D22—Lancaster Famine, Saturday, April 26,1980
Following washing, steady flow of eggs are candled
Pat Crnkovich.
1980’s
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Thus, the market easts in
the populous Northeast for
microwave sales to
mushroom in coming years.
The recent area poultry
house expansions are
situated right in the center of
this large potential market
for prepared convenience
foods suitable for microwave
ovens.
“We have the en
vironmental housing here
and the close proximity to
markets will save tran
sportation energy costs,”
Patterson explained.
“Other plus factors in our
area are the diversification
of the farming operations
and more local young people
wanting to stay on the farm.
“We’ve had producers who
have specifically expanded
because of sons or daughters
who want to remain on the
farm.”
Weaver’s Quality Eggs, a
subsidiary of Victor F.
Blazes
herbicide
registered
PHILADELPHIA -
Blazer herbicide has
received EPA registration
for postemergence weed
control m soybeans, ac
cording to the manufacturer,
Rohm and Haas Company.
The registration of Blazer
herbicide has been an
ticipated in the soybean belt
because of the advantages
the product offers to
growers.
According to market
manager Tom Maclver,
“Blazer herbicide has the
broadest weed spectrum of
any postemergence
broadleaf herbicide on the
market. But even more
importantly, it controls
many of the weeds that
soybean growers have the
most problems with, such as
annual morningglory,
cocklebur, jimsonweed,
pigweed, smartweed and
hempsesbama.”
Morningglory control is
generally considered the
hallmark of the newly
registered herbicide. “When
application and rate
guidelines are followed,
Blazer herbicide will control
all ma 1 ' species of annual
morr lory found in the
s>. belt,” Maclver
Weaver, Inc., New Holland,
is the largest processor in
Pennsylvania that combines
both shell and liquid
operations.
Nearly 5% million eggs
are processed weekly
through the shell operation
for sale under Weaver brand
names or under contract to
many markets and super
market chains.
Additionally, nearly two
million eggs are handled
weekly in the liquid
operation. Packaged in four
or eight-pound cartons and
30 or 45-pound containers,
the frozen liquid eggs are
utilized by restaurants,
schools or hospitals. Tank
truck loads also are used by
large bakeries.
“We’ve found the liquid
operation to be very com
patible with the shell eggs,”
Patterson said.
“For example, if a grower
develops problems with
something like rough shells,
the eggs can still be
processed for liquid and full
use of the birds is achieved.”
Weaver’s receives eggs
from approximately 55
producers within a 60-mile
radius of Lancaster. Eggs
from about 1,300,000 birds
are processed.
“Our facilities are all on
one floor and have been built
for future expansion,”
Patterson said.
Already the company has
achieved quite a record for
CUMBERLAND VALLEY
AMISH SCHOOL
CONSIGNMENT SALE
Held at the Ben Lantz Farm, Otterbien Rd.,
off Rt. 641 between Newburg and Roxbury,
Franklin Co., PA.
SATURDAY, MAY 10
Household Goods, flowers, plants, many small items,
40 gal. elec, hot water heater, Ashley wood stove, 304)6
nfle with power scope, 20 or more quilts, trailer load
new tools, trailer load'new produce, new & used har
nesses, 12 quality standardbred horses including 2
sharp 2 yr. olds, 1 4 yr. old sorrel, all purpose horse, 1
pair pony size mules, green broke, 12 Holstein dairy
cows, close springers or fresh by sale day, 12 feeder
pigs, 1 Surge milker pump, 140 ft. silomatic auger for
bunk feeder with hopper and electric motor, good
shape, 2 wagon loads small items mostly good useable
items, 2 16’ flat bed wagons, 1 with new flat, 12’ lever
harrow, side delivery rake, 2 fore carts, more farm
equipment will be coming before sale day. We will be
selling a lot of good quality items for farm and home,
Order of sale- household goods, small items, quilts and
12:30 followed by livestock and farm machinery.
Lunch stand and baked goods by the ladies.
2 auctioneers selling
under the watchful eye of
prepared food innovations in
their chicken products.
These began with fried
chicken in the early-1940’s
and continued with other
products, such as chicken
hot dogs, croquettes and
turnovers.
The age-old question of
what came first, the chicken
or the egg, definitely has
been decided up to now in
favor of the bird in so far as
prepared foods have been
concerned.
But now, it appears that
the era of the egg may be
arriving in the 1980’s.
9:30 A.M. D.S.T,
SELLING
DHIA supervisors discuss
milking systems, test lab
MIFFLINTOWN -
Milking systems, herd
identification and expansion
of the Central Milk Testing
Laboratory were topics for
iiscussion when the Dairy
Herd Improvement
Association supervisors met
or their spring workshop
ast Friday, at Mifflintown.
