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25 25, most good steers 23 50
26 50 according to weight,
few high good 900 - 950 lb
weights 26 75 and few good
1500 lb steers as low as 23 00
Most standard steers 23 00
25 00 according to weight,
loadlots mixed commercial
and good 1600 - 1650 lb ste
ers 22 25 - 22 75, cutter and
utility steers 18 00 - 22 50
Few high choice and prime*
975 - 1025 lb heifers 28.25,
foe" loads mixed choice and
prime 950 - 1000 lb weights
28 15, loadlots nearly com
parable grade he-feis and
mixed yearlings 28 00,
Most good and choice hei
fers 25 50 - 27 75, low choi
ce 900 lbs. 27 00, compara
ble grade 1050 lbs 26 00,
standard heifeis 22 50 -25 00
load 775 lb utility heifers
22 00 Few standard cows,
20 00 - 22.00, utility and
commercial 16 50 - 20.00,
mostlv 19 50 down, bulk
canners and cutters 14 50 -
18 00, few light and shelly
canners as low as 11 00
Utility and commercial bul
Is 22 50 -25 00 Good veal
ers 29 00 - 32 00, utility and
standard 20 00 - 29 00, culls
down to 15 00 med’um and
good 500 - 765 lbs stock ste
ers 25 00 - 27 65 good and
choice 800 - 1075 lb feeding
steers 25 00 - 26 75, several,
loads medium and good 1000-
1115 lb feeding steers 24.00
24 50 Load good 507 lb
stock heifers 26 00
Seed needs a continuous
supply of the optimum tem
perature, oxygen and water
to germinate Shortage in
any one spells the end to
the plant in mfancy
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Alfalfa, Timothy Red Clover
Dominate Forage Crop Scene
Alfalfa, timothy, and red clover have dominated the
for age crop picture m Pennsylvania for the past five years,
declared James L Starling, Penn State agronomist, during
the 13th annual Seed Conference December 10-11 at the
University
Speaking on trends in for
age seed usage, Dr Starling
said the amount of forage
seed distributed m Pennsyl
vama has increased from 8
6 millio n pound in 1954 to
over 12 million pounds in
1958 These figures are indi
cated by an annual survey of
Northeast wholesale seed
dealers
“Farmers are using short
er rotations and more fre
quent seedings,” Dr Starling
claimed “The increaser buy
ing of forage seed also re
flects "the interest of farmers
in renovating worn-out pas
tures The trend is toward
the use of commercial seed
rather than home-grown
seed ”
Alfalfa gets the credit for
the greatest increase in vol
ume of seed traded in the
State, Alfalfa usage has ris
en from. 2 5 million pounds
in 1954.t0 4-1 million pounds
in 1958
Buffalo and Ranger alfal
fa, the two standards a few
years ago, are gradually be
ing replaced by Vernal and
DuPuits The latter two ac
counted for about 30 per cent
of the alfalfa seed marketed
in 1958 This figure may rise
to 45 per cent in 1959
As we remember Him- whose birth
we celebrate, may the Star that shone
on* Bethlehem cast its radiance on our
hearts and homes at this holy time
And may the true meaning of Christ-
mas, with its many spiritual blessings,
be with us now and m the coming
1 year,
Pennscott red clover is re
placing Kcnland and Com
mon. Pennscott increased
from 15 per cent of red clov
er sales in 1955 to 40 per
cent in 1958.
Dr Starling predicted that
Pennscott will comprise a
bout one-half of the red clov
er sold in the State by 1959
Timothy is mostly the Com
mon type but Climax, a new
variety, is recommended
Gophers Bite Dust
From Weed Killer
A report from Colorado
State University says that
when 2,4-D was used in that
state recently to kill range
land weeds, not only were
the weeds removed, but the
chemical treatment got rid
of 87 per cent of the pocket
gophers (These are the pests
which dig the holes, which
the movie cowboy’s' horse is
always stepping m and break
ing his leg They are a de
finite factor in ruining good
range )
Removal of the weeds ap
parently cut off the gopher’s
principal food supply and ra
ther than move, they simply
sat and starved to death
Inc.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 20, 1958
York Apples Top
Harrisburg, Dec 3
York Imperial apples, devel
oped in York County, more
than 135 years ago, regained
the lead in the Commonwea
lth’s apple product'on during
1958, the state Department
of Agriculture reported to
day
Top variety in the Key
stone State during 1957 was
the all-purpose Stayman In
1958, Staymans ranked sec
ond with a production of 960,
000 bushels, 34 per cent un
der the previous year’s out
put
The Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Serv’ce said York
Imperial production totaled
1,407,000 bushels this year,
six per cent above the 1957
output and 20 per cent high
er than the 10-year average
from 1947 to 1956 The York
is a cooking and general pur
pose apple, used m large quan
titles by canners for apple
sauce and slices
Production of all varieties
in Pennsylvania commercial
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M. S. GRAYBUL & SON
Bareville
Pioneer Manufacturers of High Efficiency Poultry Rations.
State s '5B Crop
npple-proc'uc.ng counties m
1958 totaled 6,400,000 bush
e’s, three per cent under the
1957 crop of 6,630,000 bush
els
Other major varieties, in
order of ranking, are, Rome
Beauty, 832 000 bushels, Red
Delicious, 627,000, Golden
Delic ou c , 474,000, Jonathan,
448,000, and Mclntosh, 288
000
In recent years, produc
tion of Staymans and Yorks
has rema ned fairly constant,
while the Red Delicious var
iety has shown a decrease
The other major vanties
have recorded increases in
per cent of total production.
Throughout the state, ap
ples s zed and colored well,
making a high quality crop
this year, the Department
sa d Prices up to November
for both fresh market and
processing were termed low.
This year Pennsylvania
ranked seventh among all
the states in total production
of apples
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