Poultrymen's Concern
Over Giant Complex
Farms Is Justified
Ed. Note (This is one of the fr om the p , rod^ ct ! i houses t 0
topics discussed at NEPPCO last . Ppcessingbuilding on mov
wee t,\ ing belts and are processed
without being handled. Com-
HARRISBURG Pou 11 ry- bined with a feed manufactur
men are expressing their con- ing plant and hatchery, this
cern over the development of makes for total integration
the “egg production complex” except for merchandising at
concept of producing eggs. The the retail level which in some
BIG AUCTION
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28,19(7
10:30 A.M.
In rear at parking Jot, Aston’s Variety Store, 306 Willow
Street Pike in Willow Street, Penna.
Start of a Going-Out-Of-Business Sale in items such as
new Lawn-Boy electric mower, floor sander and edger,
appliance, large toys including wagons, scooters, cars,
etc., garden tools, sprinkler hose, metal fence posts, sum
mer items, Halloween supplies, Christmas trees, baby
car bed, Stanley cafe rods, trash can holder, wire rubb
age burners, electric rug brush, unfinished wall shelves,
Casco sewing table and stools.
Diller and Kreider, Auctioneers
AYRSHIRE
AUCTION
Pa. State Keystone Classic
TUES., OCT. 31, ot Noon, Lancaster, Pa.
at the Guernsey Sale Barn, 6 Mi. E, of City along
Rt. 30.
50 TOP QUALITY AYRSHIRES
27 COWS, 23 BRED HEIFERS
Young cows have Ist-calf records to 11,879 M 4.2%
496 F at 2 yrs. Dams of bred heifers have records to
14,690 M 4.3% 630 F at 4 yrs. This is a great offer
ing of money-making cattle.
Lunch and Catalogs at the Sale
TOM WHITTAKER, Sole Mgr.
BRANDON, VT.
PUBLIC SALE
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1967
2:00 P.M.
44 ACRE FARM
More or les,s
On road leading from Hess' Church to Clay, Vi mile
east of Brunnerville in Warwick Township.
6 ROOM
STONE HOUSE
with full bath
84 x 36 barn and tobacco shed with attached shed.
Stalls for 22 cows.
8 x 40 cement stave silo.
Tile milk house.
32 x 32 hog pen and poultry house.
24 x 60 com barn and implement shed.
Wash house and spring house.
2 water systems.
Buildings in good repair and land in high state of
cultivation.
Elmer V. Good
Owner
Route 1, Lititz, Pa.
Frank & Paul Snyder, Aucts,
Owen Hershey, Atty.
totalled egg complex consists
of multi-egg production houses
combined with egg processing.
Typically, the eggs move
areas is a part of the “egg
production complex".
Of concern to the contract
grower is: "Will this method
of production replace the con
tract farm?” Of concern to the
so-called owner-operated egg
farm is; “Can I compete with
the egg complex?”
Concern on the part of oper
ators of owner-operated farms
and contract farms is justified,
according to Harry C, Whelden
Jr., poultry specialist, Univer
sity of Maine. However, this
concern in no way justifies
panic, discouragement, or has
ty decisions. The egg complex,
as it exists today, is a chal
lenge to egg producers to gain
greater control over their eco
nomic future.
But, the initiative to meet
this challenge must come from
HORSE & PONY SALE
Mondoy, October 23, 1967
MARTIN'S SALE STABLES
Blue Ball, Pa., Lancaster Co.
75 Head Ponies at 4:00 P.M.
75 Standardised and Saddle Horses at 7:00 P.M. 6 Head
Thorough-bied Hunters and Prospects.
PAUL Z. MARTIN
PH. (717) 354-6671
Martin & Rhoades, Aucts,
Next Sale Nov. 6.1967
Thursday, October 26,12:30 Noon
At the Ass’n. Sales Pavilion, 6 mi. E. of Lancaster, Pa.
70 HEAD 65 COWS and BRED HEIFERS
B. & TB Cert. Vacc. Inj. for shipping fever.
All either fresh or due within 30 days of sale date.
Three bulls of service age with outstanding pedigrees.
Featured in the sale will be 25 head from Lauxmont Farms,
Wrightsville, Pa. Our pick of over 10Q heifers due this fall.
Records on dams up to 15,000#M.
Choice selections from Pa. Breeders and from some top
establishments in New York, and Maryland.
Having already sold 200 head at sales this month, we
might run out of customers. This could be a real bargain day
for you!
SALE MANAGED BY:
PENNA. GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASS’N.
