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—Linwl
ter Farming. Saturday. Nov. 30. 1974
DEC. 2-8, 1974
From towering rides the wild wind right.
This i> the month when families come close... Rube Goldberg
died Dec. 7, 1970 .. . Third quarter of the moon Dec. 6. . .
Grapes ripe in Bolivia now . . . Average length of days for
week, 9 hours, 15 minutes .. . National Grange founded _ _ -
Dec. 4, 1867 .. . Mad ox loose on NYC streets this week in Csswltuso* I iifACtAAtf Alld*tlAll
1852 .. . Gold first deposited in U.S. mint Dec. 8, 1848 .. . mtSlaill 151 LIV6STVwK
Suspicion unless you .how it Stewwtrtown CALVES: Choice and
Old Fanners Riddle: Why.su hat like a king? (Answerbelow.) Monday, November 25 Prime 65-72; Good and
«cnlahi what of tooth” STEERS: High Choice and Choice 6044; Standard and
meani No one has ever come Prime 4(M1.24; Good Choice Good 4540; Utility to Good
up with a good explanation 38-39.50; Good 36.75-37.50; 110-140 lbs. 40-44; Utility 90-
yet. Bet you will. G.H., Standard Good 32-35; 110 lbs. 32-38; Culls 15-25;
Reading, Pa. Holsteins Good 30-31.75; HOGS: U.S. No. 1 and 2,
The teeth of certain animal• Standard to Good 25-29; 190-220 lbs. 39.5049.75; U.S.
Ttim'eZtZTn “ZjThe HEIFERS: High Choice No. 1 and 3,190-2301 5.38.75-
aJZI can Teat aid will and Prime 3849.25; Good to 39.25; U.S. No. 1 and 3,180-
literally starve. This indicates age. Choice 38-37.50; Good 32- 250 lbs. 36.75.50.
Ham* Him.: Your whit* woodwork c»n be denned euiiy with baking «od» 34.50; Standard Good 30- SOWS: 250475 lbs. 3244;
h ac^ nnd then rubbed on w,th * *° ft • • • 31.50; Holsteins Good 25-27; 400500 Is. 2541.75;
nrn capmco c vy/cithcd mD , r . CT c Standard Good 18-23; BOARS: 300400 lbs. 22-24;
OLD FARMERS WEATHER FORECASTS FEEDER STEERS: SHEEP: Lambs-Good to
New England: First part of week rainy; some clearing and Standard Good 28-29.50; Choice 3044: Medium and
much colder with intermittent light snow latter part. Utilitv 22-25- ClnnA 99 on c , a
Gn ter New York-New Jersey: Ram to start, then turning j ~ - X® 0 ® Z £“ B \ E ?* s ®’ l4 *
cola; end of week cloudy and raw with light ram. BULLS. Good and Choice Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins rainy, then becoming Commercial 30-32.75; Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
quite cold; week ends cloudy and cold with flurries or freez- Standard to Good 25-27; lbs. 39.50-40; Private Treaty
mg drizzle. Utility to Standard 22-24. Fat Hogs, No. land 2,198-220
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Early week drizzly and becoming COWS: High Yearling lbs. 3949.25; Private Treaty
very cool; end of week mostly sunny and cool. Cbmmercial 19-20.75; Cut- Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,198-220
Florida: First part of week rainy in north and cloudy in south; ters 18-1875; Canners Low lbs. 38 5048 75
end of week pleasant and warm throughout region. Cutters 15-17* Shells 8-14
Upstate & Western N.Y r -Toronto & Montreal: Rain to start, then ’
rain changing to 5-7" snow m -west; near freezing with light '
snow latter part. ¥) 1 ft _ •
Greater Ohio Valley: Rain at first, then rain changing to light DCFICS LOa ■ iXIPTI SI Oil
snow and very cold; snow and very cold latter part.
Deep South: Week begins rainy in north and east, then some
clearing and generally cold; end of week partly sunny and
cold with rain in central.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Heavy rain in west to start,
then rain changing to snow and cold; 4-6" snow latter part.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Light ram or freezing rain
at first, then clear and very cold in west; light snow or sleet
at week’s end.
Central Great Plains: Week begins partly sunny, then mild in
west and light rain or snow in east; end of week fair in west
and light rain or snow in east.
Texas-Oklahoma: First part of week mostly sunny and warm
in central and south, and light snow changing to rain in
north; partly sunny and mild latter part.
Rocky Mountain Region: Occasional flurries or light rain to
midweek, then clearing and mild; end of week clear and mild.
Southwest Desert: Cold and frosty at first, then clearing and
warming; mostly sunny and warm latter part.
Pacific Northwest: Ram and drizzle all week; some rain mixed
with snow in north latter part.
