6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Oct 5. 1974
INC OLD
XRME«
IM AHA
OCT. 7-13,1974
“The mellow year is hastening to its close.
Apple cider should be just about perfect this year... Wendell
Wiflkie died Oct. 8,1944 ... Third quarter of the Moon Oct. 8
.. . Leaves falling now ... Average length of days for the
week, 11 hours, 23 minutes ... Professional baseball players
earned 812 a game in 1879... D.A.R. established Oct. 11,1890
... First U.S. locomotive Oct. 8, 1829 ... Columbus lands in
“new" world Oct. 12,1492 ... U.S. Naval Academy founded
Oct. 10,1845 .. . Matrimony is the only game of chance that
the clergy favor. Old Farmer's Riddle: What does the
barber find the easiest thing to part
with? (Answer below.)
Ask the Old Farmer: We want to go up
to New England and see the spectacu
lar fall foliage. We’d like to catch it at
its peak. When would that be? H.D.,
Newark, NJ.
wonder if He it real certain about it.
Hum Hiaui Keep ■whit* vegetable*, (uch u onion* and cauliflower, from
turning yellow during cooking by adding a little lemon juice or vinegar
to the cooking water ... RMU .4 newer; a comb.
OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England; Clear and warm most of week; light rain and
cooler by weekend.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cloudy to start, then clearing
and warm; cool and rainy by weekend.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Partly cloudy and very warm at first,
then clear and pleasant; rain by weekend.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Early week coastal rain and
cloudy inland; end of week clearing and quite warm.
Florida: Rain all week in central and south; early week rain
in north, then clearing.
Upstate and Western New York-Toronto & Montreal: Most of
week generally clear and warm; rain and cooler by weekend.
Greater Ohio Valley: Mostly clear and hot to start; rain,
moderately heavy at times, and cooler latter part.
Deep Sooth: Sunny and hot at first, then cloudy and cooler;
light rain latter part.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Mostly sunny and hot all
week; rain and cooler by weekend.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Early week partly clear
and becoming very warm; showers and cooler latter part.
Central Great Plains: First part of week clear and hot; late
week rain in east and south and cooler.
Texas-Oklaboma: Increasing cloudiness and quite cool at first;
rain and continued cool latter part.
Rocky Mountain Region: Cloudy and cool to start, then
showers; end of week clearing and much warmer.
Southwest Desert: Variable cloudiness with highs near 100
moat of week; slightly cooler latter part.
Pacific Northwest: Ram to start, then cool; end of week clear
ing and warmer.
California: Light rain at first, then clear and unseasonably
warm to end of week.
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CATTLE 390. Supply in
cluded 177 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 50
cents higher.'Slaughter cows
weak to 75 cents lower.
Feeder Cattle, both steers,
heifers and bulls fully $7
lower. Few Choice slaughter
steers 41.8544.75, Good 36.35-
42.00, Standard 32.0(K37.85.
Individual Choice slaughter
heifer at 42.35, Good 4
Choice 36.25-39.25, Standard
28.0tK32.25, few Utility 21.00-
24.25. Utility 4 High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.85-24.85, couple 25.85
and 26.00, Cutters 21.5(K23.60,
Canners 19.85-22.00, Shells
down to 17.00. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks 33.35-
37.75, Good 31.75-33.10, few
Standard 25.3530.50, Utility
22.75-25.60. Few Yield Grade
1-2 920-1685 lbs. slaughter
bulls 27.0033.75. Few Choice
470310 lbs. feeder steers
29.5033.75, Good 300400 lbs.
25.0030.00, Medium 280360
lbs. 20.00-24.50; Medium 4
Good 265-700 lbs. feeder
heifers 18.25-26.00; Good 4
Choice 215300 lbs. feeder
bulls 23.25-28.25, Medium
300300 lbs. 19.00-25.50.
CALVES 98. Vealers $4 to
$8 higher. Few Choice
vealers 56.00-62.00, Good
51:00-54.00, Standard 37.00-
48.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 31.50-
36.50, 7085 lbs. 28.00-32.00.
Farm calves absent.
HOGS 226. US No. 1-3 200-
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.25-
41.00, No. 2-3 180-240 lbs.
39.60-40.25, No. 2-4 245-275'
lbs. 35.00-40.00, No. 2-4 120-
190 lbs. 29.5087.50. US No. 1-3
300800 lbs. sows 27.7580.00,
few to 35.75. Boars 21.00-
25.25, individual at 34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 233. US
No. 1-3 2085 lbs. feeder pigs
7.00-12.00 per head, No. 18
35-50 lbs. 12.50-14.50, No. 1-3
60-70 lbs. 15.50-24.50 per
head.
