eekly Broiler Report PriceToain; State hatcheryimen set 1,074,- remained the same as the pre- UClH&llCl VXOOQ jO eggs for commercial hroil- vious week hut weie down 4 ej production during the week, percent from a year earlier, down 5 percent from the pre- Placements were up 1 percent vious week and 20 percent he- from a week ago. - a year ago according to the Fogelsville, Pa. jnnsylvania Crop Reporting Auction Report, 4-7-64* Service. (Prices for dock weights, The 3-week total was 22 per- cents per lb. except where cent below a year earlier. Place- noted.) meats during the week were llenSi ]ight type( 7%. m down 4 percent from a week 3.9- Hens, heavy type, 9-25 M earlier and remained the same 15 . 21; pullets, 13-34% M 26- aS « year ago The HO-week to- 32 % ; Boasters, 15-37 M 26-33%; tel was up 6 percent from a Duc ks, 28-35%; Drakes, 34%- year ago. 35% ; Turkeys, toms, 21-26; Tur- Inshipments of broiler-type keys, hens, 32; Rabbits, 39-52 M chicks for the past 10-weeks to- Guineas, 3038 M 31-36; talmg 335,000 were 42 percent Pigeons i(per pair) 42%-67% M above a year ago. Outshipments 65-67%; Jumbo Squab (per of 1,431,000 were down 29 per- pair), 90. Total coops sold; 755. cent ——— Number of eggs set in the 22 major producing states re- Angus Sfl|e Apr lg At Abbottstown Providence 4-H Greets Members ■New members were wel comed into the Providence Community 4iH dub at a meet ing Tuesday night at the 'Prov idence Elementary School Members set dues at 50c per year and scheduled the meet ing date for the last Tuesday of each month. 'Larry Landis gave a report on tobacco growing, and mem bers reported on their chosen projects Next meeting of the club will be April 28 at 7 30 pm m the Providence Ele mentary School FAR&fI EUKE^ FER-TIL BLEND SERVICE NOW! "2" Fer-Til Blend Units To Serve You Better! START TODAY . . . FERTILIZE THE FARM BUREAU WAY! The Pennsylvania Angus As sociation announces the first 1964 Grasstime Angus sale to be held at 1 p.m, Saturday, April 18 on the Adams County Fairgrounds at Abbottstown. Four bulls and S 4 heifers and cows, many with calves at foot will be sold. All come from prominent Angus herds in eastern and central Penn sylvania, among them Eisen hower Farms Gettysburg. In addition to some six mil lon home loans foi veteians, the Veterans Administration has guaranteed oi insured 72,- 000 faim loans and moie than 238,000 business loans. LIQUID NITROGEN APPLICATOR SERVICE rj K l • - - «p||p i, '' J Use URAN Nitrogen Solution te, preeision fertiliser to moat exact sell aasl erap nzotzl fSSSJSB «B*Wffi«3 : Fer-Til B \mi *' i Spreading Service For plow-down or topdressing, the Fer-Til Blend Mobile Service supplies tertihzer the way you want it ... to meet specific crop or soil requirements, or soil test recom mendations. And, it does all the work tor you, at one cost. Lancaster 394-0541 IDEAL for TOP-DRESSING. Fast, accurate application at a LOWER COST PER ACRE. NITROGEN PAYS! t, * |M,4*7i a *'KHk V'l **• I—VI— Live broiler prices in Del marva advanced slightly dur ing the 24 hour period ending 10 30 Friday morning. At farm prices ranged 14 6 to 15 8 on reported purchases of 1,124,000 head including 540,- 100 head listed and sold at the Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange Thursday More than a third of the sales were at 15 vo 15 4 Live broiler demand was good fo rthe moderate auction offerings. Ready to cook de mand was spotty ranging baie ly fair to good on retail activi ty for next week. With several plants operating today, estimated slaughter for the week end by Eastern Shore processors was 921,000 head compared to the 890,000 head last week end. • Chicago (Continued from Page 2) Slaughter heifers Load and part load Choice with an end of Prime 1100 lbs. 2150, few loads mostly High Choice 900- 1050 lbs. 21 50, load High Choi ce 1125 lbs. 2100, Bulk Choice 800-1100 lbs 20 50-2100, Good Mostly 19 00-20 00 with Mixed Good and Choice 20 00-20 50 Cows. Utility and Commer cial closed at 14 00-15 50, Cann er and Cutter 12 00-14 25. Bulls Utility and Commer cial sold late at 17 00-19 00. Marriage: The result of a man getting hooked with his own line. New Holland 354-2146 Quarryville 786-2126 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 11, 1964—3 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, April 6 to Friday, Apnl 10, 1964 Mon. WHITE Fey. Hywts. 30% 30 Fey. Hywts Fey. Med 28% No. 1 Med Pullets Peewees BROWN Fey. Hywts. Fey. Hywts Fey. Med. Pullets Peewees 30% 30 27% MIXED Fey. Hywts. No. 1 Med. Pullets Std Checks 28% TREND Market showing surplus top grade but all other lines well cleared. Copyrighted 1963 By Urner-Barry Co. The Cornplanter Indian Pasture Cows Slowly Grant, 1500 acres in Warren Don’t huny to let your cows County, is one of the few In- out on lush pastilles is the ad dian reservations ever esta- vice of Joe 'Tayloi, extension daily specialist at The Pennsyl vania State Umv He wains that a sudden change fiom wintei feeding to pastme feeding can cause mastitis, and suggests feeding some hay and giain be foie dairy cows go out to pas tuie each day eaily in the sea son Buyer of Oak, WALNUT, Poplar, ASH, etc. O. J. CHARLES LUMBER New Providence, Pa. Phone ST 6-3108 HH QmTmoaz OFFERS YOU ... • RESEARCH Seasonally formulated feeds • QUALITY CONTROL Strict quality control assures you of proper formulation © SERVICE Trained poultry and dairy service personnel available (Mi&jmo&e feeos SEE YOUR DEALER TODAY J. K. Stauffer & Son JLawn and Bcllaire 600-3121 307-2321 Clem E. Hoober Paradise Supply Intercourse Paradise 768-3431 687-6392 Tues. Wed. Thurs. 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