More Pigs .. _ . State Farrovrmg& Increase Pennsylvania farmers con United States this year, {5 fributed to'the, largest pig per-cent more than m 1958. m the -United States This year’s crop was the lar -mce 1943 'by jumping far- gest since the record 121.8 swings 13 per cent during million head produced in the Crop Reporting 1943. The national spring Service of the State Depart pig crop at 58.6 million was went of Agriculture report- up 12 per cent and the fall today. crop of 43 million was up 2 per cent The Pennsylvania 1959 The national 1960 spr ing 'all Pig crop totaied4l2 OQO estimated to be lead, 8 per cent above a P* ut f 2 head) n SVce^WM Forte ylar cent bel»w 1950. 195 9 as a whole, the pig Pennsylvania farmers are 'ron was 880,000 head, up continuing a trend toward i, Der cent from last year, earlier farrowings, the Crop nnt still 12 per cent below Reporting Service figures Vase. show. In June 6,000 sows lV ßascd on breeding inten- July, 9.000; Aug 10ns Pennsylvania farmers ®®P^mb er , 15,- ,ow plan to farrow 70,000 °°°: ° ct c 9 ’ 000; and Nov iows, in the spring of 1960. em ber, 5,000 f their fall average of 7 1 • >igs a litter is realized, this vill mean 8 per cent more * jigs farrowed next . spring ihan last, but still 11' per ;ent below, average. " There were 101.6 million head of pigs farrowed in the 1.1 ■ 1. ■ . . . a B Ih. . ...U H 1... ■ 8..8U B ■ 818 aU B 1118 a .1.1.' .a "i 11. ""i • as a B B PENT-A-CIN for truly effective Mastitis control Effectiveness never before possible is now avail able with the. broad spectrum formulations of Rock land PENTtA-CIN mastitis products. Available in injectors, multi-injectors and tubes—to meet -every mastitis need. Newest mastitis fighter is wonder working Neo-Pent-A-Cin, which treats all forms of mastitis without using Penicillin. Stock up at yonr dealers now. or write us. , ER YOUR EGG PRODUCTION COSTS! Many of our customers manage to get top production per bird housed with feed conversions of 4 pounds per dozen or close to it* These records and low costs are built into our Early Bird Lay ing Feeds* May we help you? For the finest poultry service anywhere, contact your Miller & Bushong Representative or Miller & Bushong, he. Lancaster Farming Classified Ads Get Results ROCKLAND MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN TRACTOR 4-H Club gather around a tractor at the Conestoga Farm Service, Quarryville, on December 28 The club was scheduled to be organized, but because of the heavy fog and light attendance at the meeting, elect ion of officers was postponed until the next meeting Paul Trimble, Quarryville Rl, a third year member, right foreground, explains how the “fire” travels through the dis tributor and'the coil. Looking on from ,the seat is James Esbenshade, Quarryville R 2; frojn in front of the rear wheel left to right, Earl Wenger, Quarryville Rl; and Larry Sinclair,' Drumore, all first year members. Behind the tractor left to right are the three leaders, Fred Frey, Quarryville R 2; Merle Groff, Strasburg Rl; Harold Rohrer, Lancasr ter R 7, and Donald Trimble, Quarryville Rl, a third year member; Gerald Kreider, of Quarryville Rl; Robert Wenger, Quarryville Rl; and Kenneth Rutt, Quarryville R 2, all second year members Winthrop Mernam, Assistant County Agricultural Agent repre sented the Extension office. _ , '. —L F PHOTO Guernsey Records A„ A Witmer, Willow Street, two Are Announced are in the herd of Hervey Eight registered Guernsey Ferguson, Kirkwood, and six cows in Lancaster County sr % ed b / a f mond F- Z, and Louise A Witmer, Wil have recently completed offi i n ,„ cial production records ac cording to information rec- All the records were ma eived from the American de on twice-a-day milking Guernsey Cattle Club. in 305 days and were super call Lancaster EXpress 2-2145 ROHRERSTOWN. PA. Ph. Lancaster EXpress 2-2145 Manufacturers of Poultry and Livestock Feed Since 1875 Lancaster Farming. Saturday, January 2, 1960 —5 Three of the cows are fr om the herd of J, Rohrer vised bv the Pennsylvania State University. The two cows in the Fer guson herd and their rec ords are Walnut Grove Ril ma Josephine, and eight yr old producing 10,010 lbs. of milk and 526 lbs. of fat, and Walnut Grove Coronation Nan, a junior three year old with 10,670 lbs of milk and. 503 of fat. J Rohrer Winner's cows and their records are F’gh Lawns Lady Jane, a nine year old with 11,710 of mi lk and 603 of fat; McDonald Farms Le Shining Star, a five year o'd giving 11,010 milk and 563 fat, and Wit las P Penny, a senior three year old producing 9,970 oi milk and 521 fat Raymond and Louise Wit mer’s cows are as fo' l lows: Penn Del Drucilla Cherry, a junior three year old 9,520 milk and 519 fat Del Kings Quail, a junior three year old 10 680 of milk and 580 fat, Penn Del Kings Polly Anna, a senior two year old 12 72 n T - ’k and 629 fat, Penn Del Kings Pomsetta, a junior two year old 11,150 milk and 583 fat; Penn Del Kings Fancy, a junior two year old 10,800 milk and 535 fat; and Penn Del Kings Belle, a ’unic" two year old 10,- 670 mi'k and 528 pounds of fat Dairy Support Buying Is Down Price - support purchases of dairy products were down. 23 percent in the first 11 months of 1959 compared to the same period of 1958, the U. S Dept of Agriculture reported in a year-end sum mary of dairy price-support activities A better supply-demand situation, resu I ti ig in strengthened markets, made it possible for USDA to car ry out its mandatory dairy price - support obligations with less buying than in previous years. Disposals of dairy products reflecting the reduced pur chasing, were aho down from a comparable 1958 period by more than twenty five percent However, dis posal activity was at a high enough rate to reduce USD A’s uncommitted dairy slocks to their lowest level since mid-June 1951. Total purchases of dairy products during the Jan— Nov 1959 period amounted to 853 9 million pounds, in cluding 123.7 million pounds of butter, 57 2 million pounds of cheddar cheese, and 673 million pounds of nonfat dry milk. Lancaster Farm ng advertis ing brings results.
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