THorO wmv'A Low Prices- Continue to Plague Poultrymen; Egg Price at 1.2 Year Low HARRISBURG Although av erage returns to Pennsylvania farmers for chickens and. eggs' were up slightly in mid-April from a month earlier, low prices continued to plague producers, the Stale Department of Agricul ture announced today. Egg prices in mid-Apnl averag ed eight cents a dozen less to farmers than a year previous and chickens were down five cents a pound liveweight, according to Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service surveys. Compared with mid-March, the average return to producers was up half a cent a pound for Chic kens and up ope cent a dozen for eggs. The April 15 average of 37 cents a dozen for eggs was the lowest for the date in 12 years. In April, 315 million eggs were produced on Pennsylvania farms LANCASTER FARMING Classifieds Ads Pay MUSSER Leghorn Chicks For Large White Eggs DONEGAL WHITE CROSS For Broiler Chicks "Direct from the Breeder" Phone Mt. 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Nissley Farm Service , Washington Boro, Pa. by 16,896,000 layers. This output was two _per cent higher than April 1956, although there were 861,00.0 fewer layers producing. A record high average of 18.66 eggs per layer was responsible. Commercial egg producers re port they culled flocks lightly during April and a lew poultry men indicated plans to keep older layers rather, than start replace ment chicks. Reports from com mercial egg producers indicate the number of chidks for flock re placements continued downward from last year. Growers in the Keystone State as of April 15 received an aver age of 17.5 cents a pound for chic kens; 20 cents a pound for com mercial broilers, and 34 cents a_ pound for turkeys. Egg prices av eraged 37 cents a dozen to pro ducers. Nationally, farmers av eraged 14.5 cents for chickens; 19.1 cents for commercial broil ers, and 26.8 cents for turkeys. Egg prices averaged 30.8 cents a dozen, as of April 15. With the return for their pro duct on April 15 Pennsylvania poultrymen coul buy only 4.7 pounds of feed for every pound of chicken sold. This compared with 6.4 pounds of feed that could be bought a year ago for the same pound of chicken. On April 15, 1956, poultrymen could purchase 12.2 pounds of feed for the price price they received for one dozen of eggs compared with 9.9 pound! this April. Not 1, not 2, not 3 77 Kinds of block! New Holland Concrete Products New Holland, Pa., Elpn 4-21X4 Snavelys Farm Service New Holland, Pa. t. H. Brubaker Lititz. Pa. _ Stevens, Pa. 'if Broilers PHILADELPHIA (USDAf Processed poultry, ready-to-cook (ice packed) young chickens - steady. Supplies were about sufficient to meet the good de mand. Closer holding by sellers was apparent in some quarters. Prices paid delivered ware house, 'Philadelphia (cents per lb) grade A & U. S. Grade A, 2-3 lb 31%-34, mostly 32-33. Hens: Ready-to-ook (ice pack ed) steady. Demand improved. Barely sufficient supplies were available. Prices paid _ delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb) Grade A & U.'S. Grade A 4- 5% lb 31%-33. Receipts May 14 included other, than turkeys; Md. 88,000 lb, Del. 70,000 lb, "Va. 37,000 lb. South Carolina 23,000 lb. North Carolina 22,000 lb.. Smokey Bear To Be Feature Of Comic Strip A new adventure comic strip, ‘Smokey the Bear”, syndicated :hrough a ioint arrangement be- ;ween the Forest Service and Co- lumbia Features, Inc., and de signed to extend further the edu cational value of Smokey in for est conservation, will be released for daily and Sunday features starting Sunday, June 16,. the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today. This comic strip character will enioy the distinction of being the only one authorized by Congress. By a Congressional Act of 1952 the Smokey Bear symbol was de clared the trademark of forest fire prevention. The symbol can- be used for educational commercial purposes, but only upon approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. Under controlling legislature, roy alties from the comic strip will go to the Forest Service for coopera tive