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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.
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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.
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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 $o start.
We believe the report of increased incidence of fowl leukosis complex
broiler flocks should convince every broiler grower of the soundness of o
pletely cleaning out old litter, dusting the house, disinfecting, careful lj
mg ail fountains and using new litter in each batch of broilers.
Prevention of leukosis by this procedure will be your ONLY RECOW
and we surely want to do everything possible to avoid this serious trouble
NO.
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1100
BROILERS
For THE FINEST POULTRY SERVICE ANYWHERE contact f
Miller & Bushonq Service Representative or call us direct
Lancaster EXpress 2-2145.
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Manufacturers of Poultry and Live Stock Feed Since 187$'
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