Animal Almost 3 Billion Yearly Two and seven-tenths billion dollars are lost annually due to animal diseases, according to fig ures published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Amony other costly diseases, veterinary authorities estimated 1956 losses are: for mastitis, $228 million; shipping fever, $25 mil lion, anaplasmosis, $9.5 million; atrophic rhinitis in swine, $l4 million; and vibriosis in cattle and sheep, $145 million. Losses for other important diseases hsfVe not been estimated. Lookin For Results' Try WIRTHMORE Complete Chick Starter Here's an economical feed that is especially well suited for starting replacement chicks. It is high in quality proteins and contains the vitamins andother 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? :-v Hifestand, Inc. 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Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb.)*Grade A & U.S. grade A 4- 5% lb. 31-32. Receipts April 9 included other than turkeys Maryland 112,000 lbs., Delaware 106.000, South Carolina 22,000 lbs., North Caro lina 43,000 lbs., Virginia 21,000 lbs. Infectious encephalitis in man was about 50 per cent more preva lent m 1956 than in 1955, veteri nary authorities report. PROFIT-MINDED POULTRY RAISERS SELECT • HIGH, STEADY EGG PRODUCTION • EFFICIENT USE OF FEED • MAKE YOU MORE MONEY Order Your DeKalb Chix Today AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA THROUGH Your DEKALB Dealer DEKALB HATCHERY YORK, PA. PHONE 81770 MODEL FB AlI-Se««on work-tavsr. 2 3 /i h.p. engine • Lo- Tone Muffler a Recoil Starter e 6 forward 'speeds plua reverae e Ruffed, all-steel body. - Only $245.00 of 'nq TORS r MODEL VA Indispensable power for institutions, larfe fardens and farms. 5 h p. enf me * 3 speeds plus reverse e 100% Free Wheeling. Only $343.00 America’s No 1 Line of Lawn and Garden Equipment Ph. EL 4-2214 Ornithosis Mistaken For Turkey Erysipelas In two turkey flocks death among the birds were blamed on erysipelas, according to a report .m ,the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Treatment with an antibiotic halted death losses briefly, but when deaths began occurring again, the flock owners submitted fhe dead birds for veterinary ex amination Veterinary authorities then de termined that ornithosis was the cause of death and the course of ■ reatment was changed according ly. Because so many diseases of animals exhibit similar symptoms, prompt veterinary diagnosis is" necessary to determine proper treatment, the Association said. Broilers PHILADELPHIA, Al*~, 10— Unsettled. Supplies of all classes wera more than adequate for the relatively lighter demand. Car ned-over Rock pullets did not clear at 34-36 cents. Few lots-38 cents White Rocks 34-36 cents. Large White Rock oaponettes 28-31 cents. Few lots 33-34 cents. Cross capons 9 lb. 40-42 cents. Few lots 44 cents. Capon slips 35-37 cents No. 2 quality 32 cents. Caponetted cross fryers 25 cents, other crosses 21-22 cants. Mixed 22-24 cents. Reds 21%-24 cents. Straight Cockerel Reds 2114-21% cents. No. 2 quality Reds 20-21 cents. Turkeys: unsettled. Demand fair. Supplies more than ample. Heavy type young hens 4042 cents Light type mixed 35-37 cents without clearing. Heavy type young toms 25-27 cents. Total receipts April 9 —140,000 lbs. incuded Delaware, 20(000 ’bs., Maryland 10,000 lbs., Vir ginia 5,000 lbs. Wholesale selling pricejs No. 1 and fancy quality broilers or fry ers heavy type 34 lbs, 21-25. bullets 4% lb. and over 34-38. Hens heavy type 19-25, light type 14r15. 