Weekly lncrease 12% 80, Jumbo Squab, 90. cent. Demand good for Placements of broiler chicks Eastern Pa. & N. J. moderate auction offerings, in the Commonwealth during Demand fair on light type Ready-to-cook demand fair the week ending 'March 27, hens with prices unchanged to to good on prior commit totaled 880,000, according to ,/ ** c higher. Offerings barely ments. Retail featuies activ the Pennsylvania Crop Re- adequate and geneially held ity stimulated movement, porting 'Service. The place- for * additional egg pioduction Delivered prices mostly Vi ments increased 12 percent Preceding Easter & Passover ccn t higher in a slightly high from the pievious week and ! e igious holiday. Buying in- er lan g e . 10 percent from a year ago. f el ®f ~~ y air heavy t)C Estimated slaughter for Settings for (broiler chicks to- nf " cc > ua e - Fow Fi iday and Satuiday, 805,000 taling !,443,000 advanced 3 ".th 70?,000 last percent from the previous 21c . Llinited quantity of 89# weekend, week and 32 percent from a hght type lurkeys sold at fal * Prices paid and repoited year ago. The current 3-week i Ol -ss c Some processor bung- Pm chases for the 24 hour pe total of eggs set increased 31 ing m heavy type hens turkeys n °d endin g 10 30 am. Fnday; percent Jast year. Inship- f ro m Southern production broll eis and flyers, 16 7-18 1; ments of broiler-type chicks points. Pi ices paid at faims 1,181.700 head, including 460,- during the past 10 weeks to- Light type hens 6-7V4C; Heavy 100 head offeied and sold at taled 712,000 or 106 percent type hens 18-21 mostly 18Vz- the Eastern Poulliy Gioweis aibove the comparable period 19c. Exchange, Thuisday in 1964. Outshipments (2,035,- 000) were 33 .percent above 0 Chicogo earlier^ 1 ' 31316 Pen ° d * ‘Continued from Page 2) Placements in the 23 major- S,.^ eS L P V C <ff T* Sept ; „ ~ . „ , , , , , _ J ._ ember 4th of last year, and oSIm 11 - states totalin e 46- compared wilh a top of 2300 959,000 increased 2 peicent yeal ago this Nineteen from the previous -week and ioads of mostly pnme 1160 . 6 .percent from a year earli- 1400 ib s 27 75-28.00, mixed er. The 10-week total in- high choice and pume 1150- creased 5 percent from last 1400 lbs 26 50-27 50, tin ee loads year. Settings of 64,363,000 choice and piime 1450-1760 lbs were up 1 percent from the 26 00-27 00. Load high choice previous Week and 5 peicent and pume 1800 lbs 22 50, from a year ago The 3-week choice 1150-1400 lbs 24 25-26- total increased 5 percent from 00, choice 1000-1150 lbs 24 OC a year ago. 25 25, mixed good and choice Fogelsville 23 50-24 25, good 900-1300 lbs. (Prices for dock weights, 21 00-23 25, Standaid and Low cents per lb. except where ood 18 00 2100 Several loads noted) Standard and Good Holsteins Hens, light type, 6-13%, 6-8; 19 00-20 00, Utility and Stan- Hens, heavy type, 11%-27%, 19- dard 775 1* 33 17 50 - weie able to drive them, test 23; Pullets, 22V2-40, 30-38; Slaughter heifeis Two loads their power steering, the dif- Roasters, 20-35%, 29-34%; I ll ®* l c^°lce an( l prime 950 lbs ferential lock and their other Ducks, 36-39; Drakes, 31-39; 37- 24 25, Choice 800-1100 Ibs. outstanding features They 39; Turkeys, Toms, 23-27; Tur- 23 00-24 00, mixed good and -were also given information keys, Hens, 31%-37; Rabbits, choice 22 50-23 00, good 20.00- on the power forage feeders, 22-54, 43-50; Guineas, 60-62%; 22 50, standard and low good the No. 10 drill, 455 planters, Pigeons (per pair), 72%-1.65, 18 00-20 00. No 10 auger cart, disk har- $8 $1 lor on Agway lime ENOS R. BUCKWALTER 2281 