__ payme a a » per cent test. est lactation record during th
OH®/ Second high average was the m T ke nine yea „ r °* d c<n
f„«Tp Hlffh Herd 62 P°U nds of butterfat produc- ma^ o ®t 0 pou ” ds ° f butterfs
lave *“5" 11CIU ed by the herds of Henry E. m 55 pounds of mil k tes
DHIA Kettering, Lititz H 3, and Harry ing 4 2 per cent '
u * S. Aungst, Marietta HI. The 43 A six year old reglstere
m,p 33 registered Holstein registered Holstems in the Holstein cow in the herd o
in the herd of Conoy Kettering herd had 1,616 lbs. Robert Kauffman,,, Elizabeth
■ms Bainbridge HI, had the of milk with a 3.8 per cent |- own Rl, had 813 pounds o
•«i Pst monthly butterfat aver- test while the Aungst herd of butterfat in 17,092 pounds o
m the Red Rose Dairy 24 registered Holsteins aver- 4 . 8 P er cent milk. Both lack
f, j improvement Association aged 1,465 pounds of milk with tion records were made in 30
ming February. a 43 per cent test. days.
uU ° , . Completing lactations wit
The herd produced an aver- A registered Holstein in the records of more than 750 lb'
ge of 64 pounds of butterfat herd of Harold and Roy Book, of butterfat were Holstein cow
1,706 pounds of milk with Ronks Rl, completed the high- in the herds of J Rober
Speaking of Pullets
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opment of a bird's MAXIMUM EGG LAYING CAPACITY. Prop-
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important principles contributing to success.
Other equally
elude:
and adequate sanitation.
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ORD PRODUCING* program
which will raise your pullets at
a surprisingly reasonable cost
See your Early Bird Service
Representative or call us direct
Qt LANCASTER, 392-2145
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good breeding,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 4, 1964—13
Shenk, Harry G. Kreider, Will
is A. Kilheffer, Ellis D. Kreid
er, and H. H. Haverstick.
Raymond and Louise Witmer,
Willow Street R 2, had the only
Guernsey in the association to
complete a lactation with more
than 750 pounds of butterfat.
Four other county herds had
monthly averages of 60 or more
pounds of butterfat. They were
the herds of Samuel A. Bum,
Ivan G. Martin, Paul B Zim
merman, and Furry H Frey.
Holstein Tour
Is April 21
The Lancaster County Hol
stein Friesian Association nas
set April 21 as the date for
the annual spimg tour.
The tour will stop at two
faims and a tounst attraction
in Bedtoid County.
At the Singing Brook Faun,
owned by Mr and Mrs. Obie
Snydei, county dairymen will
see a herd of 65 registered
Holsteins One of the attrac
tions will be Singing Brook
Miss Puss who has completed
an unofficial lactation recoid
of 30,097 pounds of milk and
1,257 pounds of butterfat in
365 days Another animal of
interest will be the “Sissy”
cow who has 29,984 pounds
of milk and 1,098 pounds of
butterfat in 365 days, as well as
an impressive record in the
show ring.
Local farmers will inspect
the letail selling of milk in
jugs at the Singing Brook
Faim
At Roaring Springs Faim
owned by Kenneth Mowry and
his father, the local dany
farmers will see a herd of 125
milking animals with an aver
age classification of 83 The
herd has four excellent cows
with a H.I R. average of 14,000
pounds of milk and 528 pounds
of butterfat.
Last stop on the tour will
be at the Blue Knob Ski Re
soit where the touring coun
tians will see snow making
machinery in operation and
have the opportunity to ride
on the ski lift
The tour will leave Lancas
ter at 7 a m. April 29 Reserva
tions must be made before
Apul 15.
The Veterans Administration Cirrhosis of the liver is the
is providing care of eligible fifth leading cause of death be
veterans in 168 hospitals, 18 tween the ages of 45 to 64 and
domicilanes and 217 out-patient claims 20,000 lives a year in
clinics this countr>
Hog Slaughter
Up 1 Per Cent
Over Last Year
The slaughter of hogs by
commercial slaughter plants in
Pennsylvania during February
was 1 percent above a year
earlier according to the Penn
sylvania Crop fiepoiting Ser
vice. For January-February hog
slaughtei was 5 percent above
the comparable month last
year.
Slaughter of other species
registered declines from year
ago levels Beef cattle slaugh
ter was down 1 percent and
calves down 7 percent. Slaugh
tei oi sheep and lambs declined
sharply because a specialty
plant discontinued slaughter of
this species
Commercial production of led
meat duung Febiuary in the 48
States was ,2,390 million pounds
up 8 peicent from a year
eailiei, but 15 percent less
than the pievious month Com
mercial meat production in
cludes slaughter in Federally
inspected and other commer
cial plants but excludes farm
slaughter
Theie weie 5,208 million
pounds of led meat produced
during the fust two months
of 1964, an increase of 9 per
cent fiom the corresponding
period of 1963 Of the Januaiy-
Februaiy total, 2,310 million
pounds were beef, up 12 per
cent fiom a year earlier; 139
million weie veal, down 3 per
cent; 2,133 million were pork,
up 7 percent, and 126 million
pounds were lamb and mutton,
down 5 peicent Lard produc
tion for January-February was
424 million pounds, up 6 per
cent fiom the same period a
year eaiher.
Beef production during Feb
ruary was 1,299 million pounds
11 percent above February
1963 but 14 percent less than
Januaiy 1964 The number of
cattle slaughtered during Feb
ruary was 2,116,500 head, 7 per
cent greater than a year earlier
but 16 percent less than a
month earlier The average live
weight of cattle slaughtered in
Febiuary was 1,055 pounds per
head, 23 pounds heavier than
February 1963, and 12 pounds
heavier than January 1964.