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AUG. 12-18, 1974
The quiet August noon has come.
Watch for meteorites when nights are clear this week . . .
Klondin crossed Niagara on tightrope Aug. 17, 1859 ... New
moon Aug. IT ... Cat nights begin now ... A\erage length of
days for week, Id hours, 57 minutes .. . Fireball in Ohio and
Indiana sky Aug. 18, 1944 ... Women’s dresses ankle length
1947 ... Uailio.ids first carry mail Aug. 14, 1838 ... He that
knows least presumes to know most.
Old Farmer's Riddle: What friends should you have around you
when \ou feel tired? (Answer below.)
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some fire trucks known as
Such tmeks used to carry a
/(use hook on a pole to haul
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the boiling water Vour pasta will ha\e added flavor . . . Riddle anttver
OnK nodding acquaintances
OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Ram to start, then pleasant; rain again latter
part, heavy inland and light along coast.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Showers at first, then mostly
cloudy and warm; heavy rain at end of week.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Quite warm and rainy most of week;
clearing and very warm by weekend.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Light rain and cool most of week;
clearing except along coast by weekend.
Florida: Hot and rainy all week; rain heavy during latter part.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Rain to start, then
pleasant and warm; rain again latter part, then clearing on
w eekend.
Greater Ohio Valley: Intermittent rain and cool all week; ram
very heavy in east latter part.
Deep South: Heavy ram in northwest at first, then cloudy and
cooling; ram except m south latter part, then clearing.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: First part of week cooling
with light ram, end of week mostly clear and quite warm.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Week begins rainy, then
sunny and warm; end of week showers in west and rain m
east.
Central Great Plains: Cloudy and cooling at first, then heavy
showers: cloudy and hot latter part.
Texas-Oklahoma: Most of week i.uny in central and north;
sunny and hot all week along Gulf.
Rocky Mountain Region: First part of week sunny and very
warm; end of week rainy and cooler.
Southwest Desert: Early week mostly clear and very hot;
partly cloudy with showers latter part.
Pacific Northwest: Rain most of week; generally clear and
warm by weekend.
California: Cloudy all week in south; rain to start in north,
then clear and warm to end of week.
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1974
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending Ang. 2,1974
CATTLE 7208. Compared
with 7216 head last week, and
4836 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
CATTLE 305. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
grading Good & Choice $2 to
$4 higher. Slaughter cows
weak to $2 lower. Slaughter
bulls uneven. Choice
slaughter steers 45.75-48.00,
couple 48.75 and 49.25, Good
39.25- Standard 33.50-
38.25, few Utility 30.00-33.00.
Few Good slaughter heifers
34.75-38.10, few Standard
28.00- Utility 8c High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 25.75-28.25, Cutters
24.00- Canners 21.50-
24.35, Shells down to 18.00.
Good slaughter bullocks
34.25- Standard 30.10-
35.60, few Utility 28.1030.75.
Few Yield Grade 1-2 835-960
lbs. slaughter bulls 28.00-
32.00, 10001545 lbs. 31.85-
35.75. Good 300-500 lbs.
feeder steers 36.50-41.25,850
785 lbs. 32.0035.00, Medium
500980 lbs. 25.0032.00; Good
& Choice 400-800 lbs. feeder
bulls 30.00-34.25, few Medium
400800 lbs. 25.0028.50.
CALVES 134. Individual
Choice vealer at 60.50, few
Good 50.00-58.50, Standard
40.0052.00, Utility 90120 lbs.
36.00- 7085 lbs. 32.00
36.00, Farm Calves, holstein
bulls 90120 lbs. 38.0057.50;
holstein heifers 90120 lbs.
40.00- beef cross bulls 8c
heifers 70120 lbs. 37.0063.00.
HOGS 231. Barrows St Gilts
steady to strong. US No. 1-3
200240 lbs. barrows St gilts
38.6039.35, No. 2-3 185-240
lbs. 37.5038.50, No. 2-4 240
285 lbs. 34.25-36.85. US No. 1-3
300565 lbs. sows 22.0024.50.
Boars 21.0024.00.
FEEDER PIGS 136. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
12.0018.00, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
17.0025.00 per head.
SHEEP 14. Few Choice 75-
120 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 35.00-38.50, individual
45 lbs. at 43.00, few Good 35-
70 lbs. 25.00-34.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00.
Pa. Auction Summary
Leesport
Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
August 7.1974
grading Good to Prime
steady to $2 higher, Utility St
Standard steady to 50 cents
higher. Slaughter heifers
steady to $1.50 higher.
Slaughter cows mostly 75
cents to $1.50 higher,
although middle of week on
saw prices drop $4 to $5.
Slaughter bullocks uneven,
mostly $1 higher. Slaughter
bulls mostly steady.