California: Cloudy and cool with light ram all weel in north;
most of week sunny and very warm in south.
(All RuchU Retcrvcd, Yankee, Inc., Dublin. N.H. 01444)
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Weekly Summary lower. STEERS; Choice
19 Livestock Marked 38.0042.00, Good 34.00-39.50,
Week Ending Standard 29.51W5.50, Utility
November 22,1974 21.50-30.10. HEIFERS:
CATTLE 6764. Compared Choice 33.10-38.10, Good
with 4900 head last week, and 27.25-32.76, Standard 24.00-
3227 head a year ago. 30.00, Utility 20.00-25.00.
Compared with last week’s COWS: Utility and High
market, slaughter steers 50 Dressing Cutter slaughter
cents to $1.75 lower, cows 18.25-22.50, Cutters
Slaughter cows and bulls 16.75-20.00, Canners 13.50-
81.50 to |2 lower. Slaughter 18.00, Shells down to 10.00.
bullocks mostly 50 cents to 82 BULLOCKS: Choice 32.75-
To Hear Dr. Beattie
Dr. James M. Beattie will screen and sound presen
address the annual meeting tation entitled “Miracle on
~ . the Lands,” by Wayne Marz.
! For reservations at the
banquet meeting, interested
persons can contact the
county extension office or
Dr. James Beattie
tension Association on
Thursday evening,
December 5, at the
VirginviUe Grange Hall. The
meeting will begin at 7:00
p.m.
Beattie is dean of Penn
State’s College of
Agriculture, and he’ll talk
about the new awareness of
agriculture.
Dr. Beattie’s talk will be
followed by a multiple
Lancaster Pipe &
distributors
Acorn unloaders
bunk feeders
tube feeders
generators
chute hoppers
Seif Unloading Silage
Cattle and hog feeders
Automatic roller mills
Pa. Auction Summary
ROBERT GUTSHALL
(717)933-4616
one of the extension
association directors.
ALLEN H.
MATZ, INC.
505 E. Main St
New Holland, Pa.
Ph. 354-2214
Model 2012,19” impeller
Model 3013,27” impeller
36.75, Good 28.00-34.50,
Standard 24.1XW0.00, Utility
19.70-27.00. BULLS; No. 1,
1100-2000 lbs. 24.50-29.60, few
to 32.00, No. 2, 900-1600 lbs.
22.50-26.50. FEEDER
CATTLE: Few Choice 300-
650 lbs. steers 28.00-30.50,
Good 300-800 lbs. 24.50-31.50,
Medium 225-900 lbs. 19.00-
26.00, Common 2004500 lbs.
15.00- Good and Choice
250-650 lbs. feeder heifers
20.00- Medium 250400
lbs. 18.00-23.00, Common 250-
600 lbs. 13.00-21.00. Good 300-
900 lbs. bulls 20.00-26.00,
Medium 300400 lbs. 16.50-
20.00.
CALVES 4321. Compared
with 3199 head last week, and
2947 head a year ago.
Vcalers 81 to 82 lower.
VEALERS; Few Prime
67.00-77.00, few Choice 49,00-
63.00, Good 38.00-52.00,
Standard 28.00-40.00, Utility
90-120 lbs. 20.00-31.50, 70-85
lbs. 16.00-21.50.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 22.0085.00,
Lf
1
'4
Holstein heifen 90*120 Ibi
21.00-33.00; Beef cross bulls
and heifers 70-130 lbs. 21 on.
37.00,
HOGS 6870. Compared
with 5485 head last week, and
5244 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts uneven
BARROWS & GILTS: US No'
1-3 190-240 lbs. 38.60-41 00
No. 2-3 180-280 lbs. 37.00 l
40.40, No. 2-4 250-300 lbs.
35.00-39.50, No. 2-4 125-185
lbs. 28.75-39,50.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 280-550
lbs. 29.00-37.00, No. 2-3 300-
650 lbs. 26.00-32.00. BOARS
18.00-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1852.
Compared with 914 head last
week, and 1096 head a year
ago. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 4.50-16.50 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 11.00-
20.00, No. 1-3 50-100 lbs. 18.00-
24.00 per head.
SHEEP 911. Compared
with 576 head last week, and
739 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs mostly
steady to |1 higher. Choice
70-120 lbs. 34.00-40.50, few to
45.00, Good 60-100 lbs. 27.00-
35.00, Utility 50-85 lbs. 18.00-
27.00. Slaughter ewes 4.50-
12.00.
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New Negley-Miller Silos
silo blowers
barn cleaners
Ritchie water fountains
conveyors
calf stalls
free stalls
cow mats
barn fans