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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1957
Page
6
The Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports 7 613 cows in the past year with 1 882 disposed, culled for low production. The average cow yielded 9 654 pounds milk and 388 4 pounds butterfat, value 479 87, feed costs 107 17 for roughage and 97 59 for grain, net 275 11. By month end 138 000 cows will be under the machine system.
The Poultry and Egg National Board will relocate its main office on Oct 12 1957 from St Charles Illinois to the sixteenth floor of the Wallaceby Tower Building 8 South Michigan Ave Chicago Ill The move aims to improve information services expand promotion programs and better reach education and communications leaders for poultry and egg marketing.
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson unveiled an expanded price support for 1957 corn in non compliance counties, setting an average of 1.10 dollars per bushel. The minimum compliant crop support remains 1.36 dollars, subject to parity and market conditions, as he warns against hog and livestock expansion amid record feeds.
Unsettled market as Sept 24 sees ample supplies to meet immediate needs. Hens and fryers sold especially, light pallets and caponettes cleared well. Wholesale prices list No 1 and fancy quality. broilers and fryers heavy under 3 lb at 15 17. 3 4 lb 20 24. pullets 4 1/2 lb and over 32. hens heavy 16 22, light 12 15. old roosters 9 10. ducks Muscovy 20 27. Pekin 28.
Processed poultry offerings were liberal and in excess of fair demand in Philadelphia on Sept 25. Ready to cook ice packed young chickens unsettled. Hens demand fair and supplies more than adequate with prices delivered to warehouse at 30 to 32 cents per pound for Grade A and U S Grade A 4-542 Tb. Receipts Sept 24. Maryland 91,006 lbs Delaware 105,000 lbs Virginia 42,000 lbs.
Unsettled demand with adequate to plentiful supplies across egg grades. Wholesale prices show minimums for AA quality large eggs at 45-48 lb white and 50-53 brown, medium whites 33-34, extras 45-50 for large whites, and 33-34 for mediums. Retail carton prices list Grade A large whites 60-74 cents per dozen, browns 60-63, mediums 41-48, and grade B 53-59. Receipts Sept 24 total 4,600 truckloads.
The schedule lists events from Sept 30 to Oct 12 including Extension Committee meetings at Farm Bureau Cooperative in Lancaster, SEPACHIA Tester conference in Kutztown, New Holland Farmers Fair in Red Rose, and the Manheim Community Farm Show. Also noted are cattle shows at Hempfield High School and Norman L. Davidson farm, steer feeders tour in Lancaster, and exhibits at Mt. Joy and Harrisburg Farm Show buildings plus the International Dairy Show in Chicago.
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