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.
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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.
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