2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept. 38, 1956 Top Elizabethtown Hereford Winning the Hereford division of the Elizabethtown Kiwams Community Farm Fair baby beef show was Christ Miller, with his steer “Butch.” This was Mr Miller’s fourth championship at Elizabethtown. Christ also placed first in the fitting contest and in the showing contest. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). ALTMAN’S SUPER-A FEEDS | M are timed-tested, scientifically balanced, vitamin complete and are manufactured daily in three modern plants. Com pare our prices ~ Do vou need any chicks, We have some for,you. Pastry flour (25 lb) 153 Bluebird All Mash 3.80 Dog Meal 251 b 2.05 16% Dairy- 3.25 Rabbit Pellets 251 b 1.40 Hog Feed 365 Fine Chick 5.10 20% Hog Feed 430 Med scratch 455 Corn 3.95 Scratch “ 4.20 Fitting Ration 3.40 B. Starter Meg 440 Horse Feed 415 Grower Crumbles . 435 Turkey Developer Pellets Quality Egg 405 . 4.60 SPECIAL CHOP FOR STEERS & HOGS 320 WE DELIVER ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER 947 Harrisburg A.ve. Phone LSnc. 4-7715 XOc per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE ;* #WS-t *&&&& MV*** Lancaster Livestock; Steers This Week Score |3LSO; Bulk $26 to $2B By DAVID S. EORENSEN USDA IVIAEKET NEWS SERVICE WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY REVIEW , LANCASTER, Sept. 26 (Wednesday to Wbdhesday Re view) (USDA) CATTLE* Three days 4,526, week ago 5,535". Compared with last Wednesday slaughter steers average choice to prime fully steady, standard and good grades weak to 50 cents lower, instances- 75- -cents -ef£.- Heifers steady to weak,cows-un evenly 25-75 cents lower, bulls around 25 cents lower. Compar ed with last Wednesday feeding steers 800 lbs up grading good and low choice weak toJiO cents lower, Tower grade feeders and 450-750 lb stock steers 50 to $1 00 lower. The week’s fresh receipts included around 65 per cent stocker and feeder steers, about 10 per cent cows, balance main ly good and "choice slaughter steers. A few loads of prime slaughter steers also in the re ceipts and several loads of grass steers. Bulk choice 1000-1300 lb fed steers- $26.00-28.00, a few loads and lots of high choice and prime $2850-31.50, good and low choice shortfed steers including some grass kinds $21.50-25.50, some standard and low good grass and warmed up steers $lB 00-21 25 A few small lots good to low choice heifers $20.00- 23 50; standard and low good $16.00-19 50. Utility and com mercial cows after Monday, Lancaster Broilers Thursday Score 20-Cenl Average; Highest at 20.25 Lancaster Poultry Exchange (Rohrerstown, Pa.) (Sales Re port, sale 179, Thursday, Sept. 20, 1956) Scoring - another] fractional - advance, broilers Thursday last week on the Lan-| caster Poultry Exchange aver aged an even 20 cents, compar ed to 10 81 cents for the previ ous Thursday’s sale. Listed and offered were 29 lots, 62,150 birds, sold were 26 lots, 58,000,“ with 24 lots, 57,100 bringing 18 75 to 20 25. One lot of 650 heavy fowl scored 15 75, and one lot of 250 White Rocks and Rhode Islands, 15 weeks, brought 21. For the corresponding sale a year ago, Thursday, Sept. „ 22, 1955, sale 88, offered were 43 lots, 96,245 birds, sold were 28 lots, 61,295 in a range of 21.75 to 25.25. averaging 23.30 on 60,295 broilers. For the corresponding week a year ago, 39 lots, 74,115 birds were sold in two sales, with the Tuesday average of 23.68 bring the week’s average a year ago to 23 49 Only one sale was held last week here. Here are Thursday, Sept 20 sales listed by lot number (each preceded by 20-), seller with grower indicated in parentheses, amount and breed, age by weeks and days, buyer and price. 1, Benjamin Brubaker, 700 Bed and White Vantress, 10-11 wks. to Roy E. Ream, 19 5; 2, Robert Neff, 550 White Moun tains, 9-6, to Daniel K. Good, 18 75, 3, Miller & B Martin), 4500 Indian Rivers, 9-3, to S. E Davis, 2125; 4, Mil ler & Bushong ■ (Naomi J. Bles smng), 500 White Vantress, 11 wks, to C- F Manbeck, Inc., 20; 5, Millport Roller lyiills, (George Warfel), 2000 Indian Rivers, 10- 2, to Producers Cooperative Ex change, 19.75; 6, Jay Landis & Wm. Dean, 400 White Vantress pullet cap etted, 17-5, no sale, 25 bid; 7, Daniel G. Forry, 1250 White Vantress, 10-2. to Walter B. Lehman, 20; 8, Miller & Bushong (Joseph Olesh). 