■UncMter' Farming, Saturday, Oct. 12, 1974
THE OLD
MIMEU
IMAHK
OCT. 14-20,1974
The bird* have simort rang their last
it’a hunting season in many places now, so wear red in the
woods ... Teddy Roosevelt shot by assassin Oct. 14,1912 ...
New Moon Oct. 15 ... Geese fly south now ... Average length
of days for the week, 11 hours, 1 minute ... Sockeye salmon
return home up Columbia River .. . Trees are about bare.,.
First ladies golf championship tournament Oct. 17, 1894 ...
If Oct. 16 is dry, so will be the spring . . . Charity begins at
home, but shouldn’t end there.
Old Farmer’s Riddle: What do you take when it rains? (An
iwer below. >
dude, a fop, or a poser, etc.
Um< Hints Put * strip of remaking tsp« on pl>v.oo<l Mohr where \ou plan
3o make a cut. Your saw won't splinter the wood Riddle answer* Shelter
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
Mew England: Rain to start, then clear and mild; light rain
it week’s end.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Ram at first, then gradual
Hearing and warmer; light rain by weekend.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and cool at first, then warming;
ncreasing cloudiness latter part.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Week begins clear and cool, then
ram along coast; clear and warm at end of week.
Florida: Possible hurricane crossing south bringing heavy
ram all week.
Upstate and Western New York-Toronto & Montreal; Early week
partly sunny and mild, then showers; end of week cloudy and
showery.
Greater Ohio Valley: Clear and cool to start, then very warm;
end of week clear and pleasant.
Deep South: Early week clear and pleasant; end of week
very warm.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes; Most of week clear and
pleasant; partly cloudy and cooler by weekend.
Northern. Great Plains-Great Lakes: Generally clear and mild
all week.
Central Great Plains: Partly cloudy and cool at first, then
beautiful and warm fall days to end of week.
Texas-Oklahoma; Mostly clear and warm all week; hot and
cloudy by weekend.
Rocky Mountain Region: Week begins clear and warm; end
of week cloudy and cool with showers.
Southwest Desert; Clear to start with highs in mid 90s, then
partly cloudy and cooler.
Pacific Northwest; First part of week rainy; end of week sunny
and mild.
California: Fair all week except for midweek ram in north
and weekend clouds in south.
(AH Riuhtb Reserved Yankee Irvc , Dublin, N H 03444)
SHEEP 40. Few Choice 75-
_ 105 lbs. wooled slaughter
TRY A CLASSIFIED AD iambs m o*®.™, o»d »■
120 lbs. 30.00-32.00. Slaughter
PHONE 626-2191 or 394-3047 ewes w 00-ieso.
Aik the Old Fanner: In the
song “Yankee Doodle," what
does the line mean which
refers to a feather called
“macaroni”? I have heard
that macaroni was used to
mock British officers during
the Revolutionary War. but
I am still confused. R.S.,
Canton, Ohio.
Macaroni is English slang,
of about 1760, meaning a
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Uesport
Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Penna.
October 9, 1974
CATTLE 291. Supply in
cluded 120 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers weak to |1
lower. Slaughter cows $1 to
12.50 lower. Choice slaughter
steers 41.1044.50, Good 35.00-
41.00, Standard 32.0047.60,
few Utility 27.1040.00. Few
Good slaughter heifers 30.00-
38.00, few Standard 27.00-
32.60. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 21.60-23.50, Cutters
19.00-21.60, Canners 17.00-
18.60, Shells down to 12.50.
Good & Choice slaughter
bullocks 33.60-38.00, few
Standard 24.00-29.75, Couple
Utility 22.00 and 24.00, two
Cutters at 18.00. Yield Grade
1-2 1100-1825 lbs. slaughter
bulls 25.2542.00, individual
1380 lbs. at 22.75. Choice 500-
950 lbs. feeder steers 31.00-
33.50, Good 230400 lbs. 28.25-
33.50, Medium 350450 lbs.
23.75-27.75, few Common 350-
685 lbs. 20.00-22.00; Good &
Choice 380-790 lbs. feeder
bulls 24.00-28.25, Medium
350400 lbs. 20.00-24.00.
CALVES 117. Vealers $1.50
to $4 lower. Good vealers
50.00-58.00, Standard 38.00-
45.60, Utility 90-120 lbs. 28.00-
38.00, 70-85 lbs. 23.50-28.00.
