Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 02, 1975, Image 8

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    —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2, 1975
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— Central Great Plains: Very hot early in week, some showers;
THP tf'lW WH . heavy ram in north and central by week’s end.
' Ini* (e*. Texas-Oklahoma: Verv heavy rain along the Gulf, with pos
«a «• & A.S - T -sihilitv of a tropica) stomi; shower activity continues in
A T* Ra R| north on
tfW )lV&7l iLI Mn % VA Rocky Mountain: Week begins clear and becomes very hot by
/f'' m midweek, some ram in ea.st latter part,
ji- *' M W Southwest Desert: Clear and v erv hot through midweek; inter
s' yfm W m Ik & '/jf mittent showers in west latter part.
. ti.k M Aff BL Pacific Northwest: Early part of week clearing and cool;
/S ( ' ll77 ' e Enough weekend in noilh.
lAk. California; Clear and hot all week, with highs in central and
north near 110.
AUGUST -MO, 1975
Too sultry for adull'rv.
Rest way to weather a hot spell is to ki ep busy . . Look for
shooting stars this week . . N’ev mom Aug. 7. . . Hay fever
season begins now . . . Aveiage Itngth of davs foi the week,
14 hours, 17 minutes . . . The gnat English tiam robbery
happened (his week in 19(13 . . . Hnoslirma Atom Bomb
dropped Aug. 5,194 a . . . Painting the pump doesn’t clear
the well.
Old Farmer's Riddle; What kind of beans do children like the
most? (Answer below.)
South. One of the mean
ings of the ivord"crack”
t s to often a hot tit. \nd “ torn ” (s identified tvifh homemade
uhmkeif. Tin “I don’t une” finit, / don’t knou.
Home Hint* Chtmu.il finishts on tod w s fabrics blunt the sewing-machine
needles f ist» r than n itui.iJ fibtrs »o change the machine needle often
Riddle aunt< r JtlMuans
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Mostly cloudy and showery all week, with some
possible hail in south midweek.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with warm tem
per.ituies and scattered show eis; clear and hot at week’s end.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Mostlv clear and hot all week, with
fairlv heavy lain on weekend.
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Clear and hot to start, con
tinuing thiough midweek, thundeistorms and hail in north
and central latter part.
Florida: Cloudy and very hot thiough week, with occasional
moderate to heavy rain
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Partly cloudy and
hot all ..eek, with midweek thundershowers, heavy at times.
Greater Ohio Valley: Week begins fair with showeis; rain
becomes heavy in east and south latter part.
Deep South: Ramj all week, heavy along the Gulf, with tropi
cal storm possible; ram lessens somewhat on weekend.
Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Very hot to start, then
thundei show ers b\ midweek; clearing- in east by weekend.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Week is generally ramv
Parade of the Profit-Makers
These Plus-Proven Sires Are Available Daily For
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15H140 Round Oak ELECTRON
Good Plus & Gold Medal; PQ & TQ (5/751
USDA (May/75) - 304 Daus in 184 Herds Ave 14.846 M
Predicted Difference (92% rpt) +43IM
Type 50 Classified Daus Ave 77 7,46 Pr -K3BPDT
Sire Lockway Sovereign Lucifer Lad - VG & GM
Danr Round Oak Ivanhoe Enid - EX
135 DAIRY SIRES ARE NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN SERVICE!
Atlantic
BREEDERS COOPERATIVE
LIVESTOCK
SERVICES
Ask the Old Farmer: Can
you tell me the mean
ing of the folk song,
“Jimmy cracked corn
and I don’t care?” M. T.,
Youngstown, Ohio.
Came from the deep
Member NAL Affiliated Breeders
throughout, fairlj heavy to start in central and east; squall
in east.
