16 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Decembers, 1962,
• Egg Woshing
(continued from page 12)
Theie will be a tendancy
tor farmers to feel, “I’m pay
ing vou 15 cents a case to
wash the eggs, now do it
right,” Bauerman says.
However, Sander says the
Xirocessor will probably have
closer conti ol over the shipp
er than he now has It the
producer sends in extremely
dirty eggs, they will result in
a lower grade and consequent
ly a lower return. Snader
agrees, and says the proces
sor will have to fake better
caie of his nesting matenals
and other sanitation problem*,.
He will have time to do these
things in the time he used to
.wash the eggs, he said.
At the outset, Hess Bi oth
ers, piobabh the largest pio
cessor in the county will ott
er the seivices to onlv a lim
ited number of shippers at
the outset The washer noiv
installed will handle only ap
proximately 1,600 of the 7,-
000 cases handled each week
Pioduceis Cooperative Ex
change w'lll leplaee only one
ot its two piocessing lines
with new macluneiy includ
ing washeis at present Saud
ei will install equipment to
handle his entire volume
eventually, but initially it
ill be a voluntaiy program
on the part of pioducers
If the process proves to be
successful and no one is
prepared to say at present
that it will prove successful
Hess brothers plan to ev
entually regime that most
eggs will be washed in the
plant. If requests for the serv
ice warrant, Producers Coop
erative Exchange will replace
the second line of equipment
with washing machinery when
the present lease expires in
about three months.
What about the producers
themselves ’
We have found that in
many cases the producer is
just- not informed, but the
consensus of those with com
ments appeared to be split
between laige and small pro
ducers (By laige shippers,
we mean more than 10,000
bens in the flock)
Smaller produceis seem to
leel that this is just another
cost ot pioduction which thev
will be chained foi While
washing eggs is an unpleasant
job, many of the pioducers
with small flocks feel the job
does not cost them as much
now as it will in the plant
Laigei produceis, manj of
whom have to pav all the la
bel in then operations, seem
to teel that this is a service
New Low Prices
on
MICHIGAN PEAT
for December Delivery
100 lb. bag $1.65
10 - 100 lb. bags
$1.55 each
Lc>-s r.,sh Discount if
paid bj J.inn.n \ 15. 19(i3
I’ikc's allci Jan. Ist will lu*
higlwn. No ('\lia charste lor
delii er\.
SMOKETOWX, PA.
Ph. Lane. 307453519
which can be done cheape.r
and with less “luss” off the
farm. Many of them will go
to in-plant cleaning but
only when present high
ipnced washing machinery on
their farms w r ears out. >
'One eountian,. who asked to
remain unidentified said he
believes, “It (in-plant wash
ing) is lust a handle for one
pio'cessoi to pry loose the lar
ger, and therefore more de
finable, producer from anoth
er buyei ”
Perhaps he was partially
right. Ben Burkholder said,
“If I weie putting in new
equipment, I would install
washing machinery. "Not be
cause it is good for the in
dustry, but because it seems
BROILER PRODUCERS...
HERE ARE THE
Marketings of EARLY BIRD fed Broiler-flocks from chicks placed during June, July and
part of August show the following results:
Age
Weeks/Days
9-1 3.78 2.26 . 90.57%
, - j
Note: The above includes ALL the recofds we have,
as they come, both good and poor.
Here are the averages for 20 flocks (240,233 broilers) marketed more recently:
. r %
Age Lbs. Feed/ * ~ •_ USDA '
Weeks/Days Weight Lbs. Gain Liveability- Condemnations
9-1
The best 100,000 birds out of the above averaged:
9-VA
We hope our EARLY BIRD customers do as well this winter, but generally the damp
ness, cold, snow and ice during the coiping season will have some effect on broiler re-
sults . . .
BUT NOT AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD
EXPECT IF YOU FEED EARLY BIRD.
Bring Better Flocks To Market Earlier At Lower Costs
s &U&
T _ V *'*l _
. . . r'JS- ' --'r
to be a trend,”
Egg washing, in the plant
has come to the county. How
long it will stay or how sue-,
cessful it will be, no one can
say for sure. There are those
who believe it will come “full
iforce” at a more rapid rate
then did in-plant, sizing, but
there, are others who feel that
more difficulties will be ex
perienced than can be fore
seen.
Whatever happens, it ap
pears certain that the discus
sions will ax hot and heavy
for the next few weeks as re
sults of the new process ap
pear on the horizon.
Hour for hour, riding, in an
automobile is two and a half
times as dangerous as * hunt
ing.
VITAL STATISTICS!
Weight
3.86
3.92
The EXTRA FORTIFICATION in our feeds is designed to help
your birds better withstand the stress of the winter season,
and to.
MAY WE SERVE YOU? JUST CALL
“FINEST POULTRY SERVICE; ANYWBERE’X
v
Farm Women 1
Entertain Guests
The Society of Farm Wom
en No. 1 entertained the
ladies at the Moravian Home
on Saturday. A program was
presented and dinner served
to 58 members and guests.
Mrs. W. Dean-Fyock, the pre
sident, was in charge of the
meeting.
Miss Patricia Sullivan, head
of dramatics at Linden Hall,
entertained with several sel
ections Other numbers on the
piogram included a 'Christmas
song by Dolly Bollinger; .a
piano solo, Virginia Brubak
er; vocal duet, Jeffrey and
Becky Schreiber; clarinet so
lo, Carol Dianne Buckwalter;
song, Eva Murray.
Lbs. Feed/
Lbs. Gain
2.13
2.102
Miller
&
Bushong, Inc.
Rohrerstown, Pa.
Ph. Lancaster 392-2145
(Area. Code 717)
. 'I,: ' > t J ti •'*„ r'' " V.'c- rn"
Mrs.;Scott Carman conduct*
ed a Spelling -Bee. -The prize
for' the best speller was won
by Miss ‘Winifred Huiber, mat
ron of the Home.
Announcement was made
"of the annual Farm Conven
tion to be held at Harris
burg on January 7 and S.
Mrs. ‘Abram Bollinger, presi
dent-elect, and Mrs. Clayton
Sangrey will represent the
organization. The roll call
was answered by each mem
ber recalling a Christmas
memory.
Mrs. Russell Schreiber was
in charge of devotions; Mrs.
Richard Buokwalter and Mrs.
Floyd Coy, food; Mrs, Ira
Shearer, tables; Mrs. Guy
Reidenbaugh, gifts. Mrs. Roy
Brubaker led the group sing
ing.
%
USDA
Liveability Condemnations
99.883%
99.0%
0.15%
0.27%