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
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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.,.
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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 <md cases, and
some go into special tin cede/
en cartons, the latter aie most
ly pullet-sued and aie used In
stoics for specials.
MARKETING
Musser has thiee bucks on
the road delivenng lefiigeiat
ed eggs, buttci, and cheese
These operate in Lancastei
Harrisburg, Lebanon. Yoik
and Columbia areas, Hading
with stoies, restauiants and
hospitals About one thud 01
his eggs are sold cai toned, the
lest aie in 30 dozen cases Cus-
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E. Musser Heisey & Son
Mt. Joy
Heisfand Bros.
Elizabethtown
David B. Hurst
Bowmansville
L. M. Snavely
Lititz
Mountville Feed Service
Mountville
Musser Farms, Inc.
Columbia
Musser's Mill
The Buck
Chos. E. Sauder & Sons
Terre Hill
H. M. Stauffer & Sons,
Inc.
IVltmer