Cattle receipts this week:
5600, last week: 5500, year
ago 4100. Compared with last
weeks close, slaughter steers
and heifers mostly 1.00-2.00
lower. Cows 1.00 lower. Bulls
weak. Receipts about 65
percent slaughter steers, 20
percent slaughter heifers
balance mainly cow.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1180-1350
lbs. Yield Grade 3-4 52.50-
54.00; Couple loads Monday
1366 lbs. 55.50; Choice 1000-
1100 lbs. Yield Grade 2-4
46.50- late 46.50-49.00;
1100-1318 lbs. 49.00-53.00,
Wednesday 49.00-52.00; 900-
1000 lbs. 44.00-46.50; Mixed
Good and Choice 900-1300 lbs.
41.00- Good 37.00-41.00;
Monday Standard and Good
Holsteins 33.00-38.25; few
Good 39.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Two loads Choice and Prime
935-950 lbs. Yield Grade 3-4
48.50- Choice 850-1050
lbs. Yield Grade 2-4 43.50-
48.25; late 43.50-47.00; 750-850
lbs. 33.00-43.00; Mixed Good
and Choice 850-1100 lbs.
38.00- 750-850 lbs. 32.00-
37.00; Good 29.00-38.00;
Standard and Good 25.00-
29.00.
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COWS: Utility and
Commercial 17.00-21.00; few
High-Dressing Utility 22.00,
a early 23.50; Cutter 15.00-
20.50; Canner 11.00-15.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1700 lbs. 23.00-27.00,
mostly 23.00-26.00 few Yield
Grade 1 28.00.
Viewpoints
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Far better it is to date
mighty things to win
glorious triumphs even
though checkered by
failure than to take rank
with the poor spirits who
neither enjoy much nor
suffer much because they
live in the gray twilight
that knows not victory nor
defeat
Theodore Roosevelt
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Excellent f93| & Gold Medal; PQ & TQ (5/75J
USDA (May/75) - 295 Daus in 168 Herds Ave 15 25711/1
Predicted Difference (90% rpt) +255M
Type: 44 Classified Daus Ave. 81 9,42 Pr +1.25 PDT
Sire: Ideograph Fobes Kennedy - EX & GM
Dam Penn-Octo Suprena Chemco - VG
24-Hour Toll-Free Phone Service
Lancaster area 569-0411
throughout Pennsylvania 800-732-0391
Delaware & Maryland 800-233-0216
Belleville
July 30,1975
CATTLE 122. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
steady to $1.25 lower. Few
Standard slaughter steers
30.75-38.90, few Utility 24.00-
27.60. Few Utility slaughter
heifers 24.80-26,80. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 22.90-25.50,
Cutters 21.50-23.10, Canners
19.00-21.50, Shells down to
17.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1150-1650 lbs. slaughter bulls
24.40-29.30.
CALVES 200. Vealers $3 to
EVERY
WEDNESDAY IS %
dairy
ST DAY
AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Holland, PA
If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from
100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price
Mostly fresh and close springing Holstems.
Cows from local farmers and our regular
shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite,
Gordon Fritz, Blame Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, H D
Matz, and Jerry Miller
SALE STARTS 12;30 SHARP
Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw &
Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon.
For arrangements for special sales or herd
dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact
Abram Diffenbach, Mgr.
717-354-4341
Norman Kolb
e *S 717-397-5538
Your Daily Herd:
|5 higher. JndividualChoice
vealer at 50.00, Good 38.00-
47.00, Standard 32.00-37.00,
Utility 90-110 lbs. 25.00-29.00,
70-85 lbs. 19.00-25.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 26.00-34.00.
HOGS 129. Barrows and
gilts about steady. US No. 1-3
200-325 lbs. barrows and gilts
59.10-59.70, few No. 2-3 215-
245 lbs. 58.50-58.60. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 47.50-49.50.
Few Boars 25.00-40.50.
FEEDER PIGS 254. US
No. 1-3 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs
28.50-40.00 per head, No. 1-3
40-70 lbs. 38.00-47.50 per
head.
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