Livestock Judging Team Places Fourth
Pennsylvania's livestock
judging team, comprised of four
Lancaster County 4-H’ers, placed
fourth in overall competition
Wednesday at the Eastern
National Livestock Show in
Timonium, Md.
The local youths competed
against teams from six other
ABSOLUTE AUCTION!
TREMENDOUS INVENTORY
R.
A.
550 W. Princess St., York, Pa.
(At Salem Square)
THURSDAY, NOV. 22 (Thanksgiving Day)
and SATURDAY, NOV. 24, 1973, Begin
ning at 9:00 A.M. Both Days.
ATTENTION: All items in sale are brand new
first quality. Many brand new items are of antique
vintage.
TIRES, TUBES & RELATED EQUIP.
Over 2,000 brand new tires. And over 200 newly re
capped tirte. Wide selection of passenger car, truck, farm
implement, lawn tractor and go cart racing slicks. (Some
are wide whites, and wide white snow tires in sizes for
antique cars.) Brand names included are VtanderbuiM,
Fisk, Gulf, Goodrich, Miller, Princeton, Goodyear, Car
negie, Dunlop, Carlisle, Semperit, Atlas, Douglas, Rem
ington & Schenuit Sizes range from 5:20-10 all the way
through 11.00-20, and tractor tires.
Over 200 new tubes for car, truck, bus and trader.
Over 80 assorted new & used auto wheels, and 38 assorted
new & used truck rims.. Over 100 truck tire flaps; hundreds
of tire and tube patches and repair accessories; 5 tire and
tube tester tanks; 4 tube vulcanizer units; 6 vulcanizer
holders; 70 Acme pencil guages; 6 Acme service guages;
40 Acme valve tools; 45 Syracuse tire guages: 3 Acme air
line guages; 2 Dill elec, tube repair units.
TOOLS FOR AUTO & HEAVY EQUIP.,
BODY TOOLS & BATTERY TOOLS
Over 1,000 tools all new, in brand names such as
P&C, Challenger, Old Forge, Herbrand, Penens, etc. Screw
drivers all sizes & types; wrenches box, open end &
combinations; pliers; chisels; punches; socket sets from
1,4” to 1” drive; tin snips straight & circle; ratchets;
vise grips; hammier handles; pipe wrenches; 262 P&C
sockets ass’t. sizes, from W’ to 1” drive; rotary hack
saw blades; 60 ass’t. body hammers; body spoon; body
dollies; 6 Vise Grip #8 sheet metal tools; files; brushes;
9 3-pc. battery service kits; 4 6-pc. battery service kits;
45 ass’t. battery service tools; 4 Clark elec, body grinders
5 amp motors.
ANTIQUES & OTHER AUTO
ACCESSORIES, ETC.
2 large, and 1 small, antique glass display cases; an
tique gasoline pump; 12 4:75/5:00 - 19 tubes; many antique
tires wide whites; body & moulding clip sets; 300 10-ft.
strips of window channel; license plate brackets; 200 brake
& clutch) pedal l>ads; 500 very old-style spark plugs
brand new; fender welting; ass’t. mletal signs & displays
such as Fisk, “Time to Retire,” etc.; 800 sets Wand
new Howard Zink seat covers from antique up (bo pres
ent models; 12 easy-on front seat covers; 12 seat toppers;
125 custom floor mats; 8 brake fluid ipumps, 14 Vulcan
elec, soldering irons; 30 Hudson sprayers; 12 #lO galv.
buckets; 48 scrub brushes; lock-on. & regular funnels;
pump oil cans; 1 qt, 2 qt., and 1 gal oil measures; new
pocket knives.
