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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1956

Page

10

Record of Vantress Chick Purchase Auctions

A long list from a poultry sale shows multiple buyers like Victor F. Weaver Inc and College Hill Poultry purchasing White Vantress Red Vantress and Indian River chicks and pullets in quantities from 600 to 20 000 with varied ages and prices. The entries name buyers firms and prices per unit or per lot across many lots.

Miller & Bushong Herbert Fisher College Hall Poultry Enos G. Hershey Roy R. Ream Carl B. Risser Martin Miller Victor F. Weaver, Inc Raymond H. Weaver Victor F. Weaver Roy E. Ream Daniel G. Forry Tilley’s Daniel G Forry College Hill Poultry College Hull Mary E Forry Walter B Lehman Jack Bucher Grimes & Hauer Meader’s Poultry Indian River Poultry Norman Forney Indian River Miller & Bus‘hong Lloyd Hooper S E Davis John Verb Peter Hornley Indian River Capettes Amméon Lehman Daniel K. Good A. L. Harnish Raymond N. Miller White Mountains H. W. Longacre Jonas K. Stoltzfus Harry H. Weaver, Jr Harvey M. Hostetter Melvin E. Peifer James Barley College Hil Poultry Glenn H. Herr J. Floyd Kreider Jacob Fisher, Jr

Cement block shower greets Spring City builder

William W. Ralston received an unusual shower of 100 cement blocks from friends to aid the construction of his house in Spring City. He is building the home himself.

Spring City William W. Ralston Ralston

Egg Prices and Supplies Across Sizes in Philadelphia Market

Philadelphia reports show steady to barely steady wholesale prices across egg sizes with demand fair to good for most but harder for mediums. Receipts reach 4 600 cases with buyers critical of size and quality as heavy hens and roasters’ cockerels are listed at specific prices.

Philadelphia USDA

Lancaster Farming sale items and receipts report

Caponetted fryers 20-22 pounds Caponettes 5 pounds and up white rock cockerels 20-22 pounds Bullets 22-24 pounds Receipts Oct 16 show Maryland 5000 pounds and Delaware 15000 pounds Wholesale prices No 1 and fancy quality Broilers heavy 3-4 pounds 19-23 percent Hens heavy 15-20 pounds Roosters pullets 4 pounds and over light 10-11% Old roosters 10-11 pounds Ducks Muscovy 23-28 Pekin 28-30 Turkeys young hens 35-37 young toms 20-25

Maryland Delaware

Feared Foul The Movie Director Demonstrates Rough Boxing With Bear

A film director shows rough boxing with a bear in a stunt scene. He explains fatigue can be ended by counting to ten and going down. The demonstration underscores safety and dramatic effect for action sequences.

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Lancaster County Conjunc Mt. Joy Fair Lancaster Farming Staff Broilers Thurs Farm Bureau Loper Dillerville Road Lane Quarryville Manheim New Holland Eastern States Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange Lancaster Mulser Mt. Joy Sino Mount Joy, PA Lancaster Farming Credit Ass’n E. Chestnut St Ph. Lane Edward G Wilson al Marietta Bareville Dick Harry Chet Nolt Buck Musser’s Feed Mill Denver Denver Supply Co Elizabethtown Kaylor Bros., R. D Messick Farm Equipment R. D. No Florin Hess Bros. S. Market St Gap Summers Bros Kirkwood L. H. Jackson Landis Bros Letort Ament’s Lititz Sunshine Farm Supply Millersville Millersville Supply Co Clarence H. Rutt & Son Victor J. Denlinger Ben. B. Landis C. E. Wiley & Son Ross H. Rohrer & Sons Stevens Herbert F. Gehr West Willow West Willow Farmers Assn., Inc Willow Street Cope & Weaver Co DOW Chemical CO J. C. Ehrlich CO
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