forest fire prevention work, Smokey’s role as America’s guardian of the forests will con tinue in the comic strip feature, but the educational aspect of Smokey’s,role will be greatly'ex- tended in feature series. Smok ey, together with a scrappy bear youngster, Little v Smokey, and a comical racoon named Specs, will acquaint_ readers with conserva tion of our forest resources. The ways of animals and birds, folk lore, path-finding, fire control, game conservation, and wood craft, will be learned through the eyes and daily capers of Smokey and his interesting animal com oanons. _ Through the licensed sales of commercial educational items learing the Smokey Bear symbol, a new league of young forest minded Americans has been cre ated by the Forest Service under he name of “Junior Forest Hang- ars”. Young Americans who oledge their loyal protection to aur Nation’s forests receive a kit ncluding a membership card for the Junior Forest Bangers or ganization. Smokey is an honorary member of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, 4-H Club, School Safety Patrol, ■ Order of Eagles, Maryland League of Sportsmen and Oregon Green Guards. He is an honorary State Forester of Florida and honorary Fire Chief of the Washington (D.C.) Fire De partment. Many schools have adopted him as their official mas cot. Last October, the citizens of International Falls, Minn, put up a 26-foot statue of Smokey'Bear in that city. The original Smokey, a real bear now in Washington’s Zoo, receives a constant stream of homage from youngsters. The Sunday “Smokey the Bear” feature is designed for a perma nent child’s reference book on forest life. Entitled “Smokey Says”, it is a large full color panel to be cut out, featuring instruc tions in woodcraft, nature study, and valuable, practical knowledge concerning the forest world. Freedom of speech gives you the right to say what you please, subject only to such censorship as may be imposed •by-your good judgment and conscience. Tf.(M 7t tiAr, M.bn'l ! !•,/>< ifi.! Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 17, 1957—3 The growers and feeders of the nation’s 60% milion head of beef cattle are providing the nation’s increasing population with ample supplies of healthful, strength giving, appetizing and satisfying beef. In fact, the amount of beef moving from the farms and ranch es through the livestock markets’ and packing plants and across the retail meat counters into'Amer ica’s 142 million homes has in creased an amazing 103 per cent 2500 White Cornish Cross ♦ Available May 20 Reich Poultry Farm Marietta Ph. HAzel 6-7123 LOANS For any farm purpose Made the farmer’s way LANCASTER | CREDIT ASS’N, | 36 E. Chestnut St. | Lancaster, Pa. | Ph. Lane. EX 3-3921 | NEW Dextropep Dry Molasses 46% Sugars SILAGE PRESERVATIVE Concentrated Feed Value Don’t buy expensive water. The total disgestible nutrient content of ordin ary molasses is about 54%. Dextropep contains ap proximately 80 % total disgestible nutrients, or 48% more energy. PalatabilHy Dextropep is sweet, granular and free frpm dustiness. It makes feeds taste better, increases consumption of feed and water. Convenience Dextropep is dry and free-flowing for easy mixing. The 50-lb. bag is moisture and rat resist ant and easy to stack. ' Grass Silage Legume Silage - Dextropep ferments to the proper acidity in < about 48 hours and retards spoilage, adds real feed value, and reduces excessive mois ture. Corn oil meal will absorb six parts water and reduce loss of valuable nutrients. WIRTHMORE FEEDS 1 Hiestand, Marietta - Ph. HAcel 6-9301 Leßoy M. Sensenig Glenn H. Herr Hinkletown Manheim, RDI Ph. Ephrata KEpublic 3-2009 Ph. Landisville TWinaaha 1-3*47 I since the pre-World War II years of 1935-39. tcvcoiocys^l TO RUSTOUr Wearing yourself out look’ mg for a place that features quality, value and first rate service? Look no further; drop m at Cope & Weaver. USED FARMALL CUB Cope & Weaver WILLOW Sf Ph. Lane. EX' 3-2821 Oem E. Hoober Inc. Intercourse Ph. SOuthfield 8-8431 with cult, and plow Per Ton . .25 lbs. , . .50 lbs. <
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