THOUSANDS OF MISC. REPLACEMENT &
REPAIR PARTS & SUPPLIES
9,000 spark plugs; thermostats; push-pull switches;
heater switches, parts & fittings; chrome side-view mir
rors; back-up lites; marker lites; ass’t. auto lamp bulb£;
wiper arms; 2500 ass’t. fan belts; 30 spools automotive
cable; spools of ignition wire; oil filler cap sets; 100 72”
choke cables; battery terminal damps; bumper Jacks;
hundreds of battery trays & hold (downs; Resistoflex brass
fittings & gas & oil lines; Universal grease fittings; igni
tion wire terminal assortments; hose clamps & couplings
500 radiator caps; 1,000 oil filler caps; 300 gas tank caps;
metal racks; thousands of spring clips, battery bolts,
bumpier bolts, screws, bolts & nuts, and box lot assort
ments; 6 gal. auto paint; 32 cases (4 gal ea.) upholstery
cleanler; 4 1-gal. cans hyd. jack oil; -44 cans Blue Crown
spark plug deaner compound; 5 lb. cans chassis grease;
5 lb. cans wheel brg. grease; etc., and many thousands of
items impossible to list.
Auctioneers’ note: Due to the volume of items to be
sold, no exact order of sale can be scheduled or fol
lowed. Tires and some other large volume items may be
sold intermittently throughout the sale, as they are brought
to the auction block. Plan to come learly and stay, both
days, so as to not miss any of these fine opportunities.
Terms: Cash; or check subject to approval.
Executrices: Jane H. Shearer
Carol F. Spencer
Thomas H. and Robert L. Sechrist, Auctioneers
John Hope Anderson, Clerk
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Eastern states by judging three
classes of sheep, beef cattle and
hogs. The competitors were
required to give oral reasons for
one class of each three animals.
In beef cattle judging, the
Pennsylvania team placed third.
They placed fourth in both sheep
and hog judging.
CLEARANCE
The Estate of
Shearer
Tire Dist.
Ed Hess, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elvin Hess Jr., Strasburg RDI,
placed fifth in the overall in
dividual competition scoring. 523
out of a possible 600 points.
Ed also placed sixth in the
individual hog judging com
petition.
Other members of the Penn
sylvania team were Jeff Greider,
Columbia RD2; Rick Hess,
Strasburg RDI; and Joe Lefever,
Manheim RD4.
The contest was won by the
Maryland team which scored
1,587 points. Virginia’s team
placed second with 1,546 points
while Georgia’s team finished
third with 1,528.
The local team, in finishing
fourth, scored 1,514 points
followed by Ohio for fifth place
with 1,469. The other teams were
from West Virginia and Indiana.
The next competition for the»
Lancaster County quartet will be
at the Keystone International
Livestock Exposition in
Harrisburg, beginning at 8 a.m.
Monday.
The Keystone contest is the
stepping stone for the national
judging contest to be held in
Chicago November 23.
PA Grain Stocks
Down From 1972
Stocks of corn, wheat, oats and
barley stored in Pennsylvania on
October 1 totaled 34.7 million
bushels, according to the Crop
Reporting Service. This was 11
percent less than total stocks of
the same grains a year ago, and
includes grains stored on farms
and off farms.
Wheat stocks were 7.6 million
bushels, 30 percent less than a
year ago. On-farm stocks were
down 32 percent; off-farm stocks
were down 30 percent.
The amount of old crop corn
stored was 8.9 million bushels, 11
percent less than a year ago. On
farm stocks declined 25 percent,
but off-farm stocks increased 34
percent.
Total stocks of oats were 13.9
million bushels, up 5 percent
from a year ago. On-farm stocks
were up 3 percent, and off-farm
stocks were 46 percent higher.
Barley stocks were 4.3 million
bushels, down 12 percent from
year-ago levels. On-farm stocks
were 11 percent lower, and off
farm stocks were 17 percent
lower.
US. stocks of all grains on
October 1,1973 were below a year
ago. Stocks of the four feed grains
(corn, oats, barley and sorghum)
totaled 45.5 million tons, 26
percent less than holdings on
October 1, 1972.
Stocks of all wheat were down
NITE
HORSE SALE
MONDAY EVE., NOV. 19,1973
PAUL Z. MARTIN'S
2 MILES EAST OF INTERCOURSE, PA., ALONG ROUTE
340.
