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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1964
Page
4
Chicago livestock market notes steady to firmer prices for slaughter steers and cows with Prime and High Choice offerings leading bids. Slaughter heifers show Prime and Choice demand across weights, while cutters and canners move in narrower ranges and bulls vary by quality and weight.
At the West Lampeter Fair on Wednesday afternoon a Swine Show judged by James Galla gher featured champions owned by Robert Weaver of Strasburg R1. Winners included Bull Houser of Lampeter for the Aged Sow Class and John and Harold Welk of Strasburg for Senior Spring Gilt. In fattening pig classes, John Welk and Ken Kametz repeatedly claimed top spots across lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions, with Ken Meck earning several titles. The highest producing pen averaged 237.8 eggs per pullet, while the overall test averaged 213.32. Pennsylvania entries from multiple farm organizations and several out-of-state operations placed in the top quartile.
Harrisburg report shows five Pennsylvania entries among twelve finishing in the first quartile of the seventh Random Sample Egg Laying Test. Net income over feed and chick costs, the yardstick for performance, ranged from 2064 to 1773 dollars per bird for top quartile entries.
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