- i LANCASTER FARMING ♦Staff ♦♦ LANCASTER FARMING 48 th Year of Publication P.O. Box 609 Ephrata, PA 17522 (717)626-1164 Fax; (717) 733-6058 Andy Andrews, Editor (717)721-4425 Lou Ann Good, Food and Family Features Editor (717)721-4428 Michelle Kunjappu, Staff (717)721-4426 Dave Lefever, Staff (717) 721-4427 Lynn Rossi, Market Staff Millie Bunting, Market Staff NEWS CORRESPONDENTS Joyce Bupp, York Co. Seven Valleys (717)428-1865 Carolyn Moyer, Bradford Co. Tioga A Susquehanna Roaring Branch (570) 324-2482 Linda Williams, Bedford Co. and Blair Bedford (814)623-5745 Deanna Cunfer, Carbon Co. Lehighton (610) 377-3749 Sandra Lepley, Somerset Co. Meyersdale (814) 634-1427 Cay Brownlee, Harrisonburg. Virginia (540) 833-2675 Brian Snyder, Centre Co. Millheim (814) 349-9856 Beth Miller, Cumberland Co. Newville (717) 776-6571 Charlene Shupp, Special Correspondent Tunkhannock (570) 836-4731 SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Subscription Price: $37.00 per year; $67.00- 2 years $48.00 per year outside of: PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY. OH, VA & WV $89.00 - 2 Years Non-Refundable Lancaster Farming (ISSN 0023-7485) is published weekly for $37.00 per year; $67.00 - 2 years by Lancaster Farming, RO. Box 609 1 E. Main Street, Ephrata, PA 17522. Periodicals postage paid at Ephrata, PA 17522. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to LANCASTER FARMING, 1 East Main Street. RO. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522 Telephone Lititz (717) 626-1164 Ephrata (717) 733-6397 Lancaster (717) 394-3047 FAX 717-733-6058 (717) 721-4412 (717) 721-4411 For address change form or new subscription see near Mailbox Markets. Circulation; Members of National Association Of Agricultural Journalists Pa Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. National Advertising Representative J.L. Farmakis, Inc. Phone (203) 966-1746 PUBLISHER’S LIABILITY FOR ERROR Lancaster Farming is protected by federal copyright statute. No part of this newspaper may be broadcast, reproduced or republished in any form or by any means without the prior, written permission of our General Manager. The advertiser agrees that Lancaster County Weeklies, Inc. shall not be liable by reason of any error, omission and/or failure to insert an ad, or any part of an ad, beyond liability for the value of actual space occupied by the ad or item in which the error, omission and/or failure to insert occurred. Lancaster County Weeklies, Inc. reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertisement at any time. NON REFUNDABLE Belleville Poultry Belleville, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, June 11,2003 GEESE: 6.00 EA. TURKEYS: CHICKS .25. GUINEAS: NONE. CHICKENS: 3.00-4.00 EA. ROOSTERS: 4.00-5.50 EA. BANTAMS: 2.50-2.75 EA. SILKIES; 2.00-3.00 EA. MUSCOVY DRAKES: 8.00. MUSCOVY HENS: 4.00-5.00 EA. MIXED DUCKS: 3.00-4.00 EA. BARN BIRDS: 2.00-2.50 EA. WHITE BIRDS: 3.50-4.00 EA. FANCY BIRDS; 3.50-4.00 EA. PEACOCKS: NONE. PHEASANTS: NONE. DOVES: 5.00-7.00 EA. QUAIL: NONE. GUINEA PIGS: 3.00-7.00 EA. RABBITS: RABBITS UNDER 4 LBS. 1.00- 4-6 lbs. 5.00-8.00, over 6 lbs. 9.00- all per head. PLEASE PREBOX SMALL ANI MALS. Livestock Cooperative Auction Market Of North Jersey Poultry & Eggs Hackettstown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, June 10,2003 HEAVY FOWL .3S-.60,2.75 EA. LEGHORN FOWL .25. MIXED FOWL .40. CHICKS