* I' p 16—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 14, 1959' The diagram above may not look like a "4-leaf clover but that Is what this design in pruning apple trees is called at The Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Experiment Station. -Trees trained to this system can be pruned more rapidly than conventional trees, says L. D, Tukey and C. W. Hits, research orchardists. The openings between the “leaves of the clover also are a great convenience in spraying and harvesting. Trees trained to this system have a large surface exposed to the sun light which makes, for more fruit of higher color and tjualuy. So far, no reduction in yield has been noted because of this type of pruning, and yields this past year from “4-leaf clover trees were a Uttle higher than from comparable trees conventionally trained. Ready to Serve You Now ROHRER’S QIMLITY SEEDS FARM - GARDEN - LAWN Clovers - Alfalfas - Grasses - Certified Seed Oats Cert. Maine Grown Seed Potatoes - Pasture Mixture Birds Foot Trefoil - DeKalb Com Sorghum * DeKalb Chix We carry a cpmplete line of spray ORCHARDS CONTACT US FOB MORE INFORMATION Store Hours Mon thru Fri 7am BMOKETOWN WITH FOR materials for FIELD CROPS GARDENS Saturday to 5 p m t*h. Lane. EX 2-2659 • POULTRY GROUP (Continued from page 1) dominate the holiday sup ply. On January 1 there were 14 per cent more heavy breeder hens than a year earlier in the important North Central States. Also, current prices for heavy toms are substantially high er than a year ago. Both fac tors indicate that the expan sion in heavy breed prdduc tion may be greater than in dicated in producers’ Janu ary intentions. It appears that storage holdings at the beginning of the heavy marketing season will be no larger—and pos sibly somewhat smaller than a year ago. February 1 storage stocks were 11 per cent less than the 1958 rec ord for that date. -6pm -pnNDs™ For beauty, dignity & warmth, use Holland Sto Fowl Leukosis Complex In Broilers Recently the incidence oi this disease in out: area has age been on the increase. It has been observed both on the It and in processing plants. 1. With leukosis, th* symptoms and some losses usually start aboi weeks of age .and losses are still climbing until the birds ate sold. Ear»lj birds may -show up first. Later tumors (visceral lymphomatosis) are found 'different parts of the body. 2. There are no specific treatment or preventive measures that we recommend at this time. 3. During the past winter many of you have found it necessary lo and reuse old litter* In many instances this never had a chance to diy Since the virus of visceral lymphomatosis is passed in the droppings as i as in the saliva of the chicks, we have probably compounded the amount infection in many of our broiler houses by not cleaning them after each lit 4. Until we have some method of prevention or treatment about th« 01 recommendation that we can make is "practice mote sanitation" especially ing the first 4 weeks. Whenever broiler growers “let down” on the practice of sanitation disease trouble is sure $o start. We believe the report of increased incidence of fowl leukosis complex broiler flocks should convince every broiler grower of the soundness of o pletely cleaning out old litter, dusting the house, disinfecting, careful lj mg ail fountains and using new litter in each batch of broilers. Prevention of leukosis by this procedure will be your ONLY RECOW and we surely want to do everything possible to avoid this serious trouble NO. CAPETTES 3000 1100 BROILERS For THE FINEST POULTRY SERVICE ANYWHERE contact f Miller & Bushonq Service Representative or call us direct Lancaster EXpress 2-2145. \\\ll//// Manufacturers of Poultry and Live Stock Feed Since 187$' The holiday demand situa- the same as during tion for turkeys la uncertain. - June quarter. Tft, There will be more' people May-July places and Increased purchasing average 38 power. However, prices will week i y the 22 be lower than last year for states . The rate Wo , competing red meats and per cent grea ter ft poultry. ' ago. Also, it is not known Dem and for few whether the government will ually increases se? again purchase turkeys. Last reach a summer , year,' the government pur- norma ily results I chased two per cent of the i ngl prices. Continue total production. sion broiler p , BROILERS means that little or U. S. farm broiler prices upswing can be for April through June will Breeder hens ava average between 16c and dicate a <contmuaj 17c. This is three cents to bundant chick supj four cents below the same the second and til quarter of 1958. Market sup- ters. Chick prices plies for the quarter are ex- lower than a year pected to be nearly 15 per higher broiler fee, cent greater than a year ago. are expected. Total) July through September tion costs will be prices are likely to be about same. —NEW HOLLANDconcretep SOME RECENT RESULTS! 3000 5000 4500 3500 COLORFUL-MASONR IDUCTS,inc.'new hoUme WEIGHT CONVERSE 7.30 lb. 3.12 7.01 lb. 3-00 AGE 14.2 14.1 4.49 lb. 9.4 9.2 10.0 10.0 3.51 lb.' 4.03 lb. 3.75 lb. Miller & Bushong, iJ Rohrerstown, Pa. Ph. Lancaster EX 2-2145 2.45 2.34 2.51 2.43
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