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6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 3, 1974
THE OLD
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AUG. 5-11, 1974
The butterfly cruises the drowsy air.
Hay fever season begins this week . . . Robb Sagcndorph
started Yankee Magazine Aug. 5, 1935 . .*. Third quarter of
the Moon Aug. 10 ... If the 10th is fine, expect a good
autumn . . . Average length of days for week, 14 hours, 16
minutes . . . Ecuador earthquake, 6,000 dead, Aug. 5, 1949
... Most often it's the August weed that seeds the ground ...
“Small” present-size paper money issued Aug. 7, 1928 . . .
First steam locomotive Aug, 9, 1831 . . . For fighting, men
are praised, but children
are punished.
Old Fanner’s Riddle: Where
is generosity always to be
found? (Answer below.)
Ask the Old Farmer: I am
starting an antique business
and I need some advice. How
do you get those little worm
holes in old furniture? F.E.,
Butte, Montana,
Try small shot, fired at me
dium range.
Horn* Him* Return more meat juices and flavor bv removing meat from
the store wrappings as soon as possible. The wrapping absorbs juices and
flavor and slows down cooling . . . Riddle annwer* In the dictionary.
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Intermittent rain and becoming cooler all week.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Partly cloudy to start, then
heavy ram; cloudy and becoming cooler latter part.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins partly cloudy and hot,
then light rain and cooler to end of week.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: First part of week generally clear
and hot; end of week rainy,-light inland and heavy along
coast.
Florida: Steady rain all week in central and intermittent rain
all week in north and south.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Light rain and
warm to start, then fairly sunny and pleasant; heavy rain
latter part.
Greater Ohio Valley: Early week partly sunny and very hot;
end of week rainy.
Deep South: Scattered light rain for most of week; clear and
hot by week’s end.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Rain all week throughout
region, heavy to start and again at midweek.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Partly sunny and hot to
midweek, then rain to end of week.
Central Great Plains: Mostly sunny and hot at first, then
showers in east; end of week cloudy and cooler.
Texas-Oklahoma; Cloudy with rain along Gulf to start, then
clear and hot; late week rain in north.
Rocky Mountain Region: Rain all week except partly cloudy
in north.
Southwest Desert: Rain to start, then clearing; end of week
clear with highs in low 100 s.
Pacific Northwest: Showers in north at first, then intermittent
clouds; rain starting by week’s end.
California: Partly sunny and warm most of week; rain and
cooler in north by weekend.
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CATTLE 349, Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers $1
to $3 lower. Slaughter cows
$2 to $5 lower. Slaughter
bullocks $1.25 to $2.75 lower.
Slaughter bulls $3 to $5
lower. Choice 850-1000 lbs.
slaughter steers 40.00-43.25,
960-1200 lbs. 42.75-46,00.
individual at 46.75, Good
36.00- Standard 32.85-
36.60, Utility 30.00-32.85.
Choice slaughter heifers
36.75-39.85, Good 33.50-35.00,
few Standard 30.25-33.25.
Few High Cutter & Utility
slaughter cows 29.00-30.35,
Utility & Cutter 25.75-28.25,
few Utility & Commercial
22.00- Canners 24.10-
26.35, Shells down to 22.25.
Few Good & Choice
slaughter bullocks 38.00-
40.25, Good 34.10-37.50,
Standard 32.50-35.75, few
Utility 32.00-33.10. Yield
Grade 1-2 1050-1685 lbs.
slaughter bulls 31.00-36.85,
individual 2325 lbs. at 39.25.
Good & Choice 360-580 lbs.
feeder steers 41.00-44.50,
Good 500-900 lbs. 34.25-37.25,
one lot Medium 984 lbs. at
32.25; Good 500-700 lbs.
feeder heifers 30.50-35.50;
one lot Choice 500 lbs. feeder
bulls 41.00, Medium 500-800
lbs. 28.75-32.50.
CALVES 146. Supply in
cluded 60. percent farm
calves, dealers $1 to $lO
higher. Good & Choice
vealers 54.00-64.00, Standard
45.00- Utility 90-120 lbs.
