LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER Prices Drop Live broiler prices were up fractionally from last week’s post-holiday sale at the Lan caster Poultry Center. At the December 5 sale twelve lots of broilers includ ing 67,150 birds brought prices of 14.2 to 14.9 for a sale average of 14 49. The previous week’s sale, postponed to Fri day hy the Thanksgiving holi day, sold 57,400 head at an average price of 14.12. All broilers at the Decem ber 5 auction were sold. Only three lots of heavier birds fail ed to sell at the offered prices. Two lots of 3,200 pullets brought 20.9 and 22, while one lot of 400 roasters made £3.4. Two lots of leghorn fowl, including 3,600 head, brought 8.2 and 8.4, and a lot of 1,600 heavy fowl sold for 15.2. A lot of 750 pullets brought. 15.5. The complete December 5 sale offered 97,765 birds in 22 lots and sold 76,765 birds in 19 lots. Following is the complete sale report with lot number, seller, grower in parenthesis, amount and breed, age in weeks and days, buyer and, price. CODE: H-F-Heavy Fowl, WV-White Vantress, IR-Indian River, C-Cockerels, P-Pullets, WMt-White Mountain, L-P- Leghorn Fowl. 1. Richard Trostel, 1600 H- F, Starr Poultry, 15.2; 65 Male;*, Starr Poultry, 7 4; 2. Clarence Huber, 750 WVC, 8-5, Daniel K. Good, 14.2; 3. Same, 750 WVP, 8-5, W C. Mellmger & Son, 15 5; 4. John O. Moyer, Jrs, 1500 IR, 9-6, Daniel K. - Buyer of Oak, WALNUT, Poplar, ASH, etc. O. J. CHARLES LUMBER New Providence, Pa. Phone ST 6-SlOB Small Farmers Can Choose from a Long Green Line, Too! One toy tractor and eight scale model implements convince even the smallest farmer that John Deere offers a full line of equipment for practically any kind of farming. Each toy is of tough metal construction detailed almost exactly like the real >H N ta,E Landis Bros. inc. Lancaster Fractionally Prices Decline; Good. 14.4; 6. Andrew N. Demand Dull Miller, 4000 WV, 9-2, John N. T „ rQ Klw , o „ Live broiler prices in Del ’lhomas, 14. J. marva declined nearly a half 6. Hershev Hostetter, 2300 . , , WVP 13-6 Carl B Risser 22 - cent dllring the 24 lloUr penod WVI, 13 b, Lari a. Kisser, 33. endmg Friday morning. 0; 7. Same, 1500 WVP, 13- . morning. 6, NO SALE, 20.8 Bid; 8 Aaron Prices at farms ranged 13.7 Brubaker, 1100 L-F, 18 mo., t 0 14 - 7 dunn S the P eriod on V. J. Koser Co. Inc., 8.4; 9. reported purchases of 839.5,00 D. E. Horn & Co. (Amos head including 267,500 head Funk), 9500 WMt, 9-6, WITH- sold at Thursday’s Eastern DRAWN PRIOR TO SALE; 10. Shore Poultry Growers Ex- Same (Joseph Myers). 5000 change m Selbyville. Del. WV 8-6, Carl B. Risser, 14.7 Thursday’s auction offered a 11. Miller & Bushong (Luth- total of 403,000 birds, er A. Beaver), 11,300 WV, 8- Live broiler demand was 6, Starr Poultry, 14.4; 12. dull and inactive for the light Same, 13,000 WV, 8-6, Starr auction offerings. Ready to Poultry, 14.4; 13. Same (Stan- cook demand was fair with ley Carpenter), 7800 WV, 8-6, some plants operating today Daniel K. Good, 14.4; 14. Sizes remain heavier than de- Same, 10,000 WV, 8-5, Carl sirable. B. Risser, 14.5; 15. Same (Harold Click), 4000 IR, 8-2, Daniel K. Good, 14.4. 16. Same (Harold Hollmg er), 1800 WV, 8-6, Daniel K. Good, 14 2; 17. Same (Elvin Siegnst), 750 WVC, 12-6, NO SALE, 16.0 Bid, 18. Same, 750 WVC, 12-6, NO SALE, 16 0 Bid, 19 Same (Glenn R. Siegnst), 6000 WV, 8-5, Daniel K. Good, 14 6; 20. Roy Heckenluber, 2500 L-F, V. J. Koser Co Inc., 8 2. 21. M & B (Kenneth M. Funk). 