Load of Standardbreds from Kentucky.
1 Load Standardbred Horses from New York State for
Abe King.
1 Load from Ohio.
LOCAL HORSES.
Horses Hitched at 12 noon Tack at 6:00 Horses at 7:00
p.m.
NOTICE: SALE LIMITED TO 100 HEAD. Get your
Entries in Early.
PAUL Z. MARTIN
BLUE BALL, PA. 17506
Residence —717-354-6671
Business 717-768-8108
MARTIN AUCTIONEERS
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 10,1973 —
Special Feeder Sale
Tazewell, VA
Wednesday, October 31
430‘Yearlings Sold
Steers
Choice and Fancy: 500 - 700
pounds 46.50 - 51.25 ; 705 - 800 46.00
- 46.90; 805 - 1000 40.75 - 43.00.
Good; 500 - 700 pounds 46.75 -
50.25; 705 - 800 45.00 - 46.25 ; 805 -
900 40.00 - 42.40.
Medium: 500 - 700 pounds 40.00 -
45.00; 705 - 800 36.30 - 38.25.
Common: 500 -700 pounds 30.75
- 36.75 ; 705 - 800 30.50 - 34.00.
Dublin, VA
Wednesday, October 31
1,880 Yearlings Sold
Steers
Choice and Fancy: 500 - 700
pounds 49.25 - 50.00; 705 - 800 47.75
- 49.00; 805 - 1000 40.00 - 46.75.
Good: 500 - 700 pounds 48.25 -
50.25; 705 - 800 46.75 - 48.50; 805 -
1000 42.25 - 44.75.
Medium: 500 - 700 pounds 45.25 -
52.75; 705 - 800 41.25 - 44.50; 805 -
1000 37.00 - 40.75.
Common: 500 - 700 pounds 39.75
- 49.25 ; 705 - 800 38.50 - 42.50; 805 -
1000 34.25 - 36.00.
Short: 500 - 700 pounds 43.50 -
46.50.
Galax, VA
Thursday, November 1
1,011 Yearlings Sold
Steers
Choice and Fancy: 500 - 700
pounds 52.25 - 53.25; 705 - 800 48.00
- 51.00; 805 - 1000 42.50 - 48 25.
Good: 500 - 700 pounds 50.25 -
56.75; 705 - 800 48.50 - 50 25 ; 805 -
1000 43.00 - 47.75.
Medium; 500 - 700 pounds 47.75 -
51.50; 705 - 800 46.25 - 47.00 ; 805 -
1000 35.00 - 45.25.
Common: 500 - 700 pounds 41.00
- 48.50; 705 - 800 38.75 - 41.25 ; 805 -
1000 37.00 - 41.00.
Short: 500 - 700 pounds 44.25 -
48.00; 705 - 900 40.00 - 47.00.
Culpeper, VA
Thursday, November 1
1,402 Yearlings
And Calves Sold
Steers
Choice and Fancy: 400 - 500
pounds 60.25 - 64.75 ; 500 - 700 55.75
- 61.25; 705 - 800 52.75 - 53.50 ; 805 -
21 percent from a year earlier,
while durum stocks were down 14
percent. Rye stocks were down 42
percent and the flaxseed level
was 36 percent below last year.
Old crop corn stored in all
positions on October 1 totaled 707
million bushels, 37 percent less
than a year earlier. Corn stocks
on farms, at nearly 403 million
bushels, were 46 percent less than
October 1 last year. Stocks in off
farm facilities, at 304 million
bushels, were down 19 percent.
1000 43.00 - 49.00.
Good; 400 - 500 pounds 60.25;
500 - 700 51.75 - 61.25 ; 705 - 800 49.00
- 51.50; 805 - 1000 46.00 - 49.50.
Medium: 400 - 500 pounds 50.50 -
53.25 ; 500 - 700 51.50 - 53.25 ; 705 -
800 47.00 - 49.75 ; 805 - 1000 47.00 -
49.00.
Heifers
Choice and Fancy: 400 - 500
pounds 50.25 - 53 75 ; 500 - 600
50.00.
