Solar Poultry House Shows High Egg Production At Penn State
Dr. G. O. Bressler reports 2700 White Leghorn layers in the experimental solar poultry house at Penn State maintained 77 percent production in January, rising to 83 percent in February. One square foot per bird matched the 3.3 square feet per bird standard, with improved interior design and automated operations sustaining low mortality of about 1 percent per month.
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Penn State
G. O. Bressler
Bressler
Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Experiment Station
Pennsylvania Egg Production Drops After Long Peak Run
Pennsylvania farms produced 316 million eggs in January, down from 321 million a year earlier, marking the first decline in 57 months. The number of layers fell to 19,354,000 as farmers trimmed flock growth and kept older birds, while replacement chick production rose 46 percent to 7,603,000. Egg prices in mid February averaged 46 cents a dozen, three cents higher than February 1955 but nine cents below January. The survey anticipates a near record hatch in February.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
William L.henning
Henning
Sermon about grass sparks playful parish prank
A minister preached that every blade of grass is a sermon, then a parishioner cried out the punchline as he mowed the lawn, saying cut your sermons short. The exchange turned into a lighthearted moment during a quiet day at the church.
Public Sale At Riehl Farm Sells Farm Equipment
A recent sale at Isaac Riehl farm Green Tree featured two tractors selling for 1555 and 1310 dollars. Other prices included a bale elevator 294 dollars a side rake 255 dollars a transplanter 223 dollars an egg washer 80 dollars and an egg grader 77 50.
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Isaac Riehl
Green Tree
Bee Diseases New Field of Wonder Drugs At Penn State
Prof. E. J. Anderson heads apiary research at the Pennsylvania Agriculture Experiment Station and reports promising results with terramycin for American foulbrood. The antibiotic dusted in sugar between hive supers proved as effective as or better than sulfathiazole, with easier application and less honey removal. Bees showed no resistance to terramycin in colonies displaying foulbrood symptoms.
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E. J. Anderson
Pennsylvania Agriculture Experiment Station
Anderson
Grapefruit with Smooth Skin Recommended for Fresh Use
A Pennsylvania State University expert advises selecting grapefruit with smooth thin skin for best quality. The seasonal crop is large and fresh, with broiled grapefruit suggested as a zestful finish to winter meals.
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Elsie Bamesberger
Pennsylvania State University
It Happened in Kansas Horse Story
A humorous Kansas anecdote describes a farmer whose horse stops frequently to listen for a likely command. A bystander asks if the horse is sick, and the farmer explains the animal fears hearing the word whoa and thus halts to listen.
Bee disease control trials expand with antibiotics testing
Prof. Anderson reports three bee doses about two weeks apart in spring and several later in the season effectively control disease. He also tests occasional tetramycin dusting as a preventive, though more testing is needed. In the coming season he plans to trial newer antibiotics for bee diseases.
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Anderson
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