24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14, 1964
Pa. Farm Prices
Decline 1 1
In February
HARRISBURG Prices re
ceived In commonwealth farm
ers m mid-February for all
faim pioducts decieased 1 per
Cent fiom mid-January, accord
ing to the Pennsylvania Ciop
Reporting Sen ice. The drop
was due primarily to lower
prices lot wholesale milk and
eggs. Hovvevei, puces were 1
per cent above the February
1959-83 average.
Egg prices declined 3 cents
a dozen. Tmkeys dropped 1
cent per pound Howevei
broileis and roasters m'cieased
halt a cent The wholesale milk
jirice was down 5 cents a
huncliedweight but still above
a jeai ago
Prices leceived for meat ani
mals incieased slightly Horn
mid-Januarv. Slaughter cows,
calves, lambs, and sheep were
all up while prices received tor
milk cows remained the same
as a month eaiher. The only
decreases weie 70 cents pei
CW't. for steei s and heiters and
10 cents per cvvt for hogs
Pi ices tor all lield crops
remained about the same as
jnid-Januarv and a year ago
Wheat up 2 cents a bushel and
potatoes up 10 cents a cut oft
set deeiease m corn, lye, soy
beans, and hav Alfalfa ha>
was doun 51 ,10 per ton for
the first decline in six months
The 'nde\ of prices leceu
ed, uhich is a mgasuie ot the
trend "and change of pi ices
receded b\ famieis, was 228
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AUIS-CHALMERS
SALES AND SERVICE
Allen H. Matz
Farm Equipment
Ji'ew Holland, P».
L. H. Brubaker
Lititz, Pa.
Grumelli Farm Service Nissley Farm Service
Quarryrille, Pa. Washington Boro, Pa.
Lausch Bros. Equipment
per cent > of its 1910-14 (100)
base. This compares with 231
a month earlier and 230 a year
ago,
The index of prices received
by United States farmers de
clined 3 points (1 per cent)
during the month ended Feb
ruary 15 to 240 per cent of rts
1910-14 average. Lower prrces
for cattle and eggs contrrbuted
most to the decline.
Ayrshire 4-H
Elects Officers
James Esbenshade, Quarry
vrlle R 2, was elected president
of the Lancaster County 4-H
Ayrshire-Jersey Club Tuesday
night.
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Esbenshade, James was
also elected representative to
County 4-H Council and a
junior leader in the club.
Other officers elected at the
meeting in the Production
Credit building were, vice pre
sident, Linda Eshleman, Eli
zabethtown Rl; secretary, Bar
bara Kupp, R3, trea
surer, Paul Brubaker, Lititz
Rl, news reporter, John
Clark, Lititz Rl; song leader,
Phvllls Hoover, Gap Rl; game
leaders, Carol Brubaker, Lit
itz Rl, and Gary Myer, 410
Willow Road, Lancaster.
Linda Eshleman was also
elected a junior leader.
The Smith-Hughes Act pass
ed in 1917 provided federal
funds to the States, on a
matching basis, for establish
ing programs of vocational ed
ucation in public high schools
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa.
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems, Pa.
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MARCH IS EGG MONTH
Did you do all you could to help promote your industry in the
past year?
Do you talk EGGS to consumers?
Do you explain their many nutritional advantages?
Do you set the example when you take your family out for a
meal and order eggs in some form?
Do you have the feeding program which gives the best return
per dollar spent?
If you are in doubt about this last item, talk to our Nutrition
Department or one of our Poultry Specialists.
For the Finest Poultry Service
Anywhere—
Contact your Miller & Bushong Ser-
vice Representative or call us direct
at Lancaster 392-2145.
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(Area Code 717)
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