12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19/1964 King And Greider Top DHIA Fat and Milk Production For Oct. A Holstein cow owned by C. Robert Greider, Columbia R 2. completed the highest 305 day lactation. Sandra produced 23.539 lbs. of milk. 993 lbs. of butteifat with a 4.2'- test. Second high lactation was com pleted by a Registered Hol stein cow owned by John M. Hainish. Beaver Valley Pike, Lancaster. Nancy produced 22.223 lbs • of milk. 934 lbs. of butterfat with a 4 2'* test in 305 days The herd of John M. King, Pa. Cow Numbers Down But Milk Production in Nov. Sets 35-Yr. Record Pennsylvania could count only 812.000 milk cows on its larms in Novembei —the low est total foi any Novembei since monthly iccoids weie staited in 1929 —accoiding to the State Ciop Reporting Sei vice The decline is likely to con tinue thiough the winter, the Seivice noted, since some dairymen in areas hit by the drought say they may have to make fuither i eductions in herd size to meet shoit feed supplies The November estimate of cow numbers was down 2,000 from the previous month and 22,000 below the same period last year The previous No -3 ember low was 814,000 in 1929 Milk production per cow of 645 pounds, however, was the highest for any November in the 35-year span of monthly record keeping As a result, total production was 524 million pounds, only two-tenth of one per cent less than a year earlier And, the Service repoited, it was the equivalent of about a pint and s half of milk per day for every peison in the Common v. ealth • Local Feed (Continued from Page 10) lions beyond the scope of the nanel, as was Di E I Robert son, Dnectoi of Nutution for John W Eshelman & Sons Hassmger summed up Eshel nian’s pait m the discussed programs by explaining that the company manufactured feed as then only business They weie not, he said, in terested m owning any part of the pioduction process, mar keting the eggs, or competing with their customers in any way Hassmger felt the com pany could best serve the poultry industiy by training their salesman to meet the technical needs of their cus tomers, and by bringing reput able suppliers and poultrymen together to the mutual benefit of each He further emphasiz ed that leasing was only one form of financing of which the company felt the poultryman should be aware He listed sev eral other conventional sources of credit available to the farm-- er who wants to get into the modern poultry business, or expand his present facilities 1 • Delmarva (Continued from Page 3) 727,300 head, including 317,- 300 head pm chased of 332,500 head offeied at Eastern Poul try Gioweis Exchange, Thuis day The Delmarva Bioiler-Feed Ratio for the week ending 12/11 vvas unchanged fiom the preceding week at 28. ‘Ronks Rl, had the highest monthly butterfat average. This herd of 24.8 Registered & Grade Holstein cows aver aged 1,447 lbs. of milk, 61 lbs. pewsssssss i Need . . . HAY-STRAW-EAR Buy Now and Save! Mure and mure farmers arc buying from us for better value and all around sntlsfucUon. Delivered any quantity Phone Area Code 717 687-7631 Esbenshade Turkey Farm sss H 8 8 X 8 8 I I g M s t * i 8 I i ri i c g 8 of butterfat with a 4.2* test. The herd of 'I. Eby Hosteller, Gap Rl, placed second. This herd of 20.0 Registered & Grade Holstein cows averaged 1,686 lbs. of milk, 60 lbs. of butterfat with a 3.6* test. Since 1890 PARADISE, PA. >y. i i May blessings and joys Christmas be with of our many frien D. E. HORN & CO., INC CORN A W / \ 5 I 5(4 * spwl ~ f ''fi'f! YORK, PA. From International We gratefully appreciate your patron oga throughout the past year. INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD CORP. - ' Waverly, New York CLAIR CASSEL ROY H. MILLER n » We sincerely extend friend ly greetings and beat wishes for Christmas blessings to extend and abide with yon through! the coming New Year. ISF QUALITY PRODUCTS 1 t K X
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