At Lititz area farm .. . Turkey is king or ‘a la king’ By Melissa Piper producer, Sensenig also had BRICKERVILLE -At the another worry on his hands John Sensenig farm at Lititz this year when a tornado R 1 near here, turkeys are blew away portions of one king or eventually ala king turkey house, depending on bow one views the matter. Sensenig’s began Sweeping over the raising turkeys some 25 Brickerville area in early years ago and since that October, the freak storm time have seen their ripped away portions of one operation grow and multiply, turkey bouse roof located on Hie lititz area fanner a hill above the farm. For raises 35,000 turkeys a year Innately, only a few birds and depends on a good were lost, market at Thanksgiving, Sensenig still thinks that Christmas and Easter for his turkey is the best buy per profit. Many of his “gobblers” pound of protein on file go to markets in New Jersey market today, and New York to be sold on a live basis or as whole birds. Fredericksburg and Douglasville in this state are the prime targets for his birds that go into processed and whole meat. Sensenig receives the turkeys (both hens and toms) at one day of age from hatcheries in Michigan and Ohio. Hiey are trucked to the farm and put in pens to begin their reign as “king of the farm.” Notorious for their bad habits in getting started to grow, Sensenig echoed his feelings, “they’re difficult to get growing but once they take off they’re okay.” “Disease is always a problem but we do the best we can,” the producer ad ded. While disease is a problem for almost any Unhappily, when you apply convention- process makes the phosphate In UNI al fertilizers, much of the phosphate is PELS 100% available, yet makes it resist locked up through fixation in the soil. fixation regardless of how it's applied! □Up to now, this has inli CUAnd when you plow been fought by carefully I V downUNIPELSin thefall, placing the phosphate ■ ■ the phosphorus and oth closer to the surface and T|TMQ er vital nutrients are near each plant. Trouble - - down in the moisture is, this leaves your phos- zone w^ere roots are phorus supply "high and most act j ve in t h e dry" during the heat of I dry summer.CDCome see the summer. □ Or- us soon about the tho solved this * _ -- - year 'round bene problemduringthe IO 11 fits of fall fertiliza development of j MyvM t j on w j t h Qrtho UNIPELS. A unique im UNIPELS the All "phospho - nitric" t'l ■ Season Fertilizer. 8 Ortho TMS ORTHO, CHEVRON DESIGN, UNIPEL-REC US PAT OFF, ■ SMOKETOWN, PA. ' “Turkey is a lot lower than most meats per pound.” he noted, “and there is little waste to the bird.” “There’s a lot of good meat to the turkey and for its quality it’s cheap.” Sensenig claims that turkeys are friendly and are inquisitive once their fear is quieted. The producer can amble slowly among a pen of thousands swooshing them away with a friendly sweep of his hand. A portion of his birds will soon be gone finding their way to many a Thanksgiving and Christmas meal while others, still young, are awaiting their turn to evenutally become turkey a la king resigning their positions of as king of the Sensenig farm. Thousands of turkeys line one of four pens at the John Sensenig farm near Utitz. Sensenig raises some 35,000 turkeys a year marketing most for the holiday season. .1 In the 11th century, one man wa* supposed to be so subject to floating in the air that he was asked not to attend church with everyone else, iest he distract them. Use the Farm Calendar To Publicize Your Meetings. P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC. 717-299-2571 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Nov. 22.1975 13 Lancaster Farming Photo by MeSssa Piper
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