-Lancaater Farming, Saturday. March 8. 1975
6
THE OLD
MARCH 10-16, 1975
Tcllier )our kite In lhl« weather.
Hi piiir jimr HCivi'ii, mend your rakes, and sharpen your
s.ius mm , . . J. I*. Morgan died March 13, 15)43 . . . New
iimou March 12 . . . chunks male now . . . Average length of
da\« fur week. 11 hours 18 minutes ... Romeo married Juliet
(hut \uek in 1302 . . . Seme Rohin.s and crows are hack north
mm . . . Telephone first used March 10, 1876 . . . Borrowed
clothes just never fit.
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"Tlif whole thing” it right.
Kit in this case is a con
tainer, such as a tool kit.
The Kabnodle is an alliterated form of “ boodle ” - the contents.
Hum* Him* T«>» and small objects won t drop through furnace registers
m the (l«m if f »u uiTix u puce of v.imlo\\ screen to the underside of the
grating
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OLD FARMERS WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Fog and drizzle to start, then ram; end of
week inostlj clear and cold.
Greater New York-New Jcrsej: Rain at first, then clearing and
becoming cold; clear and cold latter part.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins rainy, then snow in west
and cold; weekends clear with warm days and cold nights.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Light showers to start, then fair
and cold; clear and sunny latter part.
Florida: Partly sunny at first, then scattered showers; end of
week cold and rainy with possible snow in north.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronfo & Montreal: Rain changing to
snow to start, then very cold; some clearing and seasonably
cold latter part.
Greater Ohio Valley; Week begins cold with flurries, then
heavy snow in mountains, end of week clear and mild in west
but colder in east.
Deep South: Earlv week rainy in northwest and central, and
light snow in north and cast, then clear and frosty; end of
week clear and cold.
Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Snow to start, then clearing
and,\er> cold; sunshine and warmer latter part.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Early week clear and un
seasonablv cold, end of week still clear but mild.
Central Great Plains: General light snow at first, then clearing
and cold; end of week clear and mild.
Texus-Oklahonta: Cold snap to start with light snow in north,
then some hard showers in east and along Gulf; rain ending
latter pait, deal mg and mild.
Rocky Mountain Region: Clear and seasonable at first, then
showers in south; end of week rainy in central and north.
Southwest Desert: Light showers in south and east about mid
week hut clear and warm in northwest; end of week generally
clear and f]Uite warm.
Pacific Northwest: Most of week clear and mild; heavy rain
and colder latter part.
California: Early w eek cloudy and cool; end of w'eek overcast
in south and light ram in north.
(All Riirhtb Reserved Yankee. Inc, Dublin, N H 03444)
New Holland Horse
Monday, March 3 riding horses 160-225;
Reported receipts of 399 lightweight killers 18-20;
head of horses, mules and heavyweight killers 21-24;
ponies. Market stronger than mare ponies 15-40; colts 5-20;
last week. geldings 15-35 and larger
Load of Kansas riding ponies 50-115.
horses 150-335 and load of
Tennessee riding horses 240- ynv A
290. IKY A
Local work horses 315-710;
mules 215-445 and pairs 695- lit U
1475; better horses 245-450;
driving horses 170-460; AQJ
HOG PRODUCERS!
New Holland
Sold in sorted lots the auction way See them
weighed and sold and pick up your check
SALE EVERY MONDAY 9:00 A.M.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
Phone 717-354-4341
Daily Market Report Phone 717-354-7288
Abe Diffenbach, Manager
Weekly Summary
/mV, 19 Livestock Auctions
Week Ending
• February 28
[ CATTLE 8082. Compared
~ with 41)94 head last week, and
I 5114 head a year ago.
- Compared with last Friday’s
summary, slaughter steers
unevenly steady. Slaughter
heifers strong to 75c higher.
Slaughter cows mostly 50c to
(1 higher. Slaughter bullocks
weak to $2 lower. Slaughter
bulls unevenly steady.
