Broiler-Feeder Ratio Off
To 3.2 in Delmarva Area
Delmarva broiler-feed ratio {or the week ending Nov.
21,- dropped to 3.'2, from the 3.6 of the previous week,
fcfefore, and 16.65 last year.
The Monday Delmarva
market; Offerings moderate,
demand air, prices paid and
reported purchases at farm
Fn. - Mon. B&F 2% lbs. and
over, mostly 3V4 and up, 13.
10 - 15, 571,200 head, end.
366,700 head purchased at
Eastern Shore.
Monday Georgia Market:
B&F, Demand veryirregular,
supplies generally adequate
to fully ample though short
xn instances. At farm 2% -
3%, 13 - -14, mostly 14c. 511,
400 head. FOB plants 15c,
186,900 head Fri. - Sat, At
farm, 13 - 14%, 741,600 FOB
plants, 15c, 644,100 head,
65% at 15.
TUESDAY Delmarva-
Steady, trading very light,)
offerings reduced, demand
only fair, At farm, 2% and
over, 14 - 15, 255,000 head,
33% at 14 25, 17% undeter
mined and 46% intra-com
pany transfers,
TUESDAY Georgia:
Trading rel. light, demand
irregular, mostly slow to fair.
Supplies gen. adequate to
Have You Ordered Your Replacement
Chicks Yet?
How about some Ghostley Pearls; Strain Cross Leg
horns; Ball Leghorns; Warren Red, Medlar New
Hampshire; Barred Rock; White Rock; Christie New
Hamps, white or red Then for broilers, Vantress
Cross; White Rocks; Christie' New Hamps.
Dairymen! Have you tried Altman’s Milk Re
placer for your calves? Only 3.95 per 25 lbs. Calf
Feed 25 lbs. $1 50; Fitting Ration $3 60 per 100 lbs.;
16% super A Dairy, $3 35; .20% Bluebird Dairy - $3.05.
Don’t forget Myzon to stop those laying slumps:
3-% lbs $9.95 IV* libs. $3.98
Pex to perk your hens up from that drouziness.
25 lbs. $2.40 50 lbs. $4.40
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
947 Harrisburg Pike __ Ph. Lane. EX 4-7715
JNeed .. ♦ -
HAY-STRAW-EAR CORN
Buy Now and Save!
r
More and more farmers are buying from us for
better value and all around satisfaction.
Delivered any quantity
Phone Strasburg OV 7-3211
ESBENSHADE TURKEY FARM
PARADISE. PA.
Aluminum
portable folding
PICNIC TABLE
Reg. 19.95 Value
/ s « qrts here
B.F.Goodrich
PRINCE a VINE STS. LANC. EX 2-2196
Open Friday 'till 9
fully ample for immediate
needs. At farm, 2% -3% lbs.,
13 - 15, mostly 14c, 252,700
head. FOB plants, 15, 111,
000 head.
WEDNESDAY Delmarva:,
Eastern Shore only report,
45 lots offered and sold with
354,100 head, ranging 14 -
15 7, average 15 29.
Georgia: Trade _ sentiment ex
pressed increased confidence
regarding market condition.
Present demand spotty most
ly slow to fair. Supplies gen
erally adequate to fully am
ple for immediate needs. At
Farm, 14 - 15, mostly 14c
472,500 head. FOB plants 15
16, mostly 15, 178,000 head.
FRIDAY Delmarva;
Market firm, offerings mod
erate, demand improved, av
erage of birds heavier than
ord.nary Prices paid at farm
since Wed. ending 10:30a.m.
Friday, 2% lbs. and over,
mostly 3% and over, 14-16,
656,900 head, including 354,
000 head purchased at East
ern Shore Exchange, with
21% at 15 - 1514, 36% at 15%
f ' ' +
8-
Af Lane. P.E.
Offering 50 PC
Over Last Year
A total of 25 lots of poul
try with 108,200 birds were
listed Friday morning for the
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
weekly auction. This com
pares with 20 lots and 59,-
805 birds sold the day after
Thanksgiving m 1957. The
market last year had twelve
broiler lots selling for 45,375,
ranging from 17 - 1825, with
a 17.51 average.
Lots listed included:
1-Miller and Bushong
(Lester Shirk), *7OOO WV,
10-3. 2-M&B (Richard Bless
ing), 3000 Martin’s Whites,
9 wks. 3-M&B (Harryßoyer),
5000 Indian River, 10 wks
4-Goodman & Hower, 11,500
WV, 9-4 5-Francis Schultz,
6900 WV, 10-2.
6-Same 7-D E Horn & Co.
