10—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 15.1968
What Size
Laying Flock?
How many layers will there be
in the nation's laying flock this
fall ami winter? Will the num
ber be reduced below a year
earlier? If.so when will it occur?
Currently, the number of layers
on farms is about 1 percent
above a year ago. and about 5
percent more than in 1966.
The reduced number of chicks
hatched for laying flock replace
ments. down 18 percent October
through March, is not likely to
cause a significant reduction in
the number of layers on farms
in the next 2 months.
At the beginning of 1968. the
nation’s laying flock contained
about 1.4 percent more layers
than on the first of January
1967 About 58 percent of these
Inters were pullets as compar
ed to 55 percent a year earlier
due to a 3 percent increase in
number of pullets in the laying
flock and a slight decrease in
number of hens However, the
quantity of pullets not of laying
age which will be housed the
first 5 to 6 months of “68” was
9 percent below a year ago. The
9 percent about 8 4 million pul
lets, was equal to 2 5 percent of
the 329 million layers on farms
the first of the year Thus the
reduction in the hatch the last 4
months of 1967 was sufficient to
cause a reduction in the nation’s
laying flock by April 1 But. the
number of lay ers on farms then
w as still about 1 4 percent above
a year earlier.
Why hasn't a reduction occur
ed in the number of layers on
farms 9 The reason is that fewer
hens are being marketed than a
year earlier In 1968, through
the week ending April 17, about
5 million fewer light-type hens
were slaughtered under Feder
al inspection than in the same
period last year This was 10
percent below a year earlier It
is likely this trend will continue
Throughout most of 1968 more
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hens may be kept in production
longer than Inst year. How ex
tensive the culling and liquida
tion wilt be for reducing the
number of hens throughout the
remainder of 1968 will depend on
prices received for eggs. As
prices increase more older hens
will likely bo kept the second
year.
Since the first of the year,
through March, the hatch of
chicks for laying flock replace
ments has averaged about 18
percent below a year earlier but
this change will not show up in
the laying flock until about July.
Thus there is not much hope for
a flock smaller than a year ear
lier until about July or August.
But. if signif cantly fewer hens
are liquidated, as compared to
a year ago. paring the nation’s
laying flock to the desired size
may take even longer.
The estimated reduction in
number of pullets available for
housing from the January, Feb
ruary. and March hatches would
equal about 4 percent f the lay
ers on farms. Thus the potential
reduction in flock size due to re
duced hatch would be about 4
to hold up production, body condition...
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WITH PURINA
Good grass is a benefit. Good dairymen take advan
tage of every acre of pasture they have. Cows love
grass and it stimulates milk flow.
Yet, good dairymen know that grass is 85% water.
As summer advances it turns brown, losses its palata
bility and is even less nutritious.
Tests at the Purina Dairy Center proved that cows
fed a grain supplement with grass produced up to
20% more milk. They kept up in body condition,
too, and held up better in production in following
lactations.
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Inc. Farmers Assn., Inc.
Ph: 367-1195 Ph: 464-3431
Rheems West Willow
Ira B. Landis Janies High & Sons
Ph: 569-0531 Ph: 354-0301
779 Valley Road, Lancaster Gordonville
John J. Hess, 11, Inc. John B. Kurtz
Ph: 442-4632 Ph: 354-9251
Paradise E. D. 3, Ephrata
LOW COST PRODUCTION...
the reason why more farmers feed PURINA
percent. By month* the equiva
lent would be 1,1, and 2 per
cents respectively, meaning the
monthly potential reduction is
small. But again any differences
in rates of liquidating hens, mor
tality. and other factors which
affect layer numbers can tem
per the adjustments due to re
duced hatch. Rate of lay is mt
expected to increase like last
year because more older hens
will keep it down as the year
progresses.
Egg prices will decidedly in
fluence producers' decisions to
force-molt layers. Market prices
below $0.30 for grade A large
eggs will likely encourage liqui
dation. Prices several cents
above $0.30 may encourage de
layed liquidation. Thus the situ
ation still is uncertain for this
fall and winter and will be in
fluenced by producer prices in
the near future. Low prices sim
ilar to last year are likely to
encourage additional liquidation
as higher prices retard liquida
tion Perhaps by September
there will be significant decline
in number of layers on farms
and subsequent price improve
ment.
