12 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 5, 1965 Csittl© Market News Reports To Be Revised FFA MEMBERS OF THE WARWICK CHAPTER who will be participating at Penn State during FFA Week, June 16-18, are left to right above: (seated) Fred Hess, farm mechanics, Eugene Risser, dairy judging; Daniel Nolt, land judging; (standing), William Risser, livestock judging, Gerald Hess, state FFA band trombone; Paul Brubaker, State FFA chorus bass. L. F. Photo Will Fewer Chicks Mean Fewer Hens In Next Year's Flocks? Will the nation’s egg lay ing flock this fall be smaller than in the same penod last >eai‘ ? The hatch of chicks foi laying flock leplacements the first 6 months of 1965 may give an indication of the situation this fall Pioduceis oidered fewer chicks foi laying flock re placements because of low Januaiy-March prices Through Maich, the hatch of chicks foi laying flock icplaeements was about 13 peicent below a yeai eailiei The decline occunecl in Febiuaiy and .Maich 12 and 19 peicent lespectively Normally over cnefouith of the yeai’s re placement chicks aie hatched in these months The hatch was below a year ego in all areas However, the decrease was not uniform thioughout the U S De ceases m the Maich hatch langed fiom almost 25 per cent in the West North Cen tial to 7 percent in the South Central Foi the first three months of the year, the de cline langed from a low of 2 peicent in the South Atlan tic to 25 peicent in the North Atlantic Although the hatch v,as down in all areas, it was not down in all states Eggs in incubatois on April 3 weie below the same date a yeai ago m all areas De ceases in the number of eggs in incubators on April 1 langed Horn 22 percent in the North Atlantic to 10 per cent in the South Central A change in the number of chicks hatched does not mean the same oi neaily the 'iime charge in the size of the nation s laying flock The late of culling will also in fluence the numbei of layeis on faims In the fall and late uinter ovei one thud of the flock mil consist of hens In past i eats sinnlai ieductions in chick hatch lesulted in only about a 2 pei cefttchange in the size ot the nation’s laj'ng flock the beginning of I the following yeai as com peted to a yeai eailiei Even though the number ol chicks hatched foi laying flock leplacements tn Penn sylvania was 30 percent be lov a yeai ago in March it does not necessanly follow Iheie will be a conespondmg i eduction m the size of the laving flock It is difficult to estimate changes for individu al states because of changes in source of chicks and start ed pullets. Information avail able does not give changes in the proportion of chicks pur chased from out-of-state sour ces or those hatched in the state and sold to producers in other states. Of all the foods consumed A ... . . .. • M. M. SmiNi by man, none supplies the (Continued from Page 1} quality and quantity of food a , gricultural science at Colo nutuents as does man’s most j- a do State University, neaily peifect food MILK. Foui other Pennsylvania CUTS FAST WITH NO VIBRATION NEW OLIVER 351 IVIOUNTED MOWER • Fits most tractors. Attaches to standard 3-point hitch for pick-up-and-go mowing. • No pitman. Counter-balanced knife drive is vibration free...V-belt drive to knife drive. • Cuts fast, clean. Short 2 1 /a" knife stroke—up to 2280 strokes per minute to cut heaviest crop fast. • 3 cutter bars. 6, 7 or B’-%" thick to resist twisting ...choice of sections and guards. • Protected. Cutter bar swings back upon hitting ob struction-cuts 90* above, 45* below horizontal. • Rugged design. 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The- Livestock Division of USDA’s Consumer and Mar keting Seivice explained that the leportmg change is nec essaiy in order to maintain meaningful supply and price comparisons between carcass beef and slaughter cattle of equivalent giades On the basis of recent re search findings, the revised carcass beef standards place less emphasis on changes in maturity, as a grade factor, in the IKS'DA Prime, Choice, Good, and Standard grades This change results in a re duction in the rate of increase in the amount of marbling (flecks of fat within the lean) required to compensate for increasing maturity. Cattle market reporting will continue on the basis of the carcass grade equivalent until the official standards for grades of slaughter cattle can be revised to coincide with the revised carcass grades. County Agents have received W. R. Wallace, Smithpoit similar scholarships for ad- Bernard Wingert, Warren; am vanced study at Colorado: Amos Zimmerman, Lewlabui" Harold Stewart, Harrisburg; Pa. 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