6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 14, 1958 Slightly Greater Egg Output Indicated By EDWARD ARPOFF Ag Eton Div., AMS Egg production only slightly laiger next winter than this win ter is indicated by farmers’ ex pressed intentions in February to raise six per cent more replace n cnt chickens this spring. Turkey output about the same size as in the last half of 1957 had been indicated by growers m January The chickens raised intentions would lift the number to about GREEN THUMB MICHIGAN PEAT A Superior Grade 97% Pure Virgin Michigan Peat Containing Many Valuable Natural Nutrients TON (bulk at car) 535.0 C Vz TON (bulk at car) $lB.OO Less than 1/3 ton $ 3.25 S* For Your Convenience Bnng Bags. We Are Now Unloading 5 Cars at Various Points. 4 Phone Your Order Today! SMOKETOWN. PA. P Ph. Lane. EX 22659 HELIOGEN 1 DIATOMIC lODINE SANITIZER \ I TABLETS! I l 1 | I The NEWEST Dairy Farm Sanitizer I I HELIOGEN is new! Revolutionary! 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CO. FARM BUREAU Dillerville Rd., Lane. | { CLEM E. IIOOBER Intercourse j { CHARLES B. HOOBER Intercourse | ROSS H. ROHRER Quarryville | | SUMMERS BROS. HDW. Gap I J HESS BROS. Florin } I J. C. EHRLICH CO. I ! 736 E. Chestnut St., Lancaster. Phone EX 3-2489 J 420 million from the 394 million of 1957. Intentions are not positive indi cations of actual production but m Hie past they have been sufficient -1: good indications of trend to deserve respect In fact, one rea son why the USD A compiles in tentions reports is to give farm ers a chance to reconsider their production plans if this seems ad visable to them after they dis cover what other farmers plan. This article, therefore, wiE con sider probable developments if these intentions are earned out and will compare the season’s developments to date with the expressed intentions. First, how do the intended in creases in chickens raised divide regionally’ The increases range from three per cent more in the ITbrth Atlan tic states to 14 per cent more m the South Central group. Other intended increases are Western slates, four per cent; North Cen tral, five per cent, and South At lantic states, six per cent. These changes would be from a 1957 level which, for the nation, w as the lowest in the 34 years dur ing which such estimates have been made. But for several reas ons, the 394 million chickens raised in 1957—18 per cent fewer than in 195—didn’t result in a proportionately reduced egg pro duction. CHAIN SAW SERVICE CENTER New & Used Snavely’s Farm Service New Holland EL 4-2214 First, of these chickens raised, more were sexed pullets than in any previous year and farmers in tend 61 per cent of their 1958 cluck purchases (excluding broil cis) to be sexed pullets, com pared with 60 per cent last year and 30 per cent 10 years ago. Second, the year-to-year chang es in the number of pullets avail aole as layers can be partially off set by changes in the number of hens kept over for a second laying year. Usually about half of the pullet layers are retained as hens for this purpose. But the propor tion can be altered enough to noticably smooth out the varia tions that you would expect as a consequence of changes m the numbers of chickens raised. Right now, the laying flock con tains an unusually large propor tion of hens. Because they will be moved out of the flock this sum mer and fall, the total laying flock at the end of 1958 won’t be increased above the year earlier by the same extent that chickens laised are increased in 1958. Finally, the. rate of egg pro duction per bird seems to go up each year In recent years, it has increased at about the same per centage as the increase in popula tion. Consequently, so long as this trend continues, an egg-laying flock of static size would suffice to provide a steady annual per capita egg supply.' The net result of all these in fluences, if the farmers stick to their intentions to raise six per cent more chickens, would likely be to provide a Jan. 1,1959, laying ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■!■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■!!■■■ WANT MORE POULTRY PROFIT? Use These Feeds ... Red Rose Laying Mash Made for heavy, profitable egg product High energy mash blended and balance to meet the feed requirements of layers under the strain of heavy egg production. Red Rose Complete toying A balanced all-mash ration for layers, scratch grains needed. Gives layers all the nutrients for heavy, sustained egg production. Red Rose TC Feed "First aid in a feed bag!” TC is the n* well” feed that guards against disease at the first danger signs. Contains increased levels of antibiotics and vitamins to increase appetites. Red Rose 36%-Poultry Su Contains necessary proteins, vitamins a, minerals to balance farm grains and mal economical, quality mashes for chickens and turkeys. BUY RED ROSE FEEDS FROM THESE DISTRIBUTORS MOUNTVILLE FEED SERVICE R. D. 2, Columbia, Pa. LEROY GEIB, EST. R. D. 2, Manheim, Pa. JOSEPH M. GOOD & SON R. D. 1, Bird-in-Hand, Pa. flock about the same size as the) Recent hatchery operations and "S million layeis on hand this other indications have not been 1r - ' consistent with a one per cent in i' larger proportion of next crease fiom 1957’s record 80 6 season’s flock will be pullets and million turkeys Turkey breeder a smaller proportion will be hens, hens on hand Jan. 1, 1958, were compared with this winter. They seven per cent fewer than a year will likely lay at a higher average earlier. Pullorum testings since rate per bird than this year’s July 1, 1957, have been 10 per flock, particularly in the fall of cent fewer. 1958. Hatchings from Sept. 1, 1957, through January have been 26 per cent fewer. Eggs in incubators Feb 1 were 10 per cent fewer. As a result, egg supply per per son in the fall may be slightly larger than in 1957. All this is based on the assumption that far mers will stick close to their in tended six per cent increase. So far, however, the monthly hatchings of replacement chicks arc running more than six per cent ahead of last year. January hatchings of egg-type birds were 11 per cent greater than last Jan uary and eggs in incubators this Feb. 1 were 10 per cent greater than last year January and Feb luary provided about 16 per cent of the total 1957 hatch of re placement chicks, so the season, is far from “made” by hatchings in the first two months. Certainly it is clear, however, that the important hatching months of March and April can not show equal percentage in creases with January and Febru ary if the earlier relatively fav orable egg price outlook for fall is to be maintained. The intention to raise one per cent more turkeys, with the in crease solely among the Bronze birds, seems to run counter to hatchery and related activity in recent months. WALTER & JACKSON, INC. Christiana, Pa. All these, however, are only eaily season indications, which, can be changed Last season the poults hatched before the end of February were only 19 per cent of the season’s hatch Furthmore, early-season oper ations in 1957 were on a grand scale, which tapered down sharp ly before the hatching season ended. Maybe 1958 is proceeding on a more nearly “normal” seasonal pattern In comparison with the jcar before, it may show the re duction in early-season poults to be compenated by an increase in later hatchings. Late 1958 prices are unlikely to exceed 1957 prices if this is the case. * s JOHN H. BONHOLTZER R. D. 4, Lancaster, Pa. SNADER’S MILL R. D. 1, Stevens, Pa. I. B. GRAYBILL & SON Refton, Pa. (art. y./
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