’ Pou3trj r , E£g National Board Flans 5 *Huge Campaign for Egg Month The most spectacular advertis- ing, publicity and retail merch ' apdising campaign ever conduct ed by the Poultry and Egg Na tional Board on behalf of the na tion’s egg industry will be launch ed in March as the first step'in a long-range promotion program to ( increase the per capita consump tion of eggs in the United States. ' With March designated as Na tional Egg Month, the entire 31- day period will be utilized to the fullest to encourage more people to eat eggs or “Eat Extra Eggs” as the case may be, and to secure funds from egg producers m the, 48 states through 'a voluntary check-off designated to finance the intensified, long-range eggs t promotion plan. -'The theme that “Eggs Belong in Everybody’s Breakfast and Add Appeal to Any Meal” will be impressed upon millions of con sumers by means of a full-page, color advertisement in the March MUSSER Leghorn Chicks f«r Largs Writ* £99* DONEGAL WHITE CROSS r nr ■—a— rw B| UIWI vMm Mom DM. Jov $-411 MOUNT NV, M FORD’S Full - 3-Plow Tractors Yes sir, here’s real power! These are Ford’s most power ful tractors . . . designed and built to handle the big jobs faster, easier and better. They have the power you need, the features you want and the performance that can mean bigger profits for you. See them in action and watch the work fly with Ford’s 800 and 900 Series Tractors. (fegjlg) Sander Bros. New Holland Ph. EL 4-872} Haverstick Bros. Colombia Pike . Lancaster Ph. EX 2-5722 - Elizabethtown Farmers Supply Inc. Conestoga Farm Service QuarryviUe Ph. ST 6-2597 i*! i» liH tZ m 3fi is. •*.-* •=• -=■-* 23 issue of the Saturday Evening Post, and by the companion ad vertising of major food companies whose products-tie in quite na turally with dggs. Retail stores across the nation, both chains and independents, will cooperate in influfencing con sumers to eat more eggs. So will poultry processors, egg carton manufacturers and other industry people in a key position to fea ture the “eggs belong” theme. Hundreds of food advertisers have received a letter from PENB. urging them to tie in with this gigantic campaign to sell extra eggs. Accompanying the letter was a pre-print of the PENB “ad” in the Post and a merchandising piece describing the many publi city activities being conducted on behalf of eggs in March. • State PENB committees in the 48 states are going “All-tout” to make both the egg check-off and the March Egg Month publicity campaigns succeed. Outstanding magazines and newspaper news syndicates are cooperating in publicizing egg recipes in March Among them are Parade magazine, American Weekly, Family Weekly, This Week, Everywoman’s Magazine, Seventeen, King Features and General Features. In addition such devices as 22 by 34 inch posters, three inch square window stickers, leaflets, postage meter plates, and drop in slugs for newspapers are be ing made available. Feed and water and con tainers, contaminated by the pus are considered by veterinarians to be the means of spreading jowl abcesses in a herd of swine. Allen H. Matz Ph. AN 7-6502 Denver Ph. 7-1341 \ THE 900 SERlES—Tricycle Featuring Ford’s new tri cycle design, these full 3-plow tractors offer out standing performance for row crop fanning. Come in and tee the new Ford Front Mounted equip ment—2 and 4-row culti vators and planters, com harvesters, com pickers and farm loaders. - Be sure and see Ford's full 2-plow tractors, too' . . . the 4-wheel 600 Series and the tricycle 700 Series. Come In soon ... see what FORD’* bonus of power con mean fo you . . . ask for a demonstration Broilers (Continued from page 2) 10, withdrawn. 44. Wenger’s (Dan Lehman), 25 00. White Vantress, 10, withdrawn. 45. Aberdeen Mills, 2200 White Vantress, 9-6, Tilley’s Poultry, 20 cents. 45A. Aberdeen Mills, 3400 White Vantress, 9-6, Roy E. Ream, 20 cents. 46. Aberdeen Mills, 6200 Red Vantress, 9-6, Walter C. Mel hnger, 19% cents. 47. J. W. Eshel man-Red Rose, 150 White Van tress Cockerels, 14, John N. Thomas, 19% cents. 