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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1959
Page
10
A Thursday poultry sale in Lancaster shows steady demand with 44 lots offered totaling 2 715 head and multiple price ranges. Top prices averaged around 17.6 with many lots at 17 to 18.8, as buyers and dealers from several firms list buyers and consignors.
Delmarva closes with 795700 head at 16 to 168. Est slaughter for Fri and Sat 623800. Georgia 1417000 head at 15.0 with est slaughter 1809000. Delmarva broiler feed ratio 3.3 for week ending Aug 14. Broiler average 16.48, mash 98.91 per ton. World red meat output 955 billion lbs in 1958. pork up 4% vs 1957, beef and veal down 4%.
Classified line items show poultry and livestock listings with breeders such as Greider Leghorn Farm and Swiegert. Entries cite quantities like 4,000 IRW and 1,000 LF, pricing in the teens, and ages such as 14 months. Names include V. J. Koser and Sweigert, with farm references and breeding details.
Minnesota University scientists report wheel track corn planting on fall plowed fields matched yields of conventional methods. A test plot produced 86 bushels per acre with minimum tillage, vs 81 with standard prep. Savings include reduced soil packing and up to five dollars per acre in time and expense.
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