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__ 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 MANAGEMENT In large measure, flock performance depends upon the devel opment of a bird's MAXIMUM EGG LAYING CAPACITY. Prop- er management of GROWING PULLETS is one of the most important principles contributing to success. Other equally elude: and adequate sanitation. For o sound, successful REC 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 NOTE: * We HAVE FACTS AND FIGURES IMPORTANT good breeding, "V "Finest Service Anywhere" IS important factors good feeding CO' it* JUST ASK FOR THEM! Miller 6? Bushong, Inc. Rohrerstown, Pa. Ph. Lancaster 392-2145 (Area Code 717) 111- 8t BU £LP 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.