Poultry Market Reports and Prices September 1972
Prices paid for farm poultry and auction details listed for Lancaster area. Hens heavy type 7 to 20 percent, roasters 11 to 31 with most 23 to 27, pullets 11 to 31 percent, ducks 31 to 38 cents, rabbits 20 to 40 cents, guineas 7 to 12 cents, pigeons 90 to 370. Total coops sold 522. Auction every Tuesday with poultry received Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Prices steady for light hens. some reports of slightly higher offers. light demand for limited offerings of heavy-type hens. Farm prices: light hens 6 to 9 cents, heavy hens 14 to 15 cents.
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N.J
Baked Brook Trout A Simple Lemon Herb Bake
Four brook trout cleaned and drawn marinate in lemon juice for an hour then simmer a lemony sauce with water onion parsley salt and pepper. Bake in 350 degree oven 20 to 25 minutes basting.
Ready-to-cook movement steady despite light weights
Delmarva market notes ready to cook demand remains good with supplies often short. Slaughter schedules stay heavy though some plants trim back due to light average weights while others see heavier weights owing to processing delays from staffing. Less than trucklot prices hold. advance interest steady. undertone steady. poor trucklot price for Thursday arrival. U S Grade A 31-35 mostly 314 Plant 30-33 mostly 30%
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U.S
Oklahoma City Feeder Cattle Prices Steady. Mixed Trends
Estimated receipts at 10,000 with moderate attendance. Feeder cattle trade opened steady to firm for 750-900 lb steers, scarce over 800 lb. Selected lots sold 53.10 to 61.00 per cwt across weights, with 300-912 lb ranges quoted in the 38 to 53 dollar area.
New York Eggs Market Steady for Large Size
Market shows steady to barely steady movement for large eggs with demand slow to fair locally. Restaurants and institutions drive best interest while lower priced fair quality stocks are in focus. Supplies are ample with floor stocks heavy and large sizes longest. Medium are irregular and hard to move. open consignments available from nearby areas with receipts limited to needs.
Feeder Steers and Heifers Prices Across Weight Classes
Market notes show bids for Holstein steers and feeder heifers across weights. Prices range from 34.75 to 62.00 per hundredweight, with multiple small lots and mixed quality categories cited.
Rainy weather cuts nitrate risk and drought hits crops hard
Agricultural agents say wet times reduced soil nitrate buildup in silage while late corn yields may drop. In Chester and Lebanon counties, drought damaged alfalfa and field conditions worsen sowing. soil is compacted and plowing is difficult, with some farmers unable to dig post holes.
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Yokum
Glenn Shirk
Chester County
Shirk
Lebanon County
Glenn Miller
Miller
Lancaster Farming: Local Agricultural Weekly
Lancaster Farming, a weekly newspaper based in Lititz Pennsylvania, serves Lancaster County. Editor Richard E Warner oversees reporting on farming topics with editions mailed locally and regionally each Saturday. The paper lists its offices, contact numbers, and association memberships.
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P.O. Box
Lititz
E. Main St
Record-Express
Lancaster
Richard E. Warner
Lancaster County
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Redcoat
Arthur
Smoketown, Pa
Lancaster Farming
Newspaper Publishers Association
Peuvent
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Baker’s Ags
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