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EGGS ENTER BREAKING ROOM through this
window which connects to the egg washing room. The
eggs feed directly to the breaking machine with each
egg breaking into an individual cup. i L. F. Photo
• Liquid Eggs
(Continued trom Page I) encounters. Since the price
ver’s total egg purchases are that he can pay for eggs has
from local sources, Burkholder to be based on the price he
said, adding that the firm's will receive for the liquid prod
total breaking operation is uct, plus shrinkage and other
presently supplied from this costs, there has to he some def
source. inite relationship between the
As breaking plants go, Wea- e ? g and I j quid
ver’s is not a large set-up, and Jft prices. Unfortunately al
ii the present liquid egg pro- though liquid egg prices don’t
gram is to be greatly expand- Agnate as widely during any
Id area poultrymen will have f iven V™ f shell P Mces
. .. . n . rm _. + : nTl „ do, neither does one necessan
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production progi-ams that could that when market eggs
be geared to the liquid egg relatively Msh as now
market. (1) Poultrymen could f/ e -,1, m , as „ now ’
force molt their birds after 12 available aupply °? e - B
months of lay, then bring them foi pi ? c “ smg tends to lessen.
“ . . ° , . With this economic fact of
back into production for about Me m mmd> Burkholder sfcat
-35 r J' i th 3 n, ed that, “The soundness of the
going to the breaker: or, (2) u
after 12 months of lay for the "V „ „„„ „„„„
shell-e™ market the last three Vidln ° a mai ket for eggs from
: iasfi mree &lder birds ,> Theoretically, the
months’ production would go . „
Mr break™* farmer gams by substantially
tor o Huio lowering his pullet deprecda-
In an effort to gain a better tlon. costs by spreading those
understanding of the econbm- costs over a longer period of
ics of such production sehed- j ay- - *
ules, Weaver’s is now running MARKET FOR LIQUID EGGS
several flocks under the plan who buys liquid eggs?
(1) program. That is, they have where do they go? These were
force-molted birds and will ab- some of the questions we ask
sorb into their liquid egg busi- ed Burkholder and Kennel.
ness all the eggs produced by Bakeries provide one impor-
Ihese flocks during 'the next tant outlet for this product,
35 weeks Complete cost rec- but most of the liquid eggs
ords are being kept to deter- wind up in plants for further
mine the profitability to the processing into food products,
poultryman and to the breaker why can’t bakeries, and oth-
STEADY SUPPLY NEEDED e rs, break their own eggs?
Once a breaking plant de- Well, for one thing, the man
velops established customers agers said, “It has been shown
for its liquid eggs, it requires that it’s more economical for
a steady flow of eggs to serv- bakers to follow the axiom
ice those customers This em- ‘Bake, don’t Break’. They come
FOR
BIG SAVING
ON
AMMONIUM NITRATE,
UREA AND
MIXED FERTILIZERS
CALL NOW
FARMER'S FERTILIZER
WORKS For the Former
365 WEST BAINBRIDGE STREET
ELIZABETHTOWN Ph. 367-1211
phasizes one of the major eco
nomic problems the breaker
AN EGG’S-EYE-VIEW of the inside of one of the 500-gallon holding tanks
where 'liquid eggs are held for pasteurizing. Eggs are cooled to 38 degrees «nd
constantly agitated until ready for movement. L. F. Photo
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS in producing liquid eggs is the
pasteurizing process. Weaver employee Leon Stauffer, above, shows the control
panel which regulates and permanently records the operation. Part of the'pasteur-
izing unit dan be seen to the right of the picture.
out ahead when they buy the lations governing the whole where eggs are broken-out.
convenience and ready supply liquid egg business
which a specialized egg break- STATE AND FEDERAL
mg plant can offer them.” REGULATIONS
Added to that convenience On July lof this year, the culture amended the regula
of bakers buying instead of Pennsylvania Department of hons governing its - voluntary
breaking their own eggs are Agriculture adopted new stand- egg products inspection ,pro
the increasing rules and regu- ardis of sanitation for plants (Continued on Page 14)
If you care enough
to feed the best.
feed your horse
Ful-O-Pep Horse Feed
Ful-O-Pep Horse Feeds are palatable,
nutritious, and highly fortified with
minerals and vitamins. We can serve you
with the Ful-O-Pep Horse Feed that is
formulated and designed for this area.
Stop in and see us soon!
Harold H. Good
Terre Hill
H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc.
Stevens Feed, Mill,, Inc.
Stevens, Penns.
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In an effort to further as
sure a Salmonella-free product,
the U. S. Department of AgML-
S. H. Hiestand & Co., Inc.
Salunga
Grubb Supply" Co.
Elizabethtown
L. F. Photo