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—Uncaitor Farming, Saturday, Dec. 14,1974
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INKRME«:
Ig^lM AHh!
DEC. 16-22, 1974
Pa’a ftti in (be oven he'll now be fhovin'.
Winter begins Dee. 22 at 12:57 AM . . . General George
Patton died Doc. 21, 1945 . . . First quarter of the moon
Dec. 21 . . . Plymouth Rock discovered Dee. 21, 1620 . . .
Average length of days for week, 9 hours, 4 minutes (shortest
days of the year this week) . . . Battle of the Bulge began
Dec. 16. 1944 ... Boston Tea Party Dec. 16, 177.3 ... Wright
Brothers fly at Killy Hawk Dec 17.1903 Fools do more
hurt in this world than rascals.
Old Farmer’s Riddle: What’s the worst weather for rats and
mice? (Answer below.)
Ask the Old Fanner: Have
you ever heard of a recipe
for buttermilk pop? It was a
homemade drink, popular
long before the advent of
bottled soft drinks, and I re
*~ * member it as being: mighty
satisfying to the men cutting
' hay on a hot summer day.
Not sure that this is the
name thrnq, hut our folks used to heat up honyclahher
(curdled milk), sweeten it, heave in some cinnamon and
chill it.
Hmmm Hint*’ Sometimes new kettles have an iron taste. To remove this,
fill It with witter iinil imil it handful of hay in it. This t»*iy-water can also
be used to sweeten tinware . . . Hxddle oitnwr Whe.. it’s rainmic cats
and dots.
OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Rain to start, then partly cloudy; coastal rain
and 4-6' snow inland latter part.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Rain most of week; cloudy and
cool latter part, but rain again by weekend.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Partly cloudy at first, then occasional
rain; cloudy and cool at end of week.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Clear and warm to start, then
rain; some sun latter part, then more rain.
Florida: Warm and partly sunny with occasional showers
all week.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Week begins
mild with intermittent rain, then heavy rain and snow' in
north; end of week partly sunny and cool with some show’ers.
Greater Ohio \allej; Mild at first, then rainy; end of week
cloudy and raw with light ram in west and flurries in east.
Deep South: First part of week mild and partly sunny; end
of w’eek light rain and much cooler.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: PartK sunny and cool to
start, then rain changing to snow ; raw and cloudy latter
part.
Northern Great Plains-Greaf Lakes: Some sun at first, then
light rain possibly mixed with snow; end of week snowy
and cold.
Central Great Plains: Week begins cloudy with flumes, then
heavy snow in north; end of week fair and cool.
Texas-Ofclahoma: First part of week rainy along Gulf and in
central with flurries in north; end of week rainy and cool
in south and central with scattered showers in north.
Rocky Mountain Region: Snowstorm starts week with 4-6"
snow; snow ending latter part, then sunnv and mild.
Southwest Desert: Mostly clear and cool first part of week;
end of week partly cloudy and cool.
Pacific Northwest; Early week rainy in south and heavy snow
in mountains; end of week light rain with sunny internals
California: Partly cloudy to start with occasional showers in
north and mild in south; clearing and mild latter part-
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19 Livestock Market#
Harriaborg, Pemuylvaoia
Week Ending
December 6, 1974
CATTLE 4239. Compared
with 3645 head last week, and
5011 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers 50
cents to |1 lower. Slaughter
cows |I.7S to $2 higher.
Slaughter bulls 50 cents to $2
higher. STEERS: Choice
slaughter steers 39.00-42.75,
Good 34.00-39.00, Standard
29.00- Utility 24.00-29.00
HEIFERS: Few Choice
34.00- few Good 28,00-
35.00, Standard 23.00-28.00.
COWS: Utility Sc High
Dressing Cutter 21.60-23.80,
Cutters 19.85-22.00, Canners
17.25-19.85, Shells down to
13.00. BULLOCKS: Choice
35.00- Good 30.0035.00,
few Standard 25.00-31.00, few
Utility 21.00-26.00. Yield
grade 1 1000-2000 lbs. 24.00-
30.00; yield grade 2 900-1600
lbs. 20.00-27.00. FEEDER
CATTLE: Good Sc Choice
320550 lbs. feeder steers
25.7530.25, Good 300300 lbs.
22.00- Medium 300-850
lbs. 20.00-25.00; Good 300550
lbs. feeder heifers 22.00-
26.50, Medium 200550 lbs.