48. J. W. "Eshelman-Red Rose, 350 White Vantress Pullets, 14, Carl B. Risser, 23% cents. Poultry PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3(T unsettled. Demand fair for liberal supplies of most classes. Pullets Were in good demand for light supplies. Large White Rock Pul lets cleared readily at 32 cents, sizes 26 cents, medium size Columbias 20-23 cents. Large White Rock Caponettes 25-27 cents, few lots higher without clearing Mixed 23 cents, Vantress Whites large sizes 25 cents. No. 2 quality 20-22 cents. Few lots Roasters 15-21 cents without clearing. Caponetted Cross fryers 24 cents, White Rocks 22-23 cents, Silver Crosses 23 cents, Vantress Reds 22-24 cents. Turkeys: un settled, Demand fair. Supplies more than adequate. Few lots heavy type young hens 26-30 cents, young toms 22-24 cents. Total receipts Jan. 29 88,000 lbs. included Maryland 4,000 lbs., Delaware 10,000 lbs. Wholesale selling prices No. 1 and fancy quality broilers or fry ers heavy type 3-4 lb. 22-24 cents, roasters 15-21 cents. Pullets iVz lb. and over 32 cents, 4-4V 2 lb 26 cents. Hens heavy type 15-22 cents, light type 10-17 cents. Old roosters 10-11 cents Ducks, Mus covy - 23-26 cents* Pekin 30-32 cents. Turkeys young hens 2p-30 cents, young toms 22-24 cents. PROCESSED POULTRY PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30 Processed poultry, ready-to-cook (ice packed) young chickens barely steady. Supplies were fully adequate for current fair demand. Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia < cents per lb) Grade A & U. S. grade. A, 2-3 lb 31%-33, mostly 32-32V 2 . Hens; ready-to-cook (ice packed) barely steady. Demand fair. Offerings were more than ample. Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb.) Grade A & U. S. grade A 4- 5% lb. 33-34. Receipts Jan. 29 included other than turkeys Maryland 71,000 lbs., Delaware 100,000 lbs., Vir ginia 18,000 lbs., North Carolina 22,000 lbs. EGGS PHILADELPHIA, Jail. 30 Steady. Adequate supplies of all grades, were available for the good demand. Out-of-storage movement light in volume. Cur rent local storage balance now less than last year at this time. Wholesale selling prices: mini mum 10 per cent AA quality, large 45-48 lb. white 40-42 cents, brown 38-40 cents, medium white 37-38 cents, brown 35-35% cents. Extras, minimum 60 per cent A quality. Large 45-50 lb. \yhite SB -38 cents, mixed 35-36 cents, med ium white 33-34 cents, mixed col or 32%-33 cents. Standards 32-33 cents, checks 27-29 cents. Receipts Jan. 29 3,500 cases all by truck.' Alfalfa Will Outproduce Red Clover Tests this year show that alfal fa will outproduce red clover by half a ton an acre. This is significant because red clover has long been a favorite in a corn, oats, wheat rotation. However in most cases when fields are adapted to grow alfalfa, this crop is better than red clov er, for alfalfa is fully .capable of outyielding red clover in the first cutting year by as much as 60 per cent. ii ' i Farmers’ Income Tax Guides Available from County Agent Farmers’ “Income Tax Guides” are now available for farmers at the County Agent’s office and at district offices of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, according to B, Wayne Kelly, Extension Farm Management Specialist at Penn State. This guide will aid most farm ers in answering many of the questions on filing the 1956 in come tax forms: how to file, de ductable items, methods of figur ing depreciation, etc. Every farmer in the United States whose gross income was $6OO or more the for past year must file a return. The only ex ception is for the person oyer 65 years of age; his gross income Baby Chick Bargains 1200 Started White Leghorn Pullets 310 1000 White Cornish Cross 120 Reich Poultry Farm R 1 MARIETTA Ph. HA 6-7123 LOANS | For any farm purpose | Made the farmer’s | .way | LANCASTER | PRODUCTION | CREDIT ASS’N. | 36 E. Chestnut St. Lancaster, Pa. H Ph. Lane. EX 3-3921 § A LOOKING FOR RESULTS? Try WIRTHMORE Complete Chick Starter Here’* an economical feed that is especially well suited for starting replacement chicks. It is high in quality proteins and contains the vitamins and other factors known to be needed for early chick growth and health. You’ll save money with, this dependable ration. Available in mash, pellets and crumbles with medication against coccidiosis. Why not try it and check the results for yourself 7 WIRTHMORE FEEDS Hiestand, Marietta Ph. HAzel 6-9301 Leßoy M. Hinkletowa Ph. Ephrata REpublic 3-2009 Lancaster Friday, Feb. X, 1957—3 should be 1,200 or more * However, Kelly adds, a farmer entitled to benefits under the Social Security System, if his in come is less than $4OO, under certain circumstances, may elect to pay the self-employment tax and come under the Social Secur ity System, if he files his return on the cash basis. The Farmers’ Tax Guide will explain this in de tail. Those with incomes of less than $4OO may take one of the alterna tives under the Social Security Act: file a Schedule 1040 F (or Schedule C) and form 1040, and pay the self employment tax, even though no tax is paid Inc. Sensenig Manheim, RDI Ph. Landis\iHc TWinoaks 8 354 t FREE! Upon - Request Rohrer’s 1957 Seed Annual Illustrating farm, garden and flower seeds Phone or write for your free copy P. L Rohrer &Bro. Smoketown, Pa. Ph. Lane. EX 2-2659 Qem E. Hoober Intercourse Ph. SOuthfield 8-3431 Glenn H. Herr
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