A orpfit of $364 was realized by Fulton
Giange No. 66 in its 'Thursday night
Chicken Barbecue at Oakryn Grange Hall
Wednesday evening of last week More
than 400 suppers were served, and re-
American Agriculture Not Political,
Benson Advises Poultry Federation
(Continued from page Ift)
Since the years of World War
I, egg production per hen has
tonsideiably more than doubl
ed. The quantity of eggs pro
duced from a ton of teed is
up about 35 per cent. Egg
pi eduction per hour of labor
on laying flocks has tripled.
No doubt many of you uc Gim
Festival have played an im
pel tant i ole in these develop
ments developments that aie
so lundamental to om pietent
gieil poultry industry
Last year Pennsylvania produc
ed 350 million dozens oi eggs
If these had be°n raised vul*
Woild War I rates of labor ef
ficiency'on poultry farms, abou
20,000 more men would hav<
been i squired to care lor Penn
sclvama’s laying flocks ALu« i
World War I rates of leadin'
efficiency still prevailed, about
375 thousand tons mme leec
would have been requited loi
the same output of eggs
Someone might suggest iha f
would bo good in view of all
the suipHis feed we have otr
hand But, of course, it would
not be good More eggs horn a
given amount of feed, uom a
squaie toot of floor space
mme pioduot per hour ot labor
these faetois have lowered
pioduction costs Lowe, costs
have stimulated a great ex
pansion of poultry farming Con
sume) s, encouraged by high
quality, abundant supplies, and
atti active prices havi used
more eggs Consump J in has
iisen fiom less than 300 eggs
Pet person per year twenty
jeais ago to more than 400
eggs m recent years
Without the great advances
that have occurred in produc
ts'll methods neither Pennsyl
vania nor the nation would have
the poultry industry it has to
day
Without scientific research,
wo wou'd not have this inrius
ll > It has been built on science.
also we would not have
h without the great flexibility
that has characterized our agn
tiiltuie a flexibility that has
Pci nutted fai mers continuously
to adjust their operations to
mee t changing production and
maiket conditions.
That is the look backwaid, to
see wheie we have be°n, and
"■ we are What of tha lo> k
■iheaci 9
II must be true that most of
' ou are not content with
Poultry farming as it is today
~~ because if you were you
Piobably would not UaVe a
State Poultry Federation
through which you can ex
change ideas, and through
"hich also you can work as
a group to do things you can-
Fulton Grange Barbecue
not do equally well alone.
We do not yet have the best
bird that can be bied Voiy
possibly we never will hav i
We do not have the last word
on feeding and management
sponse was far beyond expectations. Shown
above is a general view of the barbecue
scene and Grange Hall (Lancaster Farm
ing Staff Photo).
or on marketing and distribu-
tion.
Anything that has changed
and still is changing as
lapidly as the poultiy business
must still have a great deal ot
change ahead This fact is an
ever-present challenge <o each
poultiyman how can he do
his lob better, more efiicn.nl'y,
moie profitably 9 The answers
WITH AN ELECTRIC FEEDER
you can be sure your flock always has
a plentiful supply of fresh mash. And,
best of all, it’s all done automatically
with users reporting savings up to 80%
in time and as much as 20% in feed x
costs.
Instead of endless filling of trough
after trough, day after day, you simply
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developed so far are what have
made today’s poultry industry.
More answers will make the
poultry industry of tomoirow
More research on the produc
tion and maiketing problems
still faced by all poulttymen!
More experimentation to Imd
answers to pioblcms on yaur in
dividual faims 1
And fundamental to c*e.v
thmg will be your continued
freedom to make adjustments to
ho changing times Most ol the
p t ogress in farming in tne p i«t
has been due to the tact that
have been tree 1-> n ake
iheu own management dee moos
Ceitainly this essential lieedom
••ill be no less impoitant m he
futuie 4
Poultrvmen have a long iei
ora ot rejecting the sucn mng
of price suppoits I salute you
fc: your state mianship and
commend you for your vusdom
that has b> en so abunuant'v
pi oven
quArryville concrete
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o jgj&
fill one large hopper several -times a
week. After that your electric feeder
takes over! In the meantime, you’re
free to do other profit-building chores.
Find out just what automatic elec
tric feeders can do for your poultry
operation. See your local farm equip
ment dealer, or have a PP&L represen
tative call on you, today!
Lancaster Farming—
Friday, Aug. 31, 1956
Your objective as fari..eis is
to produce an adequate living
foi your lainilics a living
at least compaiable to other
American families. How well
your family can live is a ques
lion of your annual income
not merely the price you get
for one dozen eggs or one
pound or bushel of any other
product.
Price times volume dc fci
mmes youi gioss income P ice
is lust one factoi Your light to
product is lust as unpoitarP
Pi ice times volume mums
jour costs determines your net
income And I know as you do,
that you cannot opciale cdicient
ly, and keep youi cosL in line,
without the fieedorn to manage
your own farms liecdom 'o
t ii ,ij i e as >our own circum
stances dictate
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