2000 Red Van. tress, 9-3, to Grimes & Hauer, 20; 9, Miller & Bushong (Frank Destafano), 2300 White Van- tress, 9 \yks, to Producers Co operative Exchange. 20; 10, Mil kier & Bushong (Clair Botnberg t*' % t ♦ Al <jb9'Kodk * | $ll 50-13.50; canners aftd cutters $8.75-12 00. Utility and commer cial bulls $16.25-18.25; good fed Jbulls 800-1100 lbs $19.00-22'.00'; • cutter grades down to s'lB.oo. Bulk medium and good 800-1000 lb feeding steers 18.50-21.50; sev eral loads early good and low choice $22.00-22 50. Bulk medium apd good 450-750 lb stock steers $17.00-21.00; common grades 12.50-16.00. , CALVES: 869, week ago 1014. Veal calves fully steady with last - Wednesday,- SuUp—good and choice vealers $20.00-23.00; high cflbice and prime $33.50-28.00, & few to $30.00 Monday. Utility and commercial grades $15.00- 19.50 Culls down to $12.00. HOGS 1665, week ago- 1391. Compared with last Wednesday barrows and gilts 5 O' l -75 cents higher, instances as much as $l.OO up Sows scarce, strong to 50c higher. Bulk batrows and gilts 190-240 lbs U S. mixed 1-3, in 1 Wednesday’s trade $18.25-18.75 and at least 50 head mostly No. 1 and 2 at ,?19 00. Bulk of Wed nesday’s offering went to local" small killers. A fewt 240-270 lbs $17.25-18 25; arid 160-180 lbs $l7 00-18 25. Sows U. S', mixed 1-3, all weights $lB.OO-15 00'. SHEEP' 403, week ago 396 Supply mainly native spring lambs. Slaughter'lambs fully $1 lower than last Wednesday. Bulk native spring lamb'S 70-90 lbs good and choice $l9 00-23.00, a few to $23 50, prime grades scarce Utility and low good grades $l5 00-$18.75 er), 4500 Meatpackeis, 9-2, to Mandata, Poultry, 20; 11, Miller &. Bushong (Christ M. Smith), 4000 White'Vantress, 9 wks to Victor F. Weaver, Inc., 20; 12, Miller & Bushong (Christ M. Smith), 2000 Indian Rivers, 9 wks, to Victor F. Weaver, Inc, 20; 13, Harvey M Zimmer- I DR. VACCINES | = * S |H Only vaccines produced on R. O. P., non- | HI contaminated (C. R.' D. complex or Sal- | HI ' monella) Eggs, | H FOWL & PIGEON POX about 4 - 5 c per | HI bird. ' I Hi WAVAC (water) New Castle * Bronchitis, I, | m to ,ou. i HI INTRANASAI/ New"-Castle for*’ Bronchitis | HI about I c All vaccines attenuated, bacteno- | = statically-sterile, and carry their own stabi- | H hzers. Cannot carry respiratory disease | ||| or pullorum,-etc. . | M See" Your Salsbury Dealer | I Rep. F. W. Fisher, Leacock Pa. • SW® | man, 3000 Indian Rivers White Cornish Cross, 10 wks, Roy E. Ream, 20; 14, RaymL’ Witmer, 1000 White Vantre* 9-2, lo John E. Rettinger jj 16, A. Frank Witmer. 7o ina ld ' Rivers, 9 wks, to John E p ltt linger,- 20; , 16, Joseph l Lesley, 6000 Whu Vantress, 9 wks, to Mandat, Poultry, 20; 17, Landis Sang t(;y Jr., 950 Whale Vantress, jq.’ to Daniel K. Good, 19.75, j B ' Raymond M. Zimmerman, Indian Rivers, 10 wks, to Dam, K. Good, 19.‘75; 19, Miller I .Bushong (Lloyd' Wenger), White' Vantress, 9-2, to Grim ( , Hatrer, 26 257 20, Warren Wit, mer, 425 White Vantress, uj to Roy £. Ream, 19; 21, i ba ,’ B. Hoover, 650 White Vantre bJ 11 wks, to Daniel K Good 19.75; s 22, Amos L. Fisher, 650 Whit ( Rock fowl yearlings, to p ro , duoers Cooperative Exchange, 15 75; 23, Miller & Bushong (j Mervi'n Graybill), 2200 White Cornish Cross, 10-5, to H 17 (Continued on page 3) immiiimiimiiimmiiimmimiiiimnnniiiiiiiiiiii FARM MACHINERY NEW & USED H ‘Allis - Chalmers Mounted H Corn Pickers with New H Roto Feeders = ■’■Manure Spreaders | Graham Plows 1 - Potato Diggers H "Potato Graders H ■'Corn Elevators H Forage harvesters H 5 Forage Blowers = ’1 & 2 Plow Tractors H Power Lawn Mowers 1 ’Garden Tractors j| ‘Refrigerators & Freezers s Gas & Elec. Ranges | L. H. Brubaker 1 350 Strasburg Pike | Ph. Lane. 3-7607 |. LITITZ K.D.3
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