f> Steady and Stronger Cattle Prices In February; Drop in Hogs Expected Steady prices are expected on the better fed cattle grades dur ing the next 30 days according to agricultural economists. Prices of lower,, grades and replacement * cattle will show some strength. Stronger hog prices are likely until-about mid-February. Prices then will likely drop, the econo mists say, to a_ point where the average February price will be near the January level. Lamb prices are expected to stay a lit tle above those of a year ago. Cattle prices will continue un der pressure from heavy market ings. Feeders hve been topping out feed lots rather closely and moving cattle to market with less finish this winter. The result is a shorter supply of choice and prime grades and a larger supply of good grades as compared to a year earlier. This situation has resulted in‘slightly stronger prices for the two top grades than existed during the same period a year ago. Average price of choice fed steers at Chicago for December at $22 was $164 above December, 1955. Prime grades averaged $25.52 for the same period show ing a $3.60 increase over Decem ber, 1955. Weather conditions will have a' 3M6 HERE'S WHY farmers, nurserymen, arborists and estate owners favor MALL 2MG over oil other saws —lt's faster, easier handling , , packs 5Vi brake horsepower into a light but rugged 29 lb. unit. Swivels to cut at any angle with engine levet, 18* to 54* bars. Fells up to 4Vi ft. timber. Come in ... TRY IT' Models Low As $149.00 Snavely’s Farm Service Phone EL 4-221 f JVEW HOLLAND ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■l B■■■■■■■■■■■■ HUBBARD NO. 496 Will give persistent high egg produc tion, large uniform eggs and staying power to keep shelling them out right thru the year with excellent laying and house place your order. HUBBARD FARMS Msmheim Pike ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ marked effect on price trends this spring, the economists be lieve. General rains through the Midwest drouth areas would add considerable strength to the feed er and stocker and slaughter mar ket by drawing many of the two way catle back to the country. During February and March, pigs fan owed during August, and September will be coming to mar ket and will exert a downward, pressure on prices. Prices will continue above last year’s levels during the winter and early spring. However, the price this spring isn’t expected to be as much above that of a year earlier as it was during December and Janu ary. Average price of barrows and gilts at eight maikets for Decem ber was $16.70 $6 above De cember 1955. Intentions of hog producers in December were to have two per cent' fewer sows farrow this spring than last.’ The planned reduction in spring farrowings, though the sec ond in a row, is small and a new upturn could begin by the end of the season or in the_fall crop. Choice and prime slaughter lambs sold in December averaged nearly $2O per 100 pounds at Chi cago $1.66 above December 1955. At this time of year, the lamb supply for slaughter is from feed lots and wheat pastures. More lambs will be on feed for market than last year in the central Corn Belt, but poor con dition of wheat pastures reduced lamb feeding in the Plains states Lambs, as well as cattle, moved to 'feed somewhat earlier this sea- FARMERS—Now is the time to'think about your sprayer needs for the coming year. We have any type sprayer you may need: high or low pressure, tractor mounted or trailer types, boom or boom less, with PTO PLUNGER TYPE PUMPS THAT WILL HANDLE ANY MATERIAL. New and used sprayers and pumps of various sizes in stock now. Lancaster County’s Only Dealer Specializing in Spray er Sales and Service. Lester A.jSinger Phone Strasburg OV 7-3226 Brown Egg Cross live-ability. Please call Ph. Lancaster EX 2-2154 RONKS, PA. Lancaster, Pa. son and probably will also move to slaughter earlier. With the expected seasonal in crease, lamb prices stand a good chance of continuing above a year ago. At that time, they were depressed by extremely large supplies of other meats. , Retail prices for lamb and mut ton will likely be strengthened by the shorter supplies of other red meats and are also expected to average a little highei in the first half of 1957 than in 1956. Farm Calendar Southeast County Agents Meet ing, noon, Lakeside Inn, Potts town. ' Southern 4-H Tractor Club 7 30 p m., L. H. Brubakers. Trench Silo meetines morn ing and afternoon. John Walker, Penn State, will assist. Eastern States Service Center open house 8-9 pm. at the* Eastern States Service Center, Manheim Pike and Dillemlle Rd., Lancaster. Stockholders meeting of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Artifi cial Breeding Cooperative, Lan caster County District 730 pm. at East Hempfield Ele mentary School Bldg, Landis ville. Speaker will be Joe S. Tay lor, Penn State. A director for the Lancaster County District will be selected.' Cloister Flower Club, 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Harvey Boltz, Ephrata. Lancaster Rotary Club Farm er’s Day Program. Brace White night, USDA, Washington, D.C., speaker. Topic, “National Agri cultural Soil Bank