—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12, 1972 4 Poultry Delmarva BROILERS Wednesday, August 9 Ready-to-cook movement continues very good with unfilled orders increasing. Slaughter schedules generally near capacity where labor available. Advance interest good with early negotiations noted at mostly 1% cents above this week’s levels. Less than trucklot prices % cent higher on both Plant and U.S. Grade A. Live supplies adequate though weights generally declining under the heavy kill despite good growing weather. Undertone firm. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 pound ready to-cook broiler-fryers for delivery next week: U.S. Grade A Plant Grade 28%-29. Pool trucklot prices for Thursday arrival: U.S. Grade A 29-32 M 29-29 V i, Plant Grade 28-30 M 28-28Vz. Fogelsvilie Tuesday, Augusts (Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted). Hens, heavy type 7-15, mostly 7- 13; Pullets 20-27, mostly 20-24V2; Roasters 14-27, mostly 20-25; Ducks 33; Drakes 10-14; Rabbits 20-40, mostly 25-38; Guineas 85- 110; Pigeons (per pr.) 85-2.75. Total coops sold 342. Auction ever Tuesday. Poultry received Monday 7 P.M to 10:30 P M , Tuesday 7 A M. to 12 Noon. Sale at 11:30 AM Eostern Pa. and NJ. Wednesday, August 9 Prices of light type hens held unchanged Offerings of light type shprt of full call. Several processors securing heavy type hens to fill production schedules. Local offerings of heavy type hens barley adequate for a fair steady interest. Prices paid at A w..- Farmline DYNA Motors SINGLE-PHASE—I TO 10 H.P. CAPACITOR START REPULSION START Specially Designed to Produce Operating Characteristics to Fulfill Farm Requirements for Hard-Starting, Long-Life, Rugged Use Motors. IN STOCK NOW OPEN and TOTALLY ENCLOSED 200% - 400% - 600% STARTING TORQUE H-J ELECTROMEC ■jf’"! ELECTROMECHANICAL SERVICE JKAUAT; ROUTE 222, EPHRATA, PA. 17522 HEj PHONE (717) 733-7911 ELECTRIC MOTOR • GENERATOR • POWER-TOOL SPECIALISTS Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market (From Monday, August 7th to Friday, August 11th) Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Pcy. Ex. Large 37 37 37 37 37 Large 34 34 34 34 46 Mediums 27% 27% 26 26 26 Pullets 21% 21% 20 20 19 Peewees 13% 13% 12 12 12 BROWN Fey. Large 41 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Peewees Standards 28 28 28 28 28 Checks 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% Long Tone - Large whites about steady. Mediums barely steady. Pullets weak. farm: light type hens 5-9 mostly BV 2 '9 in Pa., mostly 8-9 in N.J. Heavy type hens 13-14. New York Eggs Tuesday, Augusts Prices steady. Street trading mixed on large with some dealers clearing light holding of large to close levels while others find no pick-up in movement. Mediums are ample to excessive in all quarters with demand very light, smalls are not freely offered locally. Country point offerings of extra large and jumbos are about adequate however, stocks on hand no more than adequate. Carton demand only fair and mostly on a regular basis Centipede’s Legs A centipede does not necessarily have 100 legs. Some have as many as 170 pairs of legs while others may have only 15 pairs. 41 41 41 Unquoted Unquoted Such a deal. A half-gallon of milk weighs 4.3 pounds and sells on the average at 14c per pound in the store. With all of its protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals, what other food could give consumers so much nutrition for such a low price. Price-wise, nutrition-wise, milk is nature’s most nearly perfect food. Buy your milk with green stamps. The National Tea Co. (Detroit, Mich.) announces that customers will be able to redeem S&H Green stamps for groceries. A gallon of milk will go for a penny plus a quarter-filled book of green stamps. HAVE YOU HAD IT WITH LOW XXX Why Not Make an Agreement with Plain & Fancy Egg to Produce Eggs for Had you made this agreement with us 6 years ago. we would have paid you approximately *1.50 per bird for 10,000 bird capacity or more with no financial risk on your part. MAY WE TALK IT OVER WITH CALL MANHEIM 717-665-3511 County 4-H Teams Fare Well In tough competition at State 4- H Days this week, Lancaster County teams place high in every event entered. The county’s 21 representatives joined almost 1,300 4-H members from every county in the com monwealth on the Pennsylvania State University campus for three days of judging contest and demonstrations. Fri. The dairy judging team of Richard Hess and Robert Hess, both of Strasburg Rl, Gary Akers, Quarryville Rl and Marlene Harbold, Elizabethtown Rl, was second, placing just four points behind the team from Tioga County. The local team led all others in the scoring for reasons. A total of 41 teams competed in the dairy judging. Horses Judgers 7th A nearly all-rookie horse judging team placed seventh out of 44 teams in competition. Karen Kessler, Elizabethtown, the only returning member of the horse judging team, had the third highest individual score among the 175 contestants. Completing the county team were first year members Randy Click, Bareville; Jane Gregory, Lititz, and Natalie Immel, also of Lititz. The county’s senior livestock team was second behind Chester County by only three points. Members of the team included Gary Buches, Manheim; Jeffrey Greider, Columbia; Ed Hess, Strasburg Rl, and Joseph Lefever, Manheim. The junior livestock team placed third but was onl; EGG AND ASK FOR JOHN SNADER atPSU point behind second place Chester County A team from Cumberland County won the contest. Members of the junior team included Steve Donough, Manheim; Kenneth Groff, Leola; Nancy Herr, Lancaster and Sandy Kreider, Manheim. Dudley Rohrer, Manheim, the county’s lone entry in the tractor driving contest, was fourth in a field of 17 competitors. Judy Risser, Leola, was second with her cooking demonstration for vegetble and fruit preparation. P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, Pa, 17543 Record-Express Office Bldg. Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-2191 Richard E. Wanner, Editor Subscription price: $2 per year in Lancaster County: $3 elsewhere Estalished November 4, 1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, Pa. Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa. 17543 Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. one PRICES? Ranch US. YOU? 4th In Tractor LANCASTER FARMING Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly
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