6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 22, 1964 Crop & Livestock Round-Up MILK PRODUCTION Milk production on Pennsyl vania farms during July was estimated at 570 million pounds or 5 million pounds be low July 1963 according to the Pennsylvania Crop Re porting Service. The month’s milk production was the third .highest on lecord for July. It was exceeded only in 1961 (580 million pounds) and again in 1963 (575 million pounds). Milk production for the first 7 months of 1964 totaled 4,317 million pounds or 57 million below the comparable period in 1963 Based on the July 1, 1982 Pennsylvania estimate, July milk production was at a level to provide 1 62 pounds oi 75 quarts daily pei per son in the State The number of milk cows ir the Commonwealth dunng July was estimated at 820,000 cows the same as in June but 26,000 fewei than in July 1963 Cow numbeis have decreased i ather sharply in the last couple of years The number now estimated is the lowest since 1930 It appeals that a .V.V.V«V.V>Vi B .ViV-V.“.V. STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! EARNS UP TO $3.00 MORE ON EVERY HOG YOU MARKET HOGS CONSIDERED “normally healthy” can cut your profit as much as $3.00 per animal. The cause? WORMS!... in spite of ordinary treatments. Stop this unnecessary waste. For complete worm control, feed Farm Bureau sup plements containing HYGROMYCIN. Your hogs will be healthier, gain faster and provide er profit. FARM BUREAU OFFERS A HOG FEED FOR EVERY NEED Pig Aid Pellets 18% or Mash L.C. 15% Pig Peed Pig Starter Pellets 18% (HG) 12% Porkmaker 15% Pig Developer (Med) Sow & Pig Supplement 38% 15% Pig Developer (Med) HG Hi Gro Blend 38% CALL FARM BUREAU TO-DAY! Lancaster 394-0511 ' '“Any One May Buy Prom Farm Bureau” ■VAWAV.V.V.V.V.VAVi gradual fall build-up of herds has off-set the dispersal of herds this past month. If is expected that this picture will change somewhat when dairy men cull their herds rather rigorously before putting them on full winter feeding. EGG PRODUCTION The number of eggs pro duced by the Commonwealth’s laying flock during July to taled 256 million, down sea sonably from June, but 2 per cent above July 1963 accord ing to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. This July production is the second low est foi the month in recent years, only last year’s total (lowest in 10 years) was low ei Inci eased production over last yeai was caused by a largei number of layeis and a highei late of lay. Hens and pullets of laying age in the State totaled 13 8 million a slight mciease over the pievious months’ number of 13 7 million and just above the yeai ago figure July late of lay at 18 54 eggs pei layei was down seasonal- THIRTY YEARS K FARM M Wj BUREAU SERVICE TO FARMERS New Holland 354-2146 i i ¥ ¥ h¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥f¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥***¥ Quarryville 786-2126 w^XV\XV\VX\\VV\VXV^ ly from June but almost 2 WINTER GRAINS per cent • higher than July Record and near record 1963. The rate of lay declined yields of winter wheat, rye, from June because -of the in- an( j barley were produced this creased placement--of pullets year on Pennsylvania farms m the flock Prices received by farmers ter wheat and rye surpassed for eggs averaged 34 cents last year’s record yields by per dozen, a cent above the one-half and one bushel re ,. , ~ spectively while barley equal previous month and the same the record set in 1961 . as a year ago. The egg-feed j.j 0 t humid weather near the latio was more favorable than end of July interfered with a month ago because of high- harvesting of small grains, er egg prices, and higher than Temperatures throughout July a year ago because of lower were wanner than normal ex feed prices. cept during the second week. Finance Your Feeder Cattle Lititz, Pennsylvania 9 East Main St- Lititz Dairymen everywhere are getting more with Ful-O-Pep /M Dairy Feed ANNVILLE, PA. MIDDLETOWN, PA. MT. JOY, PA. See what Ful-o~Pep Caiile-her Daily Feedrcan do for your milk producfhnf Passmore Supply Co.' Cochranville, Pa. Millport Roller Mills Millport S. H. Hiestand & Co., Inc. Salunga according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. Win- at See Us For Prompt Courteous Service Member F.D I C ELIZABETHTOWN, PA. Lancaster Shopping Center GAP, PA. Kirkwood Feed & Grain H. M. St-ouffer & Sons, Inc- FRUIT CROP Prospects for a large f riut crop in the Keystone State ls forecast by the Pennsylv iol , Crop Reporting Service n ar< vesting of both sweet and sour cherries is about over while picking of early varieties 0 £ apples and peaches is under, way. Normal rainfall for th s remainder of the growing sea. son will be needed for con. tinned good growth and sizm« of the fruit crop. * The peach crop estimate f 0l > Pennsylvania is 3.1 milieu bushels, the same as the rec (Continued on Page 12) w milk HONEY BROOK, PA. BAREVILLE, PA. LANDISVILLE, PA. Grubb Supply Co. Elizabethtown Kirkwood Leola and .Witmer
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