Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And Now Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Puces vveic unchanged on 3(),;: - Rdbblts 20-44' mostly
light hens Demand fair Offer- 3843: Gui “ eas 65-70. Pigeons
ings no mote than adequate. 'P O1 ’ P au > fis ' l!)o - moalv 75
Buying mteie®t on heavy hens ' lB, 3unlbo Squab 00
was icii. Ofteiings adequate Total coops sold 571
Howevei a difference of opin
ion notea as giowers hold
(ft 16c & buyeis aie confining
bids <ft 15c Puces paid <ftfaim
—Light Hens 67, mostly G'i
7, Hea\y Hens, too few to le
poit
TURKEYS
Offerings of heavy hens & tents per lb this week, off
toms moderate Buying activity J 4-cent ii om last week's av
at a standstill as buyeis take erage
a wait &. see attitude befoie
making commitments
Fogelsvilfe
Februarj 21, 1967
dock weights, weekly total sales dropped
except where moie than 100,000 head to a
level of 796,600 head.
(Prices paid
cents per lb,
noted.)
Hens, L'ght 6V2-lOV2, mostly
Irrigation Should Be
Used Every Crop Year
Irrigation for increased ciop
pioduction should be employed
every year, not jut to prevent
ci op losses during dry years,
an extension agncultural engi
neer at Penn State University
declaied recently.
Speaking to lime and feiti
llzer dealeis fiom northeastern
United'States on the mam Penn
State campus, N Heniy Wood
ing, said irrigation is an impor
tant management tool that
farmers can use to increase
their yields and potential in
come even jdurmg periods
rainfall occurs.
However, he said, if a source
of water isn’t available or can
not be developed, then farmers
should divert their financial
xesources into other manage
ment channels
'Commenting on amounts of
precipitation during the past
six years. Wooding said weath
er retards indicate that the
THINKING CAGES?
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SINGLE TIER
FULL STAIR STEP
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7, Hens, Heavy most
ly 15-18; Pullets 20-34, mostly
28-31; Roasters 13 33, mostly
28-30, Tin keys, Toms 20's
-24’.1, Tuikcys, liens 25’j
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot-average bioilei and fly
er live puces averaged 1648
High and low puces paid
for the ocouned on Tues
day with d lange of 15 1 to
17 4 cents pei lb
With no maiket leported foi
Wednesday, the three-day
total lainfall deficiency is now
more than 42 inches This
means, he said, that some
aieas of the state aie short
more than one yeai’s supply of
moisture duung this
period
“It will take quite a few
yeais of above normal precipi
tation to icplace the moisture
that has been remo/ed from
the subsoil and ground water
reservous during this pro
longed drought,” the engineer
concluded
• Bixler Raps
(Continued from Page 6)
pay merits lie was shocked at
the recommendation to slash
payments. He said that this
proposal was entirely unrealis
tic as to the cost involved.
Bixler stated, “Our coopera
tive plans to lodge the strong
est possible objection to this
decision in the hopes that Sec
retary Freeman will take ac-
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He added Ihe hope that
when Secretary Ficcman ac
quainted himself with the
facts, an.t the impact of the
decision on daily faimors. he
would make the pioper moditi
cations
• Lancaster
(Continued from Pai/c 2)
26 50 31. Stand.ud 24 28,
HOGS 1225 Banows and
gilts steady with last weeks
close, sma'l supply Sows steady
to weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 190-240 lbs 21 25 22, OS
1, 190 230 lbs 22-22 50. lew
sales at 523. US 1-3 180-250
lbs 20-21, mainly 20 35-20 75,
2-3 240-270 lbs 19-19 50. one
lot US 3, 228 lbs 19, Few 2 3
270-290 lbs 18 5019
SOWS US 1-3 300 400 Tbs
14-15, few US 1-2 15-15 50. 2 3
400-500 lbs 13-13 50
SHEEP 375 VVooled lambs
steady to 50c lowei Ewes
mostly steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
70100 lbs 24.50-25 50. few to
$26, Good 65-100 lbs 22 50-
24 50, Good 100-115 lbs 20-
20 50
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Good and Choice 250-400 lbs
• Lancaster Auction
(Continued from Page 2)
Individual Choice 25 50, Util
ity and Commercial 22 75-24 50,
few Cuttei 20 85-21 75
FEEDER STEERS Good
and Choice 855-1000 lbs 23 60-
24 75
CALVES 109 Vealers and
slaughter Calves mostly steady
VEALERS Choice 45-47-
50, few 245-290 lbs 40-45,
Good 41-45 50, Standaid 38-41,
Utility 33-36 50, Cull 30-33, 70-
90 lbs 27-30
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Good and Choice 295-380 lbs.
26.50-30 50, Standard 290-395
lbs. 25 50-27.50.
HOGS 205 Barrows and
gilts mostly steady Sows
scarce
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200-220 lbs 21.25-22,
US 1-3 185-230 lbs 20 3521,
2-3 20-20 50, one lot US 3, 228
lbs. 19, one lot US 3, 300 lbs.
16 35, and. one lot 2-3 175 lbs.
17 35
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 25, 1967
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
Fiom Monday. Febiuaiy 21st to Finlay. Febmaiy 2Uh
Won. Tucs.
WHITE
E\ Fey Hvwls
344
Fey 11 vw I
28 28'a
Med
Fey
No 1 Med
274 28 28 28 1 a
Pullets
254
Peewees
BROWN
354
35
E\. Fey Hywts
Fey Hywts.
Fey Med
Pullets
Peewees
284
25'a
MIXED
344
Fey Hywts,
Standaids
324
Checks
TREND Market a bit nervous at the moment following
Thursday’s decline at Chicago, supplies, however, generally in
fair balance on huge. shoit on extra large ano iiimbos, cleared
on mediums
Copyright 1967 by Urner Barry Publications
• Chicago
(Continued fiom Page 2)
Pume 1150-1400 lbs 25 25-25-
75, Choice 24 50-25 25, High
Choice and Pume 900-1150 lbs
25 50-26 00, Choice, these
weights, 25 00-25 50, Mixed
Good and Choice 900-1350 lbs
24 00 24 75, Good 23 00 24 25,
Standai d and Low Good 21 50-
23 00, seveial loads Choice and
Prime 1400-1500 lbs 24 00-25 00,
on Monday tew loads average
Choice to Prime 1475-1600 lbs
22 50.
• Vintage
(Continued from Page 2)
Cutter $l7-18j25, Canner and
low-Cuitter $1550-17
BULLS Good $23 85-25 25,
Utility and Commercial $23 60-
24 25, individual $25 50
FEEDER STEERS Good
and Chour- 715-340 lb $23 75-
24.50
CALVES 422 Vealers ac-
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VEALEKS Choice $45 50-
48. Good $4O-44, Standard $36-
40 Utility $32 50-36, Cull $29-
32. 70 90 lb Cull $25-29 50
HOGS 110 Banows and
gilts steady on small supply,
sows scarce
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200 225 lb $2llO-21 75,
1-3 195-240 lb $2O 35-21, 2-3
225-250 lb $2O-20 35
SHEEP 20 Insufficient
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With 259 head selling, light
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