14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept. 27, 195'
Harry Ranck I
Herd Tops
Red Rose DHIA
(Continued from page 1)
the main reasons for the delay.
Other items that tend to slow re
cord processing are the use of
wrong herd code numbers, errors
in information submitted and in
correct information given on
herd histones.
As of the end of this month,
Gilmore said, 138,000 cows will
under the machine system.
The Red Rose Assn, reported
that there have been an average
of 7,613 cows in the association
during the past year. During the
year 1,882 cows were disposed of
with over a third of them being
culled for low production. Steri
lity, udder trouble and use as
nurse cows took out most of the
rest of the cows.
Other statistics complied by
the association show that the
average cow in the association
produced 9,654 pounds of milk,
and 388.4 pounds of butterfat for
a product worth $479.87.
The average cost of rough
age and pasture was $107.17, and
grain cost $97.59, thus giving an
'average value of product over
feed cost of $275.11.
;VVVV\VVV\\\VN\\V\\VVW
f s
J PLAN TO VISIT THE %
S I
It Mount Joy s
* 2
J Community Exhibit p
\ Larger Farm Exhibit
r County Lamb Roundup i
* Baby Beeves s
t Swine p
VUWVNWVNVSNVUSWVV’
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
1892* Native Hereford Steers, Yearlings and Twos
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
1770* Native Hereford Steers, Yearlings and Twos
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15
1749* Native Hereford Steer and Heifer Calves
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
1000*Native Hereford Steer and Heifer Calves
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29
1794* Native Hereford Steers, Yearlings and Twos
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
600* Native Hereford Steers
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
600* Native Steer and Heifer Calves
* Actual receipts for 1956 sales
All cattle in the above sales are native Virginia cattle.
Officially graded by Va. Division of Markets
Fancy Choice Good Medium Common —Cull
Buy any weight or grade you want. Buy as many or as few as you want. Order buying service at
nominal cost.
Railroad and Trailer service to any point.
PENB Moving to
Office Downtown
In Chicago
Headquarters of the Poultry
and Egg National Board will be
moved on Oct. 12, 1957 from St.
Charles, 111, to a permanent new
location in downtown Chicago, as
recently authorized by the PENB
board of directors, Lloyd H. Geil,
PENB general manager, an-
nounces,
On and after Oct. 12, the main
office of PENB wnl be located on
the sixteenth floor of the Wil
loughby Tower Building at 8
South Michigan Ave., Chicago 3,
111.
This new location, Geil said,
was selected with several objec
tives foremost in mind. They are ;
1. To provide adequate facili
ties for developing the accurate
information food publicists seek
from PENB to an ever increasing
extent on new and basic ways to
prepare eggs and poultry meat.
2. To expedite the full-scale
launching of new promotion
programs which stress the health
values of eggs and poultry meat
and require the close co-operation
of educational and professional
leaders to make them effective.
3. To facilitate the expansion
of PENB’s present consumer-in
formation work among communi
cations leaders who reach all con
sumers through the printed and
spoken word.
4. To be easily accessible by all
forms of transportation into Chi
cago and within the city.
The move to Chicago is part
of PENB’s long-range plans for
serving the marketing needs of
the poultry industry with increas
ing effectiveness today and tomor
row, Geil declared.
1957 SPECIAL CATTLE SALES
Abingdon Livestock Market, Inc.
Tazewell Livestock Market
For additional information write or call
Abingdon Livestock Market, Inc.
Abingdon, Virginia
TELEPHONE MArket 8-3551
Tazewell, Virginia
(under same management)
A Federally Supervised Market
Abingdon, Virginia,
‘Non-Compliance’ Corn Support Price
Announced; Benson Dislikes Program
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson announced that price
support will be made available
for 1957-crop corn in the desig
nated commercial area which is
not produced under acreage allot
ment controls. Similar “non-com
pliance” support was available for
the 1956 crop.
The minimum national average
support for 1957-crop corn which
is produced in compliance with
acreage allotments, as announced
last fall, is $1.36 a bushel. This
level is subject to recalculation at
the beginning of the marketing
year, Oct. 1, and will be adjusted
upward in accordance with the
provisions of controlling legisla
tion if the combination of the sup
ply situation and parity at that
time calls for a higher minimum.
The additional corn support
announced today, available for
farmers in the 894 commercial
corn-producing counties who'do
not produce within acreage allot
ments, will be at an average of
$l.lO a bushel.
“I am sorry that we must have
the unusual ‘non-compliance’
price support for corn again this
year”, said Secretary Benson in
commenting on today’s announce
ment. “Under the developing cir
cumstances, however, we have no
choice We must take steps to help
stabilize the feed gram market
now, and the hog market in the
future.
, “Part of our trouble stems from
the fact that we have no effective
corn program this year. While
over 62 per cent of pioducers vot
ing favored the new corn base
acreage program which was offer
ed last fall, the approval fell short
of the required two-thirds in the
referendum. And there has been
no legislative authorization for a
better program since that time
even though the administration 1 !
All sales start promptly at 1 P. M. EST
had urgently requested the last
session of Congress for such leg-
islation.
