Poultry Industry Leaders Discuss Markets and Housing
A group of speakers addressed the poultry industry on expanding markets and modern housing. They explored egg and broiler demand, government role, quality programs, and the Solar House for laying flocks, noting need for new management and genetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geil
Charles Figg
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture
Keystone State
Glenn O. Bressler
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania Poultry Capitol This Week
The three day gathering covers the Hunterdon Egg Laying Test where the nation’s top egg laying birds compete. Harco Orchards and Poultry Farms dominate with a Barred Plymouth Rock a Rhode Island Red and a crossbred entry earning high points. Grand Champion is Inchoss De Kalb from York DeKalb Hatchery with Reserve Champion Pennsylvan ia Farm Bureau Hatchery. White Leghorn entries led by Penna Farm Bureau Hatchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunterdon
N. J
Harco Orchards and Poultry Farms
South Easton
Mass
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Harco Reds
Plymouth Rocks
York DeKalb Hatchery
York
Inchoss DeKalb
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Hatchery
Harrisburg
Penna. Farm Bureau Hatchery
Babcock Poultry Farm
Ithaca
N. Y
George M Anthony & Sons
Strausstown
Burling’s Hatchery
Oxford
Wolf's Hatchery
Bloomsburg
Seven Percent Rise in Swine and Market Prospects
The piece analyzes pork demand and price trends, noting rising pork output and the effects of consumer income shifts from pork to beef. It forecasts a seven percent spring pig crop rise in 1958, with prices likely between 127 and 159 cents per hundredweight, and discusses world market barriers and policy options to stabilize the hog market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Fleming
Belleville
Gehagan
U .Sa
Packer
New Jersey
Hatchery and breed rankings in DeKalb and New England list
A detailed catalog of hatcheries and poultry breeds with scores. Includes York DeKalb Hatchery York Pennsylvania and others in crossbreeds and standard lines such as Vantress New Hampshire Silver White Rock and Rhode Island Reds. Provides company names locations and numeric scores.
July Production Report Highlights Dairy Herds
Red Rose DHIA reports top 305 day lactation by a Guernsey owned by L E Shoemaker & Sons RJ Kuirk wood with Dotty at 13110 pounds milk and 708 butterfat. Daum East Petersburg shows best butterfat herd while Stumpf Lancaster records second high milk output Piebe 18119 pounds milk and 680 butterfat. Curtis Akers prepared the report from June 20 to July 20 data compiled at Penn State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
L. E. Shoemaker & Sons
RJ Kuirkwood
John P. Stumpf
R. Lancaster
Charles M. Long
Curtis E. Akers
Penn State
Also Mentioned on This Page
USDA
Figg
Berwyn B. Gehagan
Ern Poultry Cooperative Assn
New York
Fleming
Pennsylvania
Alan C. Beyer
Christiana, Pa
John Deere
H. S. Newcomer & Son
Wenger Implement Co
The
Buck, Pa
Mt. Joy, Pa
Landis Bros
Lancaster, Pa
A. B. C. Groff
New Holland, Pa
F. H. Shhotzberger
Elm, Pa
EM Mse
George B. Many & Son
Hobart
Wolf’s Hatchery
Metz Hatchery
Merryknoll Farms Inc
East Freetown
Barred Rocks
Mulser
Donegal
Mt. Joy
Nea
Mount Joy, PA
Fry
John Fry
Hollinger RD
Lancaster
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