—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. February 12, 1972 4 Poultry Market Reports Delmarva BROILERS Wednesday, February 9 Ready-to-cook movement fair but often less aggressive than early week. Slaughter schedules reduced slightly in line with expected needs. Advance interest slow in developing as traders i await further market develop ments. Less than trucklot prices unchanged on both Plant and U. S. Grade A. Live supplies adequate however weights generally lighter than desired. Undertone steady. Pool trucklot prices for Thursday arrival in the New York area: U. S. Grade A 2814-31%, M 28%-29; Plant Grade 27%-29%, M 27%-28. Special packs including 13/4-2,l 3 /4-2, 3% pound sizes TFEWR. Eastern Pa. and N.i.) HENS Wednesday, February 9 Prices continued unchanged on light type hens. Demand, 1 unaggressive as processors, having light interest for finished product. Live offerings light but generally adequate for needs. Heavy type hens adequate for a fair demand. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 5-6%i mostly 6%-6% in Pennsylvania mostly 5%-6 in N.J.. Heavy type hens 16-17. Green Dragon. Dairy Cattle (Not Available This Week) fa., Japanese Governor Milton J. Shapp and Agriculture Secretary Jim McHale recently, met with two. key figures in Japan’s agriculture trade effort. Keiki Owada, director general of the Agricultural Policy Research Committee in Japan, is the man who drafted the Land Reform Bill for his nation in the post World War II years. That world famous bill was worked out under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur. Owada, a world figure in Japanese agriculture for 30 years, said that 17 per cent of U.S. farm exports go to Japan, making the Asian nation by far America’s largest farm customer “In 1970,” said Owada, “American agricultural exports to Japan totalled $1.2 billion dollars, in the same year Japan’s agricultural exports to the U.S. came to only $4O million dollars.”, The eating habits of the' Japanese have changed morei dramatically than those of any other nation in recent years. Owada foresees the Japanese demand for U.S. farm products! continuing at high levels because, of the change. He does not foresee his nation’s agricultural production rising to its increasing needs m the near future. Accompanying Owada was Tadao Yamasaki, director of the department of Public Affairs for the Japan Trade Center, the ■> is * To paint knobs without handling them, push the screw up through the bot tom of an upside-down egg carton and rescrew the knob onto the screw. ♦ * When painting furniture or woodwork indoors, slip a pair of old socks over your shoes. If paint drops on the floor, just “skate” it off. This saves your shoes and back, too. Weekly New York Egg Market (From Monday, February 7th to Friday, February Ilth) WHITE Fey. Ex. Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Fey. Large Mediums Pullets Peewees Standards 27 27 27 27 Checks 17 16% 16% 16% Long Tone - Supplies ample on all sizes with inventory generally at satisfactory levels. Fogelsville Auction Report Sale of Tuesday, February 8 (Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted). Hens, heavy type 7-17%, mostly 10-16; Pullets 20-30, mostly 24-27; Roasters 22-30, mostly 24-27; Ducks 42-44; Drakes 45; Geese 41; Rabbits 50-67, mostly 65-67; Guineas 55-65, mostly 65; Pigeons (Per Pr.) 1.11-5.01, mostly 1.11- 1.20. Total coops sold 313. 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. Officials Meet on Farm Trade Tokyo based organization responsible for promotion of two way trade and dissemination of information of Japan overseas. Yamasaki is New York based. Japan Trade Center also has locations in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans and San Francisco. Owada and Yamasaki have been meeting with Secretary McHale to explore the possibilities of increasing Penn sylvania’s share of the huge U.S. export allotment to Japan. The Governor and Secretary FOR TOP YIELDS AND SPECIFIC USES Hi-Capacity Economical Top-Potential All ‘Round Mixed-Drainage Long-Life Timothy & Alsike Let your Hoffman Seed Man help improve your yields of pasture, hay grass silage and haylage. A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC. Located