Page 2—Poultry Notes Supplement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 23,1995 Egg Producers Face Challenges Over Long, Hot Summer (Continued from Pago 1) Also, the Haas family was chal lenged to make sure your water’s there, and make sure you have plenty of water and feed, said Steve. ‘‘From then on, Mother Nature’s got to take care of the rest,” Willard said. For the past three years, the Haas family has been raising birds and shipping eggs to Quaker State, in Klingerstown, owned by Papet ti’s Hygrade Egg Products, Inc., For the past three years, the Haas family has been raising birds and shipping eggs to Quaker State, in Kllngerstown, owned by Papettl’s Hygrade Egg Products, Inc., Elizabeth, N.J. r* A) ■***' The eggs are stored here, ready for shipping. Here, Willard, left and Steve inspect the 1,000-square foot refrigerator. Elizabeth, NJ. The eggs are shipped for further processing to meet the demands of the processed egg market, growing year by year. Using Deltas has proved benefi cial, according to Willard, because they are a fairly good egg maker, provide a good case weight, and hold up “real good” during heat. “Some producers lost lots of birds to the heat, where we lost very few,” said Haas. The eggs are large, with good shell quality and case weight. The Haas father and son team take care of two houses, one built In the spring of 1992 to house 110,000 hens and the other finished In late 1993 to house 125,000 hens. At left is Willard, and at right is Steven. The Haas family farms about 1,300 acres total about 40 per cent owned and the rest on rented ground. All feed and birds are sup plied by Wengers. Ziggity’s 2-Stage Drinker Forßoth Large and Small Birds • Gives twice the water to more mature birds, who trigger the drinker vertically. • Gives just the right amount of water to day-old birds, who typically trigger the drinker side-to-side. • Offers both flow rates at low pressure levels, prevent ing water from spraying and saturating your litter. • Improves bird weight. • Improves your profitability. Find out more about Ziggity’s 2-stage drinker. Or call. 1-800-328-0016 Ext. to get your free literature. See us at booth 26 Northeast Poultry Show Lancaster, PA s»nt*mK*r 97 jb- on i qqr We stand behind our products September 27 & 28. 1895 and the people who buy the Of the 1,300 acres, the Haas acres of beans, and 180 acres of family farms in Schuylkill, North- wheat. They employ one full-time umberhtnd, and Dauphin counties, worker, Scott Hoffman. Also, help They mange73o acres of com, 350 (Turn to Pago 13) The Haas family farms about 1,300 acres total—about 40 percent owned and the rest on rented ground. All feed and birds are supplied by Wenger Feeds. if }■"> m
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