14—-Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Sept 7, 1974
The eggs from the 30,000 bird
laying flock at Vernon Leininger’s Ko-
Ka-Le-Ko Egg Ranch, Denver RD2.
Even if you think you
couldn’t tell a hammer from
an open end wrench, chances
are you know more about
basic household tools than
you think. Why not take
this quick quiz and find out
if it’s true?
1. Experts would prob
ably suggest that it’s best to
keep tools (a) in a drawer
(b) in a big metal box (c) in
two boxes.
2. A good number of
assorted screw drivers to
have is (a) two (b) three
(c) five.
3. The basic type of pliers
to have at home is called
(a) slip-joint (b) needle-nose.
4. High-quality tools,
rather than the cheapest
ones, are important for (a)
long-range economy (b) safe
ty (c) ease of use.
5. When using a hammer,
the best kind of striking
motion is (a) dead center
(b) at a slight angle.
* *
Answers
1. (c) Two boxes is best.
If you keep tools in a draw
er, you’ll have to carry them
in hands and pockets to
wherever the repair is. One
tool box can be very heavy
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to carry. With two tool
boxes, you can put the in
struments you use often into
one-the others into another.
2. (b) Basically, you need
three screw drivers; two of
the conventional flat-blade
type-one medium and one
small-and one with a re
cessed, Phillips-type head
for the repair of items that
need this.
3. (a) Slip-joint pliers are
the basic tools with serrated
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In England, it’s believed that
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5, (b) The head of a ham
mer will have less chance of
sliding off if your blow is
not dead center.
jaws. Ey shifting the posi
tions of the handles you can
grasp objects of different
dimensions.
4. All three are true.
Tools such as those manu-
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with com that flourishes in processors and allied in
fields that are heavily fer- dustry, *» well.”
tliked with chicken manure, Among the programs
an excellent source of undertaken by the federation
nitrogen. are continuing education
The birds in Leiningers pro g r ams, public relations
flock are kept for one laying activities, scholarships and
cycle only. He doesn’t assistance with disease
believe in force molting con trol and research ac
because, he said, "The feed unties,
conversion is much more Lehiinger feels the state’s
efficient with a pullet than it pou ltry industry is ap
is with an old hen. That’s pro aching a point of crisis
why we get new birds every ri gj, t now> “We have an
12 months. That way, we’re unusually large supply of
only out of production for a products," he said,
week.” “which drives doWn market
He noted that pullet costs pr i C es, and our members are
were skyrocketing lately, f ac ing big jumps in their
which might make some egg costs 0 f production, which
producers who wouldn't me ans they’re being caught
ordinarily molt their birds a bind we are getting
consider the practice. f ewe r placements right now,
The Pennsylvania Poultry that wiU help to bring
Federation which Leininger sup piy and demand back into
heads represents the in- balance,
terests of the state’s 12,000 *. our problem we can’t get
poultry farmers, though not aroun d, though, is the fact
all belong to the that we >u eventually reach a
organization. “We keep an point where consumers just
eye on legislation and will not pay more for poultry
government regulation-of out pro ducts. And I’m sure that
industry,” Leininger said, ultimate price level will not
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Leininger added that the
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