Farm calves absent.
HOGS 230. Barrows St Gilts
mostly 50 cents to 75 cents
higher. 1-3 195-240 lbs.
barrows St gilts 41.10-41.50,2-
3 185-255 lbs. 39.75-41.00, 2-4
250-300 lbs. 33.75-38.60, one
lot 2-4 140 lbs. 32.00. 1-3 300-
460 lbs. sows 30.25-35.00, 2-3
370-535 lbs. 27.50-30.00, few
Utility 250-350 lbs. 28.00-
31.00. Boars 21.00-27.00, one
lot 31.50.
FEEDER PIGS 153. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 8.50-12.50
per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
14.50- No. 1-3 50-80 lbs.
22.50- per head.
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 livestock Markets
Week Ending
October 4,1974
CATTLE 5828. Compared
with 5182 head last week, and
5178 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
uneven, mostly steady to
weak. Slaughter cows 25c to
50c lower. Slaughter bullocks
uneven. Slaughter bulls
mostly $1 lower.
STEERS: Few High
Choice & Prime 45.0046.50,
Choice 40.0045.25, Good
35.7541.00, Standard 30.00-
38.50, Utility 26.00-31.50.
HEIFERS; Few Choice
38.8541.00, Good 34.0047.50,
Standard 28.0043.80, Utility
21.75-28.25. COWS: Utility &
High Dressing Cutter 22.50-
25.50, Cutters 21.50-23.75,
Consumers' Corner
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ATTENTION DAIRYMEN
CUSTOM FREE STALLS
MADE TO ORDER
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FEATURING:
- Free stalls any length made to order
2V? in 0 D High Carbon Steel Tubing, rust resistant
- Designed to give cows greater comfort and save labor and bedding costs
- Stalls provided with bedding ooards brackets
Check on our steel pipe gates, and steel feedlot fencing and barnyard
fencing
YOU WILL FIND MERV & MARLIN MARTIN WORKING FOR YOU
MARTIN’S MANUFACTURING CO.
DISTRIBUTOR OF CENTRAL TRACTOR PARTS CO
R.D.3 Myerstown Rh one (717) 933-4151
TAKE RT. 645 - 3 MILES NORTH OF MYERSTOWN
FOLLOW DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
Canners 18.50-22.75, Shells
down to 15.00. BULLOCKS:
Choice 34.00-38.50, Good
30.5046.90, Standard 29.75-
32.50, Utility 22.75-29.35.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1000-2000 lbs. 27.0044.25, few
t 036.25. FEEDER CATTLE:
Good 300-700 lbs. feeder
steers 26.2543.00, Medium
20.00-28.50; Good 300800 lbs.
feeder heifers 23.00-30.50,
Medium 20.00-28.00; Good
300-700 lbs. feeder bulls 24.10-
29.00, Medium 20.00-28.00.
CALVES 4148. Compared
with 3799 head last week, and
4072 head a year ago.
Vealers strong to $6 higher.
VEALERS; Few Prime
72.00-80.00, Choice 55.00-
72.00, Good 46.0048.00,
Marlin's
LIMESTONE
Take advantage of early results by liming in the
late Summer and Fall. Get ground ready for the
first Spring shoots by allowing the lime all winter
to condition the soil.
For Small or Large Oj
: i \
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Standard 32.00-48.00; Utility
90-120 lbs. 23.00-36,50, 7085
lbs. 18.00-32.00. Holstein bulls
,90-125 lbs. 25.0086.50; beef
cross bulls St heifers 70-140
lbs. 26.00-36.00.
HOGS 6668. Compared
with 6072 head last week, and
6292 head a year ago.
Barrows St Gilts mostly $1.50
higher.
BARROWS St GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 39.25-
40.25, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
37.7089.50, No 28180-260 lbs.
36.5088.70, No. 24 250800
lbs. 31.2586.50, No. 24 120-
185 lbs. 27.5084.75.
SOWS: US No. 18 300850
lbs. 25.5080.00, No. 28 300-
650 lbs. 21.75-26.00. Boars
19.00-28.00.
Apply dine early
IVAN M. MARTIN, INC.
Blue Ball, Pa. 354 4125
Gap, Pa. 442-4148
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