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
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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
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>‘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.
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> 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.
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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,
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HATCHERY
iL BERKLEY j) P- O. Box 157
/gT PRODUCTS COMPANY
lacquers- MINTS J&) Ephrata, Pa.
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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
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R. D. 1, PARADISE, PA.
Ph. Gap Hickory 2-4500
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Franchised Hatchery
Mark C. Hershey
R. D. 5, LEBANON, PA.