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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 »
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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
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Ivanhoe Star, along with ail other Genetic
Power Profit-Makers, are as near as your
phone Ask for him.
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