LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER
Live Broilers In Decline
Live broiler prices were
down more than a half cent at
the July 25 auction at the
Lancaster Poultry Center. All
broilers on offer were sold.
A total of 62,500 broilers
in 10 lots brought prices ot
15.4 to 16.3 for a sale average u. Same, 275 H-F, 14 rao ,
o£ 15.54, \y. c Mellinger & Son, 15.4;
Three lots of roasters in- 2 _ m&B (Richard Blessing),
eluding 1,655 birds brought 3500 wv> 8 . 2> Daniel K. Good,
18.5 to 19.0. Five lots of pul- 15- 4 ; 13 . Same ( R USse i F.
lets changed hands at 19.1 for Taylor), 6000 18, 8-2, Carl B.
the 4,600 head. Risser, 16.3; 14. Same (Robert
A total of 11,300 leghorn Kauffman), 8000 G, 8-2, Starr
fowl in four lots sold for 10.2 Pou itry, 15.4; 15. Same, 6000
to 10.5, while 2,075 heavy W Mt, 8-0, Starr Poultry, 15.4.
fowl in five lots changed hands .. e ~ /T „ .„ „ ..
at IS 4t015 5 16 - Same < Lester Mc
* 1 Michael), 1800 WV, 8-3, Dan-
The complete sale offered i e j K . Good, 15.7; 17. Same
83,452 birds in 28 lots and (Christ L. Herr), 1800 WVP,
sold 82,302 birds m 27 lots. 16 . 2) Daniel K. Good, 19.1; 18.
Only one lot on offer failed g ame , 800 WVP, 16-2, Daniel
to sell; this, a lot of 1,150 K . Good, 19.1; 19. Same, 3600
White Vantress cockerels at WV) 9 . 2 , Carl B. Risser, 16 0;
14 weeks, was bid to 19 cents. 2 q_ Same (Gleason Ritchie),
Following is the complete 11,000 WV, 8-6, Starr Poultry,
sale report with lot number, 15 4.
seller, grower in parenthesis,
amount and breed, age in
■weeks and days, buyer and
price,
CODE; WV-White Vantress,
P-Pullets, L-F-Leghorn Fowl,
H-F-Heavy Fowl, IR-Indian
River, G-Grexder’s, WMt-White
Mountain.
1 Miller & Bushong (Moses
Zimmerman), 875 WVP, 14-0,
Daniel Good, 19.1, 2. Same,
775 WVP, 14-0, Carl B. Kiss
er, 19.1, 3. Same, 350 WVP,
14-0, John N. Thomas, 19 1;
4. H. Raymond Stoner, 1800
L-F, 16 mo., V. J. Koser Co.
Inc., 10.2; 5. Jones Z. Lapp,
1600 L-F, V. J. Koser Co. Inc ,
10.2.
6. Same, 1900 L-F, V J. Kos- among farm residents, accord
er Co. Inc., 10.4; 7. Clair mg to the National Safety
Graybill, 750 H-F, 1 yr.. Mar- Council. For the nation as a
vin Sweigart, 15 5; 50 Males, whole, work accidents are the
Marvin Sweigart, 8 0; 8. Greid- r smallest of the four accident
er Leghorn Farms (Robert categories.
Complete automatic feeding for
DAIRY COWS and CATTLE!
Plus a complete line
of bunk feeders to meet your exact needs
Sts us for motforn
CALEB M. WENGER
R. D. 1 Drumore Center K 1 8-2116 Quarryville, Pa
Myers Farm), 450 H-F, 14
mo, Marvin Swoigart, 15.5;
9. Same, 122 Males, Daniel K.
Good, 10.7, 300 H-F, 14 mo ,
Daniel K Good, 15 5; 10.
Same, 300 H-F, 14 mo., Daniel
K. Good, 15.4.
21_ D E Horn & Co (Har
old Z Musser), 9500 WV, 9-2,
Daniel K' G|ood, 15 4, 22
Same (Parke Herr), 455 WVC,
13-2, Marvin Sweigart, 18 5,
23. Same, 1150 WVP, 14-0,
NO SALE, 19 0, 24 Kenneth
Noll, 600 WVC, 12-2, Daniel
K Good, 19.0; 25 Same, 600
WVC, 12-2, Daniel K Good,
19 0, 26 Raymond S. Mussel
man, 6000 L-F, V. J. Koser
Co. Inc, 10 5, 27. M&B (Dan
iel Ebersole), 8600 WV, 8-3,
Starr Poultry, 15.4; 28 D E
Horn & Co. (Adam Nolt), 4500
WV, 9-0, Daniel K Good, 15 5.
