2—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 16. 1959
At Lancaster Yards
Cattle Receipts Up 600
o’b™, z Sharply s
In Chatgs. Market New. Branch medlum and good so ld a t 27- ' M
"WEEKLY REVIEW- May 15 28 25. Good and choice 550- WEEKJj y REVIEW
Receipts in the cattle divi- good CHICAGO— May 14
•sion were increased by ab- bought 28-30 50.' Good grade CATTLE—LocaI salable
fi7 ff Yea Tr a dine wa s'stow stock calves weighing under receipts increased 10 per
JS tat w£ 5»0 made 32-37. ce „t ever last week ?nd lit
moderately active for all oth- Calf division receipts will tie different than correspon
er classes Slaughter steers total about 550 head compa- ding period last year while
accounted for about 55 per red with last week's 607 he- 12 market receipts only si
cent of the supply and stock- a d Trading active Vealers ightly below last week and
er and feeders made up 35 held steady through the wk. about 5 per cent below last
per cent. Average wgt. of the Good and choice grade veal- year. Mondays receipts ia
slaughter steers was heavier ers made 30-39 and choice gest in two months and wea
cl (we™ slaughter Steers tofd the"
h %l°r lo ßu Iis C a°n W d S “ ° since" late Ja*
ckers and feeders remained Trading was moderately uary. ,
steadv active for barrows and gilts Percentages various class
Vi2o lb bY week Compared with last 15 per cent heifers and 5 per
Two loads most- walk’s close barrows and cent cows, percentage steers
weivhYs gilts were 25 lower while Increased while cow and hei
-3y prime weighing 1232-1240 gut* wer y g j.g fer perce ntages reduced Per
choice ranged fr- grade 190-230 "b. barrows centage prime in slaughter
97 9Q W h gd f lid gilts sold for 17.75-18, steer supply little changed
om 27-29 50. Wlth a few tots No. 3 selling from 3 per cent of last week
Few lots standard and go- 17 50 tj. S. 1-2 grade but percentage prime slau
od heders made 24-27.50. Ut j ncludmg uniform butchers ghter steer supply little chan
ility and coml bulls brought g 190.220 lb. brought ged from 3 per cent of last
23-26 while good grade fed we gx ng percentage choice in
frulls made 25 75-27.50 Cat- 4 19:50. leased sharply over 52 per
ter and utility cows sold 18- 300 . 600 lb so WS ma de 10-14. cent of last week and esti
-25-22 75 and coml cows sold DUU LD ' 1 . . mate d at around 65 per cent
s jo„ zss ass
Z -A-Jt between 23
»M k Ls C Cte?f Good ?nd Large share ste-
Choice lambs weighing 60- er supply high good to aver
90 lb. made 25 00-28.00 with age choice valued between
a lot Choice 65 lb. at 29.00. 28.50-29 50. Average wgt of
Cull to Good shorn slaught- slaughter steers P r ?™^ e ,,
er ewes made 4 00-7 00. be little different from 1160
Use of New Wheat
Moisture Test Off
The U S Department of
Agriculture announced today
that the use of a revised con
version chart for determin
ing the mo sture content of
soft red winter wheat and
white wheat grown i neast
em areas- of the United Sta
tes has been postponed for
at least a year
Use of the revised chart
beginning June 15, 1959, ha
been announced by the De
partment The conversion ch
art was to be used in connect
ion with the Weston Mois
ture Meter for Grain.
During the postponement,
further studies will be made
of the behavior of the two
classes of eastern-grown whe
at from the 1959 crop when
tested with the Weston Moi
sture Meter |
PLANNING NEEPED
With the pasture season be
ginning, many dairymen will
be starting some stable re
modeling, hoping to finish
before next fall’s stabling sea
son opens Donald Ace, Penn
State extension dairy specia
list emphasizes the need for
careful planning before start
ing any construction
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f °r YmX 1 ! 0
DRY SPELLS
WITH
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All signs indicate a dry summer Better be ready.
Get your pump out of the cellar and check it over.
Chances are you’ll need additional equipment We ro
the folks to contact
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surance of better crops, greater yields and more profit
We’ll engineer the system to meet your exact needs
Call or -write us today.
