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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
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305
311
210
WL
WL
WL
Resistant to
Anthracnose and
Bacterial Wilt
High Yielding-
Excellent Stand Persistent
Rapid growing Dark
color fine stems
Excellent seedling vigor and stand establishment
Developed by Waterman Loomis Co., specialized
alfalfa breeders.
BEACHIEY-HARDY SEED CO.
The Lancaster County Vocational
Agriculture Teachers Association
elected a new slate of officers at a
recent meeting to serve for 1975.
James Kerr, (seated, left), Brown
stown and Willow Street Vo-Tech
Schools, was named president.
34.25. Good 29.00-33.00. Small
lots Standard and Good 27.50-
29,00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 18.50-21.00, few
Utility 21.50-22.00. Canner
and Cutter 15.00-18.50, Mixed
Cutter and Utility 18.75-19.50.
Shelly Canner 12.00-14.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 & 2
1400-2000 lbs. 20.00-23.00, few
yield grade 1 24.00-25.00.
“the seed for all reasons”
AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL SEED DEALER
Shiremanstown, PA 17091
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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
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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
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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.
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PHONE 626-1151
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