Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania Prices P aid at farm Light Type
And New Jer«ev Hens 31/z ' sl/4C > Heavy Type Hens
MnD wew jersey 15 . 16 mostly 15c
-1 Weekly Review „ . . Turke y s
Live Hens Buying interest light as most
Prices of light tvne hens % proc S ssols have completed
%c higher, unchanged on heavy XnS £" S6a T IVe
tvne- however trend,no- offerings generally well clear
within the range in many quar- MsTvailaThf ° CCaSlonal Small
ters. Demand on light type gen
erally improved. Oiferings ade- r A . ...
quate for current needs. Offer- rogeiSVllie
ings for future movement heavy January 16, 1968
in many places despite current- (Piices paid dock weights, cents
ly better than expected egg per lb., except where noted)
prices. Demand on heavy type Hens, light type 4-9, mostly
fair but unaggressive as offer- 4-5; Hens, heavy type 10-IBV2,
ings increased to fully adequate, mostly 16-18, Pullets 11^-33%,
Glacier Alfalfa
The forage crop that helps you get
MORE beet, MORE milk,
ip .p J* Ia , Cier 15 especially hi S h-yielding. It is a winter-hardy Flemish
alfalfa which can yield eight or ten tons per acre when you give it eood
management. Fine stemme:!, leafy. Protein-rich feed. Helps you get extra
beet or milk.
Haymor is a very similar variety which has given excellent re
s,, on ” lan J' Lancaster County farms. It i,s a very good yielder and stands
will last longer than Glacier where bacterial wilt is a factor.
See your Hoffman Seed Man for details about these two varieties.
Also, 919, Certified Buffalo and other dependable alfalfas.
A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, Inc.
Landisville, Pa.
mostly 29-33; Roasters 10-24,
mostly 15-22, Ducks 29-47;
Drakes 33-46%, mostly 44-46;
Geese 33-36%; Rabbits 29-48,
mostly 39-45, Guineas 72%-76;
Pigeons (per pair) 100-175,
mostly 1.00-1 02%
Total coops sold 639
Eastern Shore
Exchange
Weekly Review
Broiler and fryer live prices
averaged 15 14 cents a pound
this week Prices paid langed
from a high of 16 7 cents a
pound on Monday to a low of
13 5 cents a pound on Thurs
day Sales for the week totaled
839,400 head down 58,700 from
last week.
• Lancaster Auction
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BULLS Good 23 00-24 75,
couple Choice 25 00-25 25, Utili
ty and Commercial 23 50-24 60.
FEEDER STEERS Load
Choice 825-870 lbs 25 25
CALVES 173 Vealers
steady.
VEALERS Choice 46 50-
48 50, couple 50 00-50 50, Good
42 00-46 00; Standard 36 00-41-
00, Utility 30 00-36 00; Cull 95-
115 lbs 26 00-3150, few 70-90
lbs 2150-26 00
HOGS 370
gilts 25-50 e lower
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2, 190-235 lbs 20 25-20 75
One lot US 1, 205 lbs 21 50 US
1- 195-260 lbs 19 25-19 75 US
2- 260-280 lbs 18 75-19 75
SHEEP 108 Wooled lambs
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
70-80 lbs 26 00-26 75, Good 65-
80 lbs. 23 50-24 00
Barrows and
898-2261
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 20,1968 —
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
(Fxom Monday, Januaiy 15th to Fuday, January 19th)
Mon.
WHITE
Ex Fey Lg.
Fey. Lg
Fey Med
No 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
34%
34
31%
31
30
25
Ex Large
BROWN
Ex Fey. Lg.
Fey Lg
Fey Med.
Pullets
Peewees
35%
34%
34
31%
30
25
MIXED
Standards
Checks
30
21-22
TREND: Market cleared on extra large with ample supply
on large Short of demand on Medium
Copynght 19G8 by Urner Bairy Publications
importance Of State
Agriculture Shown In
University Display
“Forestry for Living” was
one of the themes at The Penn
sylvania State University dis
play at the 52nd Farm Show.
Pennsylvania’s paper and oth
er wood products are valued at
$l3 billion per year Workeis
earn $2BO million making these
products
Also 15 million Christmas
trees and 100,000 gallons of ma
ple syrup are piodueed in the
state
Of Pennsylvania’s 17 million
acres of forest, 13 5 million
Precision corn planting calls for an
Allis-Chalmers 500 Series Unit Planter!
The 500 Planter means uniformity! In seed spacing,
seed depth, soil firmness, fertilizer application.
Whether you drill or hill-drop, see how the 500 licks
the seed-bounce problem! You pick seed opening
equipment to fit your crop and soil. Get your corn
in right with an A-C 500 Unit Planter!
L. H. Brubaker Nissley Farm Service
Lititz, Pa. Washington Boro, Pa.
N. G. Myers & Son L. H. Bruboker
Kheems, Pa. Lancaster, Pa.
Allen H. Matz Farm Equipment
Roy H. Buck, Inc. Grumelli Farm Service
Akron, Pa. Quarryville, Pa.
Wed
Tues.
35%
35
35%
35
32%
32
31
26
36%
32%
32
31
26
36%
35%
35
32%
31
26
35%
35
32%
31
26
31 31
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aces aie privately owned.
The Penn State display
showed that sales of logs and
bolts pioduced m the slate to
tal $5O million per year.
The importance of the farm
er’s contribution to the state’s
economy was also pinpointed in
the display Pennsylvania fann
ers and their wives pay $4l
million in taxes and $2l million
in interest each year Expenses
for feed, fertilize!, lime and
seed aie about $3OO million.
Other costs amount to nearly
$4OO million.
Farm families thi oughoii’t the
nation spend at least $33 billion
a year for the same things that
city people ihuy.
iver used to see corn k
lanting this accurate!”
New Holland
3
Thuis. Fri.
35% 35%
35 35
32% 33%
32 33
31 31
26 26
35%-36% 35-35%
36 33%
35 35
32% 32%
31 31
26 26
31 31
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