6—Umcattar Farming, Saturday, Nov. 23,1974
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NOV. 25-DEC I, 1974
Heaped in (he hollow* of the grove,
the autumn leave* lie dead.
Pledge to make one Christmas gift for someone this year ...
Sister Kenny died Nov. 30, 1952 . . . Full Moon Nov. 29 . . .
Be gay, spring is only n shade more than 100 days away ...
Average length of doys for the week, 9 hours, 24 minutes
. . . Have a thought for Thanksgiving (28th) . . , VVTAW,
Texas broadcast first college football game Nov. 25, 1920
... Boston's Cocoanut Grove fire Nov. 28, 1942 ... First U.S.
post office Nov. 28, 1783 ... None is a fool always, everyone
sometimes.
Old Fanner’s Riddle: What has two thumbs and no fingers?
(Answer below.)
Ask the Old Farm
er: I have heard
tales of burning
old barns with
“insurance oil.”
What does it
mean? S. K.,
Fort Wayne,
Indiana.
A term for kerosene. Devious characters found kerosene very
helpful if they wanted to collect insurance. Some of them
went so far as to heave a bucket of kerosene on the fire in-
stead of water.
Koine Mini* Molasses syrup And honev me nil apt to stick to the mcAsunntf
cup To Avoid this, butter the measuring cup before you pour in these
ingredients. Riddle answer. A pair of mittens.
CATTLE 348. Supply m-
OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS cluded 133 head feeder cattle
New England: Early week clearing and very warm; end of and 113 bead COWS. Coin
week increasing cloudiness and turning cooler. pared with last Wednesday’s
Greater New York-New Jersey: Most of week clear and un- market slaughter steers
seasonably warm; cloudy and cool by weekend. grading and Good
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Mostly clear and warm all week but qq cen f S *3 lower
clouding up by week’s end , Slaughter COWS $2.50 to $3.50
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Clear and very warm through . „
midweek, then cloudy and rainy latter part. |<>wer. Feeder cattle slow, $1
Florida: Mostly clear all week in north and drizzly in south. f 1 laU< f?.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronfo & Montreal: Cloudy and os
showery to start, then clear and pleasant; rain starting by “Choice 42.75-44.25, Good
Sunday. 34.5fr4f1.00, Standard 27.35-
Greater Ohio Valley: Warm all week; partly cloudy in east 33.00, few Utility and Low
and clear in west.
Deep South: Cloudy to start, then rain; rain latter part with choice 42.75-44.25, Good
possible tornado m west. 33.10-35.00, few Good 29.75-
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Clear and warm at first, 32,75 f ew Standard 24.00-
then cloudy and cooler; end of week rainy and much colder. 28 60' few Utility 20 75-25 25
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Clear to start, then cloudy TTHlitv anrt Hi oh rwocin«
and cold, end of week snowy in west and rainy in east. f" a “S ll ure ?f^g
Central Great Plains: Warm and clear at first, then rain and „_ r 1B
colder; cold with light snow in west and ram in east latter Gutters lo.au-Xo.oU,
part. Camers 14.00-16.60, Shells
Tcxas-Oklahoma: Cloudy to start, then heavy rain along Gulf down to 10.10. Few Choice
and tornadoes in north, end of week showery with some slaughter bullocks 32.75-
snow in north. 36.00, Good 28.00-32.25,
Rock) Mountain Region; Very cold at'first, then light to Standard 24.00-27.25 few
moderate snowfall; end of week cold and cloudy with snow Utility 22 00-23 00 No 1
Southwest Desert: Week begins rainy and cool, then becoming !Lw'
colder; very cold with possible frost latter part. 11 otn!* m N °' 2 ’
Pacific Northwest: Most of week cold and rainy; ram often
mixed with snow latter part *OO lbs. feeder steers 28.00-
California: First part of week raw and showery in north but 30*50, Good 430-860 lbs. 25.10-
partly sunny m south, end of w r eek similar in north but 28.25, Medium 300-850 lbs.
showers m south. 18.00-25.00. Good 300-450 lbs.
(All Rnthu Rnerved, Yankee. Inc . Dublin, N.H. OS*U) feeder heiferS 22.00-23.50, lot
- Good and Choice 360 lbs. at
27.00. Medium 300-600 lbs.
feeder heifers 18.00-23.00,
few Common 300-400 lbs.
