Processed Poultry Prices and Receipts From Philadelphia Market
August 7 market report shows ready to cook ice packed young chickens unsettled with light demand and ample supply. Prices delivered to warehouse Philadelphia 2-3 lb Grade A 35-36 cents per lb with some 35-36 cents. Hens 4-5½ lb 32-33 cents per lb. Receipts Aug 6 include Maryland 86 000 lbs Delaware 118 000 lbs Georgia 20 000 lbs Virginia 32 000 lbs North Carolina 47 000 lbs.
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Philadelphia
U.S
Voice Of Lancaster Farms Big in farm news noted
Walter H. Heisler of Willow Street thanks the paper for coverage of local farming matters. R. E. Lownsbery of Conestoga comments that although small in size the farm news section is strong.
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Voice of
Lancaster Farms
Walter H. Heisler
Willow Street
R. E. Lownsbery
Conestoga
Sinusitis Research Topic Among Poultry Scientists
Scientists from multiple states and USDA partners discussed chronic respiratory disease in chickens and infectious sinusitis in turkeys. Trials show antibiotics in laying hens do not reliably prevent infected chicks, while small flock segregation aids disease-free flocks. A rapid blood test shows promise for diagnosing pleuropneumonia–like organisms, though further development is needed.
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U.S
Poultry Auction Results From Lancaster Broilers Sale
A list of bids and lots from the Lancaster Broilers auction includes buyers like William Eshelman Edgar M Martin Parke K Herr J Lloyd Harnish Elmer Garber and others offering White Vantress White Rocks Indian Rivers and Barred Cross cockerels capettes with prices mainly 23 to 25 percent or cents per pound and several lots not sold. The records show multiple entries with quantities ranging from 400 to 8,000 birds and bids in the 9 to 10 price range per unit.
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William Eshelman
Edgar M. Martin
Edgar Martin
D. B. Chrisman
Parke K. Herr
J. Lloyd Harnish
M&b
Elmer Garber
Augustus Edris
Donald H. Groff
Robert Kauffman
Elmer Myers
Philadelphia Eggs Report August 7 1940 Prices and Receipts
Unsettled, lighter arrivals barely meet demand. Wholesale egg prices vary by grade and size with whites and browns quoted for large extra large med and standards. Receipts Aug 6 total 3,200 cases by truck.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Established in 1895
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture was founded in 1895. Poultry and egg income represents 25 percent of all farm cash income in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
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Ph. Southfield
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Balbo Rye Tetra Petkus Rye
Cert
DuBois Oats
Wong
Hudson
Pennel
Seneca Wheat
Thorne Wheat
Era Bro., Inc
Smoketown
Lancaster
RYE
Hoffman Agent
Landisville
A. H. Hoffman Seeds, Inc
Landisville, Pa
Lancaster Broilers
USDA
A & US
Ass'n
E. Chestnut St
Ph. Lane
Cope & Weaver
New Holland
Willow
Ford
Allen H. Matz
Lauder Bros
Denver
Elizabethtown Farmers Supply Inc
Conestoga Farm Service
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Columbia Pike
Haverstick Bros
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