400 WMtC, 12-3, John N. Thomas, 23.4; 22. Same, 900 WMtP, 12-3, W. C. Mell inger & Son, 20 9; 23. Andrew N. Miller, 2000 WV, 9-0, Carl B. Risser, 14.7. The highly competitive busi ness of dairying allows little room for mistakes. Production records provides facts that help,, eliminate guesswork in feeding, breeding and manage ment. Our word “mistletoe” com es from a Greek word, mean ing “tree thief,” which it is This plant draws all its food from tree or plant on which it lodges, and in time will kill Wenger Implement Co. Buck A. B. C. Groff New Holland H. S. Newcomer & Son 393-3906 Mt. Joy • Delmorva Estimated slaughter for the by eastern shore pro cessors was 864,000 head com pared to the 788,000 head last week end The Delmarva broiler-feed ratio for the week ending Nov ember 29 was steady at 2 9 Broilers during the week aver aged 14.71 and mash cost the grower $lOl 37. Six months ago the ratio was up to 3 4 when broilers averaged 16 65 and mash was $99.43 per ton, but for the comparable week a year ago the ratio was 2.7 when broilers brought 13 27 per pound and mash cost $95.- 88 per ton. • FLUID MILK Production Up Demand Good Production of fluid milk in creased slightly in most all areas except the west coast during the weekending today Class I or bottling milk supplies were fully adequate to ample with many sections ir.'i'citing a slightly increased amount for, manufacturing equipment: tractor, disk harrow, wagon, baler, spreader, elevator, corn picker, grain drill, and plow. It’s fun to add toys until the small Long Green Line is complete. Won derful for anytime you have young sters on your gift list. M. S. Yearsley & Sons West Chester BU 4-4467 ( hi i 4 ' 3»m» 334-8001 653-3361 Elm 606-2990 Alan Beyer 1/Y 3-5687 Shotzbe¥c|6f's C(!r.-21 4 Lancaster 'Farming, Saturday,, December 7, 1963—3 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, December 2nd to Friday, Docembei Ctli Tucs. Mon. WHITE 37% 3 5 % -3 6 30-30 % 30 27% 23 Fey. Hywts. Fey. Hyvvts. Fey. Med. No. 1 Med, Pullets Peewees BROWN Ex. Fey. Hywts. Fey. Hywts. Fey. Med, Pullets 35% 31 27 Vz 23 Peewees MIXED 34% 34% 30% 30% 27 27 32% 32% 30% 30%l TREND; Market showing an improved undertone with, wider buyer confidence. 35 30 26 33 30% Fey. Hywts, No. 1 Med. Pullets Standards Checks Copyrighted! 1963 By Urner-Barry Co. purposes. Bottling demand was good in most areas. Wholesale selling price in C ar ahead Spotting hazards at New York City was $5 50 to a distance gives more time to $5 60, mostly $5 55, per 40 stop or steer clear of an ac quart unit of bottling quality cident. milk. ______ The pipe organ was first Wnenever b gai sa>s she’ll developed by the Egyptians, think it over, she already has. sonie 300 B.C. LO F© RE Try WIRTHMORE 14 Fitting & Calving You can’t beat this feed for fitting your cows. A 14$ protein ration available with or without pellets, it contains all of the top quality ingredients needed to fit your cows and keep them in perfect health. Year after year, on hundreds of farms and with every breed, Wirthmore Fitting Ration is building record-smashing herds in production and in showing. Why not try it and check the results for yourself? WIRTHMORE FEEDS J. K. Stauffer & Son Clem E. Hoober Lawn and Bellaire 708-3431 665-3121 367-2321 Paul M. Ressler & Son Paradise Thurs. Med. 35% 34% 31% 30 % 28 35% 31% 30% 27% 23 31 Vs 27 Yz 23 31% 34% 30% 27 30% 26 33 30% 30% Smart drivers will watch traffic as far up the road as possible, m addition to the Intercourse Pri. 35 Vt 34 Vi 3iy 3 3016 28 35% 34% 31% 30% 28 35%1 35 35-35% 35 3US 28 23 31% 28 23 * - '* ,
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