18.00- few Good 400500
lbs. feeder bulls 22.00-25.00,
Leesport
Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pennsylvania
December 11,1974
CATTLE 254. Supply in
cluded 38 head feed cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
! steers about steady.
Slaughter cows $1.50 to $2
lower. Choice slaughter
steers 40.00-42.50, Good 34.00-
1 40.25, Standard 29.25-35.00,
Utility 22.00-26.25. Indidivual
Choice slaughter heifer at
39.75, Good 30.00-36.25,
Standard 25.50-30.00, few
Utility 21.00-23.50. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 19.00-22.00,
individual at 22.60, Cutters
17.85-19.50, Canners 16.50-
17.85, Shells down to 13.25.
Pew Standard slaughter
bullocks 24.00-27.10, couple
Utility 22.00-and 22.35. Few
Yield Grade No. 1 1125-1500
lbs. slaughter bulls 24.35-
28.00; couple Yield Grade
No. 21135 and 1160 lbs. 23.35
and 23.75. Lot Choice 490 lbs.
feeder steers 27.75, few Good
425-620 lbs. 20.75-28.50, few
Medium 390-800 lbs. 22.00-
25.00; few Medium 325-585
lbs. feeder heifers 16.50-
18.50; Medium 480-600 lbs.
feeder bulls <18.50-19.50.
CALVES 128. Vealers
mostly $4 to $5 lower. In
dividual Choice vealer at
56.50, Good 38.00-52.00,
Standard 25.00-37.00, Utility
90-120 lbs. 17.50-25.00, 70-85
lbs. 16.00-18.00, low Utility
100-170 lbs. 10.00-20.00.
HOGS 287. Barrows & Gilts
$1.75 to $2 higher. US No. 1-3
190-245 lbs. barrows & gilts
42.60-43.10, No. 2-3 190-250
lbs. 41.85-42.50, No. 2-4 190-
300 lbs. 36.85-42.25, No. 2-4
150-180 lbs. 38.25-41.85. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
32.00-37.75, Utility 230-320
lbs. 29.25-33.50. Boars 21.50-
28.75.
FEEDER PIGS 117. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
3.50-13.50 per bead. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 15.00-21.50, Utility
15-35 lbs. 6.00-11.00 per head.
SHEEP 5. Few Good &
Choice 65-80 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 43.00-15.00.
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summery
few Medium 330-400 lbs.
18.50*21.50. CALVES 3762.
Compared with 2807 head
last week, and 4208 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to
$5 higher.
VEALERS: Few Prime
60.00- Choice 50.00-
61.50, Good 42.00-55.00,
Standard 30.00-15.00. Utility
00-120 lbs. 21.00-32.00, 704)5
lbs. 15.00-24.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
24.00- few beef cross
bulls & heifers 70-130 lbs.
25.00-
HOGS 5183. Compared
with 3447 head last week, and
6422 head a year ago.
Barrows Sc Gilts uneven.
BARROWS Sc GILTS: Few
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.60-
42.85, No. 1-3 190-245 lbs.
40.30-42.00, No. 2-3 185-255
Philadelphia
Produce
Wednesday, December 11
APPLES
Ctn Tray Pack; PENNA'
US Combination EzFcy St
Fey Red Delicious 88-113 s 7-
7.25 Romes 72-113 s 7.50 no
grade mark Red Delicious &
Staymans 72-113 s fair color
5-5.50.
VA USCombination ExFcy
& Fey Red Delicious 88-113 s
7-7.50125 s 6.50-6.75 Staymans
88-113 S 7-7.50
WEST VA Red Delicious
US Ez Fey 64-72 s 8.50-9.00 88-
113 s 7.50-8.00.
Ctn Cell Pack: NY
Mclntosh US Fey 100-120 s
few best 7.25-7.50.
NY Red Delicious &
Winesaps 5.40.
NEW ENGLAND Mcln
tosh 4.80 Red Delicious 4.80
fair cond 4.20
PENNA Romes 5.40 Red
Delicious 4.50-5.00 Staymans
4.80.
VA Red Delicious 4.80-5.40.
CABBAGE
1% bu ert & ctn med-lge
Domestic Round Type Green
unless otherwise stated
LI 3.50; DEL 3-3.25;
PENNA fair qual cond 2-2.25.
Danish Type: NY mesh
sks approx 50-lb med & Ige
3.25.
