—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday. October 6, 1973
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Spent Hen Sales
Advance Sharply
Sales of spent hens through the
AAMA fowl sales program in 1973
are almost double those for the
same period last year according
to Troy Barton, Manager,
American Agricultural
Marketing Association Poultry
Operations.
“Improved marketing of spent
hens is a key to increasing egg
producers’ net incomes,” said
Barton. “We have been selling
both light and heavy hens for the
past two years in nine
southeastern states and have now
expanded to four midwestem
states,” Barton added. “Hun
dreds of both large and small
producers are being served in the
13 states and the program is
highly successful.”
According to Barton, the
success of the program has been
due largely to the loyalty of the
producers who sell through it and
the ability of the AAMA sales
staff to maintain excellent
relations with buyers. The
program is producer oriented, he
pointed out. Before sales are
finalized, producers are provided
bidder information on prices and
conditions of sale. The producer
then chosses the bidder who gets
his hens. The bidder is then
notified of his purchase.
At present time egg producers
in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Caroling, South Carolina,
Virginia, lowa, Indiana, Illinois
and Ohio participate in the
program.
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At Lampeter Community Fair
On Friday, September 28, the
Garden Spot FFA Chapter held
its annual sale in conjunction
with the West Lampeter Com
munity Fair. FFA boys from
Lampeter-Strasburg and Penn
Manor Chapters consigned
animals in this sale.
The grand champion FFA
Steer a 1090 pound Angus was
bought by David Findlv. New
Providence, for $1 a pound. The
steer was raised by Jeff Cramer,
Strasburg.
The reserve champion FFA
Steer was sold to Kunzler &
Company Inc., Lancaster. The
1085 pound Charolais-Angus
crossbred brought 70 cents a
pound. It was raised by Dwight
Houser, Lampeter.
The grand champion Market
Hog was shown by Carl Thomas,
Millersville. Kunzler & Company
Inc. bought the 235 pound
' Hampshire for $1.55 per pound.
Thomas was presented with a
trophy from L. H. Brubaker Inc.,
350 Strasburg Pike.
Jeff Cramer was also
presented a trophy, sponsored by
C. H. Thomas Sons, Inc., New
Danville. This was for the
champion FFA Steer. Willow
Valley Farms, Lancaster
sponsored a trophy for the
reserve champion FFA Steer,
which was awarded to Dwight
Houser.
Ezra W. Martin Co., 1625 Old
Philadelphia Pike purchased the
champion pen of two Hogs for 65
cents a pound from Bill Herr,
Penn Manor FFA Chapter. They
also purchased the champion pen
of four Hogs for 58 cents a pound.
These hogs were also raised by
Carl Thomas.
Other consigners, prices &
buyers were;
- 940 pound Angus shown by
Rick Hess was sold to Kunzler &
Company Inc. for 51 cents a
pound.
- 945 pound Angus shown by
Curt Hess was sold to Mowery
Frey Jr., Beaver Valley Pike for
47 cents a pound.
- 905 pound Crossbred shown by
Bob Shenk was sold to David
Findly for 42 cents a pound.
- Pen of four hogs shown by
Dwight Houser was sold to
Kunzler & Company Inc. for 65
cents a pound.
- Pen of two hogs shown by Carl
Herr was sold to the First
National Bank of Strasburg for 52
cents a pound.
- Individual hog shown by Carl
Thomas was sold to the First
National Bank of Strasburg for 58
cents a pound.
- Pen of two hogs shown by
Nelson Witmer were sold to F & S
Meats, Strasburg for 58 cents a
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