35.0045.00, 70-85 lbs. 25.00-
35.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 39.00-52.00,
few 150-300 lbs. 35.00-77.00;
holstein bdfers 90-120 lbs.
40.00-
HOGS 181. Barrows & Gilts
$1.50 to $2 higher. US No. 1-3
200-240 Ibtf. barrows & gilts
38.75-39.25, No. 2-3 190-210
lbs. 37.35-38.35, No. 24 145-
175 lbs. 30.00-32.00. US No, 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 21.50-24.00.
Boars 21.50-24.10.
FEEDER PIGS 149. Slow
US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder
pigs 7.50-15.00 per head, No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. 16.00-20.00, No.
1-3 60-100 lbs. 23.50-25.00 per
head.
Leesport
Livestock
Auction
July 31,1974
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending July 26,1974
CATTLE 7216. Compared
with 7634 head last week, and
5918 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly $1 to $3 higher.
Slaughter heifers steady $2
higher. Slaughter cows $1 to
$2.50 higher, most increase
from mid week on. Slaughter
bullocks mostly steady to $1
higher. Slaughter bulls
strong to $2.50 higher.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 45.00-47.00, Choice
43.75-45.50, Good 37.50-43,00,
Standard 34.00-37.50, Utility
29.50- HEIFERS:
Choice 38.85-40.85, Good
34.00- few Standard
30.00- few Utility 27.00-
30.00. COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 26.00-28.50,
few 33.50, Cutter 24.50-27.00,
Canners 23.00-25.00, Shells
down to 18.00. BULLOCKS:
Choice 34.00-37.50, Good
33.00- Standard 33.00-
36.50, few Utility 30.50-32.75.
BULLS: 1-2 1000-2000 lbs.
32.50- FEEDER
CATTLE: Good & Choice
300-600 pounds feeder steers
38.00- Medium & Good
300300 lbs. 30.00-35.50; Good
350300 lbs. feeder heifers
28.00- Medium & Good
300-900 lbs. feeder bulls 27:50-
33.50.
CALVES 3678. Compared
with 4153 head last week, and
Ex
J
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Fo
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Built to match the bigger
horsepower of today’s tractors
that’s the heavy-duty
John Deere 3800
J-kmves propel chopped
material out of the cutterhead
like a paddle wheel... faster
than conventional knives.
Result greater chopping efficiency
These exclusive J-kmves
are like those on John Deere
Self-Propelled Harvesters So is
M. S. YEARSLEY & SONS
West Chester
ADAMSTOWK EQUIPMENT INC.
LANDIS BROS. INC.
Lancaster
3820 head a year ago.
Vealers $2 to $4 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 60.00-
68.00, Choice 52.00-58.00,
Good 44.00-51,00, Standard
37.00- Utility 90-120
pounds 27.00-35.00, 70-85
22.00- Farm calves
active, holstein bulls 80-130
34.00- Holstein heifers
80-140 35.00-46.00; beef cross
bulls & heifers 70-130 40.00-
57.00.
HOGS 7451. Compared
with 7218 head last week, and
6173 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts highly
uneven, $5 higher to $1 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: 1-2
200-230 pounds 37.25-38.00,
few 39.00, 13 300-240 38.25-
37.25, 23 190-250 35.0036.25,
2-4 240300 29.7532.50,2-4 135-
180 30.5033.00. SOWS: 13
300350 pounds 24.50-27.00,23
325-700 22.00-24,75. Boars
18.00-23.00.
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(near Adamstown)
Phone (215) 484 4391
393 3906
FEEDER PIGS 1655
Compared with 1830 head
last week, and 1030 head a
year ago. 1-3 20-35 pounds
feeders pigs 8.00-16.00 p er
head, 1-3 35-50 lbs. is.oo.
22.00, 1-3 50-1000 lbs. 22.00.
25.00, Utility 20-25 lbs. 6.00-
10.00 per head.
SHEEP 1066. Compared
with 1119 head last week, and
1167 head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs uneven,
mostly $1 to $1.50 lower!
Choice 70-100 pounds spring
slaughter lambs 34.50-40.00
Good 60-100 30.00-37.00’
Utility 40-80 lbs. 25.00-30.0 o!
Slaughter ewes 7.00-14.0 o!
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