SHEEP 25. Few Choice 70-
95 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 35.00-38.00, few Good
60-75 lbs. 26.00-31.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 12.50-18.50;
Yearlings 22.00-26.00.
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LOCAL DEALERS
FRANK SNYDER
Akron 859 2688
CALEB WENGER
Quarryville 548-2116
LANDIS BROS. INC
Lancaster 393 3906
CARL L. SHIRK
Lebanon 717 274 1436
Leesport
Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
October 2,1974
SOLLENBERGERFARM
SUPPLY
Centerport. Pa
Phone 215-926-7671
Pa. Auction Summary
" September 27,1974 do ™ to
CATTLE 5182. Compared
with 5116 head last week, and Good M. 0035.50,
4290 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s UtiUty_
market, slaughter steers 25 Yield*Grade 1-2IMO-20001bs.
cents to |1.75 lower. 28.00-35.50. FEEDER
Slaughter cows 25 cents to 75 CATTLE: Good 300300 lbs.
cents lower. Slaughter feeder steers 29.50-35.00,
bullocks 50 cents to 61 lower. Medium 23.00-28.50; Good &
Slaughter bulls mostly 50 Choice 300300 lbs- feeder
cents lower. heifers 28.0034.50, Medium
STEERS: Few High 22.0030.00; Medium 4 Good -
Choice 4 Prime 1250-1350 lbs. 300-800 lbs. feeder bulls 23.25-
44.5047.00, Choice 41.25- 29.50.
45.00, Good 35.5041.25, CALVES 3799. Compared
Standard 31.5037.60, Utility with 4181 head last week, and
25.0033.75. HEIFERS: Few 3621 head a year ago.
Choice 38.0042.00, few Good Vcalers steady to weak .
34.0038.00. Standard 28.50-
34.00, few Utility 23.00-28.70.
COWS: Utility 4 High
Dressing Cutter 23.00-26.25,
Cutters 21.75-24.00, Canners
Virginia
SPECIAL SLAUGHTER
CATTLE SALE
Orange, Virginia:
(September 26)
There were 50 head sold.
CHOICE STEERS: 850-
1000 lbs. $37.5038.00; 1000-
1200 lbs. $38.5041.75.
GOOD STEERS: 850-1000
lbs. $33.6037.50; 1000-1200
lbs. $31.7535.25; 1200-1350
lbs. $35.7538.50.
GOOD HOLSTEIN
STEERS: $34.25.
SPECIAL FEEDER
STEER SALE
Galax, Virginia;
(September 26)
There were 1378 head sold.
All steers were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section by VDAC’s
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
Choice 500-700 lbs. $32.00-
35.00; 700800 lbs. $28.50-
32.40; 800-1000 lbs. $30.00-
32.40. Good 500-700 lbs.
$31.75-33.80; 700-800 lbs.
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VEALERS: Few Prime
70.00-77.00, Choice 52.00-
65.00, few to 72.00, Good
43.0037.00, Standard 33.00-
Auction
$31.35-32.35; 800-1000 lbs.
$29.2531.50. Medium 500-700
lbs. $26.0030.50; 700300 lbs.
$27.50-28.00 ; 800-1000 lbs.
$25.00-27.30. Common 500-700
lbs. $24.40-26.00; 700300 lbs.
$21.50-24.75; 800-1000 lbs.
$20.00-21.60. Short 450-750 lbs.
$25.90-28.00.
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HOGS 9072. Compared
vrttoOMlheadlast week, anS
5955 head a year ago
Barrows Sc Gilts $1.50 to 82 so
higher.
BARROWS & GILTS; US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 38.75-
39.50, No. 1-3 195-245 lbs
36.00- No. 2-3 185-260
lbs. 35.00-37.00, few No. 2-4
250-320 lbs. 30.00-33.75, few
No. 2-4 120-185 lbs. 25 75-
29.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-
550 lbs. 25.00-29.50, No. 2-3
300650 lbs. 23.10-25.50. Boars
18.00- few to 28.75.
FEEDER PIGS 1326
Compared with 1103 head
last week, and 910 head a
year ago. US No. 1-3 20-35
lbs. 5.00-13.50 per head. No
1-3 3550 lbs. 9.00-17.50, No. 1-
3 50-85 lbs. 15,00-20,00 per
head.
SHEEP 786. Compared
with 787 head last week, and
907 head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs steady to
strong. Choice 70-100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 34.00-
41.00, Good 60-100 lbs. 25.60-
35.00, Utility 40-80 lbs. 15.00-
26.00. Slaughter ewes 6.00-
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