Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 24,1983 MARKETING MORE PROFITABLE EGGS PROGRAMS FOR PROFITS 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. PHONE 717-442-4183 717-768-3301 PARADISE. PA 17562 HIGH BROS. PHONE 717 354-0301 GOROONVILLE. PA 17529 K&K FEED, INC. PHONE 717 866-2324 N PARK ST RICHLAND. PA 17087 ACCU-LINE Table 1 Egg Size Distribution by Case Weight 100 71 p 1 90-i 80-i 70■! 604 ® : =========i = » Lar 9 e c 50- ... a. 40 . J 30 t 20 ~ ***' Sma II&UnH "J __ <mm I *"**’ Jumbo . ===i == :== 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 CASE WEIGHT Call Your Purina Dealer Today... UMBERGER’S MILL PHONE 717 867*5161 FONTANA PA 17042 KEYSTONE MILLS John B. Kurtz PHONE 717-354-4616 717-738-1088 RD3. EPMRATA PA 17522 W.L MUMMER! CO. PHONE. 717-637-6923 6 PINE ST. HANOVER. PA 17331 So when it comes down to the bottom line, profits increase in proportion to percent salable Large eggs produced. Local markets vary. Price spreads between sizes can really affect profits. Each market may have a different “ideal” egg size and case weight. There is a direct relation between percent of each egg size (Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large and Jumbo) and case weight. Table 1 shows this relationship. Egg size in relation to case weight. WEST WILLOW FARMERS ASSN., INC. PHONE 717-464-3386 WEST WILLOW PA 17583 SOUTHERN DIVISION West Willow Farmers Assoc., Inc. PHONE 717-529-2113 RTE 472 AT UNION. PA RDI OXFORD. PA 19363 J. P. ANNUL SUPPLY PHONE 301-6S»S79S 2497 TOME HWY RISING SUN. MD 21911 WOODSTOWN ICE & COAL CO: PHONE. 609-769-0069 WOODSTOWN. NJ 08098
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