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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1971
Page
15
Ready-to-cook movement is fair with slaughter schedules mostly steady. Live supplies are adequate and prices steady with occasional quick- sale pressure at certain plants. Thursday trucklot quotes in New York show US Grade A 29.30 cents, Plant Grade 28-29-28, with various weights and items listed. Total coops sold 369.
Market remains under pressure as large and medium egg whites supply grows while demand stays constrained. Urner Barry Publications notes continued weak buying interest affecting price levels in the New York market.
Prices held unchanged on light type hens with demand good but offerings short of immediate needs. Advance bookings near capacity to handle moving flocks due to current low spirits egg prices. Light type hens 44% 4-7 in Pa. Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Market notes show occasional price spikes for eggs in New York with street trading light. Fancy and medium white eggs fetch higher prices while large browns and carton orders clear slowly. A push to aid the American Cancer Society is mentioned.
A Penn State Extension advisory from the Russellville Grange Hall outlines when to spray blighted corn and which fungicides to use. It covers spray rates, timing, harvesting delay, and salvaging the crop as silage at 65 percent moisture to minimize losses from disease and rot.
Extension officials note differing blight risks among T, N, and blend corn. The T corn faces the strongest threat with near total elimination expected next year, while N and blend fields show varying resistance and flecking signs. Spraying costs and potential gains must be weighed against local mix and resistance levels.
The Egg Clearinghouse Inc board met in St Louis on August 3 naming Warren Garrard H. H Frank Maurice Pickler and Ray Delano as new directors. John Wallace named chairman with Fred Adams vice chairman Maurice Pickler secretary and Mal Clelland treasurer.
Farmers should take silage samples during silo filling and submit early for testing to plan feeds. Caution about silo gases from blighted corn silage, odors, coughing, and dead birds at silo bases. Blighted corn silage may have higher nitrates, risk to herd health, and nitrate problems from added nitrogen. Plan storage early and consider trenches.
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