Lancaster Poultry Center Auction Sees Varied Chicken Prices
About 42 000 broilers across nine lots sold with bulk near 151 to 1520 per head and 60 100 head offered in January 17 sale. Growers resisted bids on heavier fowl while several pullets and roosters fetched mixed prices. complete sale report lists lot by lot with buyer and price.
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Broilers
Lancaster
White Mountain
Indian River
Miller & Bushong
Donald C Ghber
WVCX
Kenneth Hare
W. J Koser Co. Inc
M&b
Elvin Siegrist
W. C Mellinger & Son
George Enders
W. C. Mellinger & Son
Harold Aungst
WVC
Jacob R. Berler
Kenneth M. Funk
W. Max
State Groups Continued From Page Five
Association Mil ton K Morgan 1916 New Holland Pic vice president Pennsylvania Landrace Swine Breeders Association James Z Martin Christiana Ri secretary treasurer Raymond H Weaver New Holland Ri director Pennsylvania Poland China Breeders Association Kroll K Kershner Quarryville director Pennsylvania Cooperative
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Milton K Morgan
New Holland Pic
Pennsylvania Landrace Swine Breeders Association
James Z. Martin
Christiana Ri
Raymond H. Weaver
New Holland Ri
Pennsylvania
Delmarva Live Broiler Prices Steady Demand Fair
Delmarva live broiler prices remained steady with fair demand for light offerings. Farm prices for the 24 hours ending Friday morning ranged 142 to 149 per head for 948,900 birds, including 376,900 purchased at Thursday's Selbyville auction. Ready to cook demand improved to mostly fair with slight feature activity next week. Estimated southeastern processors slaughter for the weekend was about 749,000 head versus 761,000 last weekend. The broiler feed ratio for the week ending January 11 fell to 31, with broilers averaging 15-41 and mash cost about 9809 per ton. The year-ago week showed a ratio of 36 with broilers averaging 16.77 and mash costing 9400 per ton.
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Selbyville
Del
Eastern Shore
Delmarva
Health insurance adoption rises since 1937
The article notes that in 1937 fewer than 4 percent of Americans had any health insurance, while today about 75 percent have some form of voluntary health insurance coverage.
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United States
Swine Breeders Leaders Named in Association Posts
C Warren Leininger of Denver R2 is listed as vice president for the Swine Breeders Association with Cogley as secretary treasurer. He also appears as secretary for the Pennsylvania Spotted Poland China Breeders Association.
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Swine Breeders Association
C. Warren Leininger
Denver
Cogley
Pennsylvania
Poland
New York Egg Market Downturn Pressures Surplus
Market weaker and highly unsettled as selling pressure rises on surplus supplies and buyers withdraw support. Urner Barry reports a sharp drop in prices and cautious trade in the weekly egg market update.
Forage Testing Shows Higher Profits for Dairy Farms
Surveys by Penn State extension dairy and agronomy specialists R S Adams and J E Baylor found 9 of 10 users adopt forage testing and feeding suggestions, with average returns over feed costs around $36 per cow.
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R. S. Adams
J E Baylor
Penn State Extension Dairy and Agronomy Specialists
Easy-clean kitchen ranges touted by Penn State expert
Easy-clean features on ranges include pull-out ovens, removable doors, lift-off shields, control knobs, surface units, and burners. Tielen Bell, Penn State extension home management specialist, notes many appliances now offer detachability for cleaning and other equipment is expected to adopt similar features.
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Moe
Tielen Bell
Penn State Extension
Batteries Have Extra Load In Winter
Penn State extension agriculture engineers warn that batteries in tractors, trucks, and autos face extra load in cold weather, making full charge essential for reliable starts and operation.
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Penn State Extension Agriculture Engineers
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Marvin Sweigart
John O Moyer, Jr
J H Reitz & Son, Inc
Paul Livengood
Carl B. Risser
E. Horn & Co
Gern Haldeman
Daniel K Good
Florin Lamor
Florin Egg
Florin
Wolgemuth Bros., Inc
Florin, Penna
New York
Urner-Barry Co
Web
WHITE
Fey
BROWN
Fey Med
Ltd
VanDale
Caleb M. Wenger
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Drumore Center
Quarryville
Wonedger
Honegger
Howard Moore
Lititz
Penna
Windle’s Hatchery
Cochranville, PA
Algien LY
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