Program.” Stockholders meeting of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Arti ficial Breeding Coopertive, Ches ter-Delaware Counties District 7:30 p.m. at Coatesville Y.W.C A. Speaker will be Dr. Samuel Guss, Penn State. ASC Community meeting on 1957 ACP Program and the Acre age Reserve Progiam on Com 7 30 p.m. at the Fire Kali, Raw bnsville John Deere Day at Alan Bey er’s, Christiana. Thursday Western 4-H Tractor Club 730 p.ra., N. G. Hershey, Man heim. ASC Community meeting on 1957 AGP Program and the Acre age Reserve Program on Corn 7-30 p.m. at the Fire Hall, George town. Annual extension meeting 630 p.m. at the First Presby terian Church, 136 East Orange St., Lancaster. John Deere Day 7 pm. at A. B. C, Groff, New Holland. Friday, Feb. 22 Egg quality conference at Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Monday, Feb. 25 ASC Community meeting on 1957-ACP Program and the Acre age Reserve Program on Corn 7:30 p.m. at the Messick Chevro let Co., Ephrata. Tues. & Wed., Feb. 26 & 27 ■■■■ ■ Poultry Housing and Equip ment Conference at Pennsylvania State University University Park. Tuesday, Feb. 26 Farm and Home Planning Con ference, Assembly room, Lancas ter County National Bank, North Queen Street, Lancaster. International Harvester meet ing at Kauffman Bros., Mount ville. Wednesday, Feb 27 Dairy Day 9:30, a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Guernsey Breeders Sales Pavillion, Highway 30 East. Speeches by Penn State and in dustry specialists, educational dis play'on making more high qual ity roughage and luncheon at noon. Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 27 & 28 International Harvester meet ing at C. B. Hoober’s, Intercourse. Saturday, March 2 International Harvester meet ing at J. Paul Nolt’s, Gap. WRONG IDENTITY Did you hear about the small porcupine who was taking a morning walk? Suddenly he stepped back into a cactus plant and asked: ‘ls that you, Ma?" Monday Tuesday Wednesday Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb. 15, 1957—3 Lancaster Markets: Market Steady For Most Grades of Stock Offered By DAVID S. LORENSON USD A Market News Service WEDNESDAY TO LANCASTER, Feb. 13 CAT TLE Three days 2,713, week ago 2,861. Compared with last Wed nesday slaughter steers and heif ers steady to weak. Cows active fully steady, bulls weak to 50 cents lower. Stockers and feeder steers mostly steady. The three day receipts comprised around 40 loads slaughter steers, three loads heifers and ten per cent of the total was cows. The balance was mainly stocker and feeder steers except for about three loads of bulls. Bulk choice fed steers 1,000- 1,312 lbs. $20.50-22, a few Jots high choice and prime 1,047-1,198 lb steers $23-24. One part load prime 1,000 lb. weights $24.25. Good and low choice steers and yearlings $18.50-21. A tew small lots standard to low choice heif ers $l5-19.50. Utility and commer cial cows $l2-14, canners and cut ters $9.50-12.75. Utility and com mercial bulls $14.75-17.50, a few commercial and good $lB-19.50, cutter bulls down to $13.50. Bulk medium and good stocker and feeder steers and light year lings 535-1,000 lbs. $16.50-19.50,' common stock steers $l3-15. A few mostly medium and good BUY NOW & SAVE 800 White Leghorn Pullets 280 2300 White Cornish Cross 120 Reich Poultry Farm pi M4PIFTTA Ph. HA6-7123 WIRTHMORE Try 14 Fitting Ration Ton can't beat this feed for fitting your cows. Al4# protein ration available with or without pellets, it contains all of the top quality ingredients needed to fit your cows and keep them in perfect health. Year after year, on hundreds of farms and with every breed, Wirthmore Fitting Ration is building record-smashing herds in production and in showing. Why not try it and check the results for yourself? WIRTHMORE FEEDS Hiestand, Marietta Ph. HAzel 6-9301 Sensenig Leßoy M. Hinkletown Manheim. RDI Ph. Ephrata REpubllc 3-2009 Ph. Landisville TWlnoaks 8 1547 stock steer calves 425-475 lbs. $l9- 22. CALVES: Three days 705, week ago 750. Veal fully steady with last Wednesday. Bulk good and choice $24-32, a few prime $34- 36, individual head to $37. Utility and standard grades $l5-22.50. HOGS: Three days 1,820, week ago 1,427. Supply mainly barrows and gilts, mixed U. S. 1-3, 180-250 lbs Sows scarce. Compared with last Wednesday, bairows and gilts 75 cents to $1 lower, sows steady to weak. Bulk barrows and gilts mixed U. S. 1-3, 190-230 lbs. in Wednesday market $lB-18 50, a few small lots mostly No. 1, 200- 220 lbs. $l9. Weights 240-270 lbs. $l7-18 and some around 160 lbs. down to $17.25. Sows mixed U. S. 1-3, 270-550 lbs. $13.50-16. SHEEP. 150, week ago 230. Supply was mainly wooled slaugh ter lambs grading utility and good. Slaughter lambs mostly steady with last Wednesday. Bulk good grade slaughter wooled lambs $l9-21, a few choice to $23, utility and low good $l4- 18 50. Culls as low as $12.00. | LOANS I a For any farm purpose | j| Made the farmer’s « I way lancaste; | I JR PRODUCTION CREDIT ASS’N. | 36 E. Chestnut St. n Lancaster, Pa. H Ph. Lane. EX 3-3921 Clem E. Hoober Inc. Intercourse Ph. SOathfield 8-3431 Glenn H. Herr
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