APPROACHING THE PODIUM of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City to receive his American Farmer Degree is Lester Wiker, Quarryville. Wilker was Midwestern Hog Dealers Cited For Violation of Packers Act An order of inquiry requiring Harry L. Sparks and Rex Wanda Sparks, hog dealers at stockyards in Illinois and Missouri, to reply to charges of violations of the 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 eg* profits for you BROILER GROWERS: For peak broiler profits make your next (lock Ist generation white Vantress Broiler Chicks from Florin Farms FREE price list and literature sent on request FLORIN FARMS, INC. (At. Joy, 2 ’-loncoster County • Pcnno, Ph. Mt. Joy OLddeld 3-9891 The WorM of Agriculture Can He in Your Mail Hox Farming is changing constantly. You stay abreast of those changes when you can take Lancaster Farming out of your mail box each Friday Right there in your hand you will have the latest news of agriculture. For Lancaster County farm news, farm features, market news, home and family features and special articles, subscribe to Lancaster Farming today. The rate is just $2 a yeu For other rates, see page 4 of this issue. Fill in the coupon below and mail it now. Lancaster Farming Box 126 Quarryville, Pa. Bill me Find $2 for one year Start my subscription immediately. Name- Addresi one among 11 Pennsylvania FFA members to receive the degree The degrees were awarded the second day of the FFA Na tional Convention. (Photo by Ralph Bitler) Packers and Stockyards Act, was issued October ,10 by. the U S Department of Agriculture The order recites instances durg ing the last three years when the respondents allegedly sold hogs at false and incorrect weights. In : PASTURES >‘For year round grazing sow. , a Swiss Permanent Pasture. > Ready to pasture in 8 weeks. 1 No more reseeding. , We also have an excellent i Hay Pasture—Silage Mix ' 2-3 cows per acre grazing. Caiupa Super Green > Pastures. ■ FRED FREY ! QUARBYVILLE, PA. ; - ST 6-2235 one paragraph a-f the order, 45 transactions are listed in which hogs were invoiced for a total of 69,030 pounds above the pm chase weight Other allegations are that the respondents substituted hogs that had not been weighed for weigh ed hogs, caused the issuance of incorrect scale tickets and freight bills, made service charges when no service was given, altered scale tickets, and committed oth er violations USDA said that' unless the charges are admitted or satisfac torily explained in writing, the case will be set down for oral hearing Stockyards where the Sparks operated include Bushnell Stock Yards, Bushnell, 111; St Louis National Stock Yards, Na tional Stockyards, 111, Mississippi Valley Stock Yards, St Louis, Mo, Union Stock Yards, Peoria, 111, and Springfield Stock Yards, Springfield, 111 The partnership also operates Midwest Order Buy eis, with its principal office at Chapin, 111. Poor Pullets Should. Be Sold At 7 Months Not every pullet that is housed has the ability to maintain heavy production Associate County Agent Harry S Sloat says pul lets that fail to mature into good egg producers by the time they are seven months of age, or after the flock is laying 50 per cent, should be sold. They will be of more value as meat and usually make a first-class market fowl. Pullets that do not produce eggs profitably waste feed, labor, and housing space When such birds are removed from the flock the others have more room and give a greater return for the valuable feed they consume Sloat says culling is a continu ous proposition from hatching egg through day-old chick, grow ing stock, pullets ready for hous ing, and with the layers Effi ciency of production helps decide which poultrymen stay in busi ness Canadian Hog Numbers Up by 10 Per Cent On Sept. 1 of this year, hog numbers in Canada were esti mated at &,293,000, up 10 per cent from the 4,800,000 of 1956. Farrq,wmgs from September to November 1957 are expected to total 264,000, which would be 36 per cent above the same period of Lancaster Farming, Friday, Oct. 25, 1957—13 Holstein Individual HIR Records Annonncd by Breed Association BRATTLEBORO, Vt The Holstem-Fnesian Assn of Amei ica has announced the completion of outstanding official production records by registered Holstein cows owned by the following Lan caster County breeders Harold K Book, Ronks Milked twice daily for 307 days, Roaring Maples Empress Della produced a total of 15,394 lbs of milk and 605 lbs of butterfat as a 3-year-old Issac M Brubaker, Lititz Milked awice daily foi 297 days, Bruk Vil Bess Edith Bondsman produced a total of 12,567 lbs of milk and 575 lbs of butterfat as a 7-year-old Conoy Farm, Bainbridge Milked twice daily for 365 days, Graceview Woodmaster Golden produced a total of 17,020 lbs of milk and 556 lbs of butterfat as a 4-year-old Paul H Ebv, Cochranville Milked twice daily for 365 days Highland Ovation Lucy produced a total of 13,298 lbs of milk and 492 lbs of butterfat as a 3-year old. Robert C Groff, Quarryville Milked twice daily for 365 days, Glenelg Maporette produced a to tal of 17,534 lbs of milk and 771 lbs of butterfat as a 6-year-old Henry E Kettering, Manheim Milked twice daily for 291 days, Henket Rag Apple Emperor produced a total of 15,109 lbs of milk and 615 lbs of butterfat as a 5-year-old George A Rutt, Stevens Milked twice daily for 325 days Hickoryvale Admiral Sally pro duced a total of 12,967 lbs of milk and 496 lbs of butterfat as a 2-year-old Job Stoltzfus, Elverson Milked twice daily for 365 days, Pnlly Wayne Bessie Homestead produced a total of 18,197 lbs of milk and 730 lbs of butterfat as a 6-year-old. High-Speed Lay .i. Hen-housed average 200 to 242.' High Efficiency ."t. High rate of feed conversion. High "1.Q." . . . Excellent shell end interior quality. Get them all in one Package; The Mount Hope Queen: The folks who make money, good times and bad, are the one* who have lots of Big Eggs year-round, especially from July to January, when large egg premiums are highest, iAsk for circular with proof of ton* qualifies HATCHERY iL BERKLEY j) P- O. Box 157 /gT PRODUCTS COMPANY lacquers- MINTS J&) Ephrata, Pa. VARNISHES-THINKERS Jf \S!rN Htnf KoiitcM MrnHt / •>/ Phone: RE 3-5453 PAINT to the Consumer at - Wholesale Prices Bring in This Acl for 1 Gallon of Turpentine Free Pure Oil White Barn Paint $3 80 per gal. Red Barn Paint $3.20 per gal. Earl L Umble, Atglen—Milked twice daily for 318 days, Just A Farm Elm Rebel Maid produced a total of 11,077 lbs of milk and 426 lbs of butterfat as a 2-year-old , M M Wenger, Rheems - r Milked twice daily for 306 days, Emperor Millroad Fay produced a total of 14,539 lbs of milk and 543 lbs of butterfat as a 4 year old BELMONT Agricultural LIMESTONE EVEN SPREADER SERVICE SOIL TESTING SERVICE WENGER & SENSENIG GO. R. D. 1, PARADISE, PA. Ph. Gap Hickory 2-4500 This is your largest nearby Franchised Hatchery Mark C. Hershey R. D. 5, LEBANON, PA.
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