poo Head In Pa.
lan. 1 Feeder Totals 13-Year Low
■ estimated 77,000 head of cattle and calves were on
R Fenna January 1, 1959 Although this is only one
■d or one per cent, less than a year ago, it is the
R number on feed on Jan 1 since 1945 when there
0,000 on feed.
high price of feeder
n recent months is
1 with producing this
e in the face of high
[pply figures and fin
able prices The mar
ween production costs
ushed cattle prices is
ill however to encour
clers
tal of 58,000 head
laced on feed during
it quarter of 1958, in
; 3,000 short-feds, of
30,000 were marketed,
he 77,000 on feed, 55,-
d been on feed less
Shree months, 17,000
:o six months, and 5 -
or more than six
i Steers and steer
made up 90 per cent
total; heifers and heif
res eight per cent, and
nd others two per cent
'cent of total in each
1 group for January 1
was as follows. Under 500
lbs nine per cent; 500 -
699 lbs - 23 per cent, 700 -
899 lbs - 30 per cent 900 -
1,099 lbs. -26 per cent, and
1100 lbs and over - 12 per
cent *
Cattle on feed in the nine
North-Central states import
ant in feeding, totaled 4,315,-
000 on Jan. 1. This was sev
en per cent above the 4,044,-
000 on feed Jan. 1, 1958.
lowa, was up seven per
cent, while Illinois was off
one per cent Other states
showed increases from eight
to 30 per cent, except Mis
souri and Indiana. Kansas
led with the high of 30 per
cent This was due to the
vastly improved feed situa
tion, plus the pressure there
to find an outlet for huge
stocks of non-marketable
grains and wet-gram silage
County Entry High
In Egg-laying Test
An entry from Horst
Hatchery, New Holland, had
a rate-of-lay production per
centage of 65 7 per cent, in
the latest Penna Random
Sample Egg Test for 1958 -
59 first quarter.
The county eiftry was one
of four m the 'competition
scoring a 4 2 feed conversion
ratio.
Best hen-day egg product
ion to date and lowest feed
conversion in the first quar
ter were scored by an entry
from Wallace Hatchery, of
Doylestown The ratio is de
termined by lbs of feed re
quired to produce one dozen
24-ounce eggs.
The .scientists say the ov
erall effect of ethylene di
bromide on egg production is
not known, nor is it certain
that other factors may not
have had an influence iff the
instances where reduction in
egg size has occurred Many
conditions can bring about
The foreign policy of the the same effect, according to
United States should rest the scientists
upon solid American inter- USDA recognizes the im
ests, which includes the main- portance of the question that
tenance of the peace of the has been raised. The Depart
world. ment has exploratory studies
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Egg Losses Traceable
To Oat Insecticide
Oats fumigated with ethylene dibromide must be
heated thoroughly before they are fed to laying hens in
order to avoid possible losses in egg production, the USDA
reports,
USDA scientists report
that limited tests indicate
ethylene dibromide in large
enough amounts in oats fed
to hens can reduce the size
of eggs laid But, they point
out, there are experimental
data showing that fumigated
gram can be aerated so no
ill effects will result from
feeding the treated grain.
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in progress and plans to in
itiate research to investigate
the problem thoroughly to
obtain answers needed to
protect the poultry industry
against loss It will be nec
essary to conduct research on
several phases of the prob
lem to determine just how
complex or serious it may be.
Department spokesmen said.
There is no occasion for
widespread concern about
use of the commonly recom
mended fumigants or other
msectides on stored grains,
when used properly, USDA
said These treatments Are
necessary and serve a useful
purpose in preventing con
tamination of grain and the
tremendous damage and los
ses that would otherwise be
caused by insects Use of
these chemicals is surround
ed with a number of safe
guards
“Our purpose in citing tho
difficulay encountered is to
inform poultrymen of the
possible hazard,” USDA
spokesmen said
Scientists cautioned that,
until further information is
available, the prudent course
is to make sure that any oats
that have been fumigated
with ethylene dibromide fore
aerated thoroughly before
they are fed to laying hens.
They warned that no oats re
taining the odor of the fumi
gant should be fed
Available 'information in
dicates that oats containing'
up to 10 parts per million of
ethylene dibromide and com
prising 50 percent of the diet
should cause no trouble un
der average farm conditions.
This, they said, is the best
guide that can now be given.
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For 35 years they have been bred
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on low-energy feeds than most
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They are rugged, 100. Yes sir,
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Why settle for half Mount Hope
blood-lines (in other Leghorns) when
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by going direct to a Franchised
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