Prices Slip Fractionally at Lancaster Poultry Sale
Lancaster Poultry Center reports 85,825 broilers sold from 93,075 head in 24 lots. Prices mostly ranged 17.8 to 18.9 with one lot at 18.2 plus other verified bids and withdrawals. The sale included pullets, roasters, leg horn fowl, and various lots with buyer names and prices listed.
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Lancaster Poultry Center
White Mountain
Indian River
Miller & Bushong
Lloyd Wenger
Starr Poultry Co
M. Brown’s Sons
Leon Weber
Same
Irvin B. Gingrich
Delmarva Broiler Prices Dip Amid Week Findings
Delmarva reported prices of 16.9 to 178 for 1 029 500 head at farms in 24 hours ending 10 30 Friday morning. Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange bought 458 800 head Thursday in Shelbyville. Live prices eased about a half cent with fair demand for light offerings. Estimated weekend slaughter by Eastern Shore processors was 685 000 head, down from 780 000 last weekend. The week’s broiler feed ratio ended at 39 compared with 38 a year ago, with broilers at 1820 and mash at 93 66 per ton. Six months ago the ratio was 28 with broilers at 1296 and mash at 92 97 per ton.
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Delmarva
Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange
Shelbyville
Eastern Shore
Large Pens Cut Time Per Bird Say Poultry Experts
Carl O Dossin of Penn State extension notes field observations that poultrymen can care for birds in large pens with significantly less time per bird than in small pens Read The Want Ads.
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Carl O Dossin
Penn State Extension
Order Bulbs Now for Fresh Planting Time
Tulips and daffodils can be ordered now to ensure dealer stock at planting time. Lynn B. Smith, Penn State extension floriculturist, advises prompt planting after receipt during comfortable planting weather for best results.
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Lynn B. Smith
Penn State Extension Floricultusist
Nitrogen Dioxide Gas Hazard Warning from Penn State
Penn State Extension Dairy Specialist Richard Adams warns N dioxide gas can be extremely harmful or deadly to humans and animals. It may be detected as a yellowish clod with a bleach like odor and tends to settle in silo chutes down to the gilo room.
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Penn State Extension
Richard Adams
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Raymond Zimmerman
Roy E Ream
W. C Mellinger & Son
D. E. Horn & Co
Harold Musser
Daniel K. Good
Raymond Emig
WVC
Clane Herr
Daniel K Good
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Jack Bucher
H W. Longacre Inc
W C. Mellinger & Son
Paul Livingood
John Thomas
Elmer Seaman
H. W. Longacre, Inc
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Alco Chemical Corp
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Fey Med
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