EA. .15-3.00 EA. PULLETS 3.75-6.50 EA. GEESE .15-.40,7.50 EA. BANTAMS 1.75-6.00 EA. ROOSTERS 1.00-2.50,16.00 EA. BUNNIES 2.00-4.25 EA. DUCKS .30-.75,2.50-12.00 EA. RABBITS 1.40-2.15,2.00-5.00 EA. PIGEONS 2.75-5.75 EA. GUINEAS 2.00-9.75. GRADE A EGGS: WHITE JUMBO, EX. LRGE. .85-1.00, LARGE .77-.52, MED. /»2; BROWN JUMBO, EX. LGE. .80-1.00, LARGE .82-.57, MEDIUM .65. ' h, n \\ FEATURES A Plan for Pa... Hog Summit , York Swine Operation A 1 Red Power Show AX Nielsen’s Farm Show Plans ...Al Water Planning Act A 33 Find A Good C0n5u1tant.......A36 Property Taxes A4O Lebanon Dairy Pageant Dairy Celebration B 2 Berks Dairy Pageant ...............B4 York Dairy Pageant.... .81l Dairy in Northern Tier C 2 HOME & YOUTH Home On The Range B 6 Cook’s Question B 8 Kid’s Korner 810 You Ask, You Answer ............816 DAIRY Down Cows Successful Dairies... Focus On Dairy A 36 Graystone Small Animal Sale, LLC Root’s, East Petersburg Report Supplied By Auction Tuesday, June 10,2003 Muscovy Drakes .75-1.20, Hens 1.15-1.17. Pekin Ducks, none. Red Fowl 4-5 lbs. .18-40,5-6.80-1.00. Crossbred Fowl 5-9 lbs., not enough. Crossbred Roosters 4-6 lbs. .95-1.10, 7-11 lbs. .65-.80. Guinea Fowl 2.50. Banty Roosters 4.25-6.50 ea. Banty Hens 3.75-4.50 ea. Leghorn Hens .10, Roosters, none. Silkies 2.00-2.25. Geese 9-14 lbs. .SO-.60. Pigeons 2.85-3.10 ea. White Pigeons 3.90-4.00. Rabbits 4-6 lbs. 1.30-1.50, 6-9 lbs. 1.10-1.40. Bunnies 1.00-5.00 ea. Guinea Pigs 4.00-8.00 ea. Goats, not enough. Kids 20.00-30.00 ea. Doves 3.75-4.25. Chukais, none. Pullets 4-6 lbs., none. Total Coops: 854. All out-of-state poultry must be tested for Al. Morrison’s Cove Poultry & Rabbit Martinsburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction June 9,2003 ROOSTERS 3.75-6.00. BANTY ROOSTERS LOO-350. HEAVY HENS 1.75-250. BANTY HENS LOO-3.00. PIGEONS 250. GUINEAS 6.00. DUCKS 445. BUNNIES L 75-445. RABBITS 5.25-11.00. AUCTION EVERY MON., 7JO P.M. Virginia Broilers And Fryers Harrisonburg, Va. June 10,2003 Report Supplied By USDA Movement of ready-to-cook whole birds was moderate. 'Demand was moderate. Live supplies were moderate for the mar ket being reported with an estimated slaughter of 1365,000 compared to 1324.000 last Tuesday. Weights desira ble. Processing schedules moderate. Sup ply of bone in breast ample for the market being reported while demand was light and below average. Negotiated F. 0.8. dock prices, 2 pounds and heavier ice-packed broilers and fryers, trucklot sales of US Grade A or equivalent were steady to lower at .55 - .67 per pound; less than trucklot sales .54 - .70 per pound. INDEX Four Sections ~..A1 „..A1 ~..A34 ....A35 WHITE JUMBO EX.LARGE LARGE MEDIUM PULLETS BROWN EX.LARGE LARGE MEDIUM UNDERGRADES AND CHECKS .29 .29 .29 .30 .31 BREAKING STOCKS: FRI. 42-44 LBS. .36-.35, 48-50 LBS. .42-44,50 LBS. AND UP .44-45; WED. 42-44 LBS. .37-39, 48-50 LBS. .43-45, 50 LBS. AND UP .45-46; THURS. 