Holstein cows highlight this spring
scene in Lancaster- Farming photographed
on the William P. Johnson farm, R 1 Man-
Poultry
LIVE POULTRY
—By USD A
PHILADELPHIA, May 2
Market unsettled. Supplies of
most classes were in excess of
the fair demand I.arge White
Rock pullets 36-38 c. Barred
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IV A N M . MARTIN, INC.
912 Ouwiy Raad, Mu* Ml, Lancaster Csunty, fa.
Covered Bridge, Holsteins
Rocks 38c Large White Rock
■caponettes 32-36 c few lots higher,
small sizes 30-32 c. Few lots
roasters 26c. Cross fryers capon
etted 25c, straight cockerels 23c,
White Rock 23-24 c, Vantress
Reds 32-35 c few lots higher. No
2 quality Hyline broilers 18c
down to 10c
Receipts May 1 included Del
12,000 lb, Md 11,000 lb, Va. 4,000
lb.
Wholesale selling prices No. 1
and fancy quality: Broilers or
fryers, heavy, 3-4 lb 23-25, roast
ers 26,, pullets 4 1-2 lb and over
36-38, hens heavy type 25-29,
light type 15-21, old roosters 12-
13, ducks, Muscovy none, Pekin
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heim. Working the farm, which has one of
Lancaster County’s many covered bridges
spanning the creek, is John Becker.
Broilers Off
Two cents in
Tuesday Sale^
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrerstown, Pa) (Sales re
port, sale 145 Tuesday, May,
1, 1956) Prices moved two
cents lower Tuesday in the sale
of 18,750 b!rds on the Lancaster
Poultry Exchange, in a price
range of 1914 to 2114 with one
lot over at 24, averaging 20 46
cents. Ten lots totaling 33,450
were listed and offered, and two
lots, totaling 14,700 were not
void.
For the corresponding sale
a year ago. No. 51, Tuesday,
May 3, 1955, eight lots total
ing 36,400 broilers were offer
ed, plus two lots of turkeys,
totaling 3,700, and five lots,
13,400 birds were sold between
2514 and 26 H. aaveraging
26.05. The turkeys did not
sell.
Here are Tuesday sales by Lot
number (each preceded by “1”),
seller, (with grower indicated in
parentheses), amount and breed,
age by weeks and days, buyer
and price:
1, Norman Leid, 1000 White
Rock cockerels, 10 wks, to Boy
E. Ream, 21 cents; 2, Tobias C.
Stehman, 200 Indian River Cross,
12 wks, to John E. Hettinger, 24c;
3, Eugene Schlosnagle, 8200
White Vantress, 9 wks, no sale,
21 bid; 4, Miller & Bushong
(James Bucher), 6500 White
Vantress, 9-4, no sale, 21c bid;
5, Davis S Hoover, 1700 Indian
River Cross, 10 wks, to Produc
ers Cooperative Exchange, 21c.
Red Rose Experimental Farm-
Wm. Eshelman consigned lots 6
through 10, selling as follows: 6,
3500 White Mountains, 9-5, to
Producers Cooperative Exchange,
20 1 4c; 7, 3400 White Mountains,
9-5, to Producers Cooperative
Exchange, 2014 c; 8, 3850 Indian
River Cross, 9-1, to Roy E. Ream,
2114 c; 9, 3400 White Mountains,
9-5, to Walter C. Melhnger, 20
cents; 10, 1700 White Mountains,
9-5, to Walter C. Mellmger, 1914
cents.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 2
Market unsettled. Supplies were
in-excess of the immediate fair
to good demand. Storage interest
improved and into storage move
ment was moderate in volume.
Small-lots of current receipts
brought 37-38 c.
Wholesale selling prices: mini
mum 1 per cent AA qualitty large
45-48 lb white 39-42, brown 39-
41%, medium white 36-36 1-2',
browns 35 1-2-36, extras, mini
mum 60 per cent A quality large
45-50 lb white 39-42, mixed
color 35-35 1-2, standards 37-38,
checks 32-35. Receipts May 1
5,100 cases all by truck.
Benson aeeks to block rail
freight rate rise.
EGGS
Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 4, 1956
Temperatures
I Jump; Growth
(Continued from page one)
There was little change last
week with temperatures forecast
at two to four degrees below nor
mal.
Crop growth was slow the pro
ceeding week, including pastures
which are greening to the extent
that a few farmers are grazing
cattle for a few hours a day. Ex
cept in low areas, most fields in
the central, southern and south
eastern sections were diy enough
for plowing.
Rainfall Below Normal
Rainfall last week averaged
slightly below normal, the De
oartment said In northern and
mountainous areas snow ranged
up to nine inches Temperatures
were generally well below nor
mal most of the week.
Some corn ground is being
orepared in southern and east
3rn counties Winter wheat and
barley generally look good but
growth is slow Some oats were
seeded in the south and east
Other areas are waiting for bet
ter weather
Fruit buds need several days
of warm weather to develop
There were a few reports of
peach trees in bloom Spraying
of fruit trees is general. Straw
berry plants are doing well.
Planting of peas and cabbage
for processing is increasing in
central and southeastern vege
table areas Cobbler potatoes were
being planted in higher fields.
There were a few reports of
planting sweet com for process
ing
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(Continued fiom Page One)
the Scan-A-Graver, mounted on
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Lancaster Farming have been
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chine that delicate shadings may
be distinguished and reproduced
for newspaper use
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eral new pieces of modern equip
ment added by Octoraro News
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ing Machine equipment was
placed into operation to speed up
and improve mailing procedures
here.
Farm prices rise 1 per cent
after declining for months.
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