Pennsylvania Milk and Egg Production Report
Dairy data show a large October to November drop in per cow milk production to 710 pounds in November, up 25 pounds from last year but 10 pounds below the November 1986 level. November output reached 513 million pounds, 2 percent above last year but 6 percent below 1966. Weather disruptions, low quality hay from rain, and conversion to winter rations contributed to the decline. dairy herds have about 2 percent fewer cows than a year earlier. A November 12 snowfall disrupted farm work in central counties and some dairymen used generators for milking amid lingering leaf cover on trees.
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November 1968 Pennsylvania egg production report
Burden of snow disrupted services as Pennsylvania egg producers report 257 million eggs laid in November 1968, down 4 percent from October but near November 1967. Layer count rose to 14,672,000, up 2 percent year over year, with steady monthly increases since July 1968 and the largest flock since January 1967. The egg-type flock through October totaled 20 million birds, 6 percent below 1967.
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