AS I SEE IT
County Poultry Industry
By Jay Irwin,
\ssnciatc County Agent
The poultry industry is a big
part of the agiicullure ccouomv
of Lancaster County In I'ffid,
poultry conti ibutcd S3l 221.000
to the total of 124 million dol
lais of all agriculture pioduds
in the county Ovei 220 million
edgs arc laid annually fiom tlu
three million layers This is one
per cent of all the eggs pioduc
«d in the United States The
broiler industry contributes 12
million birds annually
With this impact of pioduc
lion, marketing is of vital im
portance in the distribution of
these products Piocessing
plants, owned and operated lo
cally, supply quality pioducts
to a broad area including metio
pohtan Philadelphia and New
York. These piocessing plants
play a key role for the futuie of
the poultry industry Buying
habits of the housewife are la
pidly changing This means that
new methods must be develop
ed to supply her with convem
ent, ready to use products
There are numelous national
]y known hatcheries in the
county which produce bi oilers
and laying hens in large quanti-
OVER
started
Starters the past 20 months!
Staggering? It certainly is. And the number isn’t going to
stop there. Why? Because more cattle raisers are finding out
that they can put then' calves on full feed the very first day.
And with Purina Cattle Starters, there is no warm-up period.
And founder is unlikely because of their high roughage con
tent. There is no painstaking daily increase in grain. All you
do when your cattle come in off the range or stalk field is
let the calves fill up overnight with hay or other roughage.
Then, fill your feeders with Cattle Starter I and let the cattle
start eating.
After a week, put them on Purina Cattle Starter 11. By the
third week, they’ll be ready to go on a full feed of high
energy finishing ration.
Yes, your cattle will be on full feed right away. And, depend
ing upon size, they may consume more than 20 pounds of
feed per day.
See us about Purina Cattle Starters before you put your
next cattle on feed. You’ll be amazed at the results.
John J. Hess, 11, Inc.
Ph 442-4632
Paradise
West Willow
Formers Assn., Inc.
Ph. 464-3431
West Willow
LOW COST PRODUCTION.. ■ 9
flia reason more cattlemen feed PLIRINA
ties Their continued leseaich
in developin'; new strains that
aie mote efficient and haidy is
veiv lmpoil.ini
The impact of the poultiv
opei.ilois on allied industiy is
evident with the feed mills and
cf|iiip in e n I mamifaclunng
plants in the counts' Poultiv
consumes moie commeieially
mixed feed than any othci live
stock in the county Tiie nutri
tionists are continually expci i
mooting with new foi ilas and
additives for maximum efficien
cies in our layers and broilers.
Equipment manufacturers aie
developing new labor saving de
vices to feed, collect eggs and
diy the manure More work is
needed in the area of manure
disposition with the increased
urbanization of Lancaster Coun
ty
The most impoitant pait of
the poultiy industry is labor:
not only the need for competent
labor but for the efficient man
agement of labor Competition
of the 652 manufacturing indus
tries in Lancaster County
creates this situation The man
agers of these poultiy flocks
are as capable as the industry
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300,000 CATTLE
on Purina Cattle
John B. Kurtz Jomes High &
Ph 354-9251 Ph 354-0301
R D. 3, Ephrata Gordonville
Ira. B. Landis Wenger's Feed
Ph 394-7912 | nc .
1912 Creek Hill Ed , Lane. Ph- 367-1195
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DR. E. G. Buss, Penn State professor of poultry science, (on right) explains
some of the experimental work being conducted in the genetics laboratory of
th new Animal Industries Building on the University Park Campus Touring the
new facility during an “open house” held recently were: (from left) Dr Ken
neth Goodwin, head of the Penn State Poultry Science Department, John Sams,
director of research at Indian Ruer Poultry Farms, Lancaster County, and
Hatcherj man Walter Wheelock, of Chambersburg, immediate past president of
the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation.
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Why I took my
loan business
to the Key Bank
That's where they talk my language.
There’s Stanley Musselman in the
agricultural loan department. He
knows farming as well as I do. He
gave me some good advice on plan*
ning for profitable management
even had some ideas on how I could
improve my operation. The cost of
my loan was detailed so that I had a
clear understanding of where I was
headed financially. I recommend the
Key Bank to get the best farm man*
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to improve your farming operation.
Just ask for Stanley Musselman.
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Bulldozing - Grading
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Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
Quarryville, R. D. 1
Hensel 548-2559