Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 4,1983 844—1 if , f > ** H. ACCU-LINE MARKETING MORE PROFITABLE EGGS How to produce more profitable eggs. Bigger is not always better especially when it comes to profitable egg production. Extra Large and Jumbo eggs sometimes aren’t as profitable as Large eggs. Here’s why: Jumbo eggs take 15 percent more feed than Large eggs. Extra Large eggs also require more feed to produce. Premiums paid for these eggs usually don’t pay for the extra feed costs. The larger the egg, the weaker the shell. That means more checks and cracks. So, you get paid for fewer eggs. You’re paid much more for Large eggs than Medium eggs because of the strong demand for Large eggs. The more Large eggs you sell, the higher your profits. Call Your Purina Dealer PHONE 717 442 4183 717 768 3301 PARADISE. PA 17562 HIGH BROS. PHONE 717-3540301 GORDONVILLE. PA 17529 K & K FEED, INC. PHONE 717-866-2324 23 N PARK ST. RICHLAND. PA 17087 PROGRAMS FOR PROFITS Table 1 Egg Size Distribution by Case Weight 100 "71 ■ 90-i 80 •! 7Q\ 60i ® : ========: ==: « Urge c 50- : - Q- 40- =><'- 30 ■ 2oJ- o J _ 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 CASE WEIGHT Today... UMBERGER’S MILL John B. Kurtz PHONE 717-354-4616 717-738-1088 RD3, EPHRATA. PA 17522 W. I. MUMMERT CO. PHONE 717 867 5161 FONTANA. PA 17042 KEYSTONE MILLS PHONE 717*637-6923 6 PINE ST HANOVER. PA 17331 So when it comes down to the bottom line, profi increase in proportion to percent salable Large eg* produced. Local markets vary. Price spreads between sizes can really affect profil Each market may have a different “ideal” egg si and case weight. There is a direct relation between percent of ea< egg size (Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large ai Jumbo) and case weight. Egg size in relation to case weight. Table 1 shows this relationship. WEST WILLOW FARMERS ASSN., INC. PHONE 717*464-3386 WEST WILLOW. PA 17583 SOUTHERN DIVISION West Willow Farmers Assoc., Inc. PHONE 717-529 RTE. 472 AT ONION, PA RDI. OXFORD. PA 19363 \bu and Purina !■ I makin’ it pay I. R AiMJI SUPPLY PHONE: 301-658-5795 2497 TOME HWY RISING SUN. MO 21911 <■ vjnlfuittij'.l ' /// PHONE 215-488-6211 STRAUSSTOWN. PA 19559
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