Pa. broilers up 17% HARRISBURG Placements of broiler chicks in Pennsylvania during the week ending January 20 were 17 per cent more than the same week a year ago, -according to the Penn sylvania Crop Reporting Service. The placements were 2,090,000, eight per cent below the previous week. Average placements during the past nine weeks were eight per cent above a year earlier. Placements of broiler who needs them? you do! Quality roughage alone can provide much of the protein and energy needed for milk production But since roughagts may lack both balance ana quantity of minerals necessary for maximum milk production, r bon# and muscle development, and the most efficient utilization of other nutrients—many dairymen need a mineral supplement program How can you teli if you need a mineral supplement program? Let us make a freeanalysis of your forage crops. Wa'll give you a report on the nutrient value of your hay, silage, or other roughages, along with recommendations for any supplements—if necessary I'Ve won't try to sail you anything you don't need! Our three mineral mixes-Beacon Phos-Min, Beacon Mineral Ade and Beacon Cal-Mm—are formulated by highly respected dairy nutrition specialists. The supplement they recommend will contain the necessary minerals to make up deficiencies or imbalance in your roughages and to achieve the proper calcium phosphorus ratio in your total feeding program You can rest assured that you aren't paying extra for exotic mgrediams, high transportation cost, and expensive promotion and salts cost With BEACON, you get more mineral units per dollar invested. Mineral supplements, formulated especially for the cow at reasonable cost, are part of what we call "Nononsens# feeding" SEE US AT THE KEYSTONE PORK CONGRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 CALL YOUR BEACON DFALER TODAY W.L. MUMMERT H. JACOB CO. HOOBER Hanover, PA Intercourse, PA 717-637-6923 717-768-3431 A HARDWARE NEW FREEDOM 215-926-3818 SUPPLY, INC. New'Freedom, PA l/LAKII 717-235-3606 SUPPLY CO. Rising Sun, MD iiiDTiIPC 301-658-6464 I IN 9 RHOADS MILL INC. B g*S*S C - Seiinsgrove, PA 301-733-2553 717-374-8141 Milton, PA 717-742-4841 McCRACKEN’S MOGEL BROS. FEED FEED Mill, INC. Hamburg, PA y'SSSSSi 215-562-5398 717-6552186 RICHARD B. CHESTER WIEST KENDIG Sales & Distribution ' n«.7SSS-a»o Phone 302-478-3058 R.E. RUDISILL Sales t Distribution Manager Phone 717-854-2281 scon HODGSON ISAAC K. LEFEVER Beacon Advisor Phone 215-267-7042 BEACON FEEDS We're employee owned. Ph: That's whfwe shine. chicks in the key 21 poultry producing states were 73,814,000, about the same as the previous week but eight per cent more than the same week a year earlier. Average placements in the 21 states during the past nine weeks were nine per cent above a year ago. The number of broiler fryers slaughtered in Pennsylvania under federal inspection in the week en ding January 10 was 2,006,000 with an average weight 3.99 pounds. Beacon Advisor Phone 717-292-1252 Keystone Pork Congress exhibitors listed Aerovent Fan & Equipment, Inc. A.G. Chemicals, Inc. Agri-Equipment Inc. Agway Inc. Aitken Products Inc. Allied Mills American Cyan timid American Hoechat Corp. Anchor Laboratories Animal Medic, Inc. Calumet Co., Inc. Carnation Co./Milling Div. Red Rose Feeds Central Soya Co., Inc. Chroma!loy Animal Health C&S Precast Concrete Products ' Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. DeKaib Swine Breeders Inc. Elanco Products Co. E.M. Herr Equipment Inc. E. R. Squibb & Co. Farmstead Industries Furst - McNess Go. Hershey Equipment Co., Inc. Hog Slat Inc. Ithaco, Inc. James T. Pariett & Son Kaiglo Electronics Co., Inc. Kraft Inc. Ley Equipment Co. Distributors of America’s Best Animal Health, Pet and Farm Supplies THE PROGRAM WILL BE AS FOLLOWS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12th - ALL DAY DAIRY AND BEEF SEMINAR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13fb - ALL DAY SWINE SEMINAR FEATURED SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE; Dr. Max Lowe D.V.M. & Mr, Don Huff of Anchor Laboratories. Dr. Harold Vonderfecht D.V.M. of Chromalloy Animal Health Division will also speak at the Tuesday Swine Seminar. ★ The program will run from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM each day. ★ There will be ample time for question and answer periods. ★ There will be exhibits by major animal health product manufacturers. ★ A FREE lunch will be served. ★ There will be Special Discounts on orders placed at the Seminars. ★ There will be hundreds of dollars worth of door prizes. MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW PLAN.TO BE AT THESE INFORMATIVE MEETINGS!! MAL MEDIC INC. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10,1079—20 Marting Mft. Inc. Merrili Lynch Pierre Fenner & Smith Inc. Monoflow Inc. Noland Mfg. Inc. PACMA Pennfield Corporation Penn-Jersey HantestoreSystems Inc. Pfizer Inc, Pig Improvement Co., Inc. Pioneer Hi-Bred, Inc. Ralston Purina Company Raytec Mft. & ILIS R J R Sales, Inc. Ryder Supply Co. Safsbury Laboratories Sand Livestock Systems, Inc. Schick Farms (Mahaska) Shell Chemical Co. - Animal Health Smith KUne Animal Health Products Swine Service Specialists, Inc. TAM Agrl Corporation The Beacon Milling Co., Inc. The Pearson Bros. Co. & Shenk Farm Service Thomas Farm Systems, Inc. TUCO Div. The Upjohn Co. Vigortone Products Co. Inc. Weaver Star Silo Co. Willow Glen Farm Young’s Inc. ITS ANIMAL MEDIC FOR ANIMAL HEALTH *«■»« «■ ■ * ’7,. ,V, ■ 'wsM&t ANIMAL MEDIC INC. P.O. BOX 575 - MANCHESTER, PA 17345 Rush orders call collect (717) 266-5611 YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND OUR SECOND ANNUAL ANIMAL HEALTH SEMINAR AT THE FARM and HOME CENTER 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, Pa. (Manheim Pike Exit off U.S. 30 * Ist Left off 72 going South) ‘.i ""
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