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.
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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.
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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.
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A. 0. Rasmussen
Penn State
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Ph. Atlas
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Lititz Springs Park
Yoo Lesney
Eby's Mill
Lititz, Pa
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Lancaster Poultry Center
New Holland Supply Co
New Holland, PA
Vantress — Nichols
Vantress
Arbor Acres
AMES
Goldfus Ys Ines, Inc
Poultry Association
Cassel’s Mill, Inc
Manheim, PA
Pepend
Association For Continued Success