fr» <J * v~ v vis v,. /v; r v & ’ r*" * 't < ,* * / > < M -- (>!*■ „ > n HOLDING HIS HEADLINE making Leghorn', Meg O’Day, is Gus Stern, a South Vineland, N J, poultry breeder This hen has laid 305 eggs so far in 307 days at New Jersey’s Hunterdon County Egg Laying Test (Nemarow News Photo) Meg O’Day, Egg-Laying Champion To Be Displayed at Neppco Exhibit HARRISBURG Meg O’Day, the world’s most famous hen, will be given a royal reception when she makes her first public ap pearance here on Oct 8 as an exhibit at the Northeastern Poul try Producers Council (NEPPCO) Exposition The spectacular avian creature, holder ot the world’s egg-laying record, will be on public display in the Rutgers University booth all during the exposition at this city’s huge Farm Show Building, Oct 8, 9 and 10. Meg, a White Leghorn from Stern Brothers Hatchery, South Vineland, N. J, Vvon poultry re nown this year when she laid 284 eggs in 284 consecutive days at the official Hunterdon County (N. * \ *• *1 h* »v * J ) Egg Laying Test Chalking up this world iccord, sha is now looking to breaK another existing official test recoid, 353 eggs m 365 days On Aug 31st, the egg-a-day champ’s recoid stood at 332 eggs in 335 days - Meg Will be seen by upwards of 7,000 roultrymen from the 14 northeastern states Also m the spotlight will be a display of con testants in the annual “Hen of the Year” contest, with additional contests to pick the northeast’s ‘ Poultry Woman of the Yeai” and “Poultry of the Year”, and with educational sessions and more than 150 display of the lat est in poultry, supplies, equip ment, and services and Good Crops Need Good Limestone MARTIN'S LIMESTONE :’ •. >r "TV " ■ Good Poultry Need Good Crops LET US SPREAD YOUR LIMESTONE Telephones: Ivan M. Martin, Inc., Blue Ball, Pa. F. S. Kennedy Feed Company Names Coiniliaii Vice President CAYUGA, NY —F S Kennedy has been named a vice piesident of the Beacon Milling Company and Robert E Miller general sales manager of that concern ac cording to an announcement by Beacon president Stanley W Ty ler In his new position, F S Ken nedy has responsibility for Bea con’s York plant operations and company activities in the area served by that plant York opera tions have now been set up on a divisional basis Kennedy is mov ing his headquarters fiom Cayuga to York from which point he will direct the activities of that divi sion Employed by Beacon in 1929, F S Kennedy worked first as a sales-service icpresentative in the' South Jersey terntory In 1931 he went to Pennsylvania as a terri tory manager making his home in Lancaster Five years later he was appointed district sales man ager and became responsible for Beacon sales activities in six tei ntones In 1947 he was named as sistant sales manager with head quarters at Cayuga. This was fol lowed by his appointment as gen eral manager in 1949, which posi tion he has held until his promo tion to vice-president. Kennedy has been a director of Beacon since 1950 and is a grad Terre Hill Hlllcrest 5-3455 New Holland ELgin 4-2112 Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept. 13, 1957 Pennsylvania Poultrymen Seeking ‘Poultry Woman of the Year’ BELLEVILLE, Pa Pennsyl vania poultiy oiganuations this week are scouring the state’s chic ken farms loi entries in the an nual “Poultiy Woman of the ’tear” contest conducted through out the Northeast by the North eastern Paullry Producers Coun cil (NEPPCO) Harry P Belleville, Pa, a NEPPCO director, is one of the leadeis in the search for the leading poultiy woman of the state When discovered, she will compete with outstanding women operators, or paitneis, on poultry farms Horn each of the olhei 14 northeastern states which make up NEPPCO land Scene of the contest is the annual giant NEP I’CO exposition, this year sched uled to be held in Hamsbuig, Pa, on Oct 8. 9 and 10 The “Poultiy Woman” is select ed, not on the basis of beauty or dimensions, but on such factors as activities m the poultiy field and contributions in time and service to the industry and the community Last year’s winner was Mis Lillian Taylor, of East on, Md To enter the contest, women must reside on, or actively parti- uate of the Advanced Manage ment Program of the Harvard School of Business Administra tion He is a member of the mar keting committee of the National Assn of Manufacture! s His years as a salesman were spent in the aiea that is now that of the York division, bringing him specialized knowledge of agriculture in this legion as it affects feed require ments Bone meal in the diet of cats has no affect on the incidence of urinary calculi or “sand in-the bladder” of these animals, ac cording to veterinary authorities Improper feeding or handling of pet birds is the most common cause of unseasonable molting, veterinary authorities report cipale in tha operation of, a poul try enteipnsc and dome a ma lor poilion ol hei income from such an enlerpuse Each enliant must be sponsmed by some laxm organization and may obtain en try blanks horn the NEPPCO of fice, 10 Rutgers Place, Tienton, N J The winner will iccenc an all expense paid weekend in New Yoik City Jor two and a complete clothing ensemble Runners-up will be given special awaids Ovei 7,000 poultrymen are ex pected to turn out to witness the contest and other proceedings of the exposition In addition to a lop-fhght hne-up of speakers from the poultry woild, the exposition includes such special events as selection of the “Poultry Boy ot the Year” in the northeast, the ‘Hen of the Yeai” and some 150 displays of the latest m poultiy supplies, equipment and services. 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