STEERS: High Choice 8c
Prime 45.00-49.00, Choice
43.25-46.00, Good 38.75 -43.00,
Standard 34.50-37.50. Utility
30.00-33.00. HEIFERS:
Choice 38.00-41.00, Good
35.50-38.00, Standard 32.00-
34.00, few Utility 24.00-29.00.
COWS: Utility 8c High
Dressing Cutter 27.75-30.00,
few to 33.00, Cuttefs 26.00-
28.00, Canners 23.85-26.25,
Shells down to 19.50.
BULLOCKS; Choice 36.00-
38.50, Good 34.00-36.50,
Standard 32.85-35.00, few
Utility 30.00-33.00. BULLS: 1-
2 1000-2000 pounds 32.25-
37.00, FEEDER CATTLE:
Good 500-900 lbs. feeder
steers 35.00-41.00, Medium
350-900 lbs. 30.00-36.00;
Medium & Good 500-750 lbs.
feeder heifers 28.00-35.00;
Medium 8c Good 385-800 lbs.
feeder bulls 28.00-36.00.
CALVES 3797. Compared
with 3678 head last week, and
3818 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly $3 to $5
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 63.00-
70.00, Choice 56.00-63.00,
Good 49.00-57.00, Standard
43.00- Utility 90-120
pounds 33.00-41.00. 7035
128.0034.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 80-130 37.00-
54.00; holstein heifers 75-140
41.00- beef cross bulls 8c
heifers 70-130 40.0037.00.
HOGS. 7100. Compared
with 7451 head last week, and
5623 head a year ago.
Barrows 8c Gilts 75 cents to
$1 higher.
BARROWS 8c GILTS: 1-2
200-235 pounds 38.00-39.00, 1-
3 190-240 37.00-38.00, 2-3 190-
260 36.0037.00, 24 250-275
29.0034.00, 24 140-175 29.00-
32.00. SOWS: 1-3 275-575
pounds 23.50-28.00,2-3 374-600
20.00-23.50. Boars 28.00-22.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1359.
Area FFA Members
Receive Top Honors
Dan Reuwee, Director of
Information for the National
FFA Center, recently an
nounced that several area
FFA members had been
selected to receive top
regional and national
awards.
Jacob W. Musser, 21, of
Quarryville, Lancaster
County has been named
North Atlantic Regional Star
Agribusinessraan for 1974.
Musser, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob H. Musser of
Quarryville and is a
graduate of Garden Spot
High School.
He was active in the
Grassland Chapter of FFA
and worked his was up to
forman in Weaver’s Poultry
Plant.
The Agribusiness Award
was based on his
achievements in one or more
areas of non-productive
agriculture as well as
leadership in FFA activities.
Musser was among three
other regional
agribusinessmen who were
chosen from 642 applicants.
As Star Agribusinessman,
Musser will receive a cash
award of $5OO presented by
the National FFA Foun
dation at the National Future
Farmers Convention in
Kansas City, Missouri,
October 15-18.
Selected to receive the
Regional Star American
Fanner Award was John
Roland Moyer, 21, RDI,
Compared with 1655 head
last week, and 992 head a
year ago. 13 2035 pounds
feeder pigs 8.00-14.00
per head, 132 3530 lbs. 14.00-
22.00, 13 50-100 22.00-27.00,
Utility 15-25 5.00-11.50 per
head.
SHEEP 1171 . Compared
with 1066 head last week, and
1029 head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs uneven,
mostly $1 to $2 lower. Choice
70-115 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 35.0039.00, few to
42.00, Good 60-105 lbs. 29.00-
35.00, Utility 4030 21.00-26.00.
Slaughter ewes 7.00-15.00.
Newmanstown In Lebanon
County.
Moyer is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Mover and is
presently working on his own
dairy farm.
Selection of the Star
American Fanners is based
on achievement in
agriculture and leadership in
FFA activities. Moyer was
also among three other
regional winners selected
from 642 applications.
Moyer will also be
receiving a cash award of
$5OO from the National FFA
Foundation at the National
Convention.
Eight area FFA members
were also selected to receive
the American Farmer
Degrees from the National
FFA Center.
They are Michael Hart
man, RDI, Robesonia, Berks
County; Boyd Hitz, RDI,
Annville, Lebanon County;
Roy P. Hoppes, RD2,
Hamburg, Berks County;
Joseph Lefever, RD4,
Manheim, Lancaster
County; John R. Moyer, RDI
Newmanstown, Lebanon
County; Jacob W. Musser,
RDI, Quarryville, Dale
Martin Nolt, RDI, Manheim,
Lancaster County and Jay
Zimmerman RD2, Denver,
Lancaster County.
The American Farmer
degree is based on the
member’s activities in FFA
and their leadership abilities
in either productive farming
or agribusiness.
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