Weekly Broiler Report State 'hatcheiymen placed 27 M 18<21, CPULLETsf 12-37% 7-2 000 chicks foi commeicial M 27-36%, ROASTERS, 12-34 pi eduction in 'the State M 25 30, CAPONS, 27-52 'M 36- I imi" the week acc'oidmg to 50, DUCKS, 23-31 M 27% 31, . Pennsylvania Crop Repoit- DRAKES, 24-39 M 35 38, TUR n„ Seivice This was 7 peicent KEYS - toms, 20 27, TURKEYS Lu)W both a week eailiei and - hens, 23%-44 M 35 44, RAB " ~e ai ago BITS, 30-51 M 45-50 GUINEAS, The 10-week total was 1 per- 40-50 M 40 47, PIGEONS tpei cent above a yeai earlier Eggs pan), 55-130 M 55-67%, JUMBO se t totaled 1,017,000, down 9 SQUAB (pei pair), 90, TOTAL neicent fiom a week ago and COOPS SOLD 1065. 26 percent below a yeai eail- EASTERN PA. & N.J. ,er The 3 j week total was down LIVE POULTRY REPORT II percent from last yeai Offerings of heavy type hens Outshipments of broilei-type limited foi a good demand, chicks for the past 10 weeks with supplies supplemented were down 23 percent from a from outside the area Light year ago. Inshipments of 349, type hens adequate for a fan 000 were up 6 percent from demand Demand fan to good the comparable period a year on turkeys 13-15 lbs Light local ggo. supplies supplemented with Broilei-type eggs set in the purchases from New England 22 major producing States to- & the South Prices paid at taled 58,501,000, the same as farms foi heavy type hens 14- the pi evious week hut 3 percent 18c Light type hens 7-B%c below a year ago. Broilers pla- mostly 7-Bc. ced remained the same as a ■■ week earlier. FOGELSVILLE, PA. AUCTION REPORT, 3/24/64 (Prices foi 'Dock Weights, cents per lb. except where noted). HEN'S, light type 7%-15 M 89%; HEN'S, heavy type, 15% - on MAI CARES FOR 20,000 LAYERS Automate completely with Storm nesting facilities, automatic egg collection and management methods! One man can easily handle 20,000 layers which means your completely automated Storm system wiE quickly pay for itself. .. and then keep building profits year after year! Storm Proximity Nests have a patented close-out system that prevents roosting ... keeps nest clean Time clock oper ation can be adjusted to best cycle for your flock. Proximity nests scientifically develop "Laying Habit Control" for clean eggs and less breakage. Uniflex Conveyor System features indi vidual plastic cups that hold each egg securely, protects against breakage. Con veyor goes up, down, even turns comers without disturbing eggs. Operators can collect about 3600 eggs per hour (directly in flats) from a central collection table. Yes' Send me a FREE brochure I want to learn more about Storm Eggomation. Send me ffee literature containing a layout sheet for my present system. name ADDRESS— CITY. 365 Liberty Street, East Lancaster, Pennsylvania Save Sewing Time When sewing for the family, a homemaker must take time to cut out garment pieces ac curately, reminds Bernice Tharp, Penn State extension clothing specialist. With a Storm eggom ation system -STATI • Delmarva Prices Advance, Demand Is Fair Live bioilei puces in Del maiva advanced approximately Vz cent dm mg the 24 houi pei ioc! ending lOSOFuclay morn ing The demand was fan foi the model ate auction offerings Ready to cook demand was improved slightly ianging slow to fan with piaetically no plants operating today Eastern Shoie processors estimated slaughtei for the week end at 718.000 head compaied with 655.000 head last week end Puces during the period ranged 13 8 to 15 3 at farms foi reported pm chases of 1,033,600 head including 567,600 sold at Thursday’s auction in Selby ville. Del. The Delmarva broiler-feed ratio for the week ending Mar. 20 was down three points to 3 0 Broilers during the week aveiaged 14 89 per- pound and mash cost the grower $lOO 77 per ton. Because it manufactured most of the hats for the Con tinental Aiim, Cioolced Billet was lenamed Hatboio * Gathering Table—Operator collects up to 3500 eggs per hour from centra I gathering JRjjj - table. Storm system features patented "Creep Control" which runs conveyor hmHR every few minutes to remove eggs from "Jj f popular nests and provide safe, on-line MANAGEMENT METHODS give you usable, down io-earth facts about management. These facts will improve egg quality ... cut costs,., really hike your profits. Findings are the result of years of study in actual on-the-job installations. REDUCE FLOOR EGGS to less than 1% when recommended Storm management methods are followed. This means big sav ings in labor and higher grade eggs. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF switch cuts off all circuits in case of overload or malfunction. No shear pins to replace ... no clutches to worry about! AUTOMATIC BRUSH CLEANER thoroughly polishes each egg cup automatically after eggs have been gathered. /^nderson) ALL THE POULTRY INDUSTRY ANDERSON BOX COMPANY, INC •INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Phone 717-394-9204 P.O. Box 1233 Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 28, 1964 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, Mon WHITE Fey Hywts Fey. Hywts Fey Med No 1 Med Pullets Peewees 37 36 32 32 28 ! /2 22 BROWN Fey Hywts Fey. Hywts. Fey. Med Pullets 35 34V«s 32 28 Va 22 Peewees MIXED 34V 2 30 Fey. Hywts. No. 1 Med, Pullets Standards Checks 32V2 29 TREND Market have cleared closely 10598 to 108. Copyrighted 1063 By XJrner-Barry Co. 0 Chicago Bulls Utility and Commer (Continued from Page 2) cial 18 00-20 00. Slaughtei heifeis High Choi- ______ ce and Pume 930-1050 lbs. Bll> Good Secd 22 00-22 25 Bulk Choice 850- Pameis plannmg to buy 1100 lbs 2100-21 75, Good and &e ed aie reminded bv Clarence Choice 20 50-20 75, mostly Good Bijner, extension agronomist, 19 50-20 50, Standaid and Low at The Pennsylvania State Uni- Good 17 00-19 50 versity, to select varieties test- Slaughter Cows: Utility and ed and pro\en superior in Commercial 14 00-15 25, few Pennsylvania, and then buy 15 50-16 00, Canner and Cutter high-quality seed ol those 12 00-14 50. Maich 23id to Fuclay. Maich 27th Tins, W eel. Thin s 38 38 37 37 32 31 31 31 28 V 2 27-2812 22 22 34M>-35 34V 2 34% 34V 2 32 31 28 V 2 27-28V' 2 22 22 35% 30 34V'2 30 32 V'2 28 32 Va 28 outlook irregular even though top white Government dxied egg pm chases priced ■vaneties, 3 Fri. 38 38 37 37 29 29 29 29 26 26 20 21 20-21 34 34 34 34 29 29 26 26 20-21 20-21 34 34 29 29 0 0 32 32y 2 32-32% 28 28
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