STEERS: Few High
Choice and Prime 37.00-
38.25, Choice 34.75-37.50,
Good 30.00-34.75, Standard
26.00- Utility 22.00-
27.00. HEIFERS: Choice
30.00- Good 27.00-31.00,
Standard 24.75-27.25, Utility
20.00- COWS; Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 19.00-21.50,
few to 22.85, Cutters 18.00-
20.50, Canners 16.50-18.50,
Shells down to 12.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 27.00-
28.75, Good 24.00-28.00,
Standard 23.00-27.00, Utility
21.50-24.50. BULLS: Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000-2000 lbs.
24.75-28.00, Yield Grade No.
2, 900-1600 lbs. 22.50-25.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
275-700 lbs. steers 22.00-29.00,
Medium 200-000 lbs. 17.00-
23.00. Good 300-700 lbs.
heifers 23.00-26.00, Medium
250-700 lbs. 15.00-23.00. Good
300-700 lbs. bulls 23.00-28.00,
Medium 300-700 lbs. 20.00-
24.00.
CALVES 3878. Compared
with 2817 head last week, and
3702 head a year ago.
Vealers grading Choice $2 to
$5 higher, Utility to Good
steady to $2 lower.
VEALERS: Few Prime
60.00- Choice 52.00-
61.00. Good 43.00-52.00,
Standard 30.00-43.00, Utility
90-120 lbs. 19.00-30.00, 70-85
lbs. 16.00-22.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-
120 lbs. 23.00-34.00, Holstein
heifers 70-110 lbs. 23.00-38.00;
Beef cross bulls and heifers
55-110 lbs. 21.00-35.00.
HOGS 7641. Compared
with 6002 head last week, and
7633 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts uneven, $1
higher to 25c lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: Few
US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 41.50-
42.50, No. 1-3 200-245 lbs.
40.50-41.50, No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 39.75-40.50, No. 2-4 250-
325 lbs. 36.00-39.50, No. 2-4
140-185 lbs. 32.00-39.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 275-550 lbs.
33.00- No. 2-3 300-600
lbs. 30.00-34.00, BOARS:
22.00-
FEEDER PIGS 892.
Compared with 685 head last
Ask the Old Farmer: When I
was a kid, I often heard the
expression “the whole kit
and kaboodle." I always took
it to mean “the whole thing,”
but I wondered if you could
comment on the origin of
the meaning. T. N., Balti
more.
Pa. Auction
Summary
ft AN IMPORTANT NOTICE
IV (' TO ALL CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS
ON MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24th & 26th,
Which is the Monday and Wednesday before Easter, all lambs will be sold at auction
beginning at noon. All these lambs will be sorted and weighed upon arrival. It is recom
mended that these be the days, Monday and Wednesday. March 24th & 26th, to have lambs
on the market, and your consignments are respectfully solicited. For further information
please contact Horace Plank. Tel.; Area 717-397-5136 (office), or Area 717-392-2304
(residence).
WALTER M. DUNLAP and SONS
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS
week, and 71(1 hood o >eor
ago. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs
15.00-25,00 per head, No. l-.’l
1)5-50 lbs. 22.00-.')2.00, No. 1-3
00-150 lbs. 28.00-38.00, Utility
15-75 lbs. 11.50-35.00 per
head. *
SHEEP 366. Compared
with 178 head last week, and
505 head a year ago. Woolcd
slaughter lambs mostly
steady. LAMBS' Choice 70-
120 lbs. 40.00-45.00, Good 70-
100 lbs. 32.00-40.00. Slaughter
ewes 7.00-17.50,
Omaha Cattle
March 6
CATTLE; Compared with
the previous week close
closing prices Slaughter
Steers and Heifers steady,
instances 25 cents higher.
Cows 50-1.00 lower, most
decline on Canner and
Cutter Bulls fully steady.
Slaughter Steers ap
proximately 43 percent
weeks total, Heifers 27
percent, a Good share Good
to Average-Choice. Cows 14
percent. Feeders 13 percent.
Four day total 17800 as
compared 22,100 previous
week and 14,600 a year ago.
STEERS: At midweek
high time, High-Choice and
Prime 1021-1253 lbs. yield
grade 3-4 35.00-35.50, five
loads 35.25-35.50.. Choice 975-
1325 lbs. yield grade 2-4 34.00-
35.00, some at 33.50-33.75
quite muddy or
predominatly yield grade 4.
