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Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, May 4
362 Head of Cattle
„High Chpice . and
Prim* /-, (few), 33.00-34.75;
Chek*;; 31.00-32.35;
3MO; standard, 26.75-28.00; Uti
lity jlewy, 24:85-26.75.
i /Heifers: Choice (few), 27.50-
3M5; Good (few), 26.00-27.50;
Uttttty£23;so-25.00.
{ Cows: J Utility (individual),
28.t5-25.'75; Cutter, 22.75-23.60;
Canner 21.00-23.00; Shells down
t* 19.00.'
' Bulls:' 1 Choice (individual),
32.25; Good, 28.75-30.00; Utility
and Commercial, 26.75-31.00;
Cutter (few), 24.00-26.00.
138 Head of Veal Calves
Choice (few), 51 00-53.50;
Good, 48.00-50.00; Standard, 44.-
00-46.00; Utility, 39.00-43 50;
Cull 90-120 pounds (few), 30.00
34.50.
Farm Calves- Bulls 80110
pounds, 38.00-42 00; Heifers 85-
120 pounds, 37.00-45.00.
335 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts: US. 2-3
195-240 pounds, 17.60-18.25; L.S.
ZA 195-260 pounds, 16 85-17.60.
Sows: U.S. 1-3 300-500 pounds
(few), 13.50-15.10; U.S 2-3 300-
600 pounds, 11.25-12.85.
Boars: 13.00-13.35.
65 Head of Feeder Pigs
U.S. 1-3 35-50 pounds,. 9:00-
32.00; U.S. 1-3 50-85 pounds
(few). J 6.00.
19 Head of Sheep and Lambs
'■ Spring: Choice, 70-95 pounds
(few), 36.00. '
Wooled: Good, 65-95 pounds,
5.Q0-7.00.
NEED EXTRA SEED
FOR EXTRA
ACRES
' ssis:ss^
T For top-producing corn,
Sorghum, FD-100 alfalfa-Calh
Meryin W. Deiter
R. D. #3
Lltitz, Pa. 17543
Phene 626-7515
SPRING FEEDER
SALE SCHEDULE
Lancaster Union Stockyards
MAY 14 AND 28
Sales Start at 1 p.m.
All Grades and Weights of Steers, Heifers
and Bulls
SALES SPONSORED BY
LANCASTER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
and the
UNION STOCKYARD COMPANY
Door Prizes Grand Prize - Hamilton Watch
Four Markets
Not Available
~ Editor’s Note: Four markets The Green Dragon market re
which are a regular feature in ported receipts of 125 head of
the Lancaster Farming market better quality cattle, well at
section were net available at tended, with prices stronger,
press time this week Consignments included: -v, ,
. ' Load Pennsylvania Springers , iVov ,- mber
The markets not available this 332 50-445 ~; :
week are: Chicago Cattle, Omaha Load Springers, 417.50-495; Deccmb * r
Cattle, Oklahoma City Feeder fj rst C alf heifers, 345-440.
Auction, and U.S. Inspected Load New York State cows,
Livestock Slaughter. fresh, 357 50-500. March
Other markets,' including all Canadian cows, fresh, __—
local markets, are available as 440-460; springers, 450-550; one April
USUJ ] i top Grade cow, 700, purebred
springers, 450-590.
The local market news office Load Canadian springers,
reported that the four markets mostly grades, 375-500. Trend Cattle are steady, Hogs are weaker, Potatoes are
are not available because all Load Pennsylvania Thin stron ger, Eggs are steady,
teletype circuits have been out cows, 225-300.
of service since major cable Colored cows, 250-342 50.
trouble occured in Washington, One stock bull, 250
D. C. at 5 a.m. Thursday.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, May 5
Reported receipts of 151 head
of cattle, 8 heifers, and 5 bulls;
market stronger than last week.
Load New York springers,
345-440.
Farmers and farm employers made an option for the employe
who have received state income to request the employer to with
tax forms m the mail, but aren’t hold income tax following the
sure what to do with them, have" employe’s submission of a form
received some advice from B W-4 to the employer. In such
‘ Wayne Kelly, Penn State Farm case, if the employer is withhold-
Management Extension. ing for federal, he must also
~ „ , " withhold for state.
