Palmer, Alaska
Dorothy II. Bell, iiditor< M. UcCartr.oy, ass't
Published every rock at Palmer, Alaska, for the JIatanuska Valley Farmer's Cooperating
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gather your eggs at least
TWICE DAILY
Gathering then throe tines is even better'.
The sooner you, got eggs out of the nest af
ter they have been laid, the less chance
there is for other birds to crack the shell
or track dirt on then.
The temperature of an egg ’-hen it is laid
is over 100°. If it is left in a hot nest
in-a hot hen house for half a day or long
er, it loses a lot of moisture and fresh
ness even before it is gathered!
Get your eggs out of the nests quickly and
koc.p thorn ERESH.
I.LAHKDT IGT'OHT
Commercially graded Lggs, Grade A. Large,
Mar. 15 C 55. , liar. 19--.55 . Ilarket held
steady at unchanged prices, supplies larg
er than last week, but clearings continued
satisfactory. Demand particularly good foi
top quality white shelled eggs. The Seattl
Ilarket reports receipts from nearby sources
continued light in volume. Steadily in
creasing supplies—mid west and other sour
ces.
SrtT7D—U.S, .Idaho—6.25, Mar. 23 Yakinas—
5,50, Mar. 26 #2 Yakinas — 6.10, Mar. 27
Yakima no grade—6.05. Florida new pota
toes 50<4 box 4.85. Wholesale at Seattle
from different firms.
POULTRY & a-6 FORECAST
According to the Extension economist at
Tnshington State, Arthur Cagle, there is a i
more favorable egg-feed price ratio, coming
for poultrymen during the last half of |
this year.
Because many of the 'Tashir.gton poultry pro
ducers are expected to raise fewer pullets
this year, and may cull heavily in the
siring and early summer months, the big
reduction in poultry numbers should help
bring about tho anticipated change in the
egg-feed ration. T, e poultrpnen will cull
heavily because there are shorter feed sup
plies this year, and higher feed costs than
in previous years.
During the first six months of the year
there are expected to be about the same
number of layers as last year, but during
the latter half of the year the decrease
will be noticeable.
Economists believe that the more efficient
poultry producers will find it profitable
to raise at least enough pullets this serin;
to maintain their flocks as customary level:
The prices of both neat and poultry are ex
pected to average as high, or even higher
than those of last year. Of course egg
prices are as usual declining during the
late winter and spring months.
The poultry neat supply is expected to be
from five to ton percent less for the latte]
half of this year than it was for the
sane period of tine last year.
The following comparative.figure gi10w th»
extent that the number of layers in Wash
ington in October of the past‘three years
has fallen off; 1945—-5,248,000; 1946
4,406,000; 1947—4,264,000. The number
of layers throughout the United States in
October of the sane ’mars were; 1945
354,000,000; 1946—345,000,000; and 1947
-351,000,000.
A WORD TO THE WISE
The Wditor is willing to stand on her own
feet for what she writes in the paper, but
refuses to let anyone else stand on her
feet too. It is very easy to pass the
buck to the Editor but it's not always
wise because the Uditor has the last say.