Work accidents rank second
only to motor/vehicle accidents
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• Delmarva
Broilers Down
A Quarter Cent
Live broiler prices in Del
man a continued to decluv
more than a quarter cent The
demand was slow and inactive
tor the moderate auction offer
ings.
Delmarva reported prices of
14.4 to 15.6 tor 950,600 head
at farms during the 24 hour
period ending 10.30 Friday
morning, including 479,600
head sold at Thursday’s auc
tion in Selbyville, Del.
Estimated slaughter by east
ern shore processors for the
week end was 821,000 head
compared to the 734,000 head
last week end.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending July
19 was steady at 3 2. Broilers
averaged 15.95 per pound and
mash cost the grower $100.17
per ton.
• Demonstration
(Continued from Page 1)
ors at the Allentown Fair
grounds Tuesday over contes
tants trom the 13 southeast
ern Pennsylvania counties.
Scoring 97 out of a possible
100 points, the wildlife dem
onstration of Pat Rineer, Wil
low Street Rl, and Sue At
kins, New Providence, Rl, was
the top ranking county exhibi
tion They won a blue ribbon
under the Danish system of
scoring.
Also winning a blue ribbon
with a score of 96 was the
forestry demonstration of Jay
Lehman, Holtwood Rl.
A 92-pomt demonstration
total and a third blue nbbon
went to the dairy demonstra
tion squiad of Nancy Stoltz-
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 27, 1963
Weekly New York Egg Mkt*
From Monday, July 22nd to Friday,
Mon.
WHITE
Pcy. Hywts,
Pcy. "Hywts,
Pcy. Med.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
37%
29%
29
19%
16%
Peewees
BROWN
Ex.
Pcy. Hywts.
Pcy. Hywts.
Pcy. Med.
Pullets
37%
29%
19%
16%
Peewees
MIXED
37%
29
Fcy. Hy wts
No 1 Med.
Pullets
19 V>
31-32
24-24 Vz
Standards
Checks
TREND Demand shaiply cut ott and with heavier sup
plies ot top laige white and mixed, the maiket dropped a full
three cents under intensive selling pi essui e.
Copyrighted 1903 By Urner-Barry Co.
fus, Ronks Rl, and Nancy 80l- a non-qualifying white ribbon
linger, Lititz Rl
David Zimmerman, Rein
holds Rl, and Stanley Leimn
ger, Denver R 2, were top ran-
ked in the tractor maintenance
demonstration with SO points
and a red ribbon.
The fifth county demonstra- s y stem > and vegetable, the
tion m vegetable production growing of plants in flats.
by John Douts, Drumore Rl,
was scored at 79 points and
Tnes.
Wed.
40-40%
38
37%
30%
30%
20
30%
30%
20
16%
16%
38%
30%
20
38%
30%
20
16%
16%
37% 3S
30% 30%
20 20
32 31 %-32
24-24 % 24%
The wildhte demonstration
featuied plaster casts of wild
animal tracks, forestry, the
preparing and planting of a
seedbed, dairy, the construc
tion of a fitting blanket; trac
tor, the mechanics of a fuel
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Barn Cleaners - Silo
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Robert K. Rohrer
Quarryville, R. D. 1
Hensel KI 8-2559
“Looks as though
the Forecasters
are wrong again!”
(No, Really?)
“Yes, looks as though
egg prices
will be good after all!”
(How can you tell?)
I oughta’ know,
I’m a forecaster!”
still time to put in
HONEGGER LAYERS
J. HOWARD MOORE
R. D. #1
jLITITZ, PE NX A.
Phone: 626-5408
Windle's Hatchery
COCHRANVDLLE. PA.
Phone: Atglen LI 3-5941
3
July 2Gth
Thurs.
30%
30%
20
30%
30%
20
16%
16%
38%
30%
20
38%
30%
20
16%
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