S *Daiiy Princess lieontinued'from page 1) be *theld Jiuae 28 at the Host MoMS. The girl who wins the Lancaster. Dairy Princess title win then represent Lancaster County in the state contest at Towanda, Bradford' Coun ty, July '2® and 24. To enter the (Lancaster Dairy Princess Contest .girls must: live on a dairy farm in Lancaster- County; be at least age 17 and not reach age 23 before June 1, 1965; SEE THE GENUINE MECHANICAL TRANSPLANTER "HORSE DRAWN OR TRACTOR MODELS With Ail The Features The Farmer Wants and Buys SOLD AND SERVICED BY LESTER A. SINGER RONES, PA. Phone Strasburg 687-6712 GREAT TOBACCO TRANSPLANT FOOD (Distance from farm to variations in (farm pickup plant 'costs for eggs among produc- ! Distance from farm ers, routes, and/or market- established route, ing firms is being determined Number of cases Preliminary inform'ation indi- stop, cates the extent to which Number certain factors dan add to route. costs. Some Of these are un- Number of eases per mile der the control of the in- travelled This efficient way of feeding helps develop more roots . . . reduce wilting. Supplies all needed minerals. Gives plants a quicker start . , . sturdier growth . . . higher yield . . . better color. Dissolve 6 pounds of VHPF per 100 gallons water. At the rate of about 200 to 300 gallons of water per acre for trans planting, it takes only 12 to 18 pounds of Miller VHPF per acre to assure healthy, M fast growing tobacco ■ plants Ask for Mil ler VHPF ... the complete plant food. 3 lb. Organic Plant Food Co. Grofftown Rd, Lancaster 392-4963 J. K. Stauffer & Son Lawn and Bellaire 665-3121 367-2321 ' rrf> i “♦Din ■> (m New Fee BOOST MILK PRODUCTION . . . Hold Down Feed Cost! Here's a new feed to balance the nutrient con tent of Middle Atlantic and New England pastures. It's Beacon Pasture Pel-Ets a 16% protein, 3.5% fat, 10% fiber ration in completely pelleted form. Too many cows get a good boost in milk pro duction but fall off in, butterfat test on lush pasture, which is high in payability but low in fiber. To help avoid a drop in butterfat test, the fiber level in Beacon Pasture Pel-Ets has been set at 10%. Many cows, too, get their boost in milk produc tion on pasture at the expense of body condition and lower milk production later in lactation. Feed Beacon Pasture PelrEts to maintain body con dition and to meet the energy needs of your cows energy needs that can’t be met by pasture alone. Beacon Pasture Pel-Ets are priced right, too. The formula takes maximum advantage of in gredient values that are greatest during the pasture season. The result is a feed that combines high nu tritional value and low price. Call your Beacon dealer or Beacon Advisor to day for prices on Beacon Pasture Pel-Ets, delivered to your farm. BOMBERGER’S STORE I. B. GRAYBILL & SON Elm Strasburg FARMERS SUPPLY O. K. McCRACKEN COMPANY Manheim JLa,M!ast * r MILLPORT ROLLER CLEM E.' HOOBER MILLS Intercourse B#4i litlte GERMAN’S FEED MILL EARL SAUDER, INC. Denver New Holland Beacon Division of Textron Inc. YORK, PA. 3BS dividual egg while to TORi Pllk® B Tun * f r*| f »; »*U M‘k r* ji '»» fi* 11 r> ' fU ■* »< I \ LancKgter Ftrrning, Saturday, May 22, 1965—9 per of cases per ure • • • * leading procedures oa the farm. * Location of egg room albove or below ground. How important is size of flock in reducing farm pick up costs? Although time per case for loading eggs gener ally decreased as the num ber of cases loaded at a stop increased, differences were small. Preliminary informa tion indicates a difference of almost a minute per case be tween stops where 1 to 5 cases were loaded than when 50 cases or more were load ed For volumes of 10 cases and over the difference was less than one-half minute per case Difference among flocks o/f similar sizes was greater than the difference given above. This was due to load ing conditions on the farm, location of the egg room, methods of loading eggs, fre quency of pick up and sea sonality of production as well as other factors. Loading time per ease averaged l high er on fartns where the egg room was below ground than on similar farms where -it was located albove ground. A 3 so loading docks of truck bed height at the cooler, gen erally reduced loading time. (Frequency of pick; up can have a decided influence on costs. For smaller flocks it may be desirable to pick up the eggs twice a week rather than 3 or 4 times a week. Perhaps daily pick up might be limited to the larger flocks or others close to the plant. Loading twelve oases per stop at a given farm twice a week would require a flock size of approximately 2.000 layers For more fre quent pick up; 3, 4 and 6 times a week, flock size would be approximately 3,000, 4.000 and 6,000 layers re spectively. Distance from the estab lished route to the farm and road 'conditions also affect costs. Failure to properly con sider distance could result in higher cost's per case fdtf larger volume stops than for smaller votene stops. As an examiple, at a cost of 25 cents a mile for truck operating expenses <(il'sc) and labor (10c), travelling ani addition al 10 males to pick up 50 eases of eggs would add $2.50 to the farm pickup cost 5 cents per case. Travelling one mile to pick up 10 eases would add 25 cents to total costs or 2.5 cents per case. One of the more important factors affecting total route costs per case is cases per mile (number of cases hauled divided by miles travelled). An individual producer has little control over the num ber of cases per mile. In ai'eas of sparse poultry pro duction, costs are likely to be higher because of the neces sity of traveling further to pick up a given volume of eggs If there are a large number of small flocks under 5,000 layers, relatively close together which market to the same firm; costs may be low er than for eggs procured! from one or two larger flocks considerably further from the plant. Keeping farm pickup costs at a mini mum to meet competition re quires a consideration of many factors ISize of flock, which is important, is but one of many factors which affect costs Look at your fa cilities on the farm. Are there ways you as 'an individu al can heilp keep marketing costs 1 at a minimum?