PROCESSED POULTRY PHILADELPHIA, March 19 Processed poultry, ready to-cook (ice packed) young chickens unsettled. Demand was only fair Supplies of larger sizes were lighter but smaller sizes were fully sufficient for trade needs Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb) Giade A & U S. Grade A, 2-3 lbs 35-37, mostly 35-36 HENS, ready-to-cook (ice pack ed! steady to firm Heavy type large sizes were in very good de mand with supplies barely ade quate. Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb) Grade A & U S. Grade A, 4-5% lbs 38-39. Receipts March 19 241,000 lbs included other than turkeys- Maryland, 79,000 lbs, Delaware. 92,000 lbs; North Carolina, 24,- 0!>0 lbs; Virginia 28,000 lbs Lloyd M. BURKHOLDER Chick Hatchery Ked or White *9% Vantress Cross White M R B Ked Cross * U S Approved Pullorum Clean V Call RE 3-0613 R D I—Ephrata, Pa. 1 Mi. NE of Clay on Stevens Rd. AS THE YEAR CLOSES! This was the heading on an agricultural report, November, 1957. Nothing could be done to change the picture for the farmer, his crop was harvested. WE WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST AS THIS YEAR BEGINS; —PLANT WELL! as this is your investment period. YOUR DECISIONS NOW! will be reflected at the years end. When you de cide on the planting program you will follow— Please consider the ANIMAL BASE FERTILIZERS manufactured by M. L. SHOEMAKER CO. Division of WILSON & CO. SWIFT SURE Brand Manufactured For Use On Your Farm. Complete plant food for better crops and desirable soil conditions. The following businessmen who are in business to serve you, will do -just that upon receipt of your order. THANK YOU. J. C. Walker & Son GAP Brown & Rea ATGLEN Wengers Feed Mill, Inc. RHEEMS Earl Sander NEW HOLLAND county warehouse SALES AGENT Carl H. Mosebach LANCASTER, PA Wednesday New York Egg Market Extra Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Pullets Peewees Extra Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Pullets Peewees Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Standards Checks Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Pullets Fancy Heavyweights NEW YORK. March 19 Shell egg market developed m creased firmness particularly on Midwestern Whites with more ac tive demand moving prices up generally 1 cent. Nearby Whites clear ing well at the same prices with supplies of Nearby Large Browns shortening up and market moved up 1 cent General position appear ed well sustained at mid-day. ' ' ’ 5 ~ 1 * 1 . I NBY WHITE March 13 Ex Fey Hywts 49 , 2-50 Mediums 49 Pullets 42 NEARBY BROWN Ex Fey Hywts 53 Mediums 50 Pullets . 42 PHILADELPHIA, March 19 Unsettled. Most classes were m excess supply for the fair demand Most buying interest was for pul lets. Fryers and hens sold slowly with some shipments of smaller size mixed fryers returned to shippers. Turkeys sold well. Ross H. Rohrer & Sons QUARRYVILLE Paul H. Gehman DENVER Ira Landis LANDIS VALLEY George Rutt STEVENS Lime Valley Mills LIME VALLEY Midwestern Mixed Midwestern Whites Midwestern Biowns Weekly Egg Price Review ■ - * *•; j • ■ March 14 March 17 March 18 4912-50 49%-50 50 49 49 49 41 41 41 LIVE POULTRY Phone EX 4 0384 By Urner-Barry Nearby Whites Nearby Browns 51 49 41 51 49 41 Wholesale selling prices No 1 and fancy quality broilers light type under 3 lb 22. Broilers and fryers heavy type 3-4 lb 24-28. Pullets 4'i lb and over 42-43 und ei 4Vj lb 37-38. Hens heavy type 24-30 light type 15-20. Old roost eis 12-13. Ducks Muscovy 30-32, Pekin 32. Turkeys young hens 42- 47. IT'S NEW! bb mb bm mb amb bm WIRTHMORfcI WITH Mazoferm Improves Poultry Performance Broilers-Breeders-Layers-Turkeys ★ Better Growth ★ Better Returns k Better Balance ★ Better Appearance and Palatability ★ Better Under Adverse Conditions Your Wirthmore Dealer can furnish expert help with your feeding, management and production problems. See him today and ask for your FREE booklet on how Mazoferm improves poultry feeds. Dillabaugh & Bleacher Hiestand, R. D. 2 Conestoga Ph. TR 2-3086 or TR 2-3555 Ph. HAzel 6-9301 Leßoy M. Sensenig E. Hoober Hinkletown Ph. Ephrata REpublic 3-2009 Paul M. Kessler & Son Manheim, RDI Ph. Strasburg OV 7-3931 Ph. Landisville TWinoaks 8-8391 50 49 41 unquoted 52 49 52 unquoted 45 43% 43%-44 36%-37 48% 47 41 - 51 49 42 Paradise Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 21, 1958—3 PHILADELPHIA tGGS (B¥ USDA) PHILADELPHIA, March 19 Steady. Relatively lighter supplies of top quality moved readily as demand was good. Prices to retailers in cartons (cents per doz ) Consumer grades Grade A & LS Grade A large, whites 60 ti -64, mostly 60*4-63, browns 60*4- 64, mostly 60*4-63 Grade A & US Grade A medium whites 57-62; mostly 59-61, browns 57-62, mostly 59 61 Grade A & US Grade A small whites 50 52; mostly 50-51, browns 50 52, mostly 50-51 Giade B & US Grade B large whites 50 60, mostly 52-57, browns 50 60, mostly 52-57 Receipts 7,300 cases by liuck. Oats. Now Are Expensive Part Of Hog Ration Recent research at the Univer sity of Illinois raises a question as to whether farmers can afford to fed oats to fattening hogs when oat prices are as high as corn prices In the tests , hogs weighing about 100 pounds were fed to 200 pounds of weight on rations con taining one-third oats, two-thirds oats and all oats and com and no oats. Average daily gains were 1 75 pounds on the all-corn rations with no oats at a cost of $9 10 per hundred pounds of gam. When the diet contained one third oats, gams and costs were 1 56 pounds and $lO 5, respective ly; two-thirds oats, 145 pounds and $lO 80, and all oats, 1.31 pounds and $ll 65, Marietta Intercourse Ph. SOuthfield 8-3431 Glenn H. Herr 4.7 Million Eggs Laid in February A total of 4,753 million eggs were laid by farm flocks during i'ebiuaiy, a deciease of five per cent from February 1957, accord ing to latest Crop Reporting Board figures The rate of lay per layer was also down a little—ls 3 eggs in ! ebruary 1958 compared to 15 4 in Febiuary 1957 and the 1947-56 average of 14 3 eggs Reduce mortality losses clean up your poultry house with Carbola the disinfecting white paint • Cut poultry mortality losses 1 Clean your brooder house and laying house then spray Carbola— the Disinfecting White Paint Carbola's powerful germicide kills poultry disease germs it contains Lindane and Mala thion to kill flies lice mrtes and keep cob webs down Carbola dries white Also used as a dust Carbola neutralizes' ammonia fumes Ask your dealer for Carbola today or contact your Certified Carbola Sprayman Send lor free Poultry Management Bulletin and the name of your nearest Carbola Dealer or, Sprayman. Dept. LF 38. 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