Good: 400 - 500 pounds 48.50 -
54.25 ; 500 - 600 47.75 - 50.00 ; 605 -
700 48.00.
Medium: 400 - 500 pounds 42.75 -
48.00; 500 - 600 46.00.
Farmville, VA
Thursday, November 1
1,602 Head Sold
No 1 and 2’s: 30 - 60 pounds
74.25 - 87.00; 61-90 51.00 - 64.75 ; 91
- 110 47.50.
No. 3’s: 30 - 60 pounds 72.00 -
84.50 ; 61 - 90 51.75 - 64.00 ; 91 - 110
49.50.
Utility: 30 - 60 pounds 44.00 -
50.00 ; 61 - 90 42.25.
No. 4’s: 30 - 60 pounds 43.25 -
48.00 ; 61 - 90 42.75.
Charlottesville. VA
Wednesday, October 31
964 Calves Sold
Steers
Choice and Fancy; 300 - 400
pounds 60.00 - 65.00; 405 - 500 60.50
- 66.00 ; 505 - 600 57.00 - 66.00.
Good: 300 - 400 pounds 60.50 -
66.50; 405 - 500 55.00 - 62 50; 505 -
600 55.75 - 60.50.
Medium: 300 - 400 pounds 58.50 -
65.00 ; 405 - 500 54.00 - 61 50; 505 -
600 54.00 - 57.50.
Heifers
Choice and Fancy: 300 - 400
pounds 48.00 - 55.00; 405 - 500 48.00
- 57.00 ; 505 - 600 45.00 - 47.00.
Good: 300-40047.75-55.50, 405 -
500 47.50 - 53.00; 505 - 600 43.00 -
45.00.
Medium -300 - 400 pounds 47.50 -
54.50; 405 - 500 44.00 - 50.50; 505 -
600 40.00 - 42 00.
Marshall, VA
Thursday, November 1
1,112 Calves Sold
Steers
Choice and Fancy: 300 - 400
pounds 60 25 - 64.50; 405 - 500 59.25
- 63.50; 505 - 600 57.25 - 60.00.
Good: 300 - 400 pounds 59.75 -
60.50; 405 - 500 56.75 - 62.25 ; 505 -
600 53.25 - 56.00.
Medium: 300 - 400 pounds 56.00 -
57.75 ; 405 - 500 52.00 - 56.00; 505 -
600 51.00 - 52.00.
Heifers
Choice and Fancy: 300 - 400
pounds 47.25 - 51.50; 405 - 500 48.25
- 53.25 ; 505 - 600 44.00 - 54.00.
Good; 300 - 400 pounds 47.u0 -
53.75; 405 - 500 45.75 - 51.00; 505 -
600 42.00 - 51.50.
Medium: 300 - 400 pounds 40.00 -
46.50; 405 - 500 40.00 - 45.00; 505 -
600 41.00 - 43.00.
Wytheville, VA
Friday, November 2
382 Yearlings Sold
Steers
Good and Choice: 500/- 700
pounds 49.20 - 53.10; 705 - 800 47.90
- 49.70; 805 - 1000 42.60 - 46.40.
Medium: 500 - 700 pounds 47.30 -
51.00; 705 - 800 45.25 - 48.00.
Common: 500 - 700 pounds 44.00
- 45.50; 705 - 800 39.00 - 39.50; 805 -
900 37.00 - 37.50.
Staunton, VA
Friday, November 2
1,422 Calves Sold
Steers
Choice and Fancy; 300 - 400
pounds 49.75 - 61.00; 405 - 500 57.50
- 63.50; 505 - 600 55.00 - 58.00.
Good: 300 - 400 pounds 60.50 -
64.00; 405 - 500 57.25 - 61.50; 505 -
600 53.00 - 57.25.
Medium; 300 - 500 pounds 53.25 -
58.00.
Heifers
Choice and Fancy: 300 - 500
pounds 46.50 - 55.75.
Good: 300 - 500 pounds 45.00 -
55.50.
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