13.00- Choice 470-700
lbs. feeder bulls 24.00-28.00,
Good 300-770 lbs. 20.25-25.00,
few Medium 350-430 lbs.
22.00-
CALVES 133. Vealers $1 to
$2 lower. Couple Choice
vealers 49.00 and 50.00, few
Good 38.50-48.00, few
Standard 28.50-40.00, Utility
90-120 lbs. 20.00-25.00, 70-85
lbs. 18.00-20.50. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 21.00-32.00, Holstein
heifers 90-120 lbs. 21.00-29.50;
Beef cross bulls and heifers
70-140 lbs. 21.00-34.00.
HOGS 289. Barrows and
gilts about steady. US No. 1-3
190-245 lbs. barrows and gilts
40.50-41.25, No. 2-3 190-225
lbs. 39.50-40.50, No. 2-4 250-
300 lbs. 35.1039.50. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 28.00-32.00,
few 36.50, No. 2-3 300565 lbs.
25.25-28.25, Utility 200-300
lbs. 21.50-27.50. Boars 21.00-
24.25.
FEEDER PIGS 97, US No.
1-3 2535 lbs. feeder pigs 7.00-
16.50 per head, lot IS lbs. at
4.50, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.00-
23.50, 50-100 lbs. 18.00-24.00
per head.
SHEEP 4. NOT ENOUGH
OF ANY ONE GRADE TO
ESTABLISH A MARKET.
THE OLD
CATTLE 4900. Compared
with 5187 head last week, and
6568 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
weak to |1 lower. Slaughter
cows uneven, Utility steady
to |I higher, Canner and
Cutter about steady, spots $1
lower. Slaughter bulls
mostly 75 cents higher.
STEERS: Choice 39.00-
43.75, Good 34.50-40.00,
Standard 29.90-37.25, Utility
25.00-31.00. HEIFERS: Few
Choice 37,0040.75, few Good
31.10-38.50, few Standard
26.6032.85, few Utility 20.00
27.25. COWS: Utility and
High Dressing Cutter 20.00
24.00, Cutters 18.25-11.25,
Canners 15.6019.75, Shells
down to 12.00. BULLOCKS:
Few Choice 33.75-37.25, Good
31.2034.00, Standard 26.00
Standard 20.50-26.25. Few
Pa. Auction Summary
November IS, 1974
Leesport
Livestock
Auction
30.60. BULLS: No. 1, HOO
2000 lbs. 27.0032.25, 2, 900
2000 lbs. 20.00-28.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Good and Choice 300700 lbs.
steers 28,00-33.50, Good 300
900 lbs. 25.25-30.50, Medium
18.0026.85; Good 300-550 lbs.
heifers 22.0028,25, Medium
250700 lbs. 17.75-23.50; Few
Medium 300900 lbs. bulls
21.0023.25.
CALVES 3199. Compared
with 3997 head last week, and
4545 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady. Few
Prime 70.0078.00, few Choice
52.0063.00, Good 40.0055.00,
Standard 30.0042.00, Utility
90120 lbs, 22.0030.50, 7085
lbs. 17.00-24.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90120
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many fine friends, for your patronage over the
year. While at times, we may have been strained
to deliver your machine, you have been most
understanding and cooperative. It is our sincere
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lbs. 22.00-39.00; Beef cross
bulls and heifers 70130 lbs.
25.5035.00.
HOGS 5465. Compared
with 6113 head last week, and
6091 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts steady to
50 cents lower. BARROWS &
GILTS: Few 1-2 210220 lbs,
40.5042.25, 1-3 195-240 lbs.
39.25H11.10, 2-3 185-245 lbs.
39.0039.60, 2-4 250-310 lbs.
34.0038.25, 2-4 125-185 lbs.
26.5038.60. 1-3 280-550 lbs.
sows 31.0037.00, No. 2-3 280
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Compared with 1271 k ;
l«t w«k, .nd iwL. "?
year ago. US N O . wl?
lbs. 7.00-12.50 per head M
1-3 35-50 lbs. IUO-20 00 £
No. 1-3 55-125 lbs.
per head. ,w
SHEEP 576. Comoarn/i
I } 9o h ?* d a y««r ago. Wool™
slaughter lambs aboS
steady. Choice 60-120 ib,
32.00- Good 60-90 lb«
28.00- Utility 40-65 5‘
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Lancaster, Pa.