6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18, 1973
the OLD
AUG. 20-26, 1973
Generally hot is what we’ve got.
Pick blueberries now . . . Huey Long’s last filibuster Aug. 26,
1935 . . . Last quarter of the Moon Aug. 21 . . . Florida real
estate boom began this week in 1925 . . . Average length of
days for the week, 13 hours, 34 minutes . . . Last whaler out
of New Bedford, Mass. Aug. 24,
1924 . . . First U.S. oil well
Aug. 25, 1859 . . . Alaska dis
covered this week in 1741 . . .
First deserve, then desire.
Old Fanner’s Riddle: What is of
most use when it is used up?
(Answer below.)
Ask the Old Farmer: Do you know
the meaning of the term “by
and large ?”L.W., Dunkirk, Ind.
Our folks always said it was nautical. Orders to the helms
man, to “steer small," or “by and large," meaning a mite off
the wind.
Homs Hints * Use damp newspaper to clean glass instead of cloth no
lint . . Cut half the fingers off an old leather glove, slit the side and use as
a tool holster on jour belt . . . Riddle a newer: An umbrella.
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Ram to start, then by midweek clear and
pleasant to end of week.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Rain through midweek, then
cloudy and cooling off to end of week.
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Week begins cloudy and hot, then
rain by midweek; cloudy and hot latter part.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Most of week hot with intermit
tent rain.
Florida: Clear and very hot to start, then rain before mid
week continuing through weekend.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Week begins clear
and hot, then moderately heavy rain; intermittent rain and
cooler latter part.
Greater Ohio Valley: Rain to midweek, then clearing and
warm through end of week.
Deep South: Most of week clear, but expect heavy rain on
weekend.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Clear and hot to start,
then rain; clear on weekend.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Intermittent rain and very
warm all week.
Central Great Plains: Cloudy and hot at first, then rain by
midweek; rain continuing to end of week.
Texas-Oklahoma: Clear skies with high temperatures in 100 s
all week; weekend rain in north.
Rocky Mountain Region: Hot and showery to midweek, then
clearing latter part; light ram and hot on weekend.
Southwest Desert: Temperatures cooling off to start, then light
rain by midweek; partial clearing and warmer latter part.
Pacific Northwest: Week begins cloudy and hot, then cooler
by midweek; light rain latter part, then clearing. ' , ,
California: Light rain and cool through midweek, then clear
and warm to end of week.
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Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending August 10
CATTLE 5934. All cattle
classes showing uneveness as
price situation causes sporadic
buying, especially on smaller
markets. Compared with 4836
head last week, and 6962 head a
year ago. Compared with last
week’s market, slaughter steers
mostly $3.50 higher. Slaughter -
heifers $3 to $6 higher. Slaughter
cows mostly $2 higher, spots to $4
higher. Slaughter bulls mostly $3
to $4 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 1050-1350 pounds 58.75-
62.50, few to 68.00, Choice 950-1300
58.50-60.85, Good 56.00-59.00,
Standard 52.75-56.00, few Utility
44.00-50.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 56.50-58.85,
few to 66.00, Good 54.75-58.25,
Standard 50.75-54.75, few Utility
-46.50-51.50.
COWS; Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter cows
42.50- few to 49.00, Cutters
38.50- Canners 35.75-39.00,
Shells down to 29.00.
BULLS: Choice 55.00-59.00,
Good 54.00-57.00 Utility and
Commercial 49.00-55.00, few to
57.00, few Cutters 43.00-48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Choice
300-550 pounds feeder steers
75.00- Good 300-700 64.00-
75.00; Choice 300-550 feeder
heifers 60.00-67.00, Good 350-600
50.00-
CALVES 3557, compared with
3818 head last week, and 4562
head a year ago. Vealers strong
to $5 higher, spots $7 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 79.50-83.00,
few to 85.00, Choice 76.50-81.00,
Good 70.50-76.50, Standard 65.00-
70.50, Utility 90-120 pounds 53.50-
62.00, 70-85 50.00-55.50.
Farm Calves very active,
Holstein Bulls 80-140 pounds
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The Buck
69.50- Holstein Heifers 80-
150 pounds 76.00-100.00, few to
127.00, beef cross bulls and
heifers 70-170 pounds 70.00-100.00.
HOGS 5944, compared with 5623
head last week, and 6706 head a
year ago. Barrows and Gilts -
Market showed increasing prices
all week with varied buying
showing ranges from 75 cents to
$4 higher. Sows $1.50 to $4.50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-240 pounds 60.25-61.00, few to
62.00, 1-3 200-250 59.50-60.25, 2-3
190-260 58.25-59.25, 2-4 250-300
53.00-56.25, 2-4 125-185 50.00-57.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-600 pounds
50.50- 2-3 300-650 45.00-50.00.
Boars 38.75-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 945, compared
with 992 head last week, and 804
head a year ago. Feeder pigs
mostly $3 to $4 higher. US 1-3 20-
35 pounds feeder pigs 23.50-31.50
per head, 1-3 35-50 31.50-38.50, 1-3
50-75 37.50-47.00, Utility 20-35
19.00-24.00 per head.
SHEEP 818, compared with
'1029 head last week, and 1127
head a year ago. Spring slaughter
lambs $2 to $6 higher. Choice 70-
105 pounds spring slaughter
lambs 43.00-47.00, few to 50.00,
Good 60-100 lbs. 37.50-41.00, few to
43.00, Utility 40-80 lbs. 33.00-39.00.
Slaughter ewes 12.00-25.00.
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Lititz-Manheim CM
Holds Family Night
The Lititz-Manheim Com
munity 4-H Club held Family
Night recently at the Lititz
Church of the Brethren pavilion.
The evening began with a
covered dish meal.
After the meal, members and
some of the guests joined in a
volleyball game. Following the
game, the business meeting was
held. Jean Miller took roll.
The meeting was turned over to
Dudley Rohrer, vice-president,
by president John Shenk. Shenk
will be absent the remainder of
the year.
Rohrer discussed the new
business, which was the Lititz-
Manheim Fun Night. The Lititz-
Manheim 4-H Club will hold Fun
Night at 6:30 p.m. August 30 at
the home of Arthur Reist, Lan
caster.
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