S *Daiiy Princess
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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
<ans|)vHPF goes so far
does so much... on so little!
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Miller Chemical and Fertilizer Carp.
Box 25, Ephrata Ph. 733-6525
AVAILABLE AT THESE DEALERS
J. Wilbert Carper
2590 Harrisburg Pk., Lancaster
<B9B-8983
Itatehnun'Feed Mills, Inc. P. L. Rohrer & Bro., Inc.
R. D, 1, Stevens, Pa Smoketown 397-3539
733-3020
_ , „ , , L. Clyde Smith &
J * k « ES r h !?^ an Sons, Inc.
194 Greenfield Rd, Lancaster
6654921 392-8015
Lehman Feed Mill, Inc.
Denver, Pa. L. M. Snavely
AC 215-267-5585 R- D. 1, Lititz
626-6256
Lancaster Bone Fertilizer
Go., Inc.
Plants - Quanyville & Oxford
786-2547 AC 215-932-8323
be a high school graduate p$U Studies Costs
before June 30, 1909; and be Qf Assembling Eggs
Application brochures can -Have you over wondered he bias little or no control
be obtained from all county wWat it costs an «gg dealer to over others,
agents, (Lancaster County load eggs at a farm and to Aftl too Often size of flock
dairies, or Iby writing to: transport them to his place is considered as the sole lac-
Dairy Princess, 303 Telegraph of business? A study of costs tor causing variations in
Building, Harrisburg, Pa. of loading eggls at the farm coslts of assembling eggs
171101; or Mrs. Herbert M. and transporting them to 'the among producers and/or
Royer, 2025 Oregon Pike, egg handling plant, under routes. Iff all other factors
Lancaster. 4 .Pennsylvania conditions, is were equal (this would be
The 1964 Lancaster County being conducted at Penn true, but all other factors
Dairy (Princess is (Martha State, according to a report are not equal.
Foulk, QuarryviUe R 3. prepared by A. Hermit Birth, Factors affecting costs
Marketing .Specialist. How which are being analyzed are:
much certain factors cause v > (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
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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
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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?