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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1957

Page

3

Poultry and Egg Board Leads National Egg Promotion March

The Poultry and Egg National Board launches a nationwide egg promotion with a 10 cent per case check off, moving Egg Month to March to align with peak production. Activities include PA luncheon, media features, poster leaflets, and four color ads, plus a year long plan from Easter to December events.

The Poultry and Egg National Board Pennsylvania Philadelphia Egg Mouth American Dairy Assa PENB

Record Egg Production Reaches 5 087 Million in 1956

Agricultural Marketing Service reports United States egg output rose to 5 087 million in 1956, up 3 percent from 1955. Output since 1950 up four percent while layers fell eight percent and rate of lay rose 13 percent to 196 eggs per layer in 1956 from 192 in 1955.

Agricultural Marketing Service AMS Babcock Leghorns Poultry Tribune Babcock

28 Million Dozen Eggs Predicted For Coming Month

Governor George M. Leader announced that Pennsylvania farms should reach a 1957 peak of about 28 million dozen eggs in the coming month. He urged consumer support for Pennsylvania March Egg Month and highlighted the state’s strong poultry industry and egg nutrition.

PENB National Allied Poultry Industries U. S George M. Leader Pennsylvania

USDA Buys 56 243 Cases of Shell Eggs

The USDA purchased 56 248 cases of large size shell eggs last week. This brings total egg purchases since the program resumed to 168 718 cases.

USDA

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