P. O. BOX 458 ’ CAMP HILL, PA. 17011
Public Auction
83 Registered GUERNSEYS
COMPLETE LINE OF FARM MACHINERY
AND DAIRY EQUIPMENT
MASONIC HOME DISPERSAL
COCKEYSVILLE, MARYLAND
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1967
The farm is located about 40 mi. South of York, Pa. and 15 mi.
North of Baltimore, Md., off the Harrisburg Expressway, Rt. 83,
take Shawan Road exit, East Vi mi. to faim.
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT SELL
AT 10:30 AM. CATTLE FOLLOWING
The Masonic Home is discontinuing its daily and farming opera
tion. The Guernsey herd has been in existence a number of years.
They have used outstanding sires including those of The Mary
land-West Virginia Bull Stud.
SELLING 1 BULL, 26 COWS, 12 BRED HEIFERS, 45 OPEN
HEIFERS (including 30 head ready to breed this fall)
The herd is TB and BANGS Acciedited Vaccinated
FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
John Deeie Tractor #630-9640; John Deeie Hay Conditioner and
held mower; John Deere plow; John Deere coin picker #101;
Baler #6549 (jack, loader, hydromatic); Blitzer Forage Harvester
(with attachments, chopper); King Wise elevator (32 ft.); A-l
Century sprayer; New Holland spreader #222; *25 Farmhand
rake; John Deere RWA Disc-harrow; and attachments; Farmall H
Tractor; John Deere #44 plow; IH 100 pulverizer; F. B. Grain
drill-Van-Brunt; Ferguson Cultivator; Ferguson side rake; Fergu
son corn planter; #64 Combine; New Idea Spreader; New Hol
land wagon and several other wagons; V> HJP. motor compressor;
Hammer mill; Electric motor 20 R.P.; Platform scales; stainless
steel sink; New Surge milker; New Esco tank cooler - 300 gal.;
and many other small tools.
Property of The Masonic Home of the
Grand'Lodge A.F. and A.M. of Maryland
France Smith, Jr. Supt.
Cockeysville, Md.
Tel: 666-2222
AUCTIONEER
John B. Merryman TERMS CASH
Sparks, Maryland
Tel: 771-4321 Lunch by Reuben
Not responsible-f or accidents* day-of esrle.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 21,1967 —19
the producer. A casual attitude
on his part will be his biggest
liability. Producers looking to
the egg industry as a livelihood
in the future cannot take light
ly the egg complex. The egg
complex offers some economies
in cost of production and the
advantage of size. Transporta
tion of feed and eggs, for ex
ample, is less in the egg com
plex. The egg complex is lo
cated near feed manufacturing
facilities and on good roads.
Eggs are processed into cases
or cartons without packing and
transportation prior to process
ing. This offers reduced time
between production and retail
ing. The egg complex has the
P. B. GUERNSEY SALE
Manheim Steer
Brings $492.20
The grand champion steer
in the Manheim Community
Farm Show last week sold for
46 cents a pound to Kunzler
Packing Company m the Fri
day night sale. Total receipts
for the FFA black Angus
shown by Robert Donough was
$492 20.
Average price of the sale
was $33 62 and total receipts
amounted to $4,635 18.
Other buyers included El
mer Geib, Nelson Weaver Mill,
Bombergers Store; Martins
Meat, Jacob Ruhl, Hershey and
Weidman, Hoffers Roofing, Ed
Seifert’s Butcher Shop and
Vintage Sales Stables.
advantage of size in purchasing
and marketing.
The egg complex concept will
probably expand but even the
operators ot complexes say that
there is room for both the own
er-operated and contractee farm
and the egg complex faim
However, it is doubtful that
the contractee and ownei-op
erated faims can continue “do
ing business as usual”
If there is any one sugges
tion at this time for the pio
ducer, it is that of finding ways
to meet the challenges togeth
er call it cooperation The
fiist step is to get together and
discuss this situation Improv
ing one’s bargaining power is
a must Individuals can step
up then bai gaining power
thiough cooperation Vauous
agencies can and will assist
and counsel However the in
itiative must come fiom the
poultrymen
HARRISBURG - Ninety per
cent of Pennsylvania’s coin
crop is now matuie enough to
be safe horn Host, the State
Ciop Repoitmg Seivice has an
nounced The coin harvest is
thiee-iouiths completed and
picking and shelling have be
gun in southern and eastern
counties, the Seivice said
VIRGINIA
YEARLING FEEDER
CATTLE SALE
HARRISONBURG, VA.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1967
7:00 P.M.
Rockingham Livestock
Market, Inc.
1400 STEERS
Angus Hereford
Officially graded and sold In
uniform lots according to breed,
grade'and weight. Dehorned.