Meats judge
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experience but did our best
by putting our heads
together."
Cathy placed seventh in
individual competition at
Penn State and the team
placed sixth.
"We had to Judge a
number of different cuts of
meats along with carcasses
and giving reasons.”
“I was afraid of giving
reasons but I tried my best
and found it wasn’t too bad
after all.”
Travels to Colorado
Another 4-H activity which
took several days of Cathy’s
summer was the 4-H ex
change trip to Colorado.
"I stayed with a family
that lived near Durango,”
she commented. “Their life
style was somewhat dif
ferent and the surrounding
were quite different but I
enjoyed my visit.”
Cathy noted that most of
the geography was centered
around the mountains and
plateaus. “Everything was
green but irrigation was
necessary all the time,” she
explained.
“We had the opportunity to
see Indian cultures and also
Middieburg Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
August 26,1975
CATTLE 295. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers $1 to $4
higher. Slaughter cows $1 to
$2.50 lower. Slaughter bulls
25 cents to 50 cents higher.
Choice slaughter steers
45.60-47.75, Good 42.00-45.00,
Standard 35.00-38.50, Utility
22.50- Good slaughter
heifers 37.50-39.75, Standard
30.00- Utility 25.60-
28.75. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.00-24.85, Cutters
19.00- Canners 15.00-
19.25, Shells down to 12.50.
Good slaughter bullocks
32.50- Yield Grade 1-2
slaughter bulls 24.75-31.00.
CALVES 125. Vealers
RD4, LITITZ, PA
traveled to Meta Verde
National Park.”
"The 4-H in Colorado it
really based a lot on the
community type club, in fact
they Just could believe that
we had over 100 members In
our beef club."
Senior at Hempfield
Although most of Cathy’s
4-H work has been completed
for the season, the young
lady will be busy when
school begins again. As a
senior at Hempfield High
School, Cathy will be
working on the yearbook
staff and in the home
economics club.
Cathy’s future plans are
not definite yet, but the
Lancaster County miss
would like to either go into
home economics or maybe
look toward agriculture as a
career.
Whatever her plans, Cathy
has spent a busy summer
working with the 4-H
program. Whether in beef or
sewing, the young lady has
taken a pride in her projects
and activities that has been
reflected in her
achievements.
unevenly steady. Good
vealers 40.00-45.00, Standard
28.50- Utility 85-100 lbs.
15.50- 70-85 lbs. 12.00-
15.00.
HOGS 366. Barrows & Gilts
unevenly steady. US No. 1-2
200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts
59.00- No. 1-3 200-245
lbs. 57.50-58.75. US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. sows 54.00-56.00,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 43.75-
49.00. Boars 37.25-40.00.
FEEDER PIGS 70. US No.
1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
24.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 45.00-50.00 per
head.
SHEEP 15. Choice 70-90
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
35.00- Utility 50-70 lbs.
28.00-
wins at state
Cathy Brubaker, 345 Running Pump Rd., Lan
caster, was a member of the Meats Judging team
from Lancaster County at 4-H State Days.
St. Louis
Auction
August 28
Weekly Cattle Review
Receipts
Last Week
Year Ago
Slaughter steers and
heifers compared to last
Tuesday, 1.00-3.00 higher,
mostly 2.00 higher, most
advance on choice. Standard
and good steers steady to
1.00 higher. Cows 50-1.00
higher than late last week,
bulls fully steady. Bulk of
steer supply mixed good and
choice 900-1100 lbs, yield
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, August 25
Reported receipts of 421
horses, mules and ponies.
Market steady.
Load of Kansas riding
horses 160-355; load of
Tennessee riding horses 230-
315; local consigned work
horses, 320-560; mules 150-
200; driving horses 160-500.
Riding horses 140-240;
better horses 275-520;
heavyweight killers 22-25;
lightweight killers 17-19;
mares 15-40; colts 5-25;
geldings 15-35, and larger
ponies 50-100.
grade 2-4 with near 22 per
cent heifers; 13 percent
cows; near 25 percent
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Part load choice including
prime 1230 lbs. yield grade 3-
4 48.50 on Monday. Choice
1000-1200 lbs. yield grade 2-4
46.50-49.00, closing 47.00-
49.00; choice 850-1050 lbs.
