Sfate Hens Hit High Rate-of-Lay A record high rate of lay 317 million eggs in Penna. per hen. for January, com- -Thic ic +l ,„ bined with the lowest num- „ 18 * ess * han one P er ber of layers in 16 years, re- Cen * less an January, 1958 .suited in the production of fourth highest January • production on record. Ayer pled from birth, Philip, who age number of layers on han receives rehabilitation treat- was *B-3 million. - ment at the York Easter Seal- Cost-price ratio for eggs Center, is able to walk with was .43 (.43 dozen eggs to crutches and braces. He is buy one lb. of ration), Broil symbolic of a quarter mil- er-feed ratio was .205 and Hon crippled children and turkey-feed ratio was .30. adults who have benefited in The average price farm , . . - the past year from direct ers received or eggs on Jan., -OLD Philip Lit- services financed by Easter 15 was 43 cents per dozen, is' the national Seal contributions. The 1959 compared with 45 cents on Seal Child of the Easter-Seal campaign opens Jan. 15, 1958. Society .for Crippled Feb. 27 and continues to Results of a Crop Report and Adults.' Crip- Easter Sunday, Mar. 29. ing Service survey of Penna. aITOerS OH Feb. 1, Indicate —— - ■ 1 that intentions are to pur chase one per cent fewer sex ed pullet chicks than last year. nnounctng JOHN DEERE strial Equipment Represented and Serviced in Lancaster City and County by * - STER CO. INDUSTRIAL SALES, Inc. NEW HOLLAND. PA. SEE ! 959 MODELS NOW Phone. Elgin 4-8004 ancake'Days ? THURSDAY and FRIDAY MARCH 26-27 Afternoon & Evening Entertainment Door Prizes Refreshments ATCH FOR HOOBER’S Spring Sales Promotion! Starting Soon!! Many Big Door Prizes! ,Get Your Tickets in, the Barrel For This' Year's Jack * ... Day ’>s -- •JT ~-* -ifif— -;->Tr. T_rJ --» - - ' t : - „jf - v * - .. —fe. - _•*.----- HARLES B. HOOBER tercourse. Pa. % y t Ph. SOuthfield 8-3501 i your chicks j start better | on PACEMAKER I Poultry profit* start with { Eastern States pacemaker. { This completely balanced I chick starter gets them off j fast.. . helps them develop | into uniform, open-bodied 1 pullets. For greater poultry j profits, start your chicks on | FACIMAKER. Massachusetts EASTERN STATES SERVICE CENTER QUARHYVILLE Phone ST 6-3647 LANCASTER Ph. PH EX 4-3755 Or your local Representative ~5?! »» INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 14, 1959—11 Broiler Placements Jump Broiler chick placements in Penna. increased 10 per cent over the previous week for the week ending Feb. 11, according to the Crop Re porting Service’s latest re lease. ' A total of 778,000 birds were placed on state farms. This remained 17 per cent below the comparable week of 1958. Outshipments dur ing the week were 173,000, inshipments were 48,000. Indicated number of Pen na. broilers for market about 10 weeks from now is 709,- 000 compared to 740,000 at the same time in 1958. Total hatchings for Feb. 7- 28 will be about nine per cent below last year. 22 State Report Placements in the 22 im portant broiler producing WHY Keystone Leghorn CHICKS WILL COST YOU LESS 1. Locally Owned and Operated 2. Breeding Flocks Within Lane. Co. 3. We do our Own Breeding Work 4. No National Advertising 5. No Long Distant Hauling of Hatching Eggs or Chicks 6. No Middle Man or Franchise Kick-Backs Pa. U. S. Approved Pullorum-Typhoid Clean KEYSTONE HATCHERY Rep. Daniel R. Myer, Ph. Leola OL 6-2243 Hatchery: Ph. Leola OL 6-7851 Farm: Ph. Epbrata RE 3-6179 STARTER GRO A good start is your best iru maintaining flock production*; placement time rolls around. Ri Starter Feeds have proved their v cy in producing stronger, better oped birds. Follow the Red Rose Fei program for more "Golden Eggs." fircwtiri ol FlMk ujf 50% 60% 70% •0% Fill raqulrtd tisiii A.- L. HERR & BRO. " _Pp' ; •* *•* - J <r - BROWN & REA Atglen, Pa R. W. HOLUNGER & SONS WEST WILLOW FARMERS INC. ASSOCIATION Matiheim, Pa ’ West Willow. Pa Intmsod Inu hr Ton if Food i, "tt* Coldon Etr Extra Oazaii Ett> Ton Cat $21.50 $44.50 $81.50 •rent ratat o( production 163 Mr dull) ans at ditto m stHdlas at Rad Rom Rasairch Cantor. n 4 states increased for the fourth consecutive week, to taling 31,573,000. up one per cent from last week. States with the greatest in crease were Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia and Alo bama. Placements for the week were eight per cent above the same week last year. In dicated number for * market about 10 weeks from now is 29.5 million, compared to 27.4 million at the same time last year. The 22 state settings were two per cent above the pre vious week and 10 per cent above the same week last year. Hatchings of broiler chicks during the period of Feb. 7-28 will be about nine per cent above last year.' j MUSSER_FARMS, INC. R D r 2T''e«l^ns i bia f Ra DAVID HURJjT ' Bovvmansville, Pa
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