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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1967
Page
10
Prices for light hens rose to as high as 5 cents with offerings down sharply as egg demand surges. Heavy hens remained plentiful and farm prices ranged from 41 to 45 cents for light hens and 11 to 12 cents for heavy hens. Off farm turkey movement remained seasonally heavy and contract driven with few open market sales and limited grade held trading for young hens and toms.
July 11 1967 prices paid dock weights in cents per pound vary little through the week with lows around 145 and highs near 163. Total head sold week ending shows 12 million up 14 million from last week. Hens pullets roosters and other poultry yield value ranges with 5 percent and light weights noted. Private enterprise contributes several million dollars yearly to the 4 H program for education trips and awards.
Vealers and calves showed gains with Good and Choice up. Hogs steady to higher across US classifications. Sheep and spring lambs boosted by demand, light lambs strong in the under 75 lb range.
Auction continued with cattle calves hogs sheep listed by grade weight and class. Prices shown include bulls heifers vealers and cull values with weights from 117 to 261 pounds and hogs around 201 to 261 pounds. Spring lambs are too few to establish a trend with few good offerings.
The Lanchester Pony Club held its first regular meeting at its new headquarters on the Dillmore farm loaned by Mi and Mrs John N Gibson. Members completed two of fifteen cross-country jumps with help from John Henkel, John Evans, Jesse Wood, and Glen Myers as they prepare for a July 23 horse show. The show will feature riders from Lanchester Brandywine and Hillen Dale clubs. The Lanchester D team took second in a Blue Rock regional contest among 13 teams, with Rosemary Binkley Patti Hassler Debbie Wen Susan Gill and Mary Ann Waters on the squad.
Bloat forms when fermentation gas traps in stable foam that cannot escape. Protein stabilizes foam, preventing gas release and increasing bloat risk as alfalfa chloroplasts rise. Alfalfa with high chloroplastic lipids showed lower chloroplast protein and reduced bloat potential.
Weeklong market report notes overall clear trend with strong demand for large eggs and solid clearance on smaller sizes. Trend Market indicates steady activity and better call amid continued trade interest. Urner Barry Publications.
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