,’v'ff r r tnfcV iL-/ •MoJfBJgi.J B—Lancaster Arming, Saturday, March 15. 1975 .1 Omaha Cattle March? Weekly 51 - Cattle • Compared with last weeks close - closing prices Slaughter Steers and Heifers 1.00- higher. Cows 2.00- 2.50 higher. Bulls strong, instances 1.00 higher. Four day receipts 16,900 as compared 17,600 previous week and 15,700 a year ago. Slaughter Steers ap proximately 47 percent weeks total. Heifers 32 percent, Cows 12 percent and Feeders for Friday auction 8 percent. STEERS: Two loads Choice and Prime 1068-1263 lbs. yield grade 3-4 36.75, a moderate volume Choice and Prime 1127-1335. lbs. yield grade 2-4 36.15-36.50. Choice 975-1400 lbs. yield grade 2-4 35.00- Mixed Good and Choice 950-1250 lbs. 34.50- 35.00, occasionally 35.25. Good 31.00-34.50, yield grade 2-3 Holsteins 31.00-31.25. Standard and Low-Good 29.50-31.00. Average cost Slaughter Steers first three days 34.84 average weight 1144 lbs. as compared 33.43 and 1116 lbs. previous week and 43.83 and 1151 lbs. a year ago. HEIFERS: Several loads Choice and Prime 997-1075 lbs. yield grade 3-4 35.00- 35.25, load 1129 lbs. 35.50 at midweek. Choice 850-1050 lbs. yield grade 2-4 34.00- 35.00. Mixed Good and Choice 800-975 lbs. 33.00- DION BOXES and FORAGE BLOWERS Do Your Own Setup, If You Wish WHILE THEY LAST See us before you buy. A. C. HEISEY Farm Equipment Inc. KOI, Jonestown, Pa. 17038 Phone 717-165-4526 Located 'h mile South of Fredericksburg off Route 343 Plant H 11/l Centra] Tractor 4-H Club Members of the Central 4- H Tractor Club met recently for their seventh weekly meeting at Landis Bros. Implement Company. Wayne Erb, president, presided at the business meeting with Dale Musser calling the roll. The club voted to go on several field trips which will include touring the Cater pillar Company. A demonstration of reflexes in working with machinery was given by Ronald Nolt. The meeting was adjourned following group work sessions. Carl Thomas News Reporter i/lt o, tn»,v «:*¥ - io luwp Ronald Althoff, also seated, Solanco, was elected FFA advisor. Standing, left to right, are: Charles Ackley, Ephrata, treasurer; Michael Burton, Penn Manor, secretary; Gerald Phillips, Pequea Valley, vice president. We are in an excellent position to give you any size milk tank from 450 gal. to 7000 gal. capacity milk tank. Whether you operate a large or small dairy operation, the Dan-Kool Bou- Matic bulk milk cooler far exceeds US. Gov and 3A standards for milk cooling. This is reason enough why you should buy Bou-Matic Dan-Kool coolers. With our trained service technicians, we are able to service your bulk milk tank. OUR SERVICE IS CONTINUOUS , 24 HRS. A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK . SHENK'S FARM SERVICE R.D.4, LITITZ ijri», JK'jirpnnnr.m Torf JHf RCT Buck Pullers Hold Banquet Trophies were presented to the following individuals, who are listed by class in the order of their placing. 5000-lb. Open: Clarence Keener, Jr., Dale Smoker and Glenn Darnell. MR. DAIRYMAN USED BULK MILK TANKS For Diesel or Electric Installation. (1) 600 gal D 2 Girton (2) 400 gaL Sunset tanks $BOOOO each (1) D-2 400 gal. Girton $1200.00 (1) 300 gal. Esco (1) 350 gal. Esco (1) 400 Jamesway (1) used Sputnik (2) used 5 HP. Copeland Compressors ALL TANKS GUARANTEED WE ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING GOOD USED BULK TANKS. GIVE US A CALL FOR BULK MILK TANK SERVICE, CALL COLLECT. Call Us At (717) 6261151, (717) 626-5996 or Answering Service At (717) 733-1224. Some 131 tractor pullers, fans and agribusiness people were on hand last Saturday night for the first annual Buck Tractor Pulls banquet. The event was held in Lancaster County at the Rawlinsville Fire Hall. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of 48 trophies by Elwood Funk to pullers who had captured the top three place in each class at the Buck last summer. Funk is president of the Buck Tractor Pulls. 7000-lb. Open: Lester Landis, Richard Zim merman and Clarence Keener, Jr, 9000-lb. Open: Lester Landis, Richard Zim merman and Harry Griest. 7000-lb. Super Stock - Mark Stauffer, Marlin Brubaker and Tom Savage. 9000-lb. Super Stock - Ed Herman, Harry Griest and Donald Thomas. 12,000-lb. Super Stock - Ed Herman, Harry Griest and Michael Wright. 7000-lb. Modified - Lester Landis, Clarence Keener, Jr., and Richard ‘Zim merman. 9000-lb. Modified - Lester Landis, Richard Zim merman and Clifton Budd. Mini-Farm Coop Meet Scheduled An organizational meeting of mini-farmers will be held Friday at 8 p.m. in the conference room of the Lancaster Coca Cola Bot tling plant on the Manheim Pike. Those attending the meeting will discuss the formation of a cooperative organization whose purpose would be to buy bulk quantities of farm supplies for small landowners not necessarily engaged in commercial agriculture. ■' v W. PHONE 626-1151 p * 4b ‘