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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1961
Page
4
The poultry meet recounts how in 1930 a $300 egg scale helped sell graded eggs at three prices and spurred customer requests for specific sizes. Aaron Brubaker notes dairies and producers adapted, while processors still buy mostly ungraded eggs. Carl Dossin moderated the panel as Lancaster Farming Advertising touts its reach.
The Pennsylvania Nut Growers Association schedules twelve grafting demonstrations to improve edible nut strains. George G. Weber will lead sessions from April through mid month at various farms in Lancaster, Lebanon, Berks, and York counties with assistance from Penn State Extension and the Department of Agriculture.
Delmarva processors slaughtered an estimated 531,000 head for the week ending, versus 585,900 last week. The broiler-feed ratio rose to 3.9, with broilers at 1804 per pound and mash at 9402 per ton. Georgia reports 1,417,000 head at farms in 24 hours, with week ending slaughter estimated at 1,501,600 head versus 1,739 last weekend.
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