Prices Drop in Tuesday Broiler Sale at Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reports a Tuesday sale of 43,800 broilers in 14 lots with average price down to 19 71 cents, from a 19 to 20% cent range. Nine teen lots totaling 58,100 birds were offered. May 1956 figures show demand and pricing, with USDA market notes indicating a barely steady market and ample supplies across grades.
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Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Rohrerstown
Philadelphia
USDA
Tuesday Poultry Market Shows Mixed White Vantress Sales
Willis Glick leads a Tuesday poultry sale with 178 950 market action. Buyers include Daniel K Good, Walter C. Mellinger, Victor Weaver Inc, and Leola Poultry. Several lots report no sale or high bids while White Vantress and Cornish crosses dominate the tender ledger.
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Robert Neff
White Mountains
Martin M. Brendle
Grubb Supply
C. Roy Bixler
Walter C. Mellinger
Harold Hartenstime
Miller & Bushong
Richard Blessing
Grace Blessing
Harry H Weaver, Jr
C. Kendig Rohrer
Victor F. Weaver
Victor J. Koser
Enos R. Buckwalter
Richard Musselman
Roy E Ream
C B Kauffman
Indian Rivers
Harry H. Weaver, Jr
Fruitville Farms, Inc
Chester Murray Manor
Indian Rovers
John J. Hess II
Sam Blank
Leola Poultry
Willis Glick
Daniel K. Good
Herbert Schiffer Herd Wins Award
Petersborough New Hampshire, a registered Guernsey cow named Herberts Glorious Rose owned by Herbert Schiffer of West Chester, achieved a production record of 11,652 pounds of milk and 555 pounds of fat in the AGCC Herd Improvement Registry, equal to 5500 quarts. Rose, a junior two year old, met calving requirements and was milked twice daily for 865 days on test.
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Petersborough
N. H
Guernsey
Herberts Glorious Rose
Herbert Schiffer
West Chester
American Guernsey Cattle Club
AGCC
Masonic Homes Cow Sets Official Herd Test Mark
Jubilee's Fantasie an eight year old registered Ayrshire from the Masonic Homes Farm Elizabethtown completed an official herd test record of 14958 pounds of milk and 571 pounds of butterfat in 305 days twice daily milking. Chester C. Putney secretary of the National Ayr.
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Jubilee
Ayrshire
Masonic Homes
Elizabethtown
Chester C. Putney
Ayr
Poultry Queen To Be Crowned In Lancaster County Event
The Poultry Queen coronation tops Lancaster County activities as the Broiler Barbecue unveils new recipes. Dr E I Robertson of the Lancaster County Poultry Association notes eggs will be served in multiple styles with farm women helping prepare deviled and pickled eggs. Menu includes half barbecued chicken assorted eggs celery potatoes chips pickles olives roll butter coffee or milk and ice cream.
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Lancaster County
E. I. Robertson
Lancaster
Lancaster County Poultry Association
Geology Students Offered Rocky Mountain Summer Courses
Dr Karl E Limper chairman of Miami University geology department tells students they may attend a Rocky Mountain summer school in Wyoming this summer with two six semester hour courses offered in a rugged high altitude setting about 13000 feet up.
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Oxford
Ohio
Karl E Limper
Miami University
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Rockies
Ghire Breeders' Association Records Milk Output in Brandon Vermont
The Ghire Breeders' Association at Brandon Vermont reports a daily milk yield of over 23 quarts during the test period, indicating strong dairy performance and potential for breed standards.
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Ghire Breeders’ Association
Brandon
Vermont
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Conestoga
Muller & Bushong
Daniel K iGood
Columbia
J. Robert Musser
Ip. L. Rohrer & Bro., Inc
Smoketown
West Willow
Ph. Lane
Lincoln Welders
Universal Milkers
Miller’s Insecticides
Wirthmore
Haverly
DeKalb Chix
Herbert Schiffer Herd
Edward G. Wilson
Lancaster Production
Credit Ass’n
E. Chestnut St
Ph. Lance
Wirthmore Pasture
Evaz
Leroy M. Sensenig
Hinkletown
Ph. Ephrata
Hiestand, Inc
Marietta
Glenn H. Herr Manheim
Ph. Landisville
Clem E. Hoober
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