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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1958
Page
9
The Lancaster Poultry Auction posted an average broiler price of 18.87 cents per pound as 112,735 birds sold in 36 lots. Compared with 1957's 139,250 birds at 22.76 cents, fewer lots sold at lower prices, with heavy fowl and Leghorn sales also reported.
Chicago market report shows slaughter steers mostly steady with some weakness on low to average quality, best action on high good and choice 800 to 950 lb loads. cows and bulls steady to weak. Hogs slower, sheep market active with spring lambs higher and cull prices firmer. feeder stock and stockers mixed with light volumes in run.
The US Department of Agriculture reports 45 million bushels of potatoes used to make potato chips last year cooked in 300 million pounds of fat. An additional 7 million pounds of potatoes and 14 million pounds of fat were used for frozen trench fries.
Lancaster market reports Aug 28 show cattle receipts 3 378, with 60 percent stockers and feeders. Slaughter steers scarce, steers and cows active, prices firm to higher. bulls steady. Load 1 085 lb prime steers 29, bulk 1 000-1 300 lb good to choice 26 75-28, and many feeder and stocker classes quoted across weights.
The guide outlines reasons chicks and pullets pick at each growth stage due to warmth, feed and water shortages, or bright walls. It notes prolapse risks in some strains and inherited cannibalistic tendencies, with gentle strains like Babcock Bessies and Leghorns less prone. Proper care can boost egg production and profits next season.
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