“Record supplies of feed grains
are in prospect for the 1957-58
feeding year. In addition to a
large 3.2 billion bushel com crop,
the indicated sorghum for grain
production is 481 million bushels,
almost two and one-half times the
1956 production. Also, it now ap
pears that the 1957 barley crop is
of record size.
“The most serious implication
in all this is the possible incen
tive for unwise expansion of hog
and other livestock production.
There were danger signals in the
pig crop report which was issued
Thursday noon. While it showed
that farmers are holding the line
pretty well on increases in sows
to farrow this fall, with an in
crease of four per cent from last
year, the report for 10 leading
corn belt States also showed a
probable increase of seven per
cent in 1958'farrowings for the
winter quarter (December-Febru
ary).
“We have repeatedly warned
hog producers against expansion
which could wreck their markets.
I sincerely hope they will consider
their production plans cafefuly,
and not run their spring farrow
ing up to the point where there
would be real danger ahead.
“We are announcing the broad
ened corn price support at this
lime to do everything we can to
help stabilize the situation, in the
interests of both feed grain and
livestock producers.
“In taking this action, we are
aware of the fact that for 1957
only, special legislative provisions
will require disproportionate
price support levels in non-com
mercial corn producing counties.
This is due to the legal require
ment that supports in these coun
ties must be at 70 per cent of
parity if there is ‘non-compliance’
support in the commercial area.
500 to 1000 lbs.
500 to 1000 lbs.
300 to 500 lbs.
300 to 500 lbs.
500 to 1000 lbs.
500 to 1000 lbs.
300 to 500 lbs.
LIVE POULTRY 1
PHILADELPHIA Sept. 24
Unsettled. Increased supplies for
anticipated requirements were
more than adequate for immedi
ate needs and sales were forced
especially on hens and fryers.
Light offerings of pullets and
caponettes cleared well.
Wholesale selling prices No. 1
and fancy quality. Broilers and
fryers heavy type under 3 lb.l
15-17 3-4 lb. 20-24. Pullets 4% lb.
and over 32. Hens heavy type 16-
22 light type 12-15. Old roosters
9-10. Ducks Muscovy 20-27 Pekin
28,
PROCESSED POULTRY
PHILADELPHIA Sept. 25
Processed poultry, ready-to-cook
(ice packed) young chickens •
unsettled. Offerings were liberal
.and in excess of the fair demand.
Prices paid delivered ware
house, Philadelphia (cents per
lb.)
Hens: ready-to-cook (ice pack*
ed) barley steady. Demand was
fair. Supplies were more than,
adequate.
Prices paid delivered ware
house, Philadelphia (cents per
lb.) Grade A & U.S. Grade A
4-5 V 2 lb. 30-32.
Receipts Sept. 24. Included
other than turkeys: Maryland,
91,000 lbs. Delaware 105,000 lbs.
Virginia 42.000 lbs.
PHILADELPHIA EGGS
(BY USDA)
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24
Unsettled. Demand fair for all
grades with supplies about ade
quate on large and more than
sufficient on mediums.
Wholesale selling prices; min
imum 10 per icent AA quality.
Large 45-48 lb. white 50-53,
brown 50-52, medium white 33%-
34, brown 33-34. Extras, min
imum 60 per cent A quality large
45-50 lb. White 46-47, mixed 45-
46, medium whites 33-34, mixed
33-34. Standards 35-36, Checks
28-29.
Prices to retailers in cartons:
(cents per dozen.)
Consumer grades:
Grade A & US grade A, large
whites 60-63, mostly 60%-62;
browns 60-63, mostly 60-62. Grade
A & US grade A, medium whites
41-48, mostly 43-46; brown 41-48;
mostly 43-46. Grade B & US
grades, large whites 53-59, mostly
55-56; brown 53-59, mostly 55-56.
Receipts Sept. 24, 4,600 cases
by truck.
Farm Calendar
Mon. Sept. 30
Extension Executive Commit
tee 8 p. m. at Farm Bureau
Cooperative, Lancaster.
Tues., Oct. 1
SEPA DHIA Tester and County
Agents conference Kutztown
Grange Hall
Wed., Oct. 2
New Holland Farmers’ Fair
Runs Oct. 5
Red Rose Baby Beef Club —■
8 p.m. at Hempfield High School,
Landisville.
Thurs., Oct. 3
Manheim Community Farm
Show Runs through Oct. 5
Fri., Oct. 4
Senior Extension Club—B p.m.
at Farm Bureau Cooperative,
Lancaster.
Sat., Oct. 5
Bandyiyine Angus Heifer Club
Show at Norman L. Davidson
farm, Kennett Square. Cattle to
be on grounds at 10 a. m. Judg
ing to begin alt 1 p. m.
Mon., Oct. 1
New Holland Community 4-H
Club 8 p.m. at James Wolge
muth home, Rl Bareville.
Tues., Oct. 8
Steer Feeders Tour 7 a, m.
at Conestoga Bus Co., East Chest
nut Street, Lancaster.
NEPPCO Exposition, Farm
Show Building, Harrisburg.
Wed., Oct. 9
Mt. Joy Community Exhibit—
Runs through Oct. 12.
International Dairy Show,
Chicago.
LANCASTER FARMING
Classifieds Ads Pay
Phone STterling 6-2132