36—Lancaster Farming, October 16, 1965 Poultry Industry In The Northeast Is Challenged MAniUSnfßf!. Pa . A litilil. iin.uin 11 i\ I* proKiant of ituliisiit iin pi moment .ind e\- li.ui ion i.in pm ponltntnen tiom the Not tin astern Tint ed Slates h,i(k in their lor mer position .it ’he he.nl of the n.ition That is what Kenneth Hood, assistant seeretaiy and < oiiiinodit> dnision dliector o' the \met ic.in Farm Mu ltan Fedei.it ion, told nieni lieis ot the Northeast Ponl m Piodiuns Council (NEPP COI on Tiie-d.u. Delutnna tin Km note ad diess at NEPPCOs 2Sth Ex pose ton and Contention in the Faun Show Bmklins. Hood c hallcnatd poultiymen liout a 14-state atea to he ]ie\e completelv in their pioduct and their ability to pi onde hettei service to the woikls hiattest maiket Using a •■eiie'- ot eight chans Hood showed that the Xoitheast has declined steadi -1% in the last decade tiom its position as Xo 1 poultn and e--, inodueei tor the nation The Faint Bnieaii lepresen uni\e also uised tanners in the Xoitheast to lesist with all their might goteinment at tempts to establish a quota control svstem tor the poul n y industry. • A quota si stem based on recent histoiy would freeze indmdual poultrymen and the whole Xortheast into a rigid pattern that would permit neither change nor expan sion. ’ Hood said “If you are coins to glow, you must re sist legislation which would nail you down where you ai e ” In summarizing the mam points of his suggested pro gi am, Hood said, “Exploit ioui advantage of nearness to maiket to the fullest You can tuinibh services which outside competitors can’t touch —such as store dooi de in eiy and fill-in ordeis with last delivery. ‘Develop the laige and glowing institutional maikets in the area Theie maj be oppoi tunities to expand con tiatt marketing with tight qualifications on qualitv, size, volume and lime of deliveij Since the Xoitheast is a defint area many egg hujers have piofuienient piohlems . . . which can possibly he al leviated bj contracting with laige individual pioducers, laimei cooperatives or pio pnet-aiv concerns tor what thev want when they want it’’ The agiicultvne admimstia -101 uiged larmeis to develop noie eliectiv e wajs ot handling sin plus eags ’’ not ing that “too manv eggs head ;oi the big maikets without home Theie is too little 001 dilution of sh'pmpiits and ilomi'tion on vhat is being -imped !ip addod MODERN TRWSIT Pennsylvania moved lapid ]' jnto the aye of modem yi oan liansit in the eail\ 1900’s The homeless carnage’ ue cteci close contact between cjty and count>y but the m bir community expanded most v. ith the giowth of the stieel cai By 1901 there weie ovei two thousand miles of tiolley tiack in the state Foi the nisi time the woikmg popu lation could live at a distance li om the commercial district, rnd thus icsidential and sub til ban areas grew in promin- m PRODUCES All Systems Are Go For Better And Lower Cost Egg Production ANNOUNCING An and IMPROVED Program for Feeding Layers The Early Bird Optimum Performance Line This program will This program will match maximum performance with sensible minimum costs per dozen or per pound of eggs; at all levels of production for both cage and floor operations! Here is just one of the many favorable comments we have received since the introduction of Our OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE LINE We want to congratulate you on the comprehensive and far-sighted feeding program for layers you launched October 4. It encompasses all the best thinking that we're aware of that sound research has provided. We wish you great sales success in the coming year. Sincerely, Signed by an official of a nationally known poultry organization. For further information on the new Early Bird Optimum Performance Line, ask your Early Bird representative or coll \v\»!//// » -if ** Get them up there quicker. 2. Keep them up there longer. 3. Bring them down slower. Larger average egg size Jn the early stages- of production. Better liveability through improved flock health. Better overall shell quality. PLUS Miller & Ph. "FINEST SERVICE ANYWHERE" ADVANCED Bushong, Inc Rohrerstown, Lancaster 392-2145 (Area Code 717) Pa.
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