6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 27. 1958 W. G. Robinson, Kreamer, President Of Keystone Poultry Federation LNIVERSITY PARK, Pa The Pennsylvania Poultry Fed eration elected new officers and duectors at its annual summer conference at the Pennsylvania State Univeisity June 18-20. Federation president is William G Robinson of Kreamer First \ ice president is Lawrence E Kegerreis of Palmyra Second vice-president is George H. Schroeder of Honesdale Re-elect ed secretary was Donald L. Baker of Lewistown RD 1 The new trea siuer is Ray Morgan of Reedsville BD 1 Elected directors-at-large were John Copenhaver of Elizabeth town, William Myers of Myers town RD 1, George H Schroeder of Honesdale, and John Wilson cf New Pork New directors ap pointed by county associations are Orville R. Carver of Fnedens RD 1, and Charles Phillips of Pillow. THE PENNSYLVANIA Poul tryman of the Year title went to George M. Anthony of Strauss town, prominent poultryman who was president of the Federation from 1951 to 1953. The Anthony farm of 650 acres has 30,000 white leghorn breeding hens and pro duces nearly one million chicks yearly. Anthony had the winning pen in the Pennsylvania Egg Laying Contest in 1952 and 1955. His pen of two year-old hens set a world record for egg laying by old hens at the Hunterdon, N J, Egg Laying Test a few years ago Ihe Anthonys have three sons Gilbert, Donald, and Barry. “POULTRY PROFIT pointers” was the subject of a panel mod crated by Carl O Dossm, Penn sylvania Poultry Extension Spe eialist Kyle Trout of HyCross Hatchery, Doylestown, developed a three part program to conserve the bred-m potential of the chick Maintaining good intestinal health accounts for 50 per cent of the results obtained in rearing Mini mizing competition among birds by supplying adequate feed and V'ater space is 30 per cent of re sults, the balance comes from the feed for growth and production ixxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxtxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx from GREIDER LEGHORN FARMS, Inc. *• ♦♦ ♦♦ :: Tips On Keeping Hens Laying in Hot Weather 1. Put lights on hens from midnight on. This allows them to eat early in the cool part of the morning Be sure there is plenty of fresh feed avail able in hoppers early in the morning, even if it means filling the hoppers in the evening. I would not recommend lights on laying pullets at this time of year as it may affect production later on. 2. On yearling hens, if an all-mash program is be ing used, feed consumption can be increased by switching to an all-crumble or all-pellet program. Hens became lazy in hot weather and can eat more with less effort. 3 If you have a pen that gets exceptionally hot due to no insulation under the roof, try white washing the roof. Ordinarly the white wash will last over most of the hot weather, and you’ll be surprised at the difference it’ll make. *♦ ** tt ti •« •• :: st ♦♦ st H 4. Fans really pay off. Use large capacity fans and j| mount them so they blow into the pen. A thermostat H can be used to stop fans if weather suddenly gets too 2 cool at night H g 5 Check for lice and mites. Lice and hot weather H can wreck a good flock of layers. H Many poultrymen have told us that Greider leg horns hold up better than most other strains in hot H weather This ability has also been shown in egg H laying tests Why don’t you try a flock of Greider H leghorns and see for yourself. I Greider Leghorn Farms, Inc. | Phone OL 32455 Mt. Joy, R. 1, Pa. Ned L. Clark, Shamokin feed f dealer reported results of capon ctte production in Northumber land County. Cleve Hastings of Miller and Bushong, Rohrerstown, emphasized the need for attention to small details in management. The profit on three broilers is needed to make up a two per cent loss, this actually means five chickens are lost as profit mak ers. Air and water are least ex pensive and most neglected; at tention to these and other details can heln reduce losses in returns. DR. J. M. SYNDER, Cayuga, N Y, listed the following stand ards of production- 250 eggs an nually per bird housed, one-half per cent mortality per month, 4.25 pounds of feed per dozen eggs For broilers, 3.4 pounds weight in 9 weeks at 2 35 feed conversion and 98 5 per cent livability For caponettes, 5 55 pounds weight at 13 weeks with 2 85 feed convei sion. For large type turkeys, 20 pounds weight at 23 \yeeks with 2 5 feed conversion. James C. Kelly, Heatwole Hatcheries, Inc, Virginia, with a capacity of 1,150,000 turkey eggs de\ eloped in part the theme, “The consumer is boss ” He suggested more emphasis on year round availability of many types of tur key products, more emphasis on cut up parts of large turkeys, or production of smaller birds. Farm Women 9 Plan Picnic For Jnlv 20 A picnic is planned for July 20 at Pavilion One, Buchmiller Park, Lancaster, by Farm Women 9. Plans were made at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. Elmer Huber, Marticville On the program was a book review by Mrs Kenneth Eshle man on Pennsylvania Dutch Donations were made to the county project and migrant work ers fund Devotions were in charge of Mrs Elmer Huber Co-hostess was Mrs Anna Stokes. V More Proof ♦ ♦ * It Pays to Feed PURINA Harvey Rettew’s LOCUST CROFT Farm Harvey Rettew A PURINA Feeder for 35 Years! A typical Rettew cow is 1900-lb , 7-year-old Rose Rag Apple Dekol with 619 lbs butterfat in 332 days Another, Pine Tree Cornucopia T has pro duced 16,890 lbs. of milk with a 3 7% test Locustcroft Invincible Babe made 478 lbs of fat as a 2-year-old and 525 lbs. tat in 323 days as a 3-year-old. Any cow not achieving a 305-day, 2X, mature equivalent of 500 lbs. fat or more finds her days numbered at LOCUST CROFT. Breeding is important, but Harvey Rettew is a skilled feeder, Nan-Wen Whitey of Mark Galaxy YOU CAN DEPEND ON PURINA EFFICIENCY FOR LOW-COST PRODUCTION James High Gordonville Warren Sickman Pequea John J. Hess II Intercourse —New Providence John B. Kurtz Ephrata S.. H. Hiestand Salunga mad 3 373 lbs fat with her original owner. At LOCUST CROFT, she made 588 lbs fat in her first lacation, and 552 lbs in 260 days of her second. Luck 9 No' Dairy farmers can benefit from a feeding pro gram such as Rettew's based on excellent roughage, permanent pastures and top quality gram rations for calves, heifers, dry cows and milkers Your local PURINA dealer can tell you more about improving your own program. See him soon! Wenger Bros. Rheems Blend & McGinnis Atglen Whiteside & Weicksel Kirkwood Snader’s Mill Mt. Airy John J. Hess Kinzers—Vintage Farmers Urged To Start Poultry Promotion Fund John L Ramey, director of the Bureau of Markets, suggested to delegates at the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation’s annual meeting that they “develop a pro motable product and find the money and people with which to do the job.” “VVE ARE GOING to have to try for a larger share of the market, even if that trying only results in our holding our own share,’ 1 Rainey said. “If we do not strive to be competitive we are slowly going to be pushed a side “Georgia or Delmarva, or even Maine, will not be reducing their efforts to capture a bigger share of the broiler market,” he added. “Ohio the Midwest and our good friend New Jersey, will be plug ging awav to grab a bigger share of the eastern egg markets. We are going to have to get into gear just to stay even, let alone to go ahead in a bigger way ” a demonstration of herd-building under expert direction! If you know Hols' 3lns in Lancaster County, you know Harvey Rettew. Since 1918, he has built not one. but two fine herds of registered animals Following dispersal ot the fix st herd, Harvay was not content to quit He “kept busy"’ building today’s herd of 10 milkers, all producing in excess of 500 lbs fat, ME. B. F. Adams Bird-in-Hand
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