—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,1979 150 Md. broiler industry hits 9 million mark ANNAPOLIS, Md. - State Secretary of Agriculture Wayne A. Cawley, Jr., says all Maryland agriculture can take pride in the latest milestone reached by the Delmarva broiler industry: the placement of nine million chicks in one week. “Figures supplied me by the Maryland-Delaware Crop Reporting Service, a cooperating agency with MDA, show that during the week ending March 24, some 9,080,000 chicks were placed for grow out,” Mr. Crawley said. Fetter PH-17 HP Fetter BA-110 HP VM 30 HP Ruston 10 1 /; HP Kirloskar 7 HP Bernard 11 HP Kirloskar RO-3,33 HP Lister SR 1,6 HP 15 HP Air Compressor —*aod I need it during power outages as ■ VW ■■■■ as other times. A m Katolight tractor-driven Agri- Alternator assures me of de- WW I pendable power when and where need it. At home. In the field. Just about anywhere on the farm. Katolight offers 15 Agri-Alternators from 15,000 to H ■ 150,000 watts the world's largest tractor-driven al- H *i Hi ternator. Katolight also manufactures Controlled En- EY EQUIPMENT OMPANY, INC. Route 30 West At The Centerville Exit Designers of Quality Systems for Poultry, Swine and Grain Handling. “This is another milestone for the broiler industry, which afterall, traces its origins to Delmarva. Not only does it mean a robust production level for the industry itself, it means good things for other segments of agriculture as well. “Gram farmers especially can smile when they do a little calculating and realize that over the eight to eight and one-half week grow out period for nine million chickens, those birds will eat about 45,000,000 pounds (803,000 bushels) of com and upwards of 18,000,000 pounds | A FAIR PRICED DIESEL WITH 1 YEAR WARRANTY I IDEAL FOR MOUNTING ON EQUIPMENT Let Us Know Your Service Problems. HOOVER DIESEL SERVICE PH: 717-656-6133 2998 West Newport Rd. Ronks, Pa. 17572 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED SYCAMORE INDUSTRIAL PARK 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE LANCASTER. PA. 17603 (717)393-5807 (300,000 ' bushels.,) soybeans. “Economic benefits also flow to workers in the ser vice busmesses utilized by the broiler industry, there is more work for people m the processing plants and a demand for more packaging materials, just to mention a few of the direct beneficiaries. “The consumer also benefits because high production by the broiler industry means stable, and believe it or not, even lower prices at the check out counter for chicken. GO FISHER AND STOLTZFUS TRAILER SALES Call 717-768-3832 or 717-354-0723 Located East of New Holland STANDARD METAL TOP STOCK TRAILER AS SHOWN ABOVE COMES IN LENGTHS OF 14 & 16 FEET. if,, | ' - ‘ 1 ""fr-' l * S ■. • . STANDARD LIVESTOCK TRAILER THIS 20’x 6’TRAILER HAS THE 2 FT. ESCAPE DOOR 00 SEEING IS BELIEVING! Mount Joy home owner installed a Bon Aqua on his water pipe. After 10 weeks the calcium build up on the element of his electric hot water heater showed the following results! AFTER YOU TOO CAN HELP ELIMINATE HARD WATER PROBLEMS IN YOUR HOME WITH: bonaqu SAA9S 90 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE EASY TO INSTALL - JUST SNAP IT ON • No Energy Required • Ecologically Sound • No Chemicals • No Servicing hiestand distributors <v i Robt. Heller Elmer Oberholtzer Charles Nagel Harry P. Sigler R#2, Narvon East Earl. R#2 Mt.JoyPa. Joric Pa tier" 17555 717-354-7561 717-653-1223 717-757-4240 SPECIAL THIS MONTH 20x6 USED LIVESTOCK TRAILER S 1830 State St., East Petersburg Phone: 717-569-7397 •>:" ;-■' ('" ♦ > i 'V* * THIS 16* x 8' GRAIN TRAILER IS DESIGNED TO HAUL GRAIN STANDARD FLAT BED TRAILER
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