. -Soft corn con tmues to be a problem and spoil age in cnbs is common. Dechn mg production has shifted greater proportion of milk to bot tied sales and caused some ns in average price leceived by pio ducers The Best Broiler Cross at its Best Martin fuses the work of the no* tion's leading breeders to give you top quality chicks that mature early for quick broiler profits. I*UACE VOUR ORDER MOW MARTIN'S HATCHERY 1 POULTRY FARMS, INC. Lorcaster, Pa. Phont EX 2-216*
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