12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, February 24- 1956
Turkey Growers Fewer; Flock Size
Increases, .Purina Friends Advised
By LF Staff Reporter
PALMYRA, Pa. Turkeys
came of age during World War
II and popularity of this meat
has grown by leaps and bounds
since that time, 250 Ralston
Purina dealers and friends were
told at a meeting in the Ameri
can Legion Home here Thursday
Today there aie fewer grow
ers, yet flock size today aver
ages more than double the num
bers in 1945, the southeastern
Pennsylvania audience was told.
.Emphasis was placed on 1,
good breeding, 2. sound manage
ment, 3, careful sanitation, and
4, good feeding- It takes two
pounds of feed to produce one
pound of gain in a poult, three
pounds of feed for the same gam
in one eight weeks old. The older
the bird is, the less efficient he
is in converting feed into meat
Birds 20 to 24 weeks take eight
pounds of feed to produce one
pound Of gam
Opportunities in Turkeys
There are opportunities m the
turkey business today, for the
average American today con
sumes five pounds of turkey each
year, 23 pounds of poultry, and
175 pound of beef, but at pres
•ent rates, the turkey consumption
will grow and grow-
Emphasis was placed heavily
on management. Growers should
strive to increase livability, and
to make better conversion of
feed During the meeting a film
strip was shown of the turkey
operations on the Norman Fries
Farm, near Bellevile, 111., just
outside St. Louis, Mo, head
quarteis of Ralston Purina. Mr.
Fries has established a record
that is enviable 98 6 per cent
livability.
Comparing 1945 with the pres
ent, and with Mr. Fries’" record,
ten years ago it took five or six
pounds of feed to produce one
pound of meat. Livability of 80
per cent was considered ' about
(tops. While the average flock
doubled an size, the number of
growers was cut 25 to 27 per
cent in the past ten years.
Among those attending were
H. C Weaver, district sales sup
ervisor, Dr. Phil Vardiman,
■\ eterinanan in the Ralston
Purina pathology laboratory from
St Louis; Hollis Humphrey,
manager of Poultry Fattening
Chows for the Eastern Region,
land Tom Barnidge, manager of
film production in sales promo
tion.
Talk On Disease Control
Dr Vardiman gave an interest
ing 'talk with illustrations on
disease control He emphasized
the importance of getting the
whole story on disease outbreak.
Company laboratories, and, as in
Pennsylvania, state laboratories
are available for quick pathologi
cal examinations. In such cases,
where disease strikes, growers
are urged to submit six live
specimens if they can. Dr. Vardi
man emphasized, “If you are get
ting good service locally on diag
nosis, continue using the local
service ”
What percentage of turkey
losses in the nation are the re
sult of disease’’ Dr Vardiman
answered 58 per cent of losses
can be attributed to disease, 42
Robert Kreider New
4-H Tractor Chief
Robert Kreider, son of Mr and
Mrs Clyde Kreider, R 1 Quarry-
Mile, will serve during the com
ing year as president of the
Southern Lancaster County 4-H
Tractoi Club
He was elected at a meeting
this week at the Conestoga Farm
Service an Qaarryville. Other of
ficers elected were Donald
Heir, vice president; Glenn Au
xnent. secretary; Eike Grevel, In
ternational Farm Youth Ex
change student from Germany,
tieasurer. and John Wagner,
news reporter.
This is Mr- Kreider’s first year
os a member. Nineteen attended-
per cent to management or
lack of it. Among those in the
management bracket were lack
of feeding space, overcrowdmg,
picking, chilling, cannibalism,
suffocation and overheating
“ You can control management
losses, but you need help to con
trol infectious diseases,” he ex
plained.
Luncheon Features Turkey
Others representing the com
pany were G- R. Richardson,
manager of the Pennsylvania
mostly steady this week. Bulk
good and choice wooled slaughter
lambs $19.00-21.50 a few choice
80-90-lb weights to $22.00. Util
ity and low good brought $15.00-
18.50. A small lot 65-lb winter
new-crop lambs brought $24.00.
Division, Harrisburg; and A. E-
Williams, district sales manager,
Doylestown
The film on Mr. Fries’ opera
tion followed .the entire 1955 op
erations from the time poults
were ordered until birds were
marketed The Purina program
in both feeding and sanitation
was stressed. A new 16 mm
film, “Behind the Checkerboard
Bag,” took the guests through
r the feed processing, from secur
ing ingredients all over the
world to micro-mixing.
At noon, a bounteous luncheon
featuring roast turkey, of
course was served m the two
dining rooms of the Legion club.
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Power - Shift Rear Wheels
Spaces wheel width to match crop
or job requirements with engine power.
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'receiptation Preceding 30 Days
This chart shows the general nature of
the total precipitation which felt during
the preceding 30 days. Precipitation is ex
pressed in three classes: light, moderate,
and heavy, and the precipitation amounts
which determine these classes are obtain-
Miss Ruth K Kimble, Lanca
ter County home •economist, ad
dressed a meeting of the Middle
Creek Homemakers Club at the
home of Mrs. Daniel A. Brubak
er, Ephrata Rl. Tuesday
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And . . . 4-PLOW POWER
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Mann & Grumelli Farm Service
Quarryville, Pa.
CHICK PRODUCTION UP
Pennsylvania chick production
’ in January struck an all-time rec
ord of 7,603,000, up 46 per cent
from the Jan, 1955 hatch, and
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ALLIS-CHALMERS
SALES AND SERVICE
S. Weaver
Stevens, Pa.
ed from an analysis of many years of rec
ord at. many stations. Like temperature
classes, the numerical ranges, varying from
place to place and month to month, are
given on page 4 of the Outlook issued one
month ago.
'ALLIS-CHALMERS TRADEMARKS
Snavelys Farm Service
New Holland, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
Lititz, Pa.
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considerably above the preview
record of 7,200,000 in Jan. 1954,
A near-record hatch is indicated
for February. For the Unite*
States; a record was rung up toi
with" a total near 150 millions.
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