16 —Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 6.1967 produced dunng the laying pe riod was recognized. Obenholtzer’s 9000-bird flock a\eraged 279 eggs per pullet housed for 14 consecutive 28- day periods The 300 Egg Club was start ed in January, 1963 by DeKalb, producers of the DeKalb prof it pullet. The purpose of the club is to provide recognition for top egg producers, encour age accurate record keeping and promote efficient egg pro duction practices. The 300-egg mark was chos en as a goal because balanced bred pullets available today have the genetic capability of surpassing this goal Sound management of the growing pullet and the layei are the ke\s to utilizing this breeding The top producer in the 300 Egg Club in the past year was Trammell Oliver of Crewe Vir- A PLAQUE FOR TOP gima His entry flock of 2800 presented to Mr and Mrs MR AND. MRS. JOHN HUBER of Lrtrtz receive birds averaged 293 eggs per ng ht. by DeKalb regional a plaque honoring top egg production from Oran Wil- In fouiteen c 0^ e ‘ Williams. Liams (right), DeKalb regional poultry salesmanager. curate egg production records 2/i , r» i. II j n livability and required only for 14 periods beginning after County r oul try men Honored oy sss n>s. of feed per dozen n 1/ p rp P p 1,, eggs There are 12.000 layers Oelvalb ror lop Production in his over -an operation * A minimum flock size of 2000 Two. outstanding Lancaster were presented with plaques by birds is required for an entry. County poultrymen. and their Oran Williams, DeKalb north- Each club member submits ac wives were amone a number oast regional poultry sales man wives, were among a numoer RED MEAT PRODUCTION of east coast egg producers |\ p.\. DOWN 1 PERCENT honored recently at a Haiti- Huber’s 6631-bird flock aver - HARRISBURG Red meat mine meeting of DeKalb’s "300 aged 245 eggs per pullet hous- production in Pennsylvania to i