Pa. Farm Prices Down 1 Per Cent Harrisburg —■ Prices receiv ed by Keystone State tanners for their agricultural products in March declined one pel cent from the prev mus month Slightly highei crop prices were offset b> a diop in prices for livestock and livestock products According to the Pennsyl vania Crop Reporting Serine, March prices for all products averaged 4 pei cent below the game month a year ago Crop prices increased 1 per cent, MIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR SILAGE WITH MASTER MIX Sweet Bulk ’n Flakes Increase food value and palatabiiity Sweet Bulk ’n Flakes accelerates the formation of lactic, acetic and propionic acids which enhance the feed value of silage and thereby increase the production of meat and milk. Sweet Bulk ’n Flak es also prevents the loss of other nutrients at little cost since the feed value of Sweet Bulk ’n Flakes is retained and available when silage is fed Prevent excessive run-off Sweet Bulk ’n Flakes’ extremely high water ab sorption can save nearly all the green forage Weight from run-off . . prevents your silage value from seeping away. Eliminate silage waste and odor Sweet Bulk ’n Flakes are made with plenty of black strap molasses That means lots of sugar that quickly forms the acids necessary to keep silage from spoiling. It also helps to prevent the formation of butyric acid and thereby reduces the strong, foul odor. Ask your Master Mix Dealer about his early order special on Sweetßulk 'n Flakes EBY'S MILL L. J. DENLINGER CO MTITZ HEMPFIELD MILLS I BLEND & McGINNIS K. I'KTKHSBXTUG Wlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Influenced mainly by higher fruit and vegetable prices, feed grain and hay held steady poultry and eggs were down 3 per cent, and dairy products dropped 2 per cent The price of meat animals remained constant? Although trmt and vege tables weie mainly responsible lor steadying the farm pro dm ts index over the last month, they also vveie the largest tactor in causing the downvvaid trend during the past year Since March 1961 vegetables and Iruit have drop ped 11 and 7 per cent respect- Call him today! ROSS H. ROHRER & Sons QV \UKY\ 11, LK I'AR \I)ISK ATGLKN ively. Poultry and egg prices abetted the decline with an 8 per cent decrease The index, of puces received the barometer of farm income was 220 pei cent of the 1910- II base This compaies with 223 a month earlier and 220 a year ago Nationally, dining the mon th ended .March 15, the index ot prices leceived rose four tenths of 1 per cent, or 1 point, to 21 I per cent of its 1010-14 average, 1 point a bove a year earlier During the Civil Southern newspapers times had to use wrapping paper or wallpaper to print on | FREE Badger Bam Cleaner i Conversion to the Farmer I With the Oldest Barn Cleaner - I Regardless of Make | REGISTER TODAY •f) Win a Badger Barn Cleaner Conversion Kit Ij) <jh Bv Having The Oldest Barn (’leaner; | Clip this coupon and fake it to your I BADGER DEALER | Badger Barn Cleaner Registration $ Name . _ - , ft 1 Address . - ; f\ 1 n , - 1 Make ol Bam Cleaner _ . _ _ _ . fi j Age of Bam Cleaner . _ _ / I jft *Barn (leaner must be presently In use. v Grumelli Farm Service R. M Brubaker |R.D. #1 - Quarryvllle . Salnnga 6 Jacob F. Beiler x R. D. #i - Kin/ers Farmersville Eqpt. | Raymond Gehman Company, Inc. % ’ Bow mansv ille R- 15 • #2 * Kpßrata Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7, 1962—9 Sire Selection Expert To Speak Leland W Lamb. Duector of American Breeders Seivue, will be the featmed speakei at an evening meeting to be held in the Fire Hall in Strashuig on April 11, 1962 at 7 30 Paul Heir, local technician affiliated with Ament a n Breeders Spiv ice, says .ill dairymen are invited Mr Lamb is a nationallv prominent authority' in thi tield ot danv stre selection standards and will discuss the War, some- I/KJ-VM) raanv contributions the proved sue has made to the A I ln- dustrv The Lancaster Countj Soil Conservation District directors tv ill meet in the Lancaster Count> Court House at 7 30 Monda> p m On ttie agenda tor the me eting will be completion of plans tor the county plowing contest, the conservation field day and Soil Stewardship we ek LARGE EGGS? SjiEggs average 26 ounces per dozen first laying year eggs or better to 18 months ’ of age or more large and extra large livability albumen score (86 Haugh Units at 8 months) Strong shells »{»One of the world’s most popular layers Mubbard farms Mantioim I*ikc Ij.incasU-r l*lunn‘ l’\ i!-2ir>t
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