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BURLING'S CHICKS
FU FARMERS' NEEDS!
You can find just what you
want at Bill Burling’s hatch
cry You have eight ’top
strains and crosses to choose
from Our Leghorn eggs
hardly need grading—they’re
so uniform Our Sexlmks
are very popular with near
by farmers
Then there are the “pick’
of the best strains and cross
»s for Broilers, or meaf-and
eggs
Our many top wins at
Chick and Egg Shows prove
their quality in competition
One customer said our
Carey Leghorns arc - “Just
wonderful birds to handle”
That’s important in high
powered Leghorns
Take your pick to suit
your needs
Burling's Big 8
Carey's Famous Random
Sample Test-winning Leg-
A Chick for every Form or Business-flock need!
BURLING’S HATCHERY
Box F Oxford, Penna.
Chicago Cattle
Steers Off
horns A customer made a
270-egg average on 1800
birds '
Merryknoll Sexlink (Rock
male x Andrews White Rock
“brain” methods
Golden Sexlinks Harco
male x Andrews White Rock
female. They’re tough, and
groat layers.
Cobb's White Rocks
Broiler Test winners and
good layers too
Vanliess x Cobb White
Rocks Popular for meat.
Garrison Cornish Male x
Cobb White Rock female
Super meat quality
Gove’s Barred Rocks. Still
a favorite of‘many farmers.
Burling's New Hampshires.
Carefully selected stock
When you’re ready to or
der (and it’s getting late)
pick up the phone and call
Oxford 286 collect
New Holland
Top Grade rn £ Short Sup^
(Specials from New Holland Sales Stables i»,
. , Receipts
lbs of last wk Trade on high., New Holland V
choice and prime steers slow market totaled
after Monday with prime ste- th 926 cattle ,3
ers 1100 lbs and heavier suf There were ve r , V
fermg sharpest decline in ov- oice and pu m ‘ : “
er a year. ‘Wednesday when market, with th C)
some sales on these wgts. we- ket slow to 1
re 1.50 lower Steers average stmng Bulls
choice and below generally p r i me bnui, "
fairly active throughout the 33 25- choice et '
week with best action on wgt 2 q an-30 "in
1100 lbs. and-below in all 25 75-28 25
grades including high choice choice heifnr
and prime. Good—2s-26
As compared with the close 22 50-25 W!| <
of last week hgh choice and Good bulls
prime slaughter steers mostly to med 24
50-1.50 lower with wgts ov- bulls—34-26 25
er 1100 lbs largely 1-150 Good cow*—
lower, steers average choice —l9 50-21 50 I)
and below steady to 25 low- and cutters— l77}
er with wgts. below 1100 lbs Choice-prime m
steady Heifers steady. 42, good 36-35
Cows 50-1 higher erasing 36; and thin cal V f,
last week’s price decline, Tire New Holi
Bulls mostly 50 higher, vea- sale this week f 0
lers strong. Stockers and fe- ket steady with t
eders steady. Carcass beef receipts of 77 (W
steady to 50 higher as com- bulls and 26
pared close of last weew. Receipts on tho
Monday 4 loads prime 1225 mule market tit
-1400 lb. slaughter steers 34- head, with all cV
35, load 1400 lbs. 35, bulk hi- with last week
gh choice and mixed high
choice and prime steers Mon.
- (From page 5)
AS A RESULT OF A DESIRE OF BO]
FARMERS and BUYERS
EVERY WEDNESDAY
THEBE WILL Blf A FULL LINE OF
SLAUGHTER CATTLE
OFFERED FOR SALE
LANCASTER UNION STOCK Y 1
Your-cooperation will be appreciated
For futher information consult your commissi
- STOCKERS & FEEDERS on hand daily
Look TWICE before you bJ
See UNDER the tractor, i<
/ Take a crop’s eye view of the tractor you res
up... look at the daylight under the rear axlf
D-Series Tractor. Here’s room underneath M
tall crops, and to work over high ridges 01 W
And look again at the low hood line,
platform, and ground-hugging stability of t
utility-type models.
Only the D-14 and D-17 Tractois haw 1
Low-Line, High-Crop design that bungs y® l
2-in-l benefits of full-clearance, row-ciop
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