42-44 LBS. .38-40,48-50 LBS. .44-46,50 LBS. AND UP .46-48. PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE A BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS DELIV ERED STORE DOOR. MAINE MOSTLY NEW HAMPSHIRE MOSTLY RHODE ISLAND MOSTLY VERMONT MOSTLY Cooperators estimate orders for the week ending June. 13 will increase by 9 percent Present week purchases for the week ending June 6 were 231,780 cases which was 6 percent above the prior week and 11 percent below estimates. CASES PURCHASED: CARTONED; 191,669 up 4%; LOOSE: 40,111 up 15%; TOTAL: 231,780 up 6%. Comparison figures are compiled on a matched plant basis. Purchases and esti mates by IS cooperators; 30 dozen cases or equivkfont, ' Prices remained unchanged. Trade sen timent was steady. Retail and distributive demand was light to instances good, best where featured. Supplies of the larger sizes were generally sufficient while medi ums were noted in a slightly longer posi tion. Breaking stock demand was moder ate to good for adequate to instances short offerings. Light type hens were hilly suf- ficient for the light to fair demand. DEPARTMENTS AIO AIO Editorial Farm Calendar... Bible Speaks AlO Futures Al 6 Mailbox Markets 817 Antiques Center 823 Antiques Register 827 Antiques Reports 822, 830 Sale Reports ...........................832 Public Auction Register .........832 Business News. ..C3, D 4 Classified Ad5....................C3, D 5 Now Is The Time ...................AlO Family Living Focus B 7 On Being A Farm Wife B 5 Ida’s Notebook B 9 Antiques Detective 825 Weekly New York Egg Market Northeast Quotes Prices Supplied By llrner-Barry From June 6-12,2003 FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THUR. New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Atlanta, Ga. Prices Supplied By USDA June 10,2003 National Retail Egg Purchases Atlanta, Ga. June 6,2003 Report Supplied By USDA National Egg Market .At A Glance Atlanta, Ga. June 11,2003 Report Supplied By USDA Providing Optimum Performance Management and Investment Services to the Egg Layer Industry 2043 Horseshoe Pk. • Annvllle, PA 17003 LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MKT AH000152-L 1 Mile East Of Fredericksburg PA Cattle Sale: Every Tues. & Fri. At 1:30 P.M. Small Animal Sale; Every Wed. At 6:30 P.M. Produce Auction: Every Thurs. at 5:30 P.M. Horse Sale: Every 2nd Sat. At 2:00 P.M. Tack, 4:30 P.M. Hay/Straw Farm Machinery Consignment Sales; Every first Saturday of each Month at 9:00 A.M. Consignments Welcome For Every Sale F.M.L Call: Dave 717-865-2881 Neil 717-933-4113 Brian 717-865-7586 .89 .89 .89 .89 .85 .85 .85 .85 .85 .82 .82 .82 .82 .82 .72 .72 .72 .72 .72 .52 .52 .52 .52 .52 .91 .91 .91 .91 .91 .87 .87 .87 .87 .87 .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL 121 115 85 53 108-112 78-82 46-50 110-111 80-81 48-49 114- 84-88 52-56 114 84 52 115- 85-88 118 88 114-118 116-117 120-124 121-124 124 National Turkey Market At A Glance Des Moines, lowa June 11,2003 Report Supplied By USDA DOMESTIC MARKET HIGH LIGHTS: The market tone on 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms was steady to barely steady. Limited trading was report ed on prompt shipment of whole body turkeys. Demand was mixed. Offerings were at least adequate. Trading for parts and meats was light ' EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS: Trading was slow. Demand was light to moderate. Supplies of export product ade quate to ample. New York Brollers/Fryers ATLANTA, GA. June 10,2003 Report Supplied By USDA Trucklot buying activity on ready-to cook whole broiler/ftyefs remained fair at best as dealers limited orders to most im mediate needs. Offerings of all sizes were generally adequate and clearing well under normal premiums. Retail and dis tributive movement was mostly fair. The market tone was steady. ( 717 ) 867-8366
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