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No doubt about it You've made great
strides in building your herd's pro
duction Even if average, your herd's
milk production has probably doubled
in the last two decades And you're
looking for more
We re ready to take you much
further, and faster Curtiss stands ready
now with the Holstein sire power to
help you break your genetic barriers
with every crop of replacements To
help you reach greater milk and butter
fat levels, and send you to the bank
with more profit
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acquaint you with the goals
and accomplishments of
NEMA and UEP Your input
will be welcome and we hope
that you will draw long-term
directions from the
meeting.”
“UEP,” he continued,
“speaks for egg producers
with a special authority. It is
the only national
organization whose interest
is concerned solely with the
economic well-being of the
egg industry.”
A greeting to the guests by
Don Horn, vice president of
Pennfield Corporation, will
open the meeting. That will
be followed by an update on
NEMA activities from Bill
Rent and Charles O’Reilly.
Ms. Christine Bushway,
coordinator of promotions
for the American Egg Board
in the Northeast, will detail
the phases of the AEB’s
l^ow 7 Just look at the sire summary
data of these five Curtiss sires Here s
the kind of PD Milk. PD Butterfat, and
PD $ that can put most any herd into
a totally new profit picture
Sure you've seen high production
figures on sires from other sources
But you 11 note that Curtiss sires offer
something more total performance
Not only high milk and butterfat pro
duction but also style dairy character
udder strength and balance, and other
traits that contribute to higher produc
tion and reproductive efficiency These
efforts to move more eggs to
consumers.
Highlight of the meeting
will be a talk by Greg Murch,
director of marketing for
UEP and architect of the
UEP’s egg export program.
He will discuss Washington’s
political scene, touching on
, those subjects m particular
which are pertinent to the
egg industry. In addition, he
will relate UEP’s plans on
how to offer a com
prehensive cooperative
program for farm insurance
to members.
Summarizing the session,
A 1 Wenger of Dutchland
Farms will outline the role
that NEMA, the other
regionals, and UEP can play
in making egg production a
strong, well-knit segment of
American agriculture.
Anyone who owns a laying
flock and has not received an
invitation to the June 20
meeting is asked to mail a
too add up to more dairy income
So go ahead Shoot for higher milk
production Do it with Curtiss sires
and watch your herd take on the
advanced look of high
production and superior
type
Call your Curtiss
distnbutor today Or call us
Curtiss Breeding Service
Division of Searle Agriculture Inc
ilzlizrj 312-639-2141 • Cary, IL 60013
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1978—35
Pa. has most
hog packers
HARRISBURG - In 1977
there were 258 federally
mspected plants which killed
hogs m Pennsylvania. This
was the largest number of
hog packers listed by any
state. The second highest
number was 113 reported by
Missouri. lowa listed only 25
plants but 18.6 million hogs
were slaughtered givmg an
average of 740,000 hogs
slaughtered per plant in
lowa in 1977.
A further breakdown by
size in Pennsylvania reveals
some interesting in
formation. There were 213
card requesting further
information. Correspon
dence should be addressed to
NEMA, Box MM, Durham,
N.H. 03824; or NEMA, 136
Harron Avenue, Hightstown,
N. J. 08520.
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Distributors & Dealers
S erving Your Area:
NEW JERSEY
NAA»^*~s^i
plants in the Commonwealth
which slaughtered less than
1,000 hogs during the year.
Thus, 82 per cent of the
plants in the state accounted
for less than two per cent of
the total hog slaughter.
There were 34 plants which
slaughtered between 1,000
and 9,999 head, while 7 plants
processed 10,000 to 99,999
head. All but four of the
state’s plants fall m these
groups, but these 254 plants
account for only 15 per cent
of the state’s slaughter. The
four largest slaughter plants
in Pennsylvania slaughtered
2.4 million hogs in 1977 - a
shopping 85 per cent of the
state total.
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FRANKLIN
Robert Kitchen
(201)827 4659
PHILLJPSBURG
William Shandor
(215)253 2773
3 ENNSYLVAN!A
BERNVILLE
John Bicksler
(717) 866 6869
ELVERSON
Mert Stroble
(215)286 9173
HAMBURG
Doug Lesher
(215)562 3206
LEBANON
Lyn Knssmger
(717)272 6824
LYNDELL
William Downing
(215) 942 2688
McVEYTOWN
Jim Swigart
(717)899 7372
MANHEIM
Cliff Gibble
(717)665 6858
MIFFLINBURG
David Dietrich
(717) 966 2438
MIFFLINTOWN
John Zendl
(717)436 6386
MILLVILLE
Don Harding
(717)458 5367
ORWIGSBURG
Eugene Koch
(717)366 1131
PETERSBURG
John Foster Jr
(814)667 3614
OUARRYVILLE
Carl Boyan
(717)786 2645
SCHWENKSVILLE
William Shainline
(215)287 6500
STEWARTSTOWN
Marvin Joines
(717) 993 2281
SUNBURY
Wilfred Deppen
(717)286 7290
TOWANDA
Chas Robbins
[717) 265 5026
CURTISS SALES REP
Harold Steele
202 E Julian Street
Martmsburg PA 16662
(814) 793 3312
DISTRICT SALES MANAGER
Bob Elliott
87 Morninglory Lane
Manheim PA 17545
(717)665 6858
CUIHiSS
CLASSIC
OCTOBER 4.1978
DUNDEE, ILLINOIS
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