GREENS
Wirebound ert approx 1%
lbs. 39.00-41.10, No. 2-4 HO
-185 lbs. 30.00-38.75. SOWS:
US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 32.00-
36.00, No. 2-3 300-700 lbs.
27.50-33.00. Boars 19.50-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1149.
Compared with 1415 head
last week, and 1544 head a
year ago. US No. 1-3 20-35
lbs. feeder pigs 5.00-18.00 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 11.00-
20.00 No. 1-3 50-100 lbs. 19.00-
25.00 per head.
SHEEP 541. Compared
with 463 head last week, and.
694 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs mostly |1 to
$3 higher. Choice 70-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
34.00- Good 60-100 lbs.
30.00- Utility 4040 lbs.
21.50-28.50. Slaughter ewes
5.00-
bu unless otherwise stated.
NJ befad Collard 2.50-3.00
loose including bu bkt
Hanover Salad Turnip Tops
Mustard & Kale 2.504.00
VA befad Collard 3.00 fair
qual 2.00 loose including bu
bkt Hanover Salad Turnip
Tops & Mustard 3.00 fair
qual 2.00.
T.RRKS
NJ 4-5 bu ert bchd 12s 5.00
MUSHROOMS
PENNA 4-qt bkt med-lge
2.25-2.50 some best 2.75 sml
med 2-2.25 few 2.35 few 1.85
ONIONS—DRY
50-lb sks unless otherwise
stated
NY Yellow sml-med 1.75-
2.00 fair cond 1.50 ctn mesh
sks 15-3 lb 3.50 20-2 lb 3.50
PARSLEY
NJ 1 and 1-9 bu ert 4.00
POTATOES
50-lb sks US No. 1 Size A SWEET POTATOES
wshd unless otherwise stated approx 50-lb Porto
Round Whites: LI 2.25-2.40 R* oo Type unless otherwise
mostly 2.25-2.35 Ige 2.40-2.50 stated.
MAINE 2.25-2.40 mostly NJ no g*ade mark 5.00
2.25-2.35 fair appear 2.00 20- Orange Jersey few 5.50-5.75
lb sks 95 cents. Yellow Jersey % bu hmpr
PENNA unwshd 1.75-2.00. OP* ll Face few 3.50-3.75 sml-
NJ fair appear 1.80-1.85. med 2-2.50 %bu ctn sml-med
Round Reds: NY 3.00. 2>s °-
SQUASH
NJ 1 and 1-9 bu crt But
ternut 4.50 fair qual 3.50.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambenburg, p*.
5,1974
CATTLE 289. ComnareH
with laat Thursdays
market; couple Choice
slaughter steers 40.50 and
40,85, few Good 38.00-3f1.50
few Standard 32.00-38.60!
Few Choice alaughter
heifers 37.00-38.00, Good
34.00-36.00, Standard 28.75-
32.00. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 21.85-24.25, couple
25.50, Cutters 20.60-22.25
Canners 18.85-21.00 Shells
down to 16.00. Few Yield
Grade 1 1200-1580 lbs
slaughter bulls 27.50-28.85
Few Good 300-500 lbs. feeder
heifers 18.50-23.00.
CALVES 381. Few Prim*
vealera 60.00-65.00, Choice
48.00- Good 45.0050.00
Standard 37.00-15.00, Utility
90-120 lbs. 25.50-34.50, 70-85
lbs. 21.00-25.00. Farm calves
holstein bulls 90-130 lbs’
27.00-
HOGS 96, One lot US No. 1-
2 210 lbs. barrows & gilts
-42.50, few lots No. 1-3 200-220
lbs. 41.25-41.60, few lots No.
2-3 240-260 lbs. 40.35-41.10. US
No. 1-3 300500 lbs. sows
35.00-38.25, few No. 2-3 400-
500 lbs. 31.50-33.75. Few
Boars 24.50-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 78. US
No. 1-3 4050 lbs. feeder pigs
14.50-16.50 per head, few lots
No. 1-3 8050 lbs. 22.50-24.50
per head.
SHEEP 86. One lot Choice
95 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 39.00, mixed Good &
Choice 80-90 lbs. 34.25-36.25,
mixed Utility & Good 50-70
lbs. 26.00-28.50. Slaughter
ewes 8.00-11.50.
TURNIPS
NJ 25-lb film sks White-
Topped &:washed 2.75.