Household Hint will take up to fivt dry-cleanings
Many of the new water-repel- without having to Lj reproc
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. SPECIAL HORSE SALE
Monday. Eve., June 17 th
MARTINS SALES STABLES
Blue Ball, Pa., Lane. Co.
6 Head, 3 & 5 gaited harness horses and prospects from the
Joe Burnett Stables. 1 outstanding 3 gaited snow horse for
Stuart Raub. Several registered quarter & pleasure horses.
Load of standard bred horses. Several Harness racing
ponies. Consigned horses. Equipment at 6 P.M. Horses at 7
P.M.
PAUL Z. MARTIN
Ph. New Holland 717-354-6671
FEEDER PIG SALE
SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1968
1:30 P.M.
2% miles south of Bethel from U,S. 22 and 6 miles
north of Myerstown, Pennsylvania along U.S. 501.
300-350
40 - 60 Pounds Choice Feeder Pigs
Hamp-York-Duroc cross. All pigs are vaccinated for
cholera and erysipelas. Castrated, wormed, sprayed
for hce and mange. All pigs were raised on this farm.
No outside pigs will sell on this sale. These are some
of the finest quality pigs in the East.
Also 3 pasture farrowing shelters.
NORMAN M. MARTIN
Route #1 Myerstown, Pennsylvania 17067
ALL-DAY COMPLETE
FARM DISPERSAL
STROHECKER FARMS, INC.
Sat., June 22,1968 - 9:00 atm.
Directions: Thirty-eight (38) miles north of Harrisburg;
three (3) miles east of Pillow off Route # 225 at Herndon
#l, Northumberland Co., Pa.
Farm Machinery And Trucks
Twenty (20) tractors Two (2) crawlers
Int. ‘TD-18’ w/blade; AC ‘H-3’ w/loader; 2 J.D. ‘4020’ fully equipp
ed including power shift; J.D. ‘3020’ RC; J.D. ‘2510’ RC; J.D.
‘1020’; 2 J.D. ‘2010’; J.D. ‘1010’; AC ‘l9o’ dsl.; A.C. ‘D-17’; A.C.
‘D-15’; Int. ‘3414’ Ind. w/loader; J.D. ‘ll2’ lawn tractor and other
makes and models.
Twenty (20) trucks Nine (9) trailers
Five (5) truck-tractors including: 1967 GMC ‘9500’ dsl., twin
screw; 1966 GMC ‘7500’ dsl.; 1960 Ford ‘F-950’; 1966 GMC
‘4ooo’, dump; 1964 Chev. twin screw w/1966 Stoltzfus spread
er; 1956 Ford twin screw w/Stoltzfus spreader and various
makes and models not listed. Six (6) tandem trailers: 1967
Trailco 30’ aluminum dump; 1964 Fruehauf 40’ grain; Frue
hauf 31’ aluminum van; Heil 6,000 gal. capacity fuel and others
not mentioned.
SPECIAL MENTION: 1962 Ford ‘C-750’ tilt-cab with
Daffin feed mobil unit with GMC dsl. 125 H.P. motor and
air unloading unit.
Five (5) Self-Propelled Combines
1966 Gleaner ‘C-ll’ 13’ grain header, 4-row corn head and cab,
all power; Int. ‘4o3’ dsl. 12’ header, 4-row corn head, 100 bus.
grain bin, all power; Oliver ‘33’; MH ‘B2’ 12’ header, 2-row corn
head; J.D. ‘ss’ 12’ header, also other sizes and makes.
Four (4) balers: 2 N.H. and 2 J.D. ‘24-T’, 1967 models. AMERI
CAN AUTOMATIC GRAIN DRYER w/1,000,000 8.T.U., (fully
automatic, also a full line of plows, planters, wagons, mowers,
rakes, manure spreaders, elevators, grain equipment, seed, ferti
lizer, baler twine, minerals or approximately 200 pieces of equip
ment to farm 2,500 acres.
Discontinuing farming due to shortage of labor. Farms are for
sale by private treaty. Equipment in excellent condition, mostly
being purchased in last 2-4 years! Come Early to register for
number in order to buy.
Lunch Full particulars later
Terms: Cash or contract, financing available by Associate
Discount Corp, of Harrisburg, phone: 717-758-2988.
By order of the owner.
Whitford Sales Company
L. Robert Frame, Auctioneer
Box 128, Exton, Pa. 19341
Phone: 215-363-7379
"Chester Countys’ Foremost Auction Company”
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