•Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept 21. 1974
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SEPT. 23-29, 1974
The dimmer day is dosed, the sun is set
Set out bulbs about your house garden now . . . Dan’l Boone
went west Sept. 25, 1773 .. . First quarter of the moon Juno
23 ... Country fairs abound now... Average length of days
for the week, 12 hours, 2 minutes (night nearly equals day
now) .Yom Kippur Sept. 26 ... Woodchucks begin hiber
nation ... Fall begins Sept. 23 at 4:59 AM ... Don’t squeeze
that red tomato ’til she’s yours.
Old Farmer’s Riddle: What turns without stirring? (Answer
below.)
Ask (he Old Fanner: It seems
to me that some of the salt
water methods might be ap
plied with profit to our lake
fisheries. Any suggestions?
H. C., Minneapolis.
Well, at a ttarter, we would
suggest killing off the pond
lihet on your fishing ground
to't to give the nett a better
chance.
ilaan Hiatt > A simple home treatment for petty mitet on fruit trees and
plants consists of addins one-half cup of buttermilk and four cups of wheat
flour to five Sal lons of water . , . Riddle answer; Milk.
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Rain to start, then cloudy; rain again latter
part.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Rain at first, then clear and
warm; rain again, then clearing by weekend.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Variable cloudiness and warm to start,
then light rain; mostly clear and mild at week’s end.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Week begins clear and hot, then
rain; end of week partial clearing and cooler.
Florida: Rain all week; some sun in north until midweek.
U|Mtate & Western N.Y.-Toronto Sc Montreal: First part of week
rainy; end of week mostly sunny and mild.
Greater Ohio Valley: Early week mostly sunny and very warm;
rain, then clearing latter part.
Deep South: Sunny and hot to start, then rain; end of week
clearing and cooler.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Most of week pleasant
except for midweek rain in west and late week rain in east.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Light rain to start, then
sunny and warm; light rain again latter part.
Central Great Plains: First part of week rainy; end of week
clearing and quite warm with showers by weekend.
Texas-Oklahoma: Early week cloudy and cool with showers;
end of week clearing and warm.
Rocky Mountain Region: Partly cloudy and showery all week.
Southwest Desert: Early week partly cloudy and slightly
cooler; clear with highs near 100 latter part.
Pacific Northwest: Mostly sunny at first, then showers in
north; cloudy and rainy latter part, then clearing.
California: Mostly sunny and warm all week except for shower
to start in north and some ram by weekend.
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CATTLE 355. Supply in
cluded 155 feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter cows weak to $1
lower. Slaughter bullocks $1
to |1.75 lower. Slaughter
bulls $1.25 to |2 lower. Choice
slaughter steers 44.00-47.00,
Good 39.25-45.00, Standard
33.00- two Utility at
38.00. Few Good daughter
heifers 33.75-36.50. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.00-26.85,
Cutters 22.00-24.85, Canners
20.00- Shells down to
18.00. Couple Choice
slaughter bullocks 37.10 and
40.85, Good 32.00-35.75,
Standard 29.00-33.10, few
Utility 25.75-27.00. 1-2 1100
1570 pounds slaughter bulls
28.75-33.85, few 900-1160 25.25-
27.50. Good & Choice 300-500
feeder steers 34.50-37.00, few
Choice 375-470 40.00-41.00,
Medium 300-800 27.50-30.50;
Good & Choice 290-480 feeder
heifers 30.50-36.50; Medium
& Good 200-500 feeder bulls
28.00-
CALVES 121. Vealers
steady to $4 lower. Couple
Choice vealers 55.00 and
58.00, few Good 45.00-58.00,
Standard 35.0045.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 22.00-31.00, TU
BS 18.00-24.00. Farm calves,
Holstein bulls 90-125 26.00-
35.00; beef, cross bulls &
heifers 70-125 27.00-38.00.
HOGS 259. Barrows & Gilts
fully $1.25 lower. Lot (10
head) 1-3 205 pounds barrows
St gilts 36.60,1-3195-230 35.60-
36.35, 2-3 185-230 35.10-35.75,
24 245-320 29.00-35.00,24135-
180 31.00-35.50. No. 1-3 300-500
sows 25.00-28.00, 2-3 300-550
22,00-25.00. Boars 18.00-22.00.
