—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 5, 1972
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Poultry
Eastern Pa. and N.J.
HENS
Wednesday, February 3
Prices unchanged on light type
hens. Demand fair though oc
casional plants short of needs as
storm conditions in New York
state hampering movement off
farms. Offerings adequate with
increased interest to sell noted as
a result of lower egg prices.
Heavy type hens barely adequate
for a fairly good call. Prices paid
at farm: Light type hens: 5-6% M
6%-€% in Pa. mostly 5%-6 in N. J.
Heavv type hens 16-17.
Fogelsville
Auction Report
Sale of Tuesday, February 1
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per pound, except where noted).
Hens, heavy type 5-15, mostly
10-14; Pullets 13-29, mostly 26-28;
Roasters 10-30, mostly 24y 2 -28;
Ducks 17-41, mostly 34-41; Drakes
26-48, mostly 42-48; Rabbits 36-77,
mostly 70-77; Guineas 60-69,
mostly 65-67; Pigeons (per pr.)
50-1.21, mostly 1.00-1.21.
Total coops sold 352.
Auction every Tuesday.
Poultry received Monday 7 P.M.
to 10:30 P.M., Tuesday 7 A.M. to
12 Noon. Sale at 11:30 A.M.
Delmarva
BROILERS
Wednesday, February 3
Ready-to-cook movement
improved in some quarters while
stiU lacking aggressiveness in
others. Slaughter schedules
about steady Advance interest
slow in developing with asking
prices generally unchanged from
this week’s levels. Less than
trucklot prices unchanged on
both Plant and U.S Grade A
despite occasional sales noted as
sustain top
production
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Weekly New York Egg Market
(From Monday, January 31st to Friday, February 4th)
White
Pcy. Ex. Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Fey. Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees Unquoted
Standards 29
Checks 17
Long Tone - Supplies ample,
provement.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, February 3
Slaughter steer and heifer
prices advanced on Monday,
began to weaken on Tuesday and
declined sharply on Wednesday.
Despite Wednesdays price
decline, bulk sales slaughter
steers and heifers ended mostly
50 lower than the previous week.
Cows were generally 50 higher.
Bulls closed steady to strong.
Supply consisted mainly of High
Good and Choice slaughter steers
and heifers, with several loads
mixed Choice to Prime slaughter
steers and heifers; Balance of
receipts consigned mainly of
cows.
Receipts this week 5,100; last
week 5,500; last year 1,900.
low as 27 on Plant Grade. Live
supplies adequate as desirable
weights. Undertone steady
though occasional nervousness
noted Pool trucklot prices for
Thursday arrival in the New
York area: US Grade A 2816-31 16
M 281/2-29; Plant Grade 2716-29%
M 2716-28.
Special packs including 13/4-2,l 3 /4-2,
316 pound sizes TFEWR.
Mon. Tues.
32
31
27
25
16%
34
33
29
28
16%
36
Unquoted
Unquoted
Retail orders show some im-
No-Fault Insurance
“No Fault Auto Insurance”
will be the subject of the third
educational meeting being
sponsored by the Farm and
Home Foundation of Lancaster
County at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
evening, February 8 in the
auditorium of the Farm and
Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road,
Lancaster.
The meeting will feature a
panel of four authorities in the
auto insurance field to present all
sides of this controversial sub
ject. Panel members include;
Roy Miller, Insurance Company
of America; Frank Roda, Lan
caster Bar Association; Marvin
E. Miller, Representative to
State Assembly, and Chester
Heim, legisltive director of the
Pennsylvania Farmers
Association. Each of the panel
members will give a short talk
about No-Fault Insurance and
then the meeting will be opened
for questions and general
discussion.
Melvin R. Stoltzfus, president
of the Farm and Home Foun
dation, invitesall interested folks
to attend this meeting without
further notice. It is the feeling of
the Foundation that this subject
is of such inmpprtance that a
public service will be rendered if
Wed.
Thurs.
32
31
27
25
16%
32
31
27
25
16%
34 34 34
27 27 27
17 17 17
Agrlco, Geigy Hold
Management Meeting
About 170 fanners attended a
Crop Management meeting at
Blue Ball Fire Hall Thursday
night. The meeting was spon
sored by Agrico Chemical
Company and Geigy Chemical
Company.
The meeting featured a
presentation by John Beideman,
Geigy sales representative, on
control of problem weeds in corn.
Beideman particularly zeroed
in on the need to control and how
to control fall panicum, nutsedge,
and quackgrass.
Also speaking was Mitchell
Thompson, regional agronomist
for Agrico, on the importance of
Fri.
32
31
27
25
16%
Must Register
Aliens living in the United
States must report their
local addresses to the Im
migration and Naturalization
Service by Jan. 31 of each
year.
Is Topic
all phases of the proposed plan
are brought to the attention of
Lancaster Countians.
Dr. Emmett Robertson,
chairman of the Educational
Committee of the Farm and
Home Foundation, will serve as
panel moderator. Additional
members of the Educational
Committee are: Noah W. Kreider
Sr, Manheim RD3; John W.
Sangrey, Conestoga RD2, and
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following soil test recom
mendations. He stressed the
importance of liming and proper
rates of fertilization in older to
get maximum crop yields.
The top door prize was
awarded to Sam U. Stoltzfus, Gap
RDI, 480 pounds of Agrico corn
starter fertilizer.
The meeting was conducted by
Frank D. Blest, district Agrico
manager for Lancaster Countv.
Calendar
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ference, Penn State Univer
sity, February 8-10.
Wednesday, February 9
10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Milk
Marketing and Related Issues
meeting, Sadsburyville Fire
Hall, Sadsburyville, Chester
County.
6:30 p.m. Extension Service
annual meeting, Farm and
Home Center.
Thursday, February 10
9:30a.m. —Clothing construction
course, Paoli United Methodist
Church.
7:30 p.m. Poultry educational
meeting, Farm and Home
Center.
8 p.m. 4-H Leaders Council,
Farm and Home Center.
Friday, February 11
7 p.m. Pennsylvania Egg
Marketing Association
meeting, Embers Restaurant,
Carlisle Pike.
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa.