t— Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 11, 1961 At Lancaster Yards Trading Active, Steady Cattle 3150 compared with 2465 head last week Tne supply includes 45 per cent slaughter steers and 40 per cent stockers and feeders. Trading was moderately act ive. Compared to last week’s close slaughter steers were steady. Cows 25-50 higher Bulls sold 50 lower. Stock ers and feeders were steady. Slaughter steers; A few lots and loads 1000-1150 lb. ave rage to high Choice 27 25- 27,75, lot Prime 1150 lb. 28., load mostly Prime 1100 lb. 28.10, the bulk of the Choice steers sold at 26.G0-27.25, Oood to low Choice 23 75-26., with Standard selling down to 21.50. Heifers - A few lots 750- 900 lb Good grade 23 -24 00 'Two loads mixed steers and heifers 925 lb. Good to most ly low Choice sold at 26 25. Cows - Cutter and Utility 16.-17 75,' Canners and low Cutlers made 14.50-16 00, shelly Canners sold down to X2.SO. Stockers and feeders: Go.od and Choice 750-950 lb. feed ers 25-27., Medium & Good 21.50-26 00, few loads Good and Choice 650-750 lb. 26.00 - 27. Lot Fancy 400 lb. stock calves sold for 30 00. Calves 750 compared to 621 head last week. Trading moderately active Veal ers steady. Good and Choice veal ers ranged from 27 -34 , Choice and Prime 34 -40 00 , standard and low Good 19.- 26.00, while Utility sold down to 16. Hogs 1625 compared to 1926 head last week. Bar raws and gilts steady to 25 lower. Sows steady. Trading moderately active. Barrows and gilts: U.S. 1 2 190-225 lb. 19.50-20.25, No. 3 190-225 lb. 20.50-21.50, most ly 21.0 C down, 1-3 190-235 lb. sold at 18.75-19.25, 240- ,260 lb. 18.25-18 75. Sows; US- 1-3 mostly 2-3, 300-500 lb 12.50-16.00. Sheep 225 compared with 253 head last week. Wooled daughter lambs steady, trad ing moderately active. WHEELHORSE and SIMPLICITY Garden Tractors Suavely's Farm Service NEW HOLLAND EL4-2214 Bulk Spreading Service Dealers for— FERTILIZER and LIMESTONE SMUCKER BROS. Bird-in-Hand Ph. Leola OL 6 2229 CHICK STARTER Blue Ridge Coupons will prove to you that NEST EGGS START ON BLUE RIDGE CHICK START ER. See us today about this BIG Feed Discount Program. Hershey Bros. REINHOLDS, PA. Raymond H. Moyer B. D, 4, MANHEIM. PA. Slaughter lambs; Good and Choice 75-105 lb. ranged from 18 50-20.50, Choice and prime 20 50-22 50. Utility & low Good 16.-16 50. Chicago CatHe Weight, Grade In Mixed Trend Slaughter steers choice and below under 1450 lbs. steady to 50 higher with the* greatest advance on those weighing under 1100 lbs Wgts. over 1450 lbs weak to 50 lower, prime steers all wgts. 25-75 lower, hei fers 25-50 higher, cows 50- 75 higher, bulls steady to 50 higher, vealers and stockers and feeders steady. Two loads prime 1250 and 1338 lb. slaughter steers at 28 50 early but only one load prime 1292 lbs at 28.25 at midweek. Bulk prime and mixed choice and prime loads 1000-1400 lbs. at 26- 75-27.75. Bulk choice 900 - 1400 lbs. 25-27 with few loads high choice 975-1150 lbs. 27.25-27.50. Good steers 22.50-24 50. Mostly 23 up at the, close. Load utility and commercial 1550 lb. steers 20. Mixed choice and prime slaughter heifers 26-26 50, largely 26 25 up late with bulk choice 25-25.75, several loads high choice 950-1075 lbs. 26, mixed good and choice 24-25, good 21 50-24. Utility and commercial bulls 17-20.50 mostly 17.50 up. Good and choice vealers 25-31, three loads choice 875 lb. feeding steers 24 50, sev eral loads and lots good and mixed good and choice 800- 950 lb feeding steers 22-23 - 50, few medium and good, these wgts. 21-22, part load medium 650 lb. stock heif ers 19.75., NEW 95-BUSHEL SPREADER... made with a LASTING difference Heap high the loads and spread ’em fast with the now Allis-Chalmers 95-bushel, ground-drive spread er, It’s made to last in places where spreaders usually wear out first. Special acid-resistant steel is used wherever dam age might occur. Steel pintle drive chain comes as regular equipment. Treated tongue-in-groove lumber on a bridge-type frame resists warp and rot, stays tight for longer life. Heavy-duty axle carries heavy loads without twisting or bending on rough or frozen holds. Come in today to see how this new Allis-Chalmois spieader will last and last... for you. Ash us about the Alhs-Chalmers plan to finance )OU. I,me purchase of farm equipment. ALLIS-CHALMERS SALES AND SERVICE Mann & Grumelii Farm Serv. Quarryville, Pa. L. H. Brubaker Liiitz, Pa. N. G. Myers & Son L.H. Brubaker Rheems, Pa. Suavely’s Farm Service Vintage Livestock Slaughter Steers Are 50. Higher CATTLE: '449 Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers at March 7 auction at Vintage were 50 higher 25-50 highers, bulls 50 lower. V Few lots high-Choice and Prime 950-1100 lb slaughter steers 27.50-28.10. bulk of the Choice 26.25-27 35, Good to low-Choice 24.00-26.25, Standard 22.00-24.00. Few lots Choice and Prime 850- 900 lb heifers 125.00-26.60, Standard and Good 20.00-24 - 50. Cutter and Utility cows 15.75-17.00, Canners & low- Cutters 14'25-15 75, shelly Canners “down to 12 50, Util ity. and Commercial bulls 19 25-22 00, few Good grade 22.00-22 85. CALVES. 389 Choice and Prime vealers steady. Good grade and below 1 00-1 50 higher. Good and Choice vealers 28 50-35 00, Choice and Prime 34 00-40.00, Stan dard and low-Good 22.00-29. Utility down to 19 00. HOGS: 150 Barrows and gilts steady. Few lots U. S 1-2 190-215 lb. barrows and gilts 19.25-19 50 1-3 182-210 lbs 18 60-19.00, lot 239 lb. 1-3, 18 50, lot Medium 171 lbs. 18.00. SHEEP. 10. Not enough on sale to establish a market. FBUIT, VEGETABLE OUTLOOK GOOD Loren D. Tukey, research er ift- horticulture at the Pennsylvania State Univer sity, claims there is a need for increased production of fruits and vegetables in Pennsylvania. A member of the horticultural adjustment committee in the College of Agriculture, Dr. Tukey says increased population and some increased per capita use of fruits and vegetables explains the need for more production. Nissley Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa. Lancaster. Pa. Hew Holland. Pa. R, S. Weaver Stevens, Pa. New Holland Steers Steady To Strong Cattle receipts at the March steady at the sale which ii s 9 auction at the New Hoi- receipts of 116 cows, eigj land sales stable included stock bulls and 28 sty 955 head Compared with heifers last week’s market, slaughter. Fresh -cows. Holsteins steers were generally steady; $3OO-405, Guernseys - $l7l Spots strong. Cows 25 high- 240, others - $175-280. Stoc er; bulls 50 lower. bulls - $95-210. Stock het A few lots of choice and ers sss-175. prime at 1,035 to 1,155 lbs. The horse market contu brought 27.50 to 28 10. The ued very active and tty bulk of the choice steers steady at the March 6 S ji ( made 26-27.50. A few weigh- Receipts included 272 hej ing up to 1,350 pounds were of horses, pomes and mui* back to 25 50. Good & low Draft horses - pair - s3j| choice sold at 24-26. Stand- 575, singles - $135-240 Mule ard down to 22. pairs - $3OO-550, singles A few lots of good and $l4O-255 Ponies, maios choice heifers made 22-24 SI 10-135, Geldings - $45 ij] with standard and good heif- Riding' horses - $llO-21 ers at 19-22. Driving horses - $llO-22 Cutter and utility cows Killers - BV2 to 9Vi cents made 16-17.50 while canners and low cutters were 14.75- 16. Shelly canners sold down HORSE SENSE FROM to 13. HORSE POWER Utility and commercial For tractor loads, t> bulls brought 19-22, mostly 6 , , ’ 21.50 down. A few good to 66 per cent greater eng ; ; grade bulls up to 24.60 __ efficiency js possible W |( Calves- 275. Vealers fully reduced engine speeds It 100 higher Good and , , .. , choice vealers made 28-35. was reported recently by t Choice and prime were 33.- searchers in -agricultural c 42 50 with a few head up to gineering at Ohio Stale Un 43 50. Standard and low V ersity. The engineers a good made 22-28 with utility the improvemen t in efhcle Top fresh cows sold SIC 00 Wl } h to $25 00 per head higher at was P. J nnanly to redu the March. 8 sale of dairy frictional horsopow cattle. Other kinds sold loss ” s Herr’s Implement Store 5 WEST WILLOW - Ph. Lane. EX 3-8311 f Inventory Clearance Sale I Now In -Progress | NEW and USED -0 ■' I (■■■■l ■■■■ RIM IMMMII II Hai.M— Mill . : See Us Before You Buy! 5 * Starts ’Em Right ... Costs /ess to feed than whole mi/kt e Easy to mix—Easy to feed i Looks like milk—Stays mixed « Reduces digestive upsets a Rich, nutritious, uniform Milk Replaccr for Calves, Puppies, Lambs, Pigs, Kittens, Mink <» s 't •» "5 \ v <L a.< V. Get WAYNE CALFNIP from H. M. STAUFFER & SON'S, Inc. Wiimer - Bonks - Leola ,i J. K, STAUFFER & 5 | ROHRER'S MILL H.D. 1, Honks ABERDEEN MILLS R.D. 2, Elizabethtown MILLERSVILLE SUPPLY CO. MillersviUe MOUNTVILLE FEED SERVICE R. D. 2, Columbia - V HERSKEY BROS. Lawn & Bella 11 * ROSS C. 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