Two loads 1459-1500 lbs. yield
late., Good 29.50-33.50.
Standard and Low-Good
28.00-29.50.
Average cost Slaughter
Steers first three days 33.42
average weight 1117 lbs. as
compared 34.02 and 1118 lbs.
previous week adn 41.14 and
1128 lbs. a year ago.
HEIFERS: Part load
High-Choice and Prune 1040
lbs. yield grade 3-4 34.50,
several loads same grade
923-1152 lbs. 34.00-34.25.
Choice 850-1050 lbs. yield
grade 2-4 33.00-34.00, load
1166 lbs with end Prune yield
grade 3-5 32.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 800-975 lb. 32.00-
33.00, some 750-800 lb. 31.50-
31.75. Good 28.50-31.50.
Standard and low Good 27.00-
28.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commencal 16.50-18.50, few
19.00. Canner and Cutter
11.50-16.50, Mixed Cutter and
low-Utility 16.75-17.25
Shelly Canner 10.00-11.00,
BULLS- Yeild Grade 1 & 2
1400-2000 lbs. 20.00-23.00, few
yield grade 1 24.00-25 00.
Oklahoma City
Murch 6
Thursday Feeder Cottle
Auction
Estimated Receipts 12,800
Some Day I.si Week 10,245
Trading now more active.
Feeder Steers generally
steady: Feeder Heifers
mostly 50 cents to 1.00 lower;
Majority receipts Mixed
Good and Choice and Choice
400-800 lb. Steers and 400-650
lb. Heifers with the bulk of
these consisting of Cattle
arriving from wheat
pastures; moderate at
tendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 370-500 lb. 26.00-27.75;
500-600 lb. 25.00-28.50; 600-700
lb. 26.00-28.50 ; 700-915 lb.
27.00-28.80; Mixed Good and
Choice 350-500 lb. 23.00-25.75;
500-850 lb. 23.75-26.50; Good
400-700 lb. 21.00-23.25. Small
lot Good 712 lb. Holstein
Steers at 17.10.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
WE HAVE GOOD MARKET for your
W EASTER
|gyt LAMBS
Monday, March 10 - 3 P.M
Thursday Evening, March 13 - 7 30 P M
Monday, March 17 - 3 P.M.
Thursday Evening, March 20 - 7 30 P M
Monday, March 24 - 3 P.M
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager Phone 717-354-4341
4114 LB.
NORTHWESTERN (MIS
PLUMP ★ CLEAN
To Be Sold Directly for Cash
Upon Arrival of Rail Car
+4- Prices (Net) - F. 0.8. Our Mill ++
(100 Bu. Minimum Purchase)
BULK *2.00/Bu. (6.25/100)
BUYER’S BAGS
‘2.08/Bu. (6.50/100)
OUR BAGS ’2.16/Bu. (6.75/100)
(Prices Good While Supply Lasts)
ADD lOc-Bu. for Delivery to you.
ADD Bc-Bu. for lOO’s Weighing.
WALKER COMPANY
FEED - GRAIN
Gap, Pa. Phone (717) 442-4169
Choice 380-500 lb. 19.50-21.50'
500-005 lb. 19.75-22.00, I Wo
part loads Choice and Prime
540-577 lb. at 22.00 and 20.40;
Mixed Good and Choice Hsfl.
500 lb. 17.00-19.25 ; 500-700 lb
17.25-19.25; few Good 500-fi:i(i
lb. 10.00-17,00.
For the Week: Compared
to late last week, Feeder
Steers and Steer Calves 50
cents to 1.00 lower; Feeder
Heifers mostly I.of 1.50
lower; Beef Cows lost part of
the early advance to close
strong to 50 cents higher.
Canner and Cutter in broad
demand and 1.00*2.00 higher;
Slaughter Bulls under ex
treme pressure and 2.00-3.00
lower. Salable receipts near
27,900 head compared to
21,723 last week and 27,372
the comparable period a
year ago. Expanded receipts
due mainly to movement of
Cattle off of wheat pasture.