Hy-Cross opens Lititz hatchery BY DEBBIE KOONTZ LANCASTER Agriculture Secretary Penrose Hallowell was special guest at the open house of a new Hy-Cross hatchery in Lititz, Wednesday. Hy-Cross, a division of Hypro Industries and distributor for the Hy-Line Company an lowa firm that distributes 30 percent of the egg-laying chicks in the nation hopes to have their new ?1 million plant in full operation by mid November. The decision was reached to start a plant in Lancaster County due>'to the increasing number of breeding flocks in the area. Ac PA igriculture Secretary Penrose Halloweir, they are holding were brought here from their his wife, and Vicki Waas, egg promotion Doylestown hatchery, as the new one will not specialist from PDA, were special guests at the be in full operation till mid-November, opening of Hy-Cross’ new hatchery. The chicks cording to Bob Keener, hatchery manager, the new plant will produce approximately 100,000 pullets per week, making the total for Hy-Cross 170,000 in Penn sylvania with their Doylestown plant. Those attending were treated to a tour of the hatchery which featured nine incubators, each able to hold 78,000 eggs. The in cubators are kept at a warm 99 degrees at 85 percent relative humidity. After 19 days in the incubators, the eggs are moved to hatch in cubators where they remain for approximately three days. The Hy-Cross has become a permanent part of Lancaster County after the opening of their hatchery, Wednesday. Located along West plant currently houses' 12 hatch incubators, with plans for three more. According to Keener, it will take approximately 21 days to hatch the eggs at the new plant. Lancaster farming, Saturday, October 17,1981—A23 After birth, the chicks are put on a conveyor belt which leads to a vaccinating machine. Here a worker vaccinates each chick for Maerk’s disease - a disease that caused great damage to the poultry- industry in Lancaster County in the early ‘7os. Twenty Ag events open Monday at Park City LANCACTEH Quilting, dairy product eating contests, craft activities and livestock displays will highlight a week-long schedule of agricultural events planned at Park City beginning on Monday. The Monday-through-Saturday schedule of events is being spon sored by the Lancaster County Fanners Association. The schedule of events; Monday - Decorating with fabric, 1-3 p.m.; ribbon cutting, 4;30p.ra.; country supper, 6 p.m.; cake decorating, 7 p.m. Tuesday - Country Junque (antiques), 1-3 p.m.; pigskin flowers, 7-9 p.m.; milk chugging competition, 7:30 p.m. Orange St., in Lititz, the hatchery is expected to produce 100,000 chicks a week. five hundred chicks can be vac cinated for the disease in one.hour. Speaking for Hy-Cross during afternoon services and a chicken barbecue, Andy Hansen told the crowd they were “happy to finally become a permanent part of the Lancaster area.” The new plant is housed in the same building which belonged to Babcock Poultry Farm before they stopped business about four years ago. It is located on S3IW. Orange Street, Lititz. Wednesday - Rug braiding and smocking, 1-3 p.m.; framing stitchery,7-9p.m.; Thursday - Christmas things you can make, 7-9 p.m. Friday - Rose paint mauling and tole painting, 1-3 p.m. Saturday - Flower judging, 1-3 p.m.; ice cream eating contest, 2 p.m.; coffee and tour, 6 p.m.; square dance, 7:30 p.m.; country auction, 8:30 p.m. The feature of the auction will be a hand-made quilt which will be made throughout the week. Other items to be auctioned include antiques and craft items. The Muppets and Milky the Robot- will be present throughout the week.
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