continue to he strong in poultry then sold to city chain store retailers, re graded at city points Eg individually before a e past 30 years. One of > ew confidence and op rently, all three phases FARMSTED® II BEFORE YOU BUY ... SEE YOUR LOCAL AGRI-BUILDER For Complete Details On The 10' x 50' FARMSTED® I with a 20' x 13' Double Slide Door Ivomized Roof aod Walls • 2,000 Sq. Ft. f \\ ★ BUILDINGS FOR THE FARMER WHO'S IN BUSINESS TO STAY! INC. W. R. MOODY, 3 CONTRACTOR 722 113 Walnut Lane 52 West Newton. Pa. 15089 Phone4l2-872-6804 iREENSIDE )NTRACTING rkton. MO 21120 ne 301-472-9161 Bridgevilie, Delaware 19933 Phone 302-337-8211 light to'determine grade and then were handpacked in consumer cartons. Before eggs reached the consumer at the retail store, they had usually undergone five of the industry are in an expansive mood. It is quite likely that the de 1980’s will see a larger proportion of this nation's eggs, broilers, and turkeys produced and processed in Pennsylvania. V f V O. A. NEWTON & SON CO. ROYER’S FARM TEMCO PARTS CO. INC. SERVICE Route 213 and 544 R.D.fl Chestertown, Md. 21620 Winfield. Pa. 17889 Phone 301-778-4454 Phone 717-837-3201 O. E. SMITH. INC. ' Mifflintown, Pa. 17059 Phone 717-436-2151 handlings, with breakage and some quality deterioration occurring at each handling. However, since production was located fairly close to population centers, GLENN M. STAHLMAN TAP ENTERPRISES INC R.D.#l. Cash Valley Road R.D. #3, Bo* 256 A Cumberland, Md. 21502 Fleetwood, Pa. 19522 Phone 301-777-0582 Phone 215-929-2553 "ASCS FINANCING" TRI-COUNTY AGRI-SYSTEMS R.D.41, Box 55 Swedesboro, NJ 08085 Ptone 609-467-3174 eggs usually reached the consumer within 10 days of being laid and quality was generally good. On the farm, egg production was quite labor intensive. Layers were maintained in pens of a few hundred birds on litter floors in housing that was often drafty and that had to be ventilated by hand. Wet floors were usually a problem, especially in winter, and contributed to the production of heavily soiled eggs that required labor for cleaning. There was as yet no mechanization, and feeding, watering, egg collection, and packing were done by hand labor. Studies of labor requirements during that period indicate that approximately one hour of labor was required to maintain one layer over a production period. Consequently, a one man, full-time egg enterprise was limited to approximately 3,000 layers. Table 2. Egg, broiler, and turkey production in Pennsylvania for selected years. Year *Estimated TRI-STATE MARINE OIST. INC. Route 256 Deale, Md. 20751 Phone 301-867-1447 WALTER J. ~~ CONSTRUCTION 1833 Lincoln Highway Lancaster, Pa. 17602 Phone 717-392-8280 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 19,1979 Conditions in broiler production were quite similar to those in egg production. Broilers were also concentrated mainly in the southeastern comer of the state and were produced by independent operators who bought all their inputs and sold to processors or livepoultry dealers on the open market. Pennsylvania bad excess poultry processing capacity and there was a ready market for locally grown birds. Production units were usually small, 5,000 to 10,000 birds or less, and were part of a general farm operation that included raising one or two broods of broilers per year. There were few full-time broiler -growers operating on a year around basis. Methods of production were labor in tensive. Mechanization of feeding, watering, and house ventilation was as yet unknown. Research indicates that it (Turn to Page 22) Eggs (millions) ; P.L HESS, BUTLER MF6. CO. [ Box 337, Oxford, PA 19363 I'm interested in more information on Butler products. □ Buildings □ Bins □ Dryers □ Bulk-O-Mattes Name j Address County City Phone Broilers Turkeys (thousands) (thousands) 14.918 30,318 37,725 42,962 53,677 65,770 75,108 88,000 100,000* m BUTLER AGRI-BUILOER 21 1,852 2,230 1,605 1,750 2,266 2,838 3,695 3,567 4,000*
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