EGG PRODUCERS
All Systems Are Go For
Better And Lower Cost
Egg Production
ANNOUNCING
An ADVANCED and
program for feeding layers
The EARLY BIRD OPTIMUM
PERFORMANCE LINE
This program will
1. Get them up there quicker.
2. Keep
Bring
Larger average egg size in the early stages of
Better liveability through improved flock health.
Better overall shell quality.
WHEN AVAILABLE - October 4,
This program will match maximum performance with sensible
minimum costs per dozen or per pound of eggs.
at all levels of production
For further informotion on the new Early Bird Optimum Per
formance Line, ask your Early Bird representative or call
V -Y V/
them
up there longer.
them
down slower.
PLUS
for both cage and floor operations!
"FINEST SERVICE ANYWHERE"
IMPROVED
Miller
&
Bushong, Inc.
Ph. Lancaster 392-2145
Rohrerstown, Po.
(Area Code 717)
production.
1965
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 2, 1965
L.C.F.A. Women Host
County Women's Clubs
The women’s committee of
the Lancaster County Fann
ers Association hosted the
Business and Piofessional
Women’s Chubs of Lancaster
County at the Holiday Inn,
Lancaster, on Satin day, Sep
tember 25
Pennsylvania Farmeils Assn
state director HaioM Rohrer
spoke to the group on the as
sociation’s policy and devel
opment.
Mrs. David Holt, state
chairman of the women’s com
mittee, spoke on the position
of the women’s auxiliary in
the association
Charles Mohn 'of Berks
County explained the philoso
phy of the Farmers Associa
tion.
Good public relations were
expressed through lively dis
cussion Women of the Farm
ers Association brought home
made jams, jellies, bread l and
cookies for all to enjoy.
''Committee women nartici
pating were- Mrs William
Dean, Mrs R'oy Greider; Mrs.
Robert Hess; Mrs Robert
LOmlbard, Mis. Donald Ney;
Mrs Heiman Shnk; Mrs.
Noah Wenger, and Mrs. James
Wood
Mrs. Clyde Wivell, chair
man of the women’s commit
tee, served as hostess for the
five B'PW oluibs.
• New Holland
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$2O lower Riding hoises, 75-
360, driving Worses, 125-200,
killers, 4-4% cents per pound
Pony mlares, 30-100, geldings,
25-125.
HOGS
i September 27, 1965
Hog receipts of 467 head
lost 50-75 cents thus week
with market hogis retailing
at 24'50-25 50; wholesale (U
Shaver
Starcross 288
Layers Win 1965 Pa.
Random Sample Test
• Highest net income $2.52 per bird
• Highest hen housed production 274.3
eggs (13 eggs more than the second
place pen)
• Third best feed conversion 3.68 lbs. per
dozen
• Good liveability 97.3%
The results of this test just prove what many Pa.
poultrymen already know. . . . You just can not
heat the Shaver Starcross 288 lor production and
making money.
Greider Leghorn Farms, Inc.
R. D. 1 Mt. Joy, Po.
FULTON GRANGE HEARS
OCTORARO EDUCATOR
Fulton Grange #66 held its
annual covered dash supper
and Booster Night, September
27, with a large attendance.
Boyd C Gaitley, department
head of vocational education
of Octoiaio Area Schools in
Chester County, "was the speak
er, his 'topic .was “American
Capitalism ” Gyles H Brown,
Master, spoke about the
Grange and presented a Gold
en Sheaf certificate and a fif
ty year pin to 'Hon Norman
Wood. Wood spoke briefly A
letter of congi a halations to
Wood, for has fifty years in
the Grange and his forty yeais
in the State Legislature, from
State Grange Master John W,
S'cott was read. Mrs Fannie
L. K Walton received a Sil
ver Star certificate and 25
ye'ar membership pm in ab
sentia.
The Grange voted to enter
the National Grange Commun
ity Progress Program for 1065-
1967 and has received honor
able mention in the (program
which concluded rn August.
Fulton Grange won first place
for their float as the best a,p
peailng farm group in the
Southern Lancaster County
Community Pair parade, (Sep
temher 17 Mr and Mrs Gyles-
Brown will be the delegates
and Mr and Mrs Theodoie
Bede alternate delegates te
the Pa (State Grange conven
tion at Allentown, October
27-30
S 1-3), 23 50-24 25, heavy
weights, 23-24 The 34 shoals
offeired sold for 13-22, and
cows brought 17 50-21.
CALVES
September 27, 1965
The 152 head of calves sold
steady to stiong with Choice
and Prime bringing 32-34,
Good and Low Choice, 30-32,
Standaid, 27-2950, Go imriou,
17-25
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