Donald Messinger, Adams
bounty DHIA Supervisor,
Chairman of the Regional
Supervisors organization,
presided at the meeting.
Messinger was accompanied
:o the meeting by Supervisor
Jean Barnhill and County
Agent Thomas E. Piper.
Alternate AM/PM
oroduction records are
accepted as official if a time
recording device is con
nected to the milk pump,
explained Stephen Spencer,
Extension Dairy Specialist
from Penn State, opening
speaker at the workshop. He
demonstrated a digital unit
available for this purpose.
“Air flow at the receiving
jar should be 90 percent of
pump capacity” said
Spencer as he reviewed the
necessary qualities of a
milking system for proper
milking. He recommended a
sensitive vacuum regulator
to maintain proper vacuum
level.
Turning to somatic cell
counts, Spencer stated that
dairymen should strive to
** s
In addition to the regular Wednesday Dairy Cow Sales, the
New Holland Sales Stables Inc. will hold the following special
dairy cattle sales:
Grade Heifers Saturday, May 17, at 10:00 A.M.
Registered Heifers Sat., June 7, at 10:00 A.M.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO CONSIGNORS: Please have all
Heifers 30-day T.B. and Blood Tested for out-of-state ship
ment. Also have Breeding Dates and Registration Papers
in order for Purebred Sale.
For More information. Contact:
Norman Kolb Abe Diffenbach
Phone 717-397-5538 717-354-4341
(sales barn)
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
12 miles East pf Lancaster, on Route 23, New Holland, Pa. 17557
maintain a count of 300,000
or less.
“When the count exceeds
700,000, a program of routine
dpr cow'treatment and teat
dipping should be followed”.
In response to questions,
Spencer said that iodine
based dips are satisfactory
for use.
Ray Pruss, DHIA
Executive, outlined im
provements in medical in
surance coverage and rates
on coverage provided to
Supervisors.
Pruss also reported that
rising costs of processing
records will necessitate a
rate increase to DHIA
members. This is expected
about Jan. 1,1981.
Dexter Putnam, extension
dairy specialist from Penn
State, explained the factors
which are now applied to
production records to adjust
these for greater accuracy.
He also described steps for
improving animal iden
tification.
AUCTION SALE
FARM MACHINERY, TRUCKS
&TOOLS
SATURDAY, MAY 3
10:00 A.M.
Located IVz miles South of Kemblesville, Pa
and 5 miles North of Newark, DE on Rt. 896.
Int. 706 diesel tractor, Int. 350, 2 C tractors, MH 44
tractor, garden & yard tractors, 2 Int. balers with
kickers & PTO, Int. & JD hay conditioners, AC
haybme, Fox field chopper with corn & grass heads,
Oliver grain drill, Little Giant elevator with motor
(new), 2 D Ford manure spreader with PTO, Int. T
. mower #l3l, Oliver #5 com picker, 2RT flats & 1 grain
' bin wagons. Fox chopper JD baler with
motor, Chevrolet dump truck, Ford 250 pickup, 1970
Ford Econolme Van, 10 h.p. mower, GE electrack
mower, 2 garden tractors, riding & push mowers, hand
& garden tools, pipe wrenches & miscellaneous plumb
ing tools, 2 portable shop heaters, metal lathe, table
saw, hardware, SS tubs, milkers, hydraulic cylinder,
RT wheel barrow, potato plow, 2 wheel pony cart &
harness, extension cords & many item* not mentioned.
Terms-Cash
Owners
ROBERT SHIRRER& OTHERS
Auctioneers-
Harold S. Hill & Son
215-274-8525
SPECIAL
HEIFER SALES
at the
New Holland Sales Stables
“Success of the production
testing program in Penn
sylvania has caused an over
crowding of space at the
Central Testing
Laboratory”, said Herbert
Gilmore, extension dairy
specialist in charge of the
DHIA program.
“A committee of the state
board is exploring the cost of
a two-story 40 by 40 foot
addition to the laboratory”
he added.
Earl Baum, DHIA
Fieldman, announced that a
Short Course for the training
of Supervisors will be held on
the main campus of the Penn
State University during the
period of May 19 to 23,1980.
Application blanks are
available at local county
extension offices.
Noon meal for the
supervisors was sponsored
by Sire Power, Inc. The
meeting adjourned at 3:15
p.m. after members sleeted
Friday, October 10, 1980 for
the fall workshop.