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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1957

Page

14

Six of the top ten pens in Pennsylvania egg test owned by state breeders

Six of the leading pens in the 1956 57 Pennsylvania Official Egg Laying Test at eight months are Pennsylvania born. Leo J Graybill Poultry Farm MecAlisterville Juniata County has a White Leghorn pen ranked third with 2664 eggs and 2858 points. Spring Run Poultry Farm Parkesburg replaces a Graybill pen in tenth place. Other PA pens in top ten include Greider Leghorn Farm Mt Joy and L E Tice Hummels Town. Hareo Orchards and Poultry Farm South Easton Mass holds first with Rhode Island Reds.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania Leo J. Graybill Poultry Farm MecAlisterville Juniata County Guy Spring Run Poultry Farm Parkesburg Greider Leghorn Farm Mt Joy L. E Tice Hummelstown

105 Degrees Fatal To Housed Chickens

Housed chickens tolerate up to 100 degrees for about seven hours. A Idaho College of Agriculture report warns that 105 degrees will likely kill some birds without relief. Measures include providing fresh air, spraying water on the roof and inside, applying heat deflecting paint, and keeping hens supplied with cool water.

Idaho College of Agriculture

Poultry Center Opens Tomorrow in County

The Poultry Center prepares to open tomorrow with landscaping by Dr. A. O. Rasmussen of Penn State and volunteers. Shrubs line the drive as the project aims to serve as a community hub for the poultry industry, filling a void left by a forgotten proposed center across the highway.

A. 0. Rasmussen Penn State

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