—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 30,1971 26 Farmers Cautioned to Keep Broiler, Turkey Output Down Costs of production for both pected to be higher than for the broilers and turkeys are ex-past year. A. Kermit Birth, Penn State marketing specialist, recently prepared the following report on the broiler and turkey out look: The caution flag is out for both broiler and turkey pro ducers Both are being urged to bring production in line with demand to avoid receiving dis appointing prices. Broiler chick placements have been averaging below a year ago since the end of Au gust 1970, yet prices continue below a year earlier Increased pork supplies have made inroads into poultry meat sales Pork supplies are ex pected to average well above those of a year earlier through the first half of 1971. Changes in factors which af fect demand for poultry meat such as changes in red meat supplies and prices must be considered when analyzing fu ture potential for sales of poul try products. In the first quar ter of 1970 high prices of red meats strengthened demand for broilers. In the first quarter of this year the opposite is likely to occur. Another consideration is the effect the economic situation will have on the fast food and/or take-home food service. This has been and continues to be an important market for poultry meat. As competition from other foods which are being featured by the fast food industry in creases, poultry product sales may increase less than those of other foods. More unemployed persons plus less overtime as compared to a year earlier will tend to reduce sales of take home foods, at least for the first quarter of the year. As we travel about the coun try, we cannot help but be amazed at the number and Try A Classified It Pays! variety of fast food businesses and the foods featured other than chicken. How much can one expect sales of poultry pro ducts to increase in the fast food market 9 It is not likely to con tinue at the phenomenal growth rate of the past decade. On the other hand, develop ment of convenience poultry items for quick meals at home will continue to gain in impor tance and account for an in creasing proportion of poultry production. But will these add to total sales or displace other forms of poultry meat. Increasing per capita con sumption will be more impor- Former Ag Secretary Bull Returns To PSU Leland H. Bull, former Penn sylvania Secretary of Agricul ture, will return to The Penn sylvania State University as Professor of Agriculture and Special Assistant to the Dean of the College of Agriculture. Professor Bull was appointed Secretary of, Agriculture by Governor William Scranton in January, 1963, and reappointed by Governor Shafer in 1967. He was Deputy Secretary of Agri culture from 1955 to 1958 in the Leader Administration and had the unique distinction of be ing the first person to serve a full term as Secretary after pre viously serving as Deputy Sec retary. In his new position, Profes sor Bull will provide special as sistance to the College of Agri culture in the planning and con duct of educational programs in such areas as public affairs, en vironmental resource manage ment, rural area development, and agribusiness expansion. LEADERS’ COUNCIL The Lancaster County 4-H Leaders’ Council will meet at 8 p.m Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Extension Office, 1383 Arcadia Road. Plans for the annual 4-H Leader Kick-off will be made. tant for expansion than in creases in the human popula tion from year to year. Cur rently population in the US. is increasing about one per cent per year and gives indica tions of going lower. Will 1971 be the first year in the history of the broiler in dustry that production of broil ers averaged below the previous year? This may be necessary to obtain prices which will return a profit to producers. The broiler industry can ad just rapidly because of its short production cycle. Thus, it is difficult to predict prices of broilers six months,in the fu ture with a fair degree of ac curacy. Perhaps .more questions are raised here than answers given. There are many considerations when analyzing the future pro fitability of the broiler industry as weH as that of-a particular business. ' T - Turkey Outlook - ' The turkey industry Is being urged' to~ employ restraint in planning this year’s = production. Reports of the number of tur key breeder hens on farms in dicate a potential for increased, production of turkeys, and breeder flock owners intentions l if carried out, indicate about a seven per cent increase-over the 1970 crop. Higher cold/storage holdings plus more red meats will put downward pressure on turkey meat prices. Not only are unfavorable prices anticipated but costs will also be higher. Higher corn prices will add to other cost-in creasing factors. FREE SAMPLE COPIES Copies of LANCASTER FARMING are not always easy to find they are not sold on newsstands— and perhaps some of your friends may not be acquainted with our weekly service. We'll be glad to send, without charge, several copies of LAN CASTER FARMING to your friends or business associates. Just write their names and addresses below (You'll be doing both them and us a favor!) Street Address & K. D City, State and Zip Cuue (Yon are not limited to two names. Use separate sheet for additional names.) Your Name Address □ CHECK here if you prefer to send a Year’s (52 issues) GIFT subscription for $2 each ($3 each outside of Lancaster County) to your friends listed above. If so $ enclosed, or O Bill me later. Please mail this form to: P. O. BOX 266 'i, 1 PUBLIC SALE Location 1 mile east of Fairmount, off Noble Eoad, 20 mile south of Lancaster, 6 mile south of Quarryville. THURS., FEB. 4, 1971 —11:30 A.M. Case 800 with Case-o-matic, wide front. New Idea man ure loader 501 to fit, John Deere tractor model G, Farmall H, S.C. Case with cults., 3 bottom Case 16 in. trip bottoms, John Deere 3 bottom 14 in. trailer on rubber, IHG % bottom trailer on rubber. Case 32 disc transport {very good), Chat tanooga cUltipacker, .3,sec.’ spring harrow, 2 sec,, spike; harrow', IHC 4 row cofnplahter hitch, on. tool bar with, fertz., IHC 2 row. cornplanter,- IHC cultivator for H, 7 ft; Coop mower ‘ semi-hi6unf t .New /.Idea'/.Cat; Ditioner,- IHC #47 baler IHC #15 -hay rake. New Idea hay-crimper, Maywrath bale elevator, 3 wagons with' racks •1 heavy duty wagon good beds. -.. : CASE SP COMBINE 9 FT:.WITH BIN ‘ : , 2 McCurdy -grain bins' on 36-ft. gfain'auger,-New. Idea l row cornpicker (less than 100-acres)> .Brady chopper;' Eicwf Idea 201 manure spreader. New Idea/lO -ffe. fort.’ com: shellers 1 power, 300, gal. water tank-on- ; rubb«r,.sprajec, Den linger hammexmill, New Holland circular : hay tedderr 2 gram drills Dearborn and buckboanfeold seed cleaner, 12 Standard comfort stalls, tobaceo press and,4,000 lath; I, tomato baskets, platform’ scales/ 40 ton Ist, 2nd, 3rd cuttings, alfalfa hay, 60 ton corn. 2 iron butchering kettles, 2 large copper kettles, dinner bell, hog trough, hay cutter, hay knife, Model A Ford parts, heavy cable. 2 silage carts rubber, 2 DeLaval milker units SS Strainer, 16 milk cans, utensil rack, 2 elec, motors-1 HP &3 HP (good),. 8:25-20 truck tires and wheels, edw chains;, forks, shovels and other articles not mentioned. Kreider and Diller, Aucts. Lunch by Fulton-Grange LANCASTER FARMING FARM MACHINERY AND FEED ' Terms by DAVID H. WISSLER Street Address & R. D. City, State and Zip Cede LITITZ. PENN A. I 1 /
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