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A picture showing . several ‘thousand © ‘White. Rock chickens on, a Ladino clover. range at. the Park Poultry Farm, Winburne, is:'on the cover’. page. of a new circular, ‘Producing Broilers in Pennsylvania, ue The circular was published by the Pennsylvania Agricultural Exerensions Service and copies are available at the county agricul tural agent’s office. “The picture was taken by’ W. O. “Mitchell, Clearfield County agricultural agent. “Producing Broilers in Penn sylvania” was written by Carl .O. Dossin and F. H. Leuschner, Poultry Extension Specialists ,from the Pennsylvania State College. Some of the facts ex plained in this circular are: the breeds generally used for broil er and roaster production; the methods of rearing; feeding; types of houses and equipment used; and other management methods. The Park Poultry Farm at ‘Winburne is well known for its popular strain of White Plym outh Rocks. ‘This strain of birds is well bred for egg production, broiler and rooster birds, and good livability. White Rocks have “white feathers but lay brown eggs. At laying age the females average six pounds or more and the cockerels ‘or ca pons when matured’ will weigh seven to 10 pounds.
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Clearfield Progress
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Jun 01, 1948
Page 2
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Isaiah L.
