EGG BREAKING is a once a week operation at Musser’s, with the product going immediately to the hcm'ogemzer, then to 25-pound cans or 10-pound plastic bags (then to a blast freezer. Shown at work breaking are, left, Mrs Charles John son and Mrs. Lester Hoffman Working at the back of the room are Mrs. Irvm Grad er, i©ft, -and James Koip. Mrs. Ginder is a state accredited inspector andmirat be on the job anytime eggs 'are being broken out. L. F. Photo can also draw off feed for oth- Musser follows the same er houses with this arrange- careful procedure m recording ment Feed is mixed daily and his water consumption All ‘‘the formulation will be al- Musser feels the resulting water used passes through a tered for that phase” Musser freshness is a factor in mam- proportioner and is mechamc buys this concentrate in 15-ton taming good feed consumption, ally recorded by gallons truck loads and has it blown As the feed is mixed, it falls EGG PROCESSING into his bin into a “dumper” which is set g e „g production is only a The feed ingredients are to dump and record each 19- part of the operation at 1 R ground and blended in his mix- pound load. He records the to- Musser Poultry Farm, Inc, mill and augered to the auto- tal number of dumps daily as eggs are also processed and matic feeder as called for. He a check on consumption marketed in the amount of 800- •. Musser Poultry (Continued from Page 6) The ONE,TWO PUNCH that KNOCKS DOT Haymaking Problems Mews, conditions and windrows in one simple operation. Because it uses a rev-, olutiqnary new Flick-Bar instead of a reel! the 816 costs less at the start... costs Jess to maintain ... and works in a'ny ■ thirtg front clover, to tallest sudan hybrids without bunchingor tangling. You also Make full use of good 1 haymaking hours move the hay into the baling chamber with the 27 Baler. You’ll pack'your crop with no damage to protein-rich leaves, away at a rate of up to 14 tons per hour. And just like bigger IH balers, the 27 With a big 52" wide pickup and 2 W flare, has a big heavy-duty power train and fa you take the entire windrow without driv- mous 3-phase knotters thattie bales 17% ing over any of it. Feeder tines gently stronger. See the new International,Harvester Haymaking Combination at.,. .Mnrjifii | * *• Interaotionoi' Harvester C. B. - Hoober Sales and. Service’* . , INTERCOURSE EFHKATA ‘ 768-3501 816 MOWER-CONDITIONER Cope& Weaver Co. .. ,JJEW PROVIDENCE =: 786-7351 U - ' - R N ATI O N At- get balanced-head mower action, full width conditioning rollers with quiet poly V-belt drives and a new three-knuckle PTO drive assembly thatdelivers smooth power in the tightest turnsjn 7 or 9-foot eufter bar models. *) 4 [ l>l T fefl M ATl'o UAL ) 27 BALER Messick Farm Equip. ELIZABETHTOWN 367-1319 Kauffman Bros. MOUNTVILLE 285-9151 '■ 1000 cases per week. Most of the 15 employees at Musser’s arc women who woik part-time in the processing plant. Although the plant op eiates five days a week, most of the women work alternating schedules. Eggs are collected fiom farmers within about a six mile radius of the farm While most of these are sold as cased or cartoned eggs, Musser also has a breaking operation each Wednesday This is used as a “cushion” that is, when egg prices are relatively low, he can break eggs, quick freeze them, and store them against rising prices For freezing, eggs aie packed in either 25-pound cans or 10-pound plastic bags Wetter Binkley & Son L. T. Geib Estote Manheim Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1967 —7 Red Rose has devoted 125 years toward making them the best-fed generation on earth. On your hum there is no time when you can sU p and say: “This is the end." There is always a new tomorrow, a new birth, a new life cycle. Getting your animals started right and keeping them growing has been Red Rose Feeds’ only business since 1842. The Red Rose philosophy has always been to help you achieve more production, in less time, for smaller investments. As your Red Rose Dealer, we pledge our support to the Eshelman 125 year old philosophy. And you can depend on us to help your next generation do it faster and better and more profitably'. Litltz Brown & Rec Atglen Elverson Supply Co. Elverson A. L. Herr & Bro. Quarryville Ammon E. Shelly Lititz E. P. Spotts, Inc. Honey Brook I. B. Groybill & Son Refton Strasburg Musser's gradei and packer unit can handle about 24 cases an hour Some ol the eggs aie packed in dozen cartons, sonic m filler fiats