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COOPENATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE F NE\il MEXICO STATE f,. S. DEPARTMENT OF UNIVEKSI llr AGRICULTURE J s? .il6 x301 .99 G rzs """ a"r""", *"* ""*t"o ttoot . uot' tt, "o' o *,*#ro=, ,,,f*tt tt, ttto _ EGG PRICES Egg prices have dropped from their high several months ago - Indications are that unless there is restraint in the placement of egg type chicks, lov prices wiLl be experienced again. According to the Egg Marketing Guide for July-Decernber 1970, there are these recornmendations . 1. Egg produetion duriRg July-December 1970 shouLd not exeed the same period in 1969 by more than 2\ Percent. 2. Culling of old hens from thg laying flock be increased sufficiently to result in a laying flock during July-December 1970 no larger than 1! percent above the same period in 1969. 3. The size of the egg-type replacement hatch during July-December 1970 not exceed a year earlier. - If these recor,rnnendations are foltowed, a desirable price structure should be experienced by the egg producers. A lirutted number of copies of the Egg Marketing Guide for Julv-December 1?70 are available by writing the Extension Poultry Specialist, New Mexico State Uni-versity, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001 About this time each year, the weather begins to warm up and with warm weather we begin to see an increase in flies . It I s important to begin a fl-y control progt"* earl-y to Prevent a build up. The Polrltrv Insect-gontrol- Ggide, NM Ext. i"bi. 400J-17, gives sound recomnendations for not only fly control, but control of other exiernal parasites of poultry. I'lanure, when not handLed properly, is responsible for the fly population in many cases. Thus' ProPer nanure disposal is desirable. There $ere a ngmber of reports dealing with possible uses of poultry manure at the Annual Poultry Science meeting last falL. In San Diego County, chi.cken manure was found to be as effective as equl.valent rates of inorganic fertiLizex. Forage yieLds were increased for a period of three years after fertilization. Season Lf application did not affect efficiency. Forage quality was improved by fertili-zatLon. Each ton of dry chicken manure produced about 1600 pounds of "iditior,"l dry forage. Colorado State tests shorled that the activity of im-mature house fl-ies reducgd poultry rnanure to a more stable product. The larvae _.-.+.-.# $'t h ffiWffiW€Wm
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Title | Feather-Gram |
Series Designation | Feather-Gram, April 13, 1970, Vol. 11, No. 4 |
Subject | egg production (NAL); eggs; eggs (NAL); Poultry industry--New Mexico; Eggs--New Mexico--Production; |
Creator | Francis, D. W. (David W.); |
Date Original | 1970-04-13 |
Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
Digital Identifier | UAAPfg19700413.pdf |
Source | J87.N6 X301.99 F28 |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | eng |
Page Description
Title | Page 1 |
Series Designation | Feather-Gram, April 13, 1970, Vol. 11, No. 4 |
Subject | egg production (NAL); eggs; eggs (NAL); Poultry industry--New Mexico; Eggs--New Mexico--Production; |
Creator | Francis, D. W. (David W.); |
Date Original | 1970-04-13 |
Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
Is Part Of | Feather-Gram |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | eng |
OCR | COOPENATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE F NE\il MEXICO STATE f,. S. DEPARTMENT OF UNIVEKSI llr AGRICULTURE J s? .il6 x301 .99 G rzs """ a"r""", *"* ""*t"o ttoot . uot' tt, "o' o *,*#ro=, ,,,f*tt tt, ttto _ EGG PRICES Egg prices have dropped from their high several months ago - Indications are that unless there is restraint in the placement of egg type chicks, lov prices wiLl be experienced again. According to the Egg Marketing Guide for July-Decernber 1970, there are these recornmendations . 1. Egg produetion duriRg July-December 1970 shouLd not exeed the same period in 1969 by more than 2\ Percent. 2. Culling of old hens from thg laying flock be increased sufficiently to result in a laying flock during July-December 1970 no larger than 1! percent above the same period in 1969. 3. The size of the egg-type replacement hatch during July-December 1970 not exceed a year earlier. - If these recor,rnnendations are foltowed, a desirable price structure should be experienced by the egg producers. A lirutted number of copies of the Egg Marketing Guide for Julv-December 1?70 are available by writing the Extension Poultry Specialist, New Mexico State Uni-versity, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001 About this time each year, the weather begins to warm up and with warm weather we begin to see an increase in flies . It I s important to begin a fl-y control progt"* earl-y to Prevent a build up. The Polrltrv Insect-gontrol- Ggide, NM Ext. i"bi. 400J-17, gives sound recomnendations for not only fly control, but control of other exiernal parasites of poultry. I'lanure, when not handLed properly, is responsible for the fly population in many cases. Thus' ProPer nanure disposal is desirable. There $ere a ngmber of reports dealing with possible uses of poultry manure at the Annual Poultry Science meeting last falL. In San Diego County, chi.cken manure was found to be as effective as equl.valent rates of inorganic fertiLizex. Forage yieLds were increased for a period of three years after fertilization. Season Lf application did not affect efficiency. Forage quality was improved by fertili-zatLon. Each ton of dry chicken manure produced about 1600 pounds of "iditior"l dry forage. Colorado State tests shorled that the activity of im-mature house fl-ies reducgd poultry rnanure to a more stable product. The larvae _.-.+.-.# $'t h ffiWffiW€Wm |