Old Phila. Pike MAURICE M. GOOD Gordonville R 1 rA3STT ? ?i roller Report “ Delmarva broiler and fryer * live prices advanced nearly return your FARMERS FEED & SUPPLY. New Holland, Pa. Agway QUARRYVILLE AGWAY STORE Church St., Quarryville, Pa. • Delmarva The Delmaiva hi oiler-feed ratio foi the week ending 3/26/65 was 32, the same as the pieceding week The aver age mash pi ice was $lO3 49, average (broiler price was 16 70 cents per pound. I.H. SHOWS NEW TRACTORS On March 16 and 17, the Intel national Haivester Com pany hosted their farm and industual dealers at the Penn sylvania State Farm Show Building wheie they intro duced the new 424 and 2424 series tractors. Dealers were given the op portunity to not only heai about the new tractois but You can get back up to $8 for every dollar you spend on lime. Here’s how the 8 to 1 figures are obtained. According to a leading agro nomist at Pennsylvania State University, a ton of lime will return a ton of milk over a rotation. With Agway lime at about It) dollars per ton and milk at about 80 dollars per ton, your return is about 8 dollars for every one dollar you spend on lime. And remember this: correc tive liming keeps paying off for many years. Once your pH is up to the right level, it takes no more lime to maintain it at this level than to maintain it at the lower, unproductive level. Let us test your soil today. And take advantage of Agway spreading service. Agway operators are well trained, re sponsible men who’ll do the kind of a spreading job you need. Call us now. WILSON M. SCOTT Willow Street R 1 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3, 1965—3 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, Mmch 29th to Friday, April 2nd Thur. WHITE Ex. Fey. Hywts Fey. Hywts. Fey Med 34>/t 32% 30 1 28 No 1 Med Pullets Peevvees BROWN Ex Fey. Hywts 38% 35% 31’-: Fey Hywts Fey Med Pullets Peewees MIXED Fey Hywts 32 % Standaids Checks TREND Market showing good balance on large whites biowns continue in light supply Small sizes well cleared Copyrighted 1964 By Urner-Barry Co. row line and the new mulch A Ullage attachment. 9 Vintage pasture cows slowly Don’t move your cows out Few Choice and. Prime 45-65 on lush pastures too soon is 34 00-38 50, Good and the advice of Joe Taylor, ex- Choice 35-70 lbs 26 00-28 50, tension dairy specialist at Wooled slaughtei E>wes, Util- The Pennsylvania State Uni- ity and Good 7 00-9 00 versity. He warns that a sud- At the hog sale on Mar 27 den change from winter feed- receipts totaled 224 head, ing to pasture feeding can Market hogs weighing 160-180 cause masUtis, and suggests Jhs brought 16-1860, 180-200, feeding some hay and grain 16-2010, 200-220, 1835-1935; before dairy cows go out to 220-240, 1825-19, 240 and up) pasture each day early in the 14 50-18 10 Sows sold for season. 10 50-1425. *★★*★**♦★★■**★★* * k*-k-kirk-k*-klrk-*-kirkirk*lt**ir* 4- * * 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- Your Best Dairy Feed Buy t i IWIRTHMORE Hi-Cal Pellets Formulated & fortified for high production Molasses coated highly palatable High in energy 76 therms Paradise Supply K. Stauffer & Sop Paradise 687-6292 Mon. Tues. Wed. 31%-32 30 28 27 31-31% 29 27 28 26 26% 20 35% 35 >'2 32% 30 32% 30 27 20 27-28 20 30-31 28 & 29 (Continued from 2) Stpnng Slaughter Lamibs. Choice 40-70 lbs 29 00-33 50, WIRTHMORE, Lawn and Bella!re 665-3121 367 -2321!! Frl. 33 31% 30 33%-34 32-32% 30 28% 27 20 28 28% 35% 35M 32M> 31 28 20 32 Vz 31 28 20 31-31% 31% 29% 29% * •V * *
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