RECORDS ARE AN IMPORTANT par. e opera
lion at the Earl Metzler poultry farm. Here Me ~'er, left,
checks production records on one pen of his layers with
Joe Wolgemuth, Jr., the hatchery representative. Both egg
and feed records are marked on the chait each day and
pounds of feed per dozen eggs is an important factor in
planning future production. L. F. Photo
• Metzler
(From page 6)
tion of birds This has not
been the case in the Metzler
flock. Out of the 3,500 birds
only 11 died in November
and only eight died in Octob
er
Does the vending machine
pay’
Metzler says it this way
“1 should have about 200
dozen per week to make it
worth while, but the vending
machine is paying its way
now.”
Metz’er does not hope to
market all -his eggs through
the com machine He sells
most of h ; s production
through the firm of Hess
Brothers at Ephrata, but a
few still go to a local market
and to customers who come
to the faim
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a
dealer price and the coin
machine price doesn’t sound
like a -great deal, but with
the cost of production at a
bout 33 cents per dozen, the
retail price of 50 cents could
almost double the profit on
every carton sold through
the machine.
Will Metzler add more ma
chines’ Does he Man a fur
ther flock expansion?
“I can handle the work by
myself now ” he says, “If I
expand 5 * I wll hav° to hire
labor, and, that can causa
problems.” "
‘T think I have a pretty
good location, right along
route 72 in the edge of Man
heim, and I don't think an
other machine m Manheim
would be profitable If this
one goes well, I might try
another onji in Lancaster
sometime, but I don’t think
so now ” Metzler said.
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Farm Women 22
Mark Birthday
Tenth anniversary celebra
tions were held by Farm
Women’s Society 22 Tuesday
afternoon at . the home of
Mrs. Richard Landis, 2306
Horseshoe Road.
After devotions, led by
Mrs. Lester Landis, the co
hostess, members responded
to roll call with, “My favor-
; te Christmas Carol.” Mrs.
Landis gave a Christmas
reading, and Mrs. Lloyd
Herr gave a history of the
society
A four-tiered birthday cake
hiked by Mrs. Carl Diller,
president, contained the
names of all past presidents
on the top layer
Delegates to the state con
vention of Farm Women in
Harrisburg- m January wi’
be Mrs Kenneth Habecker.
Mrs. Wilmer Andrew and
Mrs Diller. Mrs. Willis Roh
rer is alternate delegate.
The society voted to do
nate $5 to the Lancaster
Chapter for Infantile Paraly
si's. Gi F ts were exchanged a
mong the members.
The January meeting will
be held in the home of Mrs
William Weller, 15 Mylm
Ave., Willow Street, with
Mrs Harold Ranck 'as Co
hostess.
Failure to drain garden
hoses before storing them
may result in the hoses burs
ting *rom ice pressure
About 40 of each 100 high
school graduates now start
on a college career about
tw ! ce the number of 30 yrs
ago.
could bring about as great a
change in farming as auto
mation in production has
has caused.
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Farm Women 2
Donate Toys
Members of the Farm Wo
men’s Society number two
have contributed chi’dren's
furniture and toys to the
Bureau of Children's Service
The gifts will be used in
the room where parents have
regular monthly and holiday
visits with children living In
foster homes The society
hopes the gift will serve to
make the room a brighter
place during this holiday sea
son.
Funds for the furniture
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and toys were raised by mem
bers of the society selling
turkey barbecue sandwiches
at the Manheim Farm Show
in October Seventy turkeys
were used to make the sand
wiches from an original reci
pe It was the fifth year the
group has sponsored the ac
tivity.
]\Jr3 Ronald Gord’ey serv
ed as chairman of the pur
chasing committee for the
furniture and toys. Officers
of the society are Mrs. Hen
ry G Hess, president; Mrs.
Alvin Graybill, vice presi
dent; Mrs Rufus Waltz,
tieasurer, and Mrs Paul
Herneisen. secretary.
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