16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 2, 1963 Changes Seen In Egg Picture The Egg mdustiy continues to undergo changes, Kennit Bath, Penn State Maiket spec ialist said this week In a re poit called Poultiv Marketing Infoimation Outlook, Birth said these changes continue to exeit piessuie towaid mcieased pi oduction and lowei puces Continued emphasis is being plated on methods of reducing costs and nnpiovmg income in oi dei to meet competitive pres smes both in pi oduction and mai keting U S egg pi oduction foi lO CS mav exceed slightly the pi oduction ot I*> 62 Pioduc.tiou in the hist halt of the jear is expected to be slightly below the tear eailiei levels because the inttease in the late of lay is not expected to oltset the ieduced iiumbei ot laveis on laims Potential Livers on laims the flist ot Peceinbei vveie X pei cent below the coi lespondmg jienod a veai eail lei Egg puces mav aveiage the same to slightlv highei the hist hall ol I 1) G 3 tor both the U S and Pennsylvania P.uth said • Water Study (Continued fiom Page 1) dent ot the Conestoga Valley Association, Chailes S Conrad Lancastei Countv Planning Commission membei and Com mission Liaison Repi esentatn e to the Committee and C Bick lev Fostei. County Planning Bnectoi Mi Fuehi er .reported to the Commissioneis that con cluding i he meeting in EplnaM was a motion which was unan imously adopted stated as tol low s “That the Countv Commiss loneis be lequestecl to provide lor a Compi ehensiv e Water Et smuces Study which will eon sidei the impounding of water lor public supplies, reeieational uses and flood contiol through out Lancaster County and which will provide implementa tion and estimates on structur es, stream bank planting and : etorestation as geneially out lined in the Lancastei Countv Planning Commission’s Water Resources Advisoiy Committee xepoit and integiatmg assist ance that can be seemed from othei governmental agencies piovided such assistance does not cieate a haidslup 01 senous lime las ” Mi Isaac H Weavei, Cliair man ot the \Vatei Resomces AcUisoiv Committee, expressed ,ianfuation o\er the action of the County Commissioners lie said that the Committee will meet on February 1.1. 19C3 to begin nun e detailed discussions on^ undertaking the study “W'e want to a\oid any duplication ot costs and etfort,’ Mi Wea tei stated, ’and we will look into anv State and Federal sunevs wlinh ielate to our wa tei pi ohleins The Susquehanna Rner Ba sin Study is nist getting under way In the V S Coips of Armj Engmeeis and will take many \ears to complete The I’S Geological Sui\e\ ofhce has begun a hie veai snnei of un deigionnd watei cj nal ity and ciuanti(\ toi a small section of the limestone aiea of Metiopol itan Lamastei The State pro posed Pioject 70 it passed by a leleiendum ot coteis m Xoi cmhei I f H» I would pronde. among other things monei for liai k aieas lelated to sources of watei Other members ot the Committee aie Samuel S Bard ot East Petersburg. Frank H Feaglev ot Lancaster Town ship Eail L Grott of Stras hurg, H C Kieisle of Lancas ter: and Dr John H. Moss ot Egg production in Pennsyl vania has declined since the peak was reached in 1955, and it appeals that production in Pennsylvania in 19 63 will be about the same as a yeai ago. A smaller state laying flock the first half of the year mav he offset by an increase in fl ock size iatei in the year Al though the hatch in Febiuaiv and March fell below a yeai ago, the 11 month total was 8 per cent moie than the same penod a vear ago But, m Julv thiough November ithe hatch was up 38 per cent In the U S , the hatch of egg tvpe clucks, Januaiv thiough November was down 5 per cent In the penod Julv thiough November the hatch was up 2 HERE'S PROOF... It PAYS to deal with FARM BUREAU! SPRING FERTILIZER PROGRAM NOW! Early Delivery Discounts, Volume Discounts and Cash Discount . . . We Witt Invoke You JUL Y 1, 1963! . . . PROVIDED YOU TAKE DELIVERY BEFORE FEBRUARY 16th, 1963. You will be invoiced on July Ist., 1963 and will receive the 1% Cash Discount if paid within 15 days. NGW to March 1, 1963 March 4, 1963 to March 15, 1963 Our prices range from a single bag to trailer loads. Of course, we have Volume Dis counts that will add to your Savings. We offer Volume Discounts in 1,5, 10 and 18 ton lots. J Our Accumulative Buying Program considers your total fertilizer purchases for the full year. If the total quantity purchased during the year equals a quantity that would warrant a lower price than billed for, we will refund in cash the excess payment at the end of our fertilizer year. We will reimburse you for oil fertilizer token during our early discount period which is lost by fire before March 15, 1963. DON'T DELAY... PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY! per cent. In the last quaiter of the year the national laving flock is expected to be larger than in 1962.' The size of laying flock and egg prices the last ballot- the vear -will be influenced 'by the size of the hatch the first part of 1963. The size of the hatcn will be influenced by prices the eaily pa it of the year Some ot the chicks hatched for flock leplacement will be needed to replace the mci eased proportion of hens now on farms More pullets grown ne\t veai than needed to replace culled hens suggests a lower puce lei el than that of the last m per capita consumption quaiter of 1962. Thus an inciease in production Demand for eggs is likelv to will lesult in lower prices continue to decline At the pie- Bnth suggests poultrymen keep sent time, nothing indicates a abreast of chick hatch for la>- ie\ersal in the downward tiend mg flock leplacements A NEW, EXCITING Take advantage of Maximum VOLUME DISCOUNTS & ACCUMULATIVE BUYING BENEFITS FREE FIRE INSURANCE COVERS FERTILIZER Lancaster 394-0541 New Holland 354-2146 EARLY DELIVERY DISCOUNTS BU^*^ • Jack Grey (Continues rrom rage 1) wide range of agricultural act ivities and has worked with farm organizations throughout the State. He is Executive Sec retary and Treasurer of the Pennsylvania * Horticultural Council, an organization em bracing fruit and vegetable growers, food processors, nurs erymen and flower growers Grey is a member of the Governors Committee dn Mig ratory Labor, has had chaige of program on the Statewide Farm-City Week Committee, $2.00 per ton Discount $1.50 per ton Discount and - has been active on tha Statewide Youth Power Con gress Planning Committee. He dud Mrs. Grey, the form er Emily Kelly, daughter of XiOuis Kelly, Altoona, have four children. Jack, Jr., 16; James, 14; Janice_ 10, and Jonathan, 3. • Vegetable Growers (Continued from Page 1) University, Fred Wright, King ston, was reelected vice presi dent for his second term. Named to the board of dir ectors were H Herman Host etler, Sinking Spring; Clair Allison, Hanover R 3; Boyd Mertz,. Northumberland and Ray Hethenngton, Rmgtown. The meeting was held in co operation with the Pennsylvan ia Canners Association and the Penn State Extension Service. - i-jJ.iiii_.ysJ Manheim 665-2466 Quarryville ST 6-2126
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