In tha Heart of Lancaatar County VCCDa LANDHVIU.E, PENNSYLVANIA 17831 aaanaaa IIIIIiIUJ3SIUii3iBI!UiI3JBUiU^^SQ3uS!3EOED^3 Mon. Tues. 32 31 28 25 16% 32 31 28 25 16% Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted New York Eggs Prices were generally un changed on large and mediums, slightly higher on smalls. Of ferings are excessive on most grades and sizes. Some country shipping points are willing to negotiate prices in efforts to establish clearances. Street trading is light and many outlets are buying on a minimum needs only basis. Carton movement is fair. Midweek advertised retail promotional activity was generally light locally although trade sources indicate more features are anticipated early next week. McHale said they are deeply concerned with farm income and production in the Commonwealth and are touching base with state, national and world leaders in agriculture in efforts to help the Pennsylvania farmer. Shapp noted that Pennsylvania has the largest rural population in the nation. He called attention to the fact that the state also had the largest outmigration of any over the past 10 years. Of the 400,000 people who left the state, 357,000 were from rural areas. Lancaster Formula “Formula 70” Brand “Formula 69” Brand Grass-Waterway Triple-Purpose Lowland Pasture Highland Pasture Horse Pasture Wed. Tfaurs. Wednesday, February 9 Oklahoma City Thursday, February 10 Estimated receipts Same day last week Same day last year Fairly active, feeder cattle and calves generally steady to strong compared to late last week; majority receipts high good and choice 450-850 lb. steers and 400- 650 lb. heifers. Demand broad for all weights and grades; fairly large attendance buyers. Frl. Sales as of 12:30 Feeder steers - choice, few prime 300-400 lb. 45.50-52.75; 400-500 lb. 41.7547.00; short load 428 lb. 49.50; 500-600 lb. 38.75- 44.00; few small lots 500-550 lb. 44.0044.40; 600-700 lb. 39.0041.80, small lot 603 lb. at 42.80; 700-800 lb. 37.5041.35, mostly 38.5040.75; 800-1018 lb. 35.50-39.70; few good and choice 3754054 b. 41.0042.25; 500-750 lb. 36.00-38.75, small lot mostly good 518 lb. holstein steers 35.75; good 758-927 lb. holstein steers 31.50-32.10. Feeder heifers choice, few prime 300-400 lb. 38.25-40.00, small lot 300 lb. at 44.60; 400-500 Are your steers making steady gains? Red Rose . .. is the way to better beef gains. This system helps you to choose the feeds to use and how much to use to give the results you want. STEP BY STEP the Red Rose Programmed Beef method shows you how to raise steers to market weights easier, and more efficiently. The result? It’s better beef animals and more money for you! We’re anxious to get you started on our Programmed Beef system and want to explain the program to you. Call us! Walter Binkley & Son Brown & Rea, Inc. Elverson Supply Co. T. Geib Estate Manheim I. B. Graybill & Son Strasburg E. Mussei' Heisey & Son R.D. #2, Mt. Joy, Pa. Heistand Bros. Elizabethtown Red Rose Farm Service, Inc. N. Church St., Quarryville David B; Hurst Bowmansville 10,000 2,469 7,441 Lititz Atglen Elverson Local Grain Thursday, February 10 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by six participating local feed and grain concerns. It should be noted, however, that no every dealer handles each commodity. All prices are per bushel, except for ear corn which is per ton. The average local grain prices quoted Thursday, February 10, 1972, are as follows: Bid+ Offered-f 40.00 46.50 1.32 1.50 .79 .91 1.12 1.09 1.29 1.44 1.64 Ear Corn Shelled Corn Oats (local) Oats (western) Barley Wheat +Bid is the price the dealer will buy from the farmer delivered to the mill. Offered is the price the dealer will sell for at his mill. lb. 35.75-39.00; 500-600 lb. 35.50- 37.25 ; 600-700 lb. 34.50-37.25; few 700-832 lb. 31.75-35.75, small lot 713 lb. at 36.70; few good and choice 300-415 lb. 34.50-37.50, two small lots good and choice 592-629 lb. 33.60-34.10. G. R. Mitchell# Inc. Refton, Pa. Mountville Feed Service Mountville Musser Farms, Inc. Columbia Ma(tin's Feed Mill Ephrata, Pa, Chos. E. Sauder & Sons Terre Hill Shelly Brothers B. D. 2, Manheim, Pa. E. P. Spotts, Inc. • Honey Brook H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc. Witmer i