Farm Calendar
July 27
Swine Producers Field Day
10 a. m, to 3 p. m. at Stauffer
Homestead Farm, R 2 East Earl
Lancaster Markets
(Continued from page two)
SHEEP 540, week ago 362 De
mand good for spring lambs trad
ing active early, by Wednesday
trading was slower. Slaughter
lambs around $l.OO higher Bulk
good and choice native and Vir
ginia spring lambs $22-25, a few
prime to $26 Utility and low good
$lB-21 50.
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2200 CORNISH CROSS
Poultry Farm
Marina Ph. HAzel 6-7123
Six years of leadership as the Highest
Average Profit producers in America’s
two oldest 3 and 5 year Random
Sample Tests (New York and Calif )
is proof that H&N BALANCED
BREEDING pays off consistently with
extra egg profits for you.
BROILER GROWERS: For peak -
broiler profits make your next flock
Ist generation white Vantress Broiler
Chicks from Florin Farms
FREE price list md literature sent on request
FLORIN FARMS, INC.
Mt. Joy 2 • Lancaster County • Penna.
Phone: Mt. Joy 3-9891
Faster Discing...
4 ROWS WIDE
Disc more acres . . . faster
. . . with a wide 12 14 -foot
Allis-Chalmers Disc Harrow,
matched to the WD-45 Trac
tor. Save dollars, get real
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working weight .., mulches
crop residue... leaves fields
level.
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ALLIS-CHALMERS <A£>
SALES AND SERVICE \^r
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems. Pa.
Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv.
Quarryville, Pa.
Snavelys Farm Service
New Holland. Pa.
L H. Brubaker
Lancaster. Pa.
LIVE POULTRY
PHILADELPHIA Unsettled.
Supplies of all classes were in ex
cess of the fair but very selective
demand Large White Rock Pul
lets 27-29 cents, few lots 3132
cents. Large White Rock Capon
cttes 26 28 cents, stags 13-15
cents. Light type old roosters 10-
11 cents Caponetted Cross Fry
ers 25-27 cents, straight Cockerel
Crosses 25yz cents, Reds 25-26
cents, Columbias 23 cents, White
Rocks 23-25 cents without clear
ing Turkeys- Unsettled Demand
good for young turkeys and slow
for breeders Few lots heavy type
bronze young hens 30 cents Light
type mixed hens and toms 28
cents. Bronze breeders were un
sold
Total receipts July 9, 93,000 lbs.
included Maryland 400 lbs; Del
aware 22,000 lbs
Wholesale selling prices No. 1
PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
INSTALL A
1 ' ALL STAINLESS STEEL '^
VACUUM BULK COOLER \
BAI-PAK Is an Allis Chalmtrs trademark,
Disc up to 5 mph ~. turn
sharp corners in loose soil
with minimum power loss or
wheel slippage. Hydraulic
ally lifted . . . gangs roll on
Bal-Pak bearings ... no
daily greasing. Choice of
smooth or cutaway blades
on front gangs.
L. H. Brubaker
Lititz. Pa.
R. S. Weaver
Stevens, Pa.
Nissley Farm Service
Washington Boro, Pa.
Eggs
PHILADELPHIA Steady to
firm Prices moved 1 cent higher.
Demand was good for relatively
lighter offerings of top quality.
Standards sold slowly at 30-31
cents, checks 21-22 cents.
and fancy quality broilers or fry
eis heavy type 3-4 lb. 23-27 Pul
lets 4Vi lb. and over 27-32 Hens
heavy type 15-24, light type 10-15
Old roosters 10-11 Ducks, Pekin
28 Turkeys, young hens 30.
Broilers
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Hill Poultry, 23% cents 18 Sam
uel Kolb, 4,500 White Vantress,
94, H W Longacre Inc , 23 Vi
cents. 19 Elmer Leaman, 1,600
White Vantress, 9, Victor F.
Weaver Inc, 23Vi cents 20 El
mer Leaman, 3,900 White Van
tress, 9, Victor F. Weaver Inc.,
23 Vi cent
21 Aaron M Shank, 5,000
White Cross, 10-3, College Hill
Poultry, 23% cents 22 Aaron M.
Shank,-4,300 White Cross, 10 3,
College Hill Poultry, 23% cents
23 Harvey W Stoessei, 4,500"
White Vantress, 10-4, College Hill
Poultry, 23% cents 24 Harvey
W Stoessei, 7,500 White Vantress,
104, College Hill Poultry, 23%
cents 25 M & B (Mearl Long),
5,000 White Vantress, 9, Victor
F. Weaver Inc , 23% cents
26. M & B (Mearl Long), 3,200
White Vantress, 9-3, Victor F.