(Paul Newcomer), 6000 WM,
9- 8-Same. 9-M&B (Jacob
C. Herr), 1250 WV cap, 14-6
10- 1250 WV cap, 14-6.
11- 2900 WV, 10 wks
12- C. Herr, 1200 WV
cap, 15-3. 13-Same, 800 WV
cap, 15-3. 14-M&B (Stanley
Carpenter), 500 WV, 9-3. 15-
Same.
16-John E. Erb, 4000 In
dian Rivers, 10-4. 17-Same.
18-Same. 19-Same, 3500
IRW. 20-Horn (Robert Zeig
ler), 6000 WV, 9-1. 21-Same,
2000 WV, 9-1. 23-Horn (Am
os C, Funk), 3000 WV. 9-3.
24-Same. 25-Same,
REPORTS OATS YIELDS
Results of 37 extension de
monstrations on oats in 34
counties are reported by El
mer Pifer, Penn State exten
sion agronomist. Variety
yields per acre were: Garry,
67 bushels; Vicar, 60; Bur
nett, 59; 57 bushels; Clint
land, and Mmhafer, 54. Local
farmers cooperated in the
demonstrations.
16, and 22% undetirmmed.
Georgia: Demand mostly
fair to good, supplies gen.
adequate for present. Wed. -
Fri. am., at farm, 14 - 15,
463,000 -head, with 75% at
14, 12% at 14%. FOB plants
15c, 195,000, 77 % air 15.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. November 29 —
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From November 24tb to Friday, November 28th
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Nearby Whites
Extra
fey hywts
48 -
36 -
Medium
Pullets
Peewees
0 4
31 - 31 - 31
22 -23 22 -23 22
Nearby Browns
Extra
fey hywts
Medium
Pullets
Peewees
48 -
36 -
33
22
42 ] 2-
34 -
31 -
Fey hywts
Mediums
Pullets
40 -
34 -35
Standards
Checks
Midwestern Whites
41 J ' 2 - 39 -
34 - 32 -
31 - 31 -
Midwestern Browns
45 - 43 - 41 -
Copyrighted 1958 By Uiner-Barry Co
43
34
31
Fey hywts
Mediums
Pullets
Fey hywts
Milk Flow Off; Mkt. Unchanged
Philadelphia, Nov 28th
FLUID MILK: Production
declines were general des
pite a few instances of well
maintained to slightly in
creased flow, which was in
fluenced by favorable weath
er and temperature condi
tions.
For bottling purposes de
mand was good to slightly
improved as holiday require
ments increased. Supplies
were sufficient for trade
needs. At New York, prices
4-H TRACTOR CLINIC
The seventh annual 4-H
tractor clmic will be held in
the Farm Show Building,
Harrisburg, December 8 - 10,
announces Edward Mintmier,
Penn State assistant 4-H club
leader. During the past year
42 Pennsylvania counties had
4-H tractor clubs with 1100
boys and girls receiving in
struction.
46 -
35 -
44 - 42 -
36 -37 35 U
-34 -34Vj 34 34 l ,i
-23 22 -23 22 -23
Midwestern Mixed
41 - 39
33 -3314 32
31 - 30
3812- 38
34 -35 34
ranged from $5 80 to 5 85 per
40 qt umt. In some quarters
early demand increased for
manufacturing purposes and
the relatively short early
supply changed to an ade
quate late supply situation
with instances of lighter de
mand.
FLUID CREAM • About
steady, the price of bottlmg
quahty cream at New York
remained at $36 50. Various
formula prices governed the
sale of manufacturing cream.
In S. E Penna. area, for
cream approved for Pa. and
N. J prices were unchanged
for car or trucklots and were
unchanged to 25c lower on
L. C. L.
Lloyd M.
BURKHOLDER
Ghick
Hatchery M
Red or White ! .
Vanlress Cross l'***
White leghorns 0k
R-B Red CrosspffV Mi
U. S. Approved
Pullorum Clean *■
Call RE 3-0613
R. D. 1, EPHRATA. PA.
1 Mi. NE of Clay on Stevens Rd
Cope Weaver
WILLOW sr.
, Ph. Lane. EX 3-2824
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32 -
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