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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1956
Page
9
CATTLE receipts 2,645, week 2,540. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady, cows active. HOGS barrows and gilts around 1.00 lower. U S mixed 180-220 lbs 13.00-13.50. 230-270 lbs 12.00-13.00. sows 400 lbs and lighter 9.50-10.50. SHEEP slaughter lambs steady with good to prime 19.50-21.50 and 75 to 95 lb at 22.00.
4 H youths received shirts recognizing membership in the Lancaster County 4 H Guernsey Club at a Solanco High School meeting in Quarryville on February 9. The 4 H Holstein Club plans a February 23 gathering at Clarence Keener's home in Ri Manheim.
About 85 Lancaster County farm families will take part in a national USDA sponsored survey on farm expenditures. Two local interviewers are identified as Mrs. Jean Singer Thomas of R. Manheim and Mrs. Ruth C. Shaeffer of Lititz.
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reports a Thursday sale with broiler prices down a half cent to an average of 22.28 on 29 lots totaling 97 250 birds. Top price reached 23.5 cents for Red Vantress, 9 weeks, sold to Walter Lehman. Numerous lots of Red Vantress, Arbor Acre White Rocks and other breeds traded. several lots listed as unsold or with no sale.
Tuesday auction of 35 215 birds in 11 lots saw fractional price increases with a range from 21 4 to 26 ¼ and an average of 22 25. A top 26 25 was achieved by 200 Indian River Cross broilers consigned by Allen Kauffman. Listings show lot by lot details including seller grower age weeks and days buyer and price.
A dialogue excerpt shows a friend eager for the Mexican presidency claiming a machine gun as a qualification. The line reflects dark humor about political power and weaponry. No real candidate or event is identified in the fragment.
The record lists multiple poultry lots with breed types White Vantress Red Vantress and Indian River Cross, each showing weights around 4000 to 8400 units, ages nine weeks to nine- to- three weeks, bids at about 20 to 22 percent, and several lots marked no sale. Names Miller & Bushong Jonas Meyer Eugene Schlosnagle Leonard Deitz and C F Manbeck Inc appear as bidders or buyers in various lots.
USDA reports steady demand in Philadelphia with adequate supplies. Wholesale prices range 41 to 48 cents per dozen across sizes and grades, with Min 10 for AA quality, Feb 14 receipts totaling 3,848 cases all by truck.
A registered Guernsey cow Apolo lo's Golden Venus, owned by George T Pack of Wrightsville PA, produced 16850 lbs of milk and 776 lbs of fat in a year, about 7900 quarts. The nine year old cow was milked three times daily for 365 days. The record was released by the American Guernsey Cattle Club and supervised by Pennsylvania State University.
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