>r Farming. Satan lEXT WEEK WITH Nl TRY A CLASSIFIED AD PHONE 626-2191 or 394-3047 INTERSTATE MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE Announces regular dinner and business meeting of hnembers in all locals of District No. 7. HOSTETTERS DINING HALL, Ml. JOY, PA. FEBRUARY 28, 1974 AT NOON. KEYNOTE SPEAKER DR. JAMES E. HONAN, Secretary and General Manager of Interstate. Feb. 23. 1974 V Po. Auction Summary Weekly Summary H Livestock Markets Week Ending February 15 CATTLE 5763. Compared with 7147 head last week, and 5935 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers weak to $2 lower, instances $3 lower. Slaughter heifers |1 to $2 lower. Slaughter cows highly uneven, spots $1 higher to $1.25 lower, with end of week showing most decline. Slaughter bullocks $1 to $2 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to $1 lower. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 1050-1300 pounds 48.75-50.35, Choice 47.50- 49.75, few to 51.00, Good 44.25-47.00, few to 47.50, Standard 41.50-44.25, Utility 39.00-41.50. HEIFERS: Choice 44.50- 47.00, Good 42.50-44.50, Standard 39.00-42.00, Utility 37.00-39.50. COWS: Utility & High State Grange Plans Regional Conference The Pennsylvania State Grange announced plans for a regional conference to be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25 at the Grange hall m Kutztown. A. Wayne Readinger, state master, said the meeting has been called to discuss 1974 Grange ' projects and programs, and problems and legislation involving Penn sylvania agriculture and rural communities. Attending the session will be masters, lecturers, secretaries and chairmen of women’s activities and membership committees of subordinate and pomona Granges, as well as state officers, deputies and committee chairmen. The region includes the counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lan caster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Schuylkill. Dressing Cutter 35.85-38.00, few to 40.00, Cuttere 33.75- 36.00, Canners 31.00-34.00, Shells down to 27.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 44.75- 47.00, few to 50.00, Good 43.00- Standard 42.00- 43.75, Utility 39.0042.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 950-1200 pounds 39.0045.00; yield grade 1-2 1200-2200 42.0048.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good 300-900 pounds feeder steers 44.0048.50, few Good St Choice to 57.00; Good 270-700 feeder heifers 42.00-52.00. CALVES 3937. Compared with 2357 head last week, and 3786 head a year ago. Vealers mostly steady to $3 higher. VEALERS: Prime 80.00- 85.00, Choice 74.00-80.00, Good 68.00-75.00, Standard 58.00- Utility 90-120 pounds 45.00-53.00, 70-85 40.0045.00. Farm calves active, Holstein bulls 90-130 52.00- Holstein heifers 85-150 62.00-90.00, few to 125.00. HOGS 7043.' Compared with 6233 head last week, and 5908 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts highly uneven, steady to strong, although most sales weak to $4 lower. BARROWS & GILTS; US 1- 200-240 pounds 42.75-43.75, few to 45.00,1-3 200-245 42.00- 42.75, 2-3 200-260 41.50-42.25, 2- 240-300 37.50-41.00,2-4 150- 190 37.00-39.00. SOWS; US 1-3 300-575 Atlantic Genetic Power Profit-Maker Sires Prenrium Plus-Proven in Production & Type _ > jr- 15H103 PENSTATE IVANHOE STAR USDA PROVED SIRE (JAN.-74) Very Good & Gold Medal; PQ & TQ (1/74) 3,232 Daus., 1,155 Herds Ave. 15,659 AA 3.74% 586 F Predicted Difference (99% rpt.) +774 +36 (+s62 per lactation above breed ave. hdmts.) 822 Clas. Daus. Ave. 79.7 (act.) 80.9 (age-adj.) Predicted Difference (96% rpt.) +.40 Besides his plus” provings, Ivanhoe Star is the renowned sire of show sales toppers, high producing and high classifying individuals, and many sons being sampled by Al studs Members have a go den opportunity to use this truly outstanding sire now available ai y through Atlantic s Professional Technician service. -Atlantic SPEEDERS COOPERATIVE uvmoci SOmuS LANCASTER' Akron Eosf Earl Gap Mount Joy Quarry /die pounds 34.0M9.50) 2-3 300-650 32.00-37.50. Boars few to 34.00. FEEDER PIGS 971. Compared with 319 head last week, and 625 head a year ago. US 1-3 20-35 pound feeder pigs 15.00-22.00 per head, 1-3 35-50 22.00J1.00,1J DON'T BE CAUGHT SHORT! om im spuds FARM SEEDS NOW MANY FARM SEED (lEMS ARE B SHOOT SUPPLY Cert. Iroquois Alfalfa Cert. Pennscott Red Clover Cert. Saranac Alfalfa Cert. Ladlno Clover Cert. Cayuga Alfalfa Cert. Garry Oats Cert. Thor Alfalfa Clintford Gits .Cert. Vernal Alfalfa Cert. Orbit Oats Cert. Buffalo Alfalfa. Erie Spring Braley Grasses Maine Grown Certified Seed Potatoes DeKalb Corn Sudax Complete Line of Vegetable Seeds. CATALOG AVAILABLE FREE UPON REQUEST. V "7v s* H-FATYPE SUMMARY (JAN.-74) 569 0411 CLEON A' 859 2552 Elizabethtown 445 4131 Hummelstown 442 4471 653 1451 READING* 786 7381 Fryslown 376 8297 Brogueville 933 8318 Dillsburg 24 hour onswenng service or recorder F ° wn Grove SMOG 28.00-33.50, Utility » *»*”* head. * SHEEP 398, Cornoamj with 411 head last wwk lnJ M7h«.d. year ago. Woo, slaughter lambs steady tn spot »« lower. Choice 70-105 pounds 40.00-45.00, f ei ! new crop lambs 47.00-60 on Good 60-105 wooled slaughter lambs 35.00-40.00, Utility S 85 28.00-33.00. Slaughter ewes 12.50-20.50, few to 23.00 V Ivanhoe Star, along with ail other Genetic Power Profit-Makers, are as near as your phone Ask for him. „„ COATESVILIE* o/oj Parkesburg 367 3923 Oxford 566 2569 9** V 384-2741 857-5545 932-9361 792 0941 927 6210 432-4534 382-4805 YORK*
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