—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 30, 1961 12 • Outlook (From page 9) This, coupled with in creased numbers of cattle in the United States plus an in crease in imports from Can- If we in the dairy industry ada and Mexico, will result are to maintain current pro in cattle numbers on January At levels, and/or increase 1 being at an ail time high, income over production cost, The appetite for beef by h probably will be accom the American people is dem- phshed through careful bre onstrated by the fact that selection, improved man heavy but orderly marketing agement practices and effi of large numbers of fed cat- CJerd feeding programs, tie during the past months' J n keeping with today’s has been on a strengthening changing trends xn dairy market, even though there feedlng ’. -lt becomes even were excessive supplies of more important than ever cheap poultry, especially tui keys I don’t believe fed cattle will peak as high in 1962 as in the first quarter of 1961 fr* 1 Neither is it likely that the summer low will he as low as the low,of last July. Average prices are not likely to be very much dif ferent from last year; how ever, the higher cost of feed ers increases the overhead. The general trend is for smaller cuts of beef with less excessive fat; therefore, 1 believe that feeders in gen eral will avoid holding too many cattle past the best marketing weight and mak ing them too heavy and too fat. Then even with higher numbers and orderly market ing, efficient feeding and good management the live stock industry can be just as profitable in 1962 as it was in 1961, or even more so. John E Wolgemuth, Assis tant General Manager and Sales Manager of Lancaster County Farm Bureau Co operative Association. The year 1861 found dairymen in general, Lanc aster County dairymen in particular, taking a careful look at the changing trends in dairy feeding. In line with this, more of our dairy farmers recognize that an efficient feeding program must be custom de signed to properly utilize individual roughage pro. grams. The past year, pelleted dairy rations were used successfully in many dairy herds, and it would appear that we will see increased JOHN E WOLGEMUTH use ol pcljeted grain rations in the new year The year 1962 is almost certain to see an even stronger trend towards in creased gram feeding, more exacting methods of calcu lating the rate of grain feed ing, and increased use of the ‘orage analysis service available through Pennsyl vania State University. !]■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ll ■■■■■■■■■■■ (!■■■■■■■■■■■ *BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BROILER GROWERS, Here is a Low Production Costs S 10 8 8 11 2300 9-3 4.04 Chicks - 8 8 12 22500 9-1 3.85 8 8 is 19300 9-5 4.28 2.x. From 8 8 14 10000 9-1 3.97 2.13 8 8 15 24000 8-6 3.64 2.13 Local ■ ■ 16 2500 9-4 4.00 2.07 98.5% - 8 ■ 1? 3500 9-3 3.98 2.02 ioo % Hatcheries ■ : 18 5400 8-1 3.49 1.97 100 % 8 ■ Average for 181,500 Broilers Straight Run ® 8 5 Avg. 10008 9-2% 3.93 2.18 99 % 175 ■ ■ NOTE: Column 4, flock # lB 8 8 A less than 2 lb. feed conversion can be achieved with straight run chicks. Our congra- 8 ■ tulations to Mr. Sterling Dubbs of Fredericksburg, Penna. who raised this flock. ■ ■ NOTE: Column 5 8 ■ Indicates the percentage of birds paid for by the processor.. 8 ■ H | MAY WE SERVE YOU? JUST CALL \ I Miller & Bushong,i»c. j 8 KS. 7j ** ROHBERSTOWN. PA. Ph. Lancaster EXpress 2-2145 8 ■ "Finest Service Anywhere" 8 ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Good Management plus Good Chicks AND Below ore the results oi 18 recently marketed broiler flocks which indicate what can be achieved if you use all three oi these ingredients Flock No. 8000 17900 7200 10000 11000 7000 6800 3500 18000 2250 before, that we keep ac curate records so we can determine the worth of, or the need to adjust, .our cur rent feeding program. Glenn H. Herr, auction manager at the Lancaster Poultry Center. When asked to submit a few observations and com ments on points of interest for poultry people concern ing 1961 and 1962, my first thought was, “What is worth commenting about 1961 and what can I say to help 1962.” However, although most of us (except the commer cial egg producer) would just as soon blot out FORMULA FOR EARLY BIRD FEEDS Age No. of Weeks- Average birds Days Weight 1961 and start over (with our bank balance) I do not believe that hind sight is worthless, nor is foresight -futile. From hindsight we must glean some realities and facts that we can use to formulate our foresight. Prices received for our products meat, hatching eggs, chicks and turkeys are now water over the cum but surely you must have observed and practiced, as I have observed and practic ed, new efficiencies in man agement,' new qualities in breeding, new efficiencies in nutrition, new and different methods of handling, new (OF COURSE) Marketed 100 % 99 *% 99 % 95 % 100 % 99.9% 97 % 98.2% 100 % 100 % 100 % 98 % 100 % 100 % 98.5% thoughts on ventilation, feed ing and watering, new pos sibilities for maximum labor output and return, and bet ter methods of money man agement. Surely, out of necessity, some of these changes are for the betterment of the poultry industry. Some of them will stick for 1962 and beyond. So we will have to call 1961 “The year we worked for experience”, or if you prefer you ican state the same way the Beef man / does when he feeds his entire corn crop to his cattle and is lucky to get his first cost back. Point Spread Between Weight and Feed Conversion 152 158 168 228 151 157 191 154 m r 195 184 165 209 184 151 193 196 152 (Turn to page 21 These Are All Straight Run mrA
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