' frech Reported receipts of 396 head Kelly emphasized that it is,
sofunn C d cows * fresh ’ of horses; market steady with very important that a farmer re
aao-tuu. lagt week ceivmg this material should re-
Lohd Canadian cows, fresh, One load Ohio riding horses, turn a t i eas t ° ne deposit slip
365-565 110-220. that has an ID number on it stat-
One load Kansas riding ing, “ x a ™ a farmer and do not
Load Canadian springers, 430- horses, 120-230. withhold federal income tax
575. one load lowa riding horses, from my employes ” Kelly said
nr , , . , ~ , 135-340 ' his will safeguard the farmer
hJl'ftS.. 1 Oklahoma
, , horses 140-320 the new state law.
475-600; all stages of produc- ,
tion, 315-450. Xowa riding horses, Kelly made this suggestion
135-270. after talking the situation over
Locally consigned work Wl th the department of Revenue
* 25 ' 240 ’ riding horses, m jjarrisbuig which informed
Locally consigned cows, most- f better™ horses 68 ’ 225 315- him tha l farmers an ? farna ® m ‘
lv fresh 265-440 tew . Dettei horses, 225 315, pi oyers have received identifies
ly fresh, 265-440 mules went mostly killer way. g on y numbers> tax tables, and
Yearling heifers, 115-100, Mare ponies, 10-35, geldings, ee (jeposit slips with instruc
spnnging heifers, 350-395. 10-25; colts, 5-15; larger pomes, tiong , thgt f} rsl quarterly deposit
Bulls, 170-315. 40 65; killers, 9-12. j s t 0 be <made by June 15.
■ 1 Under the state law, it was in
dicated, farmers or persons who
did not file quarterly deposits
under the fedral law are not re
quired to file quarterly deposits
under the new state law. |
Kelly also reported that if a
farm employe is filing an esti
mated tax for federal income
tax, then it is his responsibility
to also file an estimated thx for
the Pennsylvania income tax.
As of January 1, 1971, it was
Load New York cows, fresh,
405-435; springers, 420-450.
Guernsey herd, all stages of
production, 185-300.
Green
Dragon
Cattle
Dairy
Friday, April 30
Beef Cows
Market was steady.
Cuttei s, 23 50-25 00, Fat cows,
22 50-23 00, Utility, 19.00-22.00.
A good run of feeder cattle
found steady to lower prices:
Holstein bulls, 23 00-25.00; Beef
type Bulls, 24 00-27 50, Hereford
steers, 28 00-3125; balance, 22-
00-25 00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, May 3
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 8,1971 —
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 6)
May
June
July
'August
ISep^ember
October
February ’72 30.32
May
a-asked
Market* provided by Commodity Dept., Reynold* ts Company
F*:
New State Income Tax
Forms Are Explained
Let Classifieds
Work for You
Call 626-2191 i;
or 394-3047 ;
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Is your farm organization's meetings making our farm
calendar? If they’re not and you think they should, let us
know* »
As a public service) to farmers and the farm communi
ty, we try to get as rhany meetings as we can on the
calendar. But we miss some. „ , ... „
Remind us by calling 394-3047 or 626-2191 or by writing
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can help us serve j'OU better,
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggn
Potatoes
32.65 20.70
22.22
31.10
-r-a 22.25
30.15 ' 21.55 . „
‘ 23.05
29.87
■ - 23.90
.-I 1 -
b-bid n-nomioal
Kelly also noted, “It is my ua*
derstanding that the filing dates
.fox farmers will be correspond*
mg with the filing dates for the
federal income tax, January 15th
for estimate and the final date
April 15, 'or farmers not filing
the estimated tax will file toy
March 1.”
WE ARE PLEASED
TO ANNOUNCE
THAT
PAUL L [Pete]
HOWARD
Of Quarryville, Pa.
is the new manager of
Red Rose Farm
Service, Inc.
North Church St.
Quarryville, Pa.
Red Rose Farm Service,
Inc. handles a complete
line of Red Rose Farm
Feeds and offers a com
plete feed and farm ser
vice.
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3.92 29.30
31.65
33.50
38.30
2.67
2.97
3.20
3.68