Laneaster Farming, Friday, July 25, 1958—5
Broilers Seemingly Fail to Respond
To Law of Supply and Demand
by MARTIN J. GERRA
Agi {cultural Economist, AMS
As a rule, farmers expect the
prices they receive for their
products over the marketing year
to vary in an inverse relation
ship with the quantity that is
sold
Generally speaking, when sup-
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George Rutt,
Stevens R. D. 1. P»-
Grubb Supply
Elizabethtown, Pa.
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plies are heaviest, prices are low
est This economic precept is
probably as well known as the
rhymes we learned as children.
Hogs, eggs, cattle, wheat, corn
and most agricultural commod
ities generally follow such a pat
tern. Broilers and turkeys, how
evai, do not
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Millport Roller Mills
Lititz, R-D.4, Pa.
J. C. Walker & Son
Gap, Pa.
H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc.
Leola, Witmer & Ronks, Pa.
TO ILLUSTRATE, look at the
seasonal patterns in hog mai
ketings and prices. Sows typically
farrow twice a year, in the spring
and tall About three fifths of all
pigs are born in the spring As
hogs are not adapted to extended
feeding beyond a preferred mar
ket weight, the seasonally bunch
ed births are reflected in seas
onally bunched marketings
The chait shows that hog mar
ketings are largest in Novem-
for cash.
D. W. Hoover
East Earl, R. D. 1. Pa.
S. H. Hiestand & Co.
Salunga, Pa.
ber-January with marketings de-1 mg somewhat earlier
dining sharply until July Cor- NOW, LOOK AT the seasonal
responding inversely to maiket- patterns in bi oiler maikating*
mgs, hog prices are lowest in and prices The peak in market-
November-December and highest mgs of bi oilers occurs in JulJ.
in July-September These trgdi But contiary to the expected na
tional patterns, however, are mov- (Continued on page nine)
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18 WEEKS OLD FULLY VACCINATED
NOW ON RANGE
IRVIN 11. KAYLOR
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Dear Poultryman
How are you 9 Probably very busy with your field
work We at the hatchery are all fine This is the time
of year when many poultrymen are cleaning out afte'r
their hens to get ready for pullets I have been calling
on a lot of poultrymen lately and I find quite a few putting
young pullets on old litter This is bad Here’s why
When a pullet begins to lay she is pregnant for the fiist
time She is under a tremendous strain like a heifer
having her first calf She is more nervous and
Now if at this critical time she must come in contact with
all the disease eggs* and contaminated droppings of the
old hens before her, there is a good chance the stiess will
be too great Theie is always a certain number of weaker
birds in a flock It is these birds that will fold up undei
old litter conditions A good poultryman is one who can
bring 90% of his pullets into production at one time and
I can guarantee you won’t get 90% on old litter' !
Your Babcock Bossies are bred to peak at — I
see it everywhere I go so be a top poultryman and give
the girls a chance this year with a good, clean pen A
good program to follow would be to clean out all
manure, then scrub the floors and three or four feet up
walls with hot water and lye solution. Let it set a couple
days, then spray thoroughly with Carbohneum or som,e
other good disinfectant Wait a week or so before putting
in the young ladies
P S You’ll like our new lower price now in fcpce
BABCOCK HATCHERY
Lancaster Countv Branch
Route 3F, Lilit/, Fa.
Russell Mease
Route 4
Manheim, Pa
Phone MO-5 4705
Lebanon, R. D. 2
Ph. Frystown 19R4.
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