Poultrymen At State Meeting Told $3.35. respectively, for the 5.-
floor & Slat Systems Beat Cages 000 N tf k s «cc
conventional litter-floor system, .cs at Penn State, described
of raising laving hens, and the studies of 5,000. 10.000, and " ' , d . lt 2
slAtted-lloor .system, are mo.e 15.000-bird laying Hocks The «aKe yas the least profuable
economical on a per dozen eggs project used data from surveys £ ra lon *
basis than cage laying opera- of large egg producing farms. For 5,000 pullets the litter
tions, members of the Penn- a time and travel study of ef- I' ool ' housing returned £i net
sylvania Poultry Federation ficient poultry operations, and of $lBB3 on 34-cenl
hoard recently at the organize- data from several other sourc- wholesale eggs The slatted
tion’s annu il meeting at Penn es All labor was priced at H° ol ' system had a net return
State Umvervity $125 per hour Feed prices of $1347 The htter-lloor hous-
Some Thoughts For. ..
Farmers!
[, '3‘^t.«
jdE? JUNE IS
DAIRY MONTH
did you do oil you could to help {promote your industry in thee
past year?
do you talk milk to consumers?
do you explain Its many nutritional advantages?
(Do you set the example when you take your family out for a
meal and order milk ds the beverage?
do you hove the"feeding program which gives you the best re
turn per dollar spent?
are in doubt about- this Hast item talk to our Nutrition
department or our Djairy Specialist.
**3555^
Ph, Lancaster 392-2145
Whot elsej can we dk> to help you?
I Just tswll
f* i
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Miller &
Bushong, Inc.
airy
(cru
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Rohrerstown, Pa.
ing used manual egg gathering
in plastic filler flats with a
monorail track, tub washing,
mechanical feeding and water
ing. and once-ycarl.\ cleaning
with tractor and loader On
slatted floors, the pits weie
cleaned dail> with automatic
equipment and the litter was
removed once a year
Net returns lor the litter
floor system with 10.000 hens
were $5,143 and the slaftcd
floor system netted $4,107
profit. For 15.000 hens, the net
returns from the litter-flooi
system were $9,038 and the
slatted floor a net profit ol 57.-
554.
For slatted floors and cage
operations, increases ot siv to
iiiil
YOUR HOME \M» (, VRDEN VVI UR STORE
JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH
Coot Coo!
EM
I
Alfalfa-Spray 22 E
SLeafhopper
Alfalfa Weevil
Spittlebug
Gets them all without the feoir of
residues in milk
It’s the spra> that thousands of Northeastern dairy
men used last year Agway Alfalfa Spray 22E is
a convenient, ready : to-use liquid formulation of
DuPont Metihoxychlor plus malathion,; and is
highly recommended for the weevil and other
pests.
Ask your AGWAY man for 22E again this year
and “play i it safe/spray it safe”. j
We also can apply alfalfa spray with our'4 wheel
drive truck.
Quarryvilie Lancaster New Holland
786-2126 on Manheim Pike 354-2148
394-0541
Lancaster Fannin,
DON'T FORGET
Agway
Saturday, June 17.1967
SAVE YOUR TOES
Thai whirl ms knife-edged
blade on yom rotarv mower
is dangerous, cautions the Penn
Stale lann and home safety
committee Check ,\our lawn
carefully for debris before you
stait mowme Use a mower
that is shielded down well to
ward the ground and treat it
as you would a buzz saw You
may save your toes, or reduce
the chance of having a bad leg
wound
se\en percent m production
of saleable eggs per hen would
give net returns equal to lit
tei llooi housing. McAlexander
pointed out
NEXT THURS.
FRI. & SAT.,
June 22-23-24
We will gifae
free glasses l :
of millku
Be sure to
, stop in and
enjoy a gHass
on us,.
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