Weaver Inc, 23% cents 27 Jack
Bucher, 4,400 White Vantress, 9-3,
Victor F. Weaver Inc, H 3 cents
28 Jack Bucher, 4,500 White Van
tiess, 9-3, Header’s Poultry, 2314
cents 29 Pennsylvania Farm Bu
reau (James G. McDowell), 10,000
White and Red Vantress, 9-1, C.,
F Manbeck Inc, 23% cents 30
Vernon R Snyder, 6,000 White
Vantress, 10, C F Manbeck Inc,
23% cents
31. Vernon R Snyder, 6,000"
White Vantress, 10, C F. Man
beck Inc, 23% cents 32 Vernon
R Snyder, 5,000 White Vantress,
10, College Hill Poultry, 23%
cents. 33 Glenn H Herr (J Floyd
Kreider), 900 White Vantress, 10,
Victor F Weaver Inc , 23% cents.
34 Herr (J Floyd Kreider), 1,600
White Vantress, 10, Victor F.
Weaver Inc, 23% cents 35 Dan
iel G Forry, 3,875 White Van
tress, 10, Victor F Waver Inc,
23% cents
36 Daniel G Forry, 3,500 White
Vantress, 10, College Hill Poul
try, 23% cents 37 Daniel G. For
ry, 3,300 White Vantress, 10 Col
lege Hill Poultry, 23% cents 38
Daniel G Forry, 1,275 White Van
less, 10, Walter B Lehman, 23%
cents 39 Daniel G Foiry, 1,300
White Vantress, 10, John N
Thomas, 23% cents 40 Elmer
Forry, 500 White Vantress, 10
John N Thomas, 23% cents.
41 Raymond N Miller, 12,000
White Vantress, 10, Victor F
Weaver Inc., 23% cents 42 Ray
mond N Miller, 10,000 White
Vantress, 10, H W Longacre Inc,
23% cents 43 H Robert Mylin,
350 Silver Cross cockerel capettes,
12-3, College Hill Poultry, 23
cents 44. Miller & Bushong
(Christ M Smith), 3,200 White
Vantress, 9, no sale, 23% cents
bid. 45 M & B (Christ M Smith),
1,800 Indian Rivers, 9, no sale,
23% cents bid.
46. M & B (Roy N Hess), 4,000
White Vantress, 9, Carl B. Risser,
23V2 cents. 47 D. Arthur Charles,
1,700 White Vantress, 9-3, H. W.
Longacre Inc., 23% cents 48. Ivan
N. Charles, 4,400 White Vantress,
10, Victor F. Weaver Inc., 23%
cents. 49. Paul Sensemg, 1,200'
Belts, 16, no sale, 22 cents bid. 50.
D E Horn (Paul Newcomer),
5,500 White Vantress, 10, H. W
Longacre Inc , 23%‘ cents.
51. D. E Horn (Paul Newcom
er), 5,500 White Vantress, 10,
Harry H Weaver Jr.. 23 cents. 52
James High (Samuel Stoltzfus),
4,200 White Vantress, 9-1, Walter
C. Melhnger, 23 Va cents 53. M &
g (Jacob C. Herr), 4,800 White
Vantress, 10, Roy E Ream, 23 %
cents 54. Enos Miller—J. J. Hess,
5,000 White Vantress capettes
10-2, withdrawn 55. Enos Miller—
J J. Hess, 5,000 White Vantress
capettes, 10-2, withdrawn. 56. In
dian River Farm (J. Irwin Den
linger), 5,700 Indian Rivers, 10-1,
College Hill Poultry, 23% cents
57. Indian River Farm (Jonathan
Ernst), 4,800 Indian Rivers, 10-1,
Harry H. Weaver Jr., 23% cents.
Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 12, 1957—3
Wholesale selling prices - mini
mum 10 per cent AA quality large
45 48 lb white 44-45, brown 43
45, medium white 34-35, brown 34-
35 Extras, minimum 60 per cent
A quality large 45-50 lb white
35Vi-36, mixed 34Vi-35, medium
white 30-31, mixed 30-31. Stand
ards 30-31, checks 21-22.
Prices to retailers in cartons,
(cents per dozen) Grade A & US
grade A large whites 53-56, most
ly white 53-54, browns 52-56, most
ly browns 52-54 Grade A & US
grade A, medium, white 41-45,
mostly whites 43-44, browns 41-45,
mostly browns 43 44 Grade B &
US grade B, Large, whites 41-50,
mostly whites 42-43, browns 41-50,
mostly browns 42 43 Receipts
July 9, 3,800 cases by truck.
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