Weekly Broiler Report Broiler Placements in Pa, Increase Placement of broiler chicks in the State by hatcherymen during the week ending No vember 14, totaled 980,000, ac cording to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. This was an increase of 41 per cent from the previous week and an increase of 26 per cent from a year ago. The 10-week total was 4 per cent above the comparable period a year ago Settings for broiler chicks, to taling 1,271,000 eggs, were 12 per cent above the previous week and 4 per cent below a year earlier. The 3-week total was 4 per cent below last year. Inshipments of broiler type chicks the past 10 weeks totaled 402,000 or 52 per cent below the comparable period in 1963. Outshipments of 1,- 433,900 were down 8 per cent. Placements in the 22 major producing states, totaling 38,- 171900 ducks, were about the Buyer of Oak, WALNUT. Poplar, ASH, etc. 43t A CHARLES lATMBBK Mor nmUenn, Pa. Plume ST juntos BRE-BITS ... 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Extension of The 10-week total was 4 per pick-up dates provided occa cgnt above last year. Settings sional added interest. of 52,747,000 eggs increased 4 per cent from the previous week but were about the same as a yoai ago. The 3-week to tal was l r '' below a year ago. Eastern iPa. & N.J. Offerings of light type hens continued ample Demand good though occasional plants dress ing other classes of poultiy such as turkeys, capons & roasters Some lots of heavy type hens sold at 14%-15£ Oc casional lot of capons prices at 32C in NJ. section on a net return basis, also 5-6# hens in N.J. moved at B<‘. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 6-6%. HENS, light type, 5%-8, Ratio for the week ending 11/ mostly 6-7; HENS, heavy type, 13/64 was 32, up one point 7-17, m 8-12; PULLETS, 12% - from the preceding week. The 24, m 18-21; ROASTERS 9%- average mash price was $lOOB3 27%, m 19-25; CAPONS, 29-40, a nd the average broiler-fryer m 36-39; DUCKS, 10-31; price was 16 00 cents per DRAKES 26-43, m 36-40; pound. GEESE, 22%-38, m 34-36; TURKEYS, toms, 19-31%, m. 22-24; turkeys, hens, 27-38, Outstanding Holstein Herds in The County 28-30; GUINEAS, 45; PIGEONS ’ 1 Cper pair) 60-107%, m 65-75; Three countians recently JUMBO SQUAB, 75; Total completed outstanding herd coops sold: 1794. records according to the Hoi- Bre-Bits... fed by major breeders in the Northeast • Delmarva Live broiler and fryer prices Ready-to-cook demand light, and very competitive with oth er production areas. Filling school contracts in instances active. Estimated slaughtei for Fnday and Sat- in dy, 496,000 head compared with 840,000 head last week end. Prices paid and reported purchases for the 24-hour per iod ending 10 30 am Fnday 14 2-15 2, 733,500 head, includ ing 287,000 head offered and sold at Eastern Poultry Pro ducers Exchange Thursday. Thirty per cent of the birds sold for 14 5-14.9. The Delmarva Broiler-Feed fKX '?# - ;^--c ■■~ J ' . ■ls^ **s ■.<.<■ \v. ssva<!>vav> ■,'v\ Agway Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 21, 1964—3 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. Fiom Monday, November 16th to Fnday, November 20th Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. WHITE Ex. Fey. Hywts. 40 Foy. Hywts. 3612 Fey Med 30 No 1 Med. 29 Pullets 25 ] a Peewees BROWN Ex Fey. Hywts. 401/2 Fey. Hywts. 381£ Fey. Med. 31 Pullets 28 Peewees 20 MIXED Fey. Hywts. No. 1 Med. Standards Checks 36% 34-34% 34 27 27 TREND: Buyers off the market almost completely. Condi tions very unsettled with surpluses available in nearly every category. Copyrighted 1964 By Urner-Barry Co. stein - Friesian Association. + New Hollond These were: Donald L. Hershey, Man- (Continued froln Page 2) heim, with 39 completed pro- 14. The trend was steady to duction records averaging 13,- 25 higher. 885 lbs. of milk and 517 lbs. on November 16, 130 calves of butterfat. were received. Choice and H. E. & Maybelle Kettering, prime sold for 34-38; good and Lititz, 51 completed production low choice, 26-33 50; standard, records averaging 15,683 lbs. 20-26; and common, 12-20. The of milk and 614 lbs. of butter- trend was steady, fat. Melvin G. Peifer, Lancaster, a cold is both positive and 13 completed production rec- negative Sometimes the eyes ords averaging 13,669 lbs. of have it and sometimes the milk and 520 lbs. of butterfat. nose . WIRTHMORE Milk Parlor 16 The latest in dairy feeds for modern dairymen • Handles like a pellet looks like a dairy feed. • Coarse textured flake com, crimped oats pellets • High in energy 76 therms P^ IPI,P * Clem E. Hoober IWIRTHMORM Intercourse ||^ 76B-8431 Paradise Supply J* K. 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