'Old roosters' 13. Ducks Muafcovy 30, Pekin 32. Turkeys young hens 4042, young toms 25-27. Lancaster Broilers (Continued from page two) comer), 5,750 White Vantress, 9, no sale, 20 cents bid. 17. D. E. Horn & Co. (Paul Ne'wcomer), 5,750 White Vantress, 9, College Hill Poultry, 20 cents. 18. Hie stand Inc. (Gern Haldeinan), 1,000 White Vantress, 9-3, Walter B. Lehipan, 21% cents. 19. Jack Bucher, 9,000 White Vantress, 9. Mandata Poultry, 20 cents. 20 J. Robert Musser, 3,550 White Van tfess, 10, Leola Poultry, 20VI cents. 21. Elmer Leamon, 700 White Vantress capettes, 13, Producers Cooperative Exchange, 29% cents. 22. Melvin E. Hess, 850 dual purpose heavy fowl, 13 months, Carl B. Risser, 21% cents. 24. Willis Good, 400 While Rock yearlings,, S. E. Davis, 20% cents. 25. John S. Beiler, 700 White Rock capettes, 11-3, Walter C. Mellinger, 24% cents. 26- Wenger’s Mill,- (Vernon Zimmerman), 1,950 Indian River capettes-puilets, 14, Starr Poul try, 28% cents. 27. John E. Hol linger, 1,800 White Vantress, 9, Roy E. Ream, 20 cents. 28. David K. Burkholder,'l,ooo white turk eys, 15, no sale, 29 cents bid. 29. Wenger’s Mill (Vernon Zimmer man), 1,950 Indian River capet tes, 14, Victor F. Weaver Inc., 28% cents. 30. Morgantown Feed (Leroy Lapp), 10,000 White Van tress, 9-6, Victor F. Weaver Inc., 19% cents. 31. Morgantown Feed (Norman Schantz), 1,350 Barred Cross cockerels, 10, H. W. Longacre Inc., 18 cents, 32. Morgantown Feed (Norman Schantz), 4,400 White Vantress, 10-1, H. W. Longacre Inc., 20% cents. 33. Morgantown Feed (Henry Sch antz), 2,200 Silver Cross cocker els, 9-3, Roy E. Ream, 18 cents. 34. Aaron J. Brubaker, 400 Leg horn Fowl yearlings, S. E. Davis, 13% cents. 35. Glenn H. Herr, (J. Floyd Kreider),"2,Boo White Vantress, 10, Mandata Poultry, 20% cents. 36. Paul Gehman (Lauxmont Turkey Farm), 4,000 White Cornish Cross, 12, S. £. Davis, 20% cents. Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 12, 1957—1 Eggs Philadelphia ■»- April 10 Steady. Demand good. Supplies of all grades were in excess of im mediate requirements. Out - of - storage movement was fairly lib eral in volume. Current receipts sold in small lots at 27-28 cents. Wholesale selling prices: mini mum 10 per cent AA quality. Large 45-48 lb. white 37-39, brown 36-37, medium white 33-34, brown 33-34. Extras, minimum 60 per cent A quality .Large 45-50 lb. white 34-36, mixed 33-35%, medi um white 31-31V2, mixed 29%-30. Standards 30-31, checks 27-28. Receipts April 9 2,700 cases all by truck Special Price Leghorn Pullets 500-2 week old Reich Poultry Farm Marietta Ph. HAzel 6-7123 I LOANS | § For any farm purpose S | Made the farmer’s | H way | LANCASTER S | PRODUCTION | CREDIT ASS’N. g 36 E. Chestnut St. a Lancaster. Pa. § Ph. Lane. EX 3-3921 FURROWS _ A &y FORD PLOW Easy operation Plow quickly lifts, lowers, re verses with Ford Tractor’s hydraulic system. It’s close-coupled for con venient maneuverability. Come in and see this plow ... or call for a demonstration SEE YOUR LOCAL FORD DEALER New Holland Haverstick Bros. Columbia Pike Lancaster Ph. EX 2-5722 Elizabethtown Farmers Supply Inc Conestoga Farm Service Quarryville Ph. ST 6-2597 Allen H. Mate Ph. AN 7-6502 Denver When working with sheep, don’t use the wool for handles. 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