FEEDER PIGS 133. 1-3 30
pounds feeder pigs 10.00-
13.00 per head, 1-3 35-50 16.00-
20.50, few 1-3 50-60 19.50-20.00
per head.
SHEEP 17. Few Choice 80-
100 pounds spring slaughter
lambs 35.0041.00, few Good
& Choice 60-100 30.00-35.00.
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Livestock
Auction
Lees pert, Penna.
September 18,1974
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending
September 13,1974
CATTLE 6247. Compared
with 4854 head last week, and
5929 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to
$1.50 higher. Slaughter
bullocks & bulls uneven.
STEERS: Few High
Thought For Food
Place a 5 pound corned basket
of beef in a 4-quart saucepan
Add water to cover. Cover, bang
to boiling point. Keduce heat and
cook 4 hours or until meat is
tender. Remove from water and
dram Place on a rack in a shal
low baking pan, fat side up. Score
fat and stud each square with a
whole clove; set aside Mix 4 tea
spoons powdered mustard with 4
teaspoons warm water, let stand
for 10 minutes for flavor to de
velop. Add Vt cup dark corn
syrup, 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
and Vi teaspoon ground allspice,
mb: well Spoon half the syrup
mixture over meat Bake in a pre
heated slow oven (325*F) 20
minutes Spoon remaining syrup
over top Bake 20 minutes longer
or until corned beef is glazed and
browned Yields 8 portions
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R. S. HOLLM6ER 6 SON
MOUNTVILLE, PA
Choice Sc Prime 47.2W9.00,
Choice 43.75-48.00, Good
38.00-44.25, Standard 32.00
39.00, Utility 27.10-32.00.
HEIFERS: Few Choice
39.7543.00, Good 35.00-40.00,
Standard 33.0035.80, Utility
24.0031.75. COWS: Utility Sc
High Dressing Cutter 24.50
27.25, Cutters 23.00-25.50,
Canners 20.5023.50, Shells
down to 15.00. BULLOCKS:
Choice 34.00-40.00, Good
30.0036.10, Standard 30.10
34.10, few Utility 27.00-30.00.
BULLS: 1-210002000 pounds
27.5036.10, few to 38.00.
FEEDERS CATTLE: Good
250700 pounds feeder steers
30.0036.00, Manheim 24.00
30.00; Good 250500 pounds
feeder heifers 31.00-35.00,
Medium 250600 25.0029.75;
Medium 300800 feeder bulls
23.2525.75.
CALVES 4447. Compared
with 3161 head last week, and
4207 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $2 lower.
VEALERS: Few Prime
65.00-77.50, Choice 54.00-
68.00, Good 45.00-59.00,
Standard 35.00-50.00, Utility
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22-26 Henry Awe., New BerfinviHe.f a.
1 Mile North of Boyertown
90>120 pounds 20.00-38.50, 70*
85 15.00-26.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90*130 lbs.
23.00- Holstein heifers
90-140 24.00-69.00; beef cross
bulls & heifers 70-140 lbs.
28.00-
HOGS 7435. Compared
with 5861 head last week, and
5194 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts |1 to $1.50
lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: 1-2
200-230 pounds 37.35-38.30,1-3
190-240 36.25-37.50,2-3 180-245
35.00-37.00, 2-4 250-300 30.50-
36.00, 2-4 120-180 28.00-31.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300650 25.50-
31.00, 2-3 300-600 23.25-26.00.
Boars 18.00-25.75.
FEEDER PIGS 1460.
Compared with 1131 head
last week, and 941 head a
year ago. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder
pigs 8.00-14.50 per head, 1-3
35-50 12.00-19.00, 1-3 50-90
14.00- per head.
SHEEP 1349. Compared
with 391 head last week, and
1208 head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs steady to $3
higher. Choice 70-100 pounds
spring slaughter lambs 35.00-
42.00, few to 48.00, Good 60-90
25.00- Utility 40-70 lbs.
17.00- Slaughter ewes
5.25-16.00.
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