Weekly Broiler Report... State hatcherymen set seven Offerings of light type hens jp* JI • L.I. per cent more eggs during the continue scarce for a fair pro- JL/6tllSlllCl week than during the previous cessor demans, and some dress- u broller „ ces conttmied week- ing operations continue to t 0 deflhne more than a nuar . EgSS set in the common- operate at reduced levels due ter cent d , urln the 24 hour totaled 1,350,000, which part to the light supplies. peraod ending 10 . 30 FrUUy was 21 per cent more than In absence of Lancaster I oul- morn , lng- Priceg at fami , 3 dur . for the comparable week a try Exchange some lots of mg the period ranged 14 7 to year ago. Settings for the past J r “ lera & fryers moved on lfi 2 for Bg2 400 head reporte , d three weeks was up eight per of Delmarva average goM inchld , 404 ,400 head cent from last year. Prices or on various types of bqM of 449 “„ 0 h ’ d fl d Bggs set in the 22 major at Thursday's auction at Sel broller producing states was ngements. prices paid .it biyTl ,, lle j} e j three per cent above last year £ ™ ,° gh f y Vy S u’ ®em'and for the light auction and eight per cent above the £9 hens 7 k Bh ’ offerings was light and inactive three year average. y 0 0 * ’ and stimulated only slightly by Producers placed 691,000 extended pick up dates Ready chicks for broiler production • Stock Yards to-eook demand was -spotty, jn the state, which is four per (Continued from Page 2) ranging from slow to fair and cent above the previous week, Hvest(>ck- -phis Was 17,559 head dellV6re ' d P rices w « re mostly a hut 10 per cent less than a lower than fte 334.543 repor . half cent lower year earlier. ted / d , urin , g the 1962 period. Estimated slaughter by ea'st- POGELSVILLE, PA. AUCTION All hvestock divisions except ern sllore Processors for the REPORT 2/11/04 sheep showed receipt declines. wee( k en, d whs 630,000 head Prices for dock weights, cent Cattle were off 11 379 calves compared to the 894,000 head per lb. except where noted) dow - n 3,393, hogs off 4,276, hut last week end HENS light type 7 *4-10 M s iheep up 1,452. The Delm'arva broiler-feed 8-9; heavy type B*4-22 M 11- “ Receipts’last year, compar. ratl ° for the week ending Feb. 17; Pullets 20%-23% M 24- 19'6>2; 7 was 3 - 2 as broilers averaged 20%: Roasters 15-29*4 M Cattle, 198.183 and 209 526- 15 78 per P® llll ' l * and mash cost 21*4-26; Capons 52; Ducks lclalveS) ’29,581 hnd 32i973; th e grower $99.74 per ton. 21%-26 'Wf 23-25; Drakes 30- .hogs, 78,844 and 83,130. 35; Geese 30; TURKEYS - s heep, 24,940 and 2'3,488 Approximately 300 business Toms 23-24%; hens 29-33*4; ’ ’ _______ ’ " concerns, organizations, and Rabbits 10-30*4 M 22-28; The American Farmer de- individuals make annual oon- Guineas 30-37%, Pigeons (per gree is awarded to about 375 tnbutions to the Future Farm pair) 70-82 *4c. Total Coops outstanding FFA members ers of America Foundation, sold: 760 each year. Only one member Inc , which provides a national . EASTERN PA. &N. J. m a thousand may receive it. awards program for PFA mem- Demand for heavy type hens * * * bers. irregularly fair to good. Areas More than 50,000 boys each * * * offerings light with some in- year ge t leadership experience A first-year member of the creased supplemental supplies b y serving as an officer of a Future Farmers of America is noted from New England. locfal FFA chapter. called a ‘‘Green Hand.” WEAR! PERFORMANCE! PRICE! s&tsv' :v v a v ~ <-v N > '^?+>^ V- fcMmmofl-m -OARM fmsiftvKi .'■ it?«!lsf«LsWtt fc< yoaV lire on th* spot or leer |«Vp R F.<ssodrie(j Tooner'to' ««r fflfE v»M repots *ynw fire. ‘ ’, ** - Landis Bros., Inc. 1305 Manheim Pike TRUCK LOAD FARM TIRE SALE 1 Truck Load Farm TIRE SALE NYLON POWER-GRIP REAR TRACTOR TIRE 9 Wider tread design gives longer, more uniform service • Knife-action cleats slice into seil easily, bite deeper for power pull • Open center tread and open channels assure complete natural cleaning • Power-Grip shoulders stand rigid as they bite into sail for positive traction • Nylon construction gives added years of service 9 Maximum flotation means faster work in all types ef soil Lancaster 393-3906 IMfr »*¥¥#*»«»»» 1 Lancaster FaribHiri^iJaturday, 1 February 15, T 964—3 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, February 10th to Friday, February 14th, Mon. WHITE Fey. Hywts Fey. Hywts. Fey Med. No 1 Med. Pullets 37% 34 21% 31% 29 27 Peewees BROWN Fey Hywts Fey Hyw Ls. Fey Med. Pullets 31 % Peewees MIXED Fey. Hywts. No 1 Med, Pullets Standards Checks 31% TREND: Market highly unsettled with surplus supplies of large, and selling pressures more pronounced. Copyrighted 1963 By tfrner-Barry Co. National FFA officers (there The first use of “Future are six) travel extensively. Farmers” as the name of an During Ms year’s term of office organization of vocational ag each officer wiill travel 50,000 noulture students was hy the miles or more, and spend ah'out “Future Farmers of Virginia,” two-thirdis of his time working m 1926. in the interest of the FFA. * * * Each year, about 10,00 0 The FFA has 378,051 Bern- persons attend the na t lona i hers affiliated with 8,759 local FFA conventlon . It 1S he ld in chapters m5O States and Puer- octaber at Kansas C ity, Mo . to Rico. ymsmmmf LOOKING FOR RESULTS? Try WIRTHMORE HI - ENER - G - 17 Here’s what it will give you: ★ Greater returns over feed cost. ★ Good performance in any climate, in pens or cages. * Labor savings—easy to feed a complete ration. Why not try it and cheek the results for yourself? WIRTHMORE FEEDS J. K. Stauffer & Son Lavra and Bcllaire 065-3121 367-2321 Paradise Tues. Wed, 37 34 32 -32 31% -32 Clem E. Hoober Intercourse Paradise Supply Prl. 'JChurs. 36 Vi-3fi % 34 32 3 9 33 32 31% 31% 29 27 33% 31 29 32 31 768-3481 687-0292
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