Weekly Broiler Report Broiler Placements Increase 17% Demand for light type hens ■Placements of broiler chicks f supplies increased slight in Pa. during the week ending ly & adequate to fully Feb. 6 totaled 1,019,000 ac- adequate for needs. Movement cording to the Pennsylvania from New York State to New Crop Reporting Service. The j erse y processors lighter as placements increased 17% so me supplies in New York from the previous week and^ move to Canadian processors. 47% from a year ago. Settings Activity light on heavy type for broiler chicks totaling 1,- hens. Supplies barely adequate 301,000 increased 1% from the for an on i y fair buying inter previous week but 'declined Occasional flock of 6-6Vfe# 4% from a year earlier. The hens moved off farms at 1G?. current 3-week total of eggs prices paid at Farms: Light set increased 5% from last (yp e hens 4-6?, 5-sVz<", heavy year. Inshipments of broiler- type hens 18-19?. type chicks during the past 10 ■weeks totaled 363,000 or 17% fcelw the comparable period (prices fQr dock weightt „ in 1963-<H. Outshapments (2,- lb exce p t w here noted.) 313,009) were about 18% above Hens> light t ype 6 . 7 y 2 , 6 ; the comparable period a year HenSj heavy type 13%- ago- , . 18%; Pullets 15-27%, 24-27%; Placements in the 22 major- Roasters 2 8%h30%; Capons 34- produdng states totaling 43,- 35 Ducks 2 6-36, 30 -36; Drakes 191.000 chicks increased 5% 2740, 36-39; Geese 30%-81; from the previous week and Turkeys> toms 17-25%, 21%- 11% from a year earlier. The Tur j ceyS) k ens 26-35, 31- 10-week total increased 4% 3g . Rabbits 34.52, 4249; Guin from last year. Settings of 58,- eas 37 y 2 . 55t 42% Pigeons 526.000 advanced 1% from the 50.55. j U mbo Squab previous week and 4% from a Total coops sold; 958> year ago. The 3-week total in creased 6% from a year ago. r>*. Mt • ,-s tfe- £ :s;. * v i, f r> .v"V * 1 & • V? -'•“■fr '' >» v. the new Agway: *.i4£ -* ■'-iT'ii' - >v : Five to six hundred dollars extra in your egg checks per year for each 10,000 birds. It’s possible with FAX formulated* Agway Bits. Actual farm tests have shown that Bits raise shell quality and tower considerably the number of cracks. v - V v > V-' J»- urn •'\W Let's say your Grade A’s average 95%.' Chances are about 3% of the remaining 5% are cracks. Another 1% may be lost in the house because of poor egg shell quality before the eggs are gathered. Cutting the loss from cracked, eggs in half can jump your egg checks as much as $5OO to $6OO per year for every 10,000 layers. How do FAX-formulated Bits im prove egg shell quality? The key is balance. FAX-formulated Bits con tain all the known nutritional ele ments a layer needs to stay fit and produce up to her potential over the r *■*' *• V. *> »fuS' 'Sftjca ’ - .* - , . ’ “ *■ "■‘-‘Mb mm ** *<o Me AX ** C ORd s -^a-> B(|| . gdWßp.a . how FAX formulation helps increase Grade A output *FAX... Feed Additive Xtras Eastern iPa. & N.J. Fogelsville • Asr -> "/ u. ,Xt ' v V# / ' ’ r *« /s f <• long stress period of lay. And these nutritional elements are in balance. For instance,- Agway nutritionists do not simply add a calcium source. They balance all the factors affecting calcium This means more Grade A's and- more- profits for you. Up the Grade A potential of your flock -with FAX-formulated .Agway Bits and your -own- good manage ment Order one of the four Agway Bits today—Gro-Bits, Lay-Bits, Cage- Bits or Bre-Bits—from your local Agway Store-or Representative Agway Inc., Syracuse, N.Y. POULTRY FEEDS & SERVICES • 'Dolmorva The Delmarva live broiler and fryer price declined slightly. Demand was fair for heavy auction offerings de spite widespread extension of pickup dates. Beady-'to-cook demand was mostly fair with very few plants operating Saturday. New interest was non-aggres sive and very competitive with other production areas. Delivered prices were most ly % cent lower. Estimated slaughter for Fri day and 'Saturday, 772,000 compared, with 725,000 last weekend. Prices paid and reported purchases for the 24-hour period ending 10:30 a.m. Fri day: broilers and fryers. 15.1- 16,3; 1,113,300 head, including 523,000 head purchased of 533,- 000 offered at Eastern Poultry Growers Exchange, Thursday. Thirty-nine % of broilers sold for 15.5-15.9 cents per pound. The Delmarva broiler-feed ratio for the week ending Feb. 5, 1965 was 3.2, down 1 point from the preceding week. Average mash price per ton was $102.06 and broilers aver aged 16.51 cents per pound. v# 1 i - "W. s< V* * , i W'^iT4 SS ;- I -w I • • 7 ** *"4\f f W," "f ' T * F &*SCK (Agway) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 13, 1965—3 Weekly New York Egg Mkt, From Monday, .February Bth to Friday, February 12th Wed. WHITE Ex. Fey. Hywts. Fey Hywts. Fey. Med. No. 1 Med. Pullets Peewees BROWN Ex. Fey. Hywts Fey. Hywts. Fey. Med. Pullets Peewees MIXED Fey. Hywts Standards Checks TREND: Fancy large not clearing with some shading in the effort to attract broader demand. Medium and small, active and firmer with limited receipts. SHAVINGS & PEANUT SHELLS Shavings Coarse or Fine Bagged, Paper or Burlap Trailer Load Prices Bagged or Bulk HAROLD B. 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