Tips for purchase of quality eggs I \ UNIVERSITY PARK - The average housewife buys 1,000 eggs a year or more. How does she tell a high quality egg in the carton while in the store. First a person should look for the grade A USDA stamp "SILVER LINE" EQUIPMENT Gestation Stalls Breeding Stalls Finishing Fencing Nursery Cages 14 gauge Feeding Troughs ™-£(QiiTir THE "SILVER LINE" - - Dependable, Up-To-Date Swine Equipment By Tri-County Swine Systems PHONE 274-3488, SWINE SYSTEMS of quality. This is a start but only the first step. Next open the carton and look at the shell. Perfect shelled eggs usually have high interior quality. Egg shells should be smooth, glossy, perfectly shaped without any stain, TRI-COUNTY SWINE SYSTEMS COMBINING MODERN CUSTOM BUILDINGS WITH "SILVER LINE" EQUIPMENT FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LEBANON PA. r, w* >r\ (QUIPMf NT dirt or damage such as holes or cracks. Reject any eggs that are cracked, rough, ridged, wrinkled, or misshapen. A perfect shell is usually s high quality egg throughout. High quality eggs taste better. Second, buy the smaller eggs for the best quality. Pewee, pullet or small and medium sized eggs usually have higher quality interiors than extra large or jumbo size eggs. The regular large egg is the dividing line, it may have higher quality or lower quality depending on the third item listed here. Third, know the brand name and trust the egg producers, packer and retailer. Three mam areas are managed by your supplier. They include: • The genetic potential of BARN PAINTING Cali Us Now For Free Estimates ' PHARES S. HURST RD 1, Box 420 Narvon, Pa 17555 215-445-6186 v' SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY SALE ON SURE-FOOT FLOORING ► A tough, acid-resistant piastisoi compound bonded to heavy-gauge expanded steel (Bonded by Special Thermo-Cure Process) ► Resists bacteria growth ► Special Mocha-Brown * finish protecting all edges and surfaces ► Self-cleaning non-porous finish ► Reduces stress—less injury ► Available in all standard sizes and in up to 5’ x 10’ individual pieces ► Can be ordered to exact dimensions for replacement of wood or cement or for hard-to-fit areas. *for quick and easy detection of scours $ 4.80 « WOVEN WIRE FLOORING Sizes 5 x 7 - 4 x 8 in stock TRI-COUNTY SWINE SYSTEMS Is interested in handling your complete system, buildings and. equip ment. Let us help you plan a farrowing or finishing unit that is just right for you. Call us today for prices. >leegg *£%. Features; HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 7:00 to 4:30 Carl Martin - Owner the laying chicken. If the farmer buys a bird with a history or reputation for being able to lay high quality eggs, she will continue to do this all year as she moves from laying small eggs to medium then laying larger eggs as the year progresses. • Secondly, there are environmental requirements Displaying their talents in grooming their projects for the show ring are (It. to rt.) Barbara Wagner of Palm & Tracy Beltz of Emmaus who were selected as Champion Fitter & Reserve Champion Fitter respectively at the Montgomery County 4-H Fair Dairy Goat Show held in Lansdale. Both girls are members of the Milky Ways 4-H Dairy Goat Club. 5x7 and 4xB INSTOCK! $ 3.00 persq ft Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 6,1979 for a bird to lay high quality eggs. She must be kept in an envrionmentally controlled house held between 56 and 80 degrees all year long where eggs are gathered three tunes a day. Eggs should then be cooled to 55 degrees F. and kept at that tem perature along with 75 per cent relative humidity until eaten. • Finally, nutrition is a SPECIAL SALE ON PIG BROODERS rT' ■ T Magic Ray infra Red Gas Flameless Pig Brooders & Catalytic Heaters Hog House Heaters IN STOCK-CALLTODAY _ Wjw-'VW THE . T ;atites«a«jtsg “SILVER p’ r COMFORT NSSM CAGE 5 Featuring ★ A UNIQUE SIZE-3’x 6’- ★ GALVANIZED WOVENWIRE FLOORING ★ THE NEWEST TROUGH DESIGN ★ WIDE CAGE GATE ★ SIMPLICITY OF DESIGN WE HANDLE • American Farrowing Crates • Srmdley Hot Feeders • Monoflo Hog Nipples • Infra-Red c«s Heaters • Aerovent Ventilation • Ostee Hof Scales • Chicopee Curtain end Hardware • Nobbe Concrete Slats • Automatic Curtain Operators very important item. Unless a bird is given her minimum daily requirements of all nutrients she will lay no egg at all. Between 20 and 40 different nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, energy, protein, fiber, as well as unidentified factors, are balanced in a hen’s laying ration to allow her to lay a high quality egg nearly every day. •; 107
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