Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 08, 1971, Image 4

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    —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 8,1971
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Poultry Market Reports
Delmarva
' Wednesday, May 5
Ready-to-cook movement im
proved for late week fill-in
needs Slaughter schedules in
creased slightly overall. Less
than trucklot prices generally
cent higher on both Plant
and U S Grade A Advance
trucklot interest fair with early
trading generally unchanged
from this week’s levels. Live
supplies continue ample though
weights continue to become
more desirable Undertone fully
Steady Negotiated trucklot
prices 2-3 pound ready-to-cook
broiler and fryers for delivery
next week:
- U.S Grade A
Plant Grade 26V?-27
- Pool trucklot prices for
Thursday arrival in the New
York area
US Grade A 28-29 y 2 Mostly per pound, except where noted)
28-28V2- HENS, heavy type 26-30;
Plant Grade 27-28 Mostly 27- PULLETS 18 36, mostly 30-36;
27M. ROASTERS 7-31 y 2 M 25 3iy 2 ,
Special packs including 1%-
2, 3Vz pound sizes TFEWR
County Farmers Assn. Meets
The Lancaster County Farm- was named to represent the asso
eis Associat’on met at the Farm ciation in the state caucus to
and Home Centei Tuesday night elect tiustees of Penn State Uni-
Mis Helen Wivell was named versity
to fill the unexpired term of her
late husband Clvde Wivell on
the Association s board
Ivan Yost, Chnstiana RDI
Soles Supervisor Named
William Patterson, 303 Roil
ing Teirace Road, Leola, has
been appointed regional sales
supervisor in the prepaied
-foods division of Victor F
Weaver, Inc, New Holland
As regional sales supervisor,
Patterson will be responsible
for food brokei s activities and
the supervision of Weaver bick
er representatives and then
marketing progiams
INCREASE YIELDS
$15.03 AN ACRE
FOR 250
- .« Kj-ste^
Ortho Isotox" Seed Tieater (F) is backed by the best kind
of proof a coi n seed-treater could have ovei one hundred million ■
successful corn acres All kinds of climate All types of soil 'MI sorts
of men doing the planting Yield increases run up to fifteen dollais
an acre—from a product that costs about 25 cents to treat a 20,000
plant-population-aci e I
CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY ORTHO DIVISION, San Francisco, CA 94120
~ Helping the World Grow Better j
TM 5 ORTHO CHE RON DE i r i HELPING Th£ “RO J SE'TER I'vTf - REG U S PAT OFF
©N ALL CHEMICALS RtAf CAjTloNa WARNINGS ANU DIRECTIONS BEFORE USE
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Smokef-own, Pa.
52; GUINEAS 116-128%, M
1 25, PIGEONS (Per Pair) 115-
4 05, M 1 20-125 Total Coops
_ u Sold 372 '
Prices unchanged to slightly
higher in some instances De-
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, May 5
mand for light type hens very » , j
light as some slaughter plants (NCW Y 01*K LS[§[?
working reduced schedules.
Offerings lange barely ade-
quate to adequate Movement o£
heavy type hens good; supplies p nce levels unchanged to
barely adequate locally but ful- fractionally lower. Receipts
ly adequate from southern light and generally from nearby
points shippers. Trading stocks short
on jumbos; light on extra large,
smalls and peewees although,
with current slow demand, some
accumulations on these sizes
noted Large and medium con
tinue in their burdensome posi
tion Movement of bulk eggs
dull with increasing price con
cessions and prolonged protec
tion periods failing to attract
interest Out of town export in
terest in smalls spotty with
some substitution of mediums
occasionally reported Carton
oiders slow to fair with only
scattered promotional activity
noted
Prices paid at farm- Light
type hens iVz-6 mostly 5%-6 ir!
Pennsylvania mostly 5-5 v 2 in
New Jersey Heavy type hens:
TFEWR.
Fogelsville
Tuesday, May 4
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
DUCKS 43-50 DRAKES 30-51
M 40 51, RABBITS 20 52, M 47-
The oigamzation’s summer
rucnic was announced for July
31 at Lampeter Fire Hall
The Association also voted to
e.ve $lOO to the Clyde Wivell
fund ‘No man has done more
for the County Faimers Asso
ciation,” James G Kreider, coun
ty president, said.
Membership was reported at
971 in the county and the goal
is 1 000 Kreider noted that one
member has signed up 28 new
membeis He urged anvone who
hasn’t paid membership dues yet
to contact James L Martin,
Strasburg RDI, secretary
Clarence Stauffer was approv
ed as a Safe Mark dealer in the
Ephrata area
Ph. 397-3539
Wednesday, May 5
It was announced that a few
moie accounts aie needed foi
the Farm Member Business
Analysis Service
The organization has decided
to have booths at the Lampstei
and Solanco Fairs
The organization also discus
sed the need foi new marketing
concepts in ordei to enable the
farmer to get a laiger portion of
the 'food dollar Possibility of
Lancaster County brand pro
ducts was reviewed Kreider
noted that the organization is
receptive to marketing ideas
frotn interested peisons
t* .'j
BARN ALARM
A "must" for controlled environment poultry and livestock
buildings, incubators or for any critical electrical application
where power or equipment failure is a hazard.
Have yours installed now . . before a pon er failure this summer.
B E. M. HERR EQUIPMENT, INC
For Editorials
See Page 20
Second Section
(The editorial page has been permanently moved
to the fourth page of the second section. Editorial page
readers can find it easily; it’s the same location as be
fore, except it’s in the second section instead of the
first section. See editorials on page 20 this week.)
Weekly UEP Egg Market
Region
Northeast 32 30 2514 25 20 20
Northwest 26 26 21 21 13 13 „
Central West 25 25 20 20 16 16 .
Southwest 24 24 18 19 13 12
Midwest 28 25 20 20 1514 1414
Southeast 29 27 24 24 22 21
National Average 29 27 2214 2214 1814 1714
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
WHITE
Fey Ex. Large 36
Large 33
Mediums 2S 1 2
Pullets 25
Peewees 17
BROWN
Fey Large
Madiums
Pullets
Peewees
Standards
Checks
Tone Market tone in Northeast generally steadier. Jumbos
nearly firm, Ex Laige closely clearing, Large usually.in,balance,
Mediums duller and in surplus. Pullets irregular, Breakers stock
fum.
R. D 1, NiHow Street
Prices to the Producer
Tuesday, May 4 and Thursday, May 6
Large Medium
From Monday, May 3rd to Friday, May 7th
lues.
Mon.
27%
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