***—Uncaster Fanning, Friday, July 3, 1981
NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Recently,
a major shipment of livestock and
equipment left Steward Airport
here bound for Cameroon, in West
Africa. The shipment included 85
head of cattle, 61 goats, 56 sheep, 35
pigs, 51 rabbits and 1,100 day old
chicks.
Heifer Project staff in
Cameroon, working in conjunction
with the Institute of Animal
Pastoral Research of the Gover
nment of Cameroon, will receive
all these animals and care for
them through a period of
quarantine, after which most will
be distributed to needy farmers in
the countryside.
The purpose of the project is to
provide a system through which
small, limited-resource farmers,
whose main source of income is
derived from fanning, can benefit
from the development of improved
Broiler placements up
HARRISBURG Placements of
broiler chicks in the Com
monwealth during the week ending
June 20 were 2,313,000, according
to the Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service.
The placements were four
percent above the corresponding
week a year earlier but three
percent below the previous week.
Average placements during the
past nine weeks were two percent
above a year ago.
BIG BONUS BEANS
AGRIPRO™ AP-350
Tests prove it outyields Williams and Mitchell.
AP-350 is a welcome addition to Group IV maturity. It combines
overall yield performance superiority with an excellent chlorosis
rating plus resistance to race I Phytophthora root rot and
tolerance to other tested races. Plus good emergence, too. Look
at the yield data on this bean. For its maturity, it would be dif
ficult to find a better bean.
AGRIPRO™ AP-250
Bred to outyield Amsoy 71, Beeson and Woodworth.
AP-250 is ideal for the Amsoy 71-Beeson-Woodworth maturity
zone. And in five years of yield trials it has consistently outyielded
these popular varieties.
But in addition to big yields, AP-250 gives you good emergence,
tolerance to tested races of Phytophthora root rot and good
resistance to lodging.
AGRIPRO 25
• Early Group 111 pureline • Good emergence. Ex
variety with top yield cellent standability.
potential.
P.L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
SMOKETOWN, PA
PH: 717-299-2571
THINKS
AGRIPRO
Heifer Project ships livestock to Africa
breeds of livestock and poultry
that have adapted to the en
vironment of the country. A
secondary objective is to increase
the availability of dairy products,
eggs and meat at a reasonable
cost.
Prior to Heifer Project’s in
volvement in Cameroon, all milk
had to be imported, and was too
expensive to be available to the
average person in Cameroon.
Through shipments in 1976 and
earlier, a small dairy industry has
been started, and many people are
able to enjoy the benefits of having
fresh, whole milk m their diets.
The cattle that just have been sent
will help to expand the dairy
program and increase milk
production. The dairy goats will
also contribute to the dairy
program, and the pigs, sheep and
rabbits will be used as breeding
Placements in the 21 key poultry
producing states were 84,399,000,
one percent below the previous
week but three percent above the
same week a year earlier. Average
placements in the 21 key states
during the past nine weeks were
four percent above a year ago.
Broiler-fryers slaughtered m
Pennsylvania under federal in
spection during the week ending
June 10 totaled 2,001,000, with an
average liveweight of 4.03 pounds.
• Resistance to Race 1
extreme tolerance to
Race 3 Phytophthora.
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fcas
stock to unprove meat production.
An additional 3,360 chicks will be
shipped to Cameroon within a
short time, and will all be used as
parent stock for a hatchery being
established. The hatchery will be
able to supply local farmers with
sex-link chicks that will be more
«£• „o££,,» X
Ml MIRV
AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Holland, PA
If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from
XOO to 200 cows to sell every week at your price.
Mostly fresh and close springing holsteins
Cows from local farmers and our regular ship
pers include Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite, Kelly
Bowser, Bill Lang. Blain Hotter. Dale Hostetter.
H.D. Matz. and Jerry Miller.
SALE STARTS - 12:00 SHARP
Also Every Wednesday,
Hay, Straw & Ear Com Sale -12:00 Noon
All Dairy & Heifers must be
eligible for Pennsylvania Health Charts.
For arrangements for special sales or
herd dispersals at our barn or on your
farm, contact;
Abram Diffenbach, Mgr.
717-354-4341
OR .
A* , Norman Kolb
\ ■ 717-397-5538
BETTER FEEDS
For Cows
Pay Off Handsomely
for Dairymen
The best feeds you can buy for your
cows are the best investment that you
can make! FLORIN feeds have been
tried, tested and proven successful as
a means of increasing milk production
and maintaining good health.
You’ll Appreciate the difference
they'll make... in the size of your
WOLGEMUTH BROS., I
e MOUNT JOY, P
PH: 717-653-1451
adapted to that climate. equipment and supplies were sent.
Of the animals sent, many were most Jfere P^hasedand
from the Mid Atlantic Region, prepared for shipment here at the
Included were 26 Holstein heifers, - °? lce .°*
3 Holstein bulls, one Jersey bull, 15 Heifer Project. For further in
dairy goats, all 35 pigs, and 31 foramUon piease contact Heifer
rabbits Project, P. 0. Box 188, New
In addition, a good amount of Windsor, Md. 21776.
milk checks!
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