45.00- Mixed good and
choice 900-1200 lbs. 43.00-
46.50, closing mostly 45.00-
46.00. Good 1000-1300 lbs.
39.00- 850-1000 lbs.
35.00- Standard and
good holsteins 1000-1200 lbs.
31.00- mostly 32.00-
35.00. part load mostly
standard 1050 lbs. 30.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1050 lbs. yield
grade 24 44.00-46.00. Choice
750-900 lbs. 42.0044.50. Mixed
good andjchoice 750-1000 lbs.
41.0044.00. Good 36.0041.00.
8,000
6.500
7.500
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 20.00-23.50. Cutter
17.00-21.00. Cantor 13.00-
17.00.
BULLS: Yield grad*. 1-2
1100-1700 lbs. 21.00-25.tU),
couple individual 1 1600-1800
lbs. 26.00-27.00.
VEALERS: Good and
choice 25.00-30.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 30,1975
Provisions
announced
WASHINGTON
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz today said there
will be no set-aside
requirement for the 1978 feed
grain, wheat and upland
cotton programs. It will be
the third consecutive year
for the feed grain and wheat
programs and the fourth for
the upland cotton program in
which no set-aside was
required.
Feed grain and wheat
producers are not being
encouraged to take cropland
out of production next year,
Department officials ex
plain, because even though
this year’s corn and wheat
crops are expected to be at
record levels, export
demand is strong. For
upland cotton, reduced 1975
plantings will result in a crop
approximately two million
bales smaller than in 1974;
also, the Department
forecast’s an increase in
domestic usage and
movement into export.
As announced in 1973,
there will be no conserving
base requirement for the
duration of the Agriculture
and Consumer Protection
Act of 1973 (through the 1977
crop year). The Secretary
announced also at that time
that effective through the
1977 crop year he will not use
his discretionary authority
to limit feed grain and wheat
plantings to a percentage of
allotments and upland cotton
planted in excess of the base
allotment.
Berks Co .
Berks County
4-H Swine Sale
Leesport, PA
August 27,1975
27 HEAD: Grand cham
pion 230 lbs. at an average
price of $1 per lb.
Reserve Champion 215 lbs.
at an average price of 85
cents per lb.
All hogs brought an
average weight of 205 lbs.
with an average price of
$64.71 per lb.
Local
Grain
Thursday, August 28
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
local feed and grain con
cerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every
dealer or broker handles
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except ear
com which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
August 28, 1975 are as
follows:
Bid+ OfferecH-
Ear Corn 72.00 80JD
Shelled Com 2.91 ,-J.lO
Oats ''
Local 1.51 j 1.69
Western IJ7O 1.90
Barley 1.80 1.94
Wheat
Millers 3.27
The bid price for wheat
this week ranged from a low
of 2.80 to a high of 3.50.
+Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
farmer delivered to the mill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
In 1976, as in the present
year, producers may sub
stitute any non-conserving
crop marketing
quota crops) or any con
serving .crop ( including
approved volunteer cover)
used for hay or (or grazing in
order to preserve their
wheat, feed grain or cotton
allotments.
Secretary Butz said
today’s announcement will
provide farmers with in
formation they need to make
their 1976 crop planting
'decisions. The programs are
designed to provide fanners
decision-making freedom to
produce for the market
place. Additional program
provisions will be announced
after the Department has
had an opportunity to review
additional 1975 production
data.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, PA
August 27,1975
CATTLE 337. Supply in
cluded 89 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers uneven. Slaughter
cows uneven, Utility steady
to 50c lower, Canner and
Cutter steady to 50c higher.
Choice slaughter steers
47.00- Good 41.00-45.50,
Standard 29.35-39.50, Utility
and Low Standard 24.00-
28.35. Choice slaughter
heifers 36.00-39.50, Good
31.25- Standard 24.00-
30.50. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.50-25.00, Cutters
20.85-22.50, Canners 18.50-
20.60, Shells down to 15.00.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 34.50-42.00, Good
28.25- Standard 24.50-
28.00, few Utility 18.00-24.35.
Yield Grade No. 1, 1300-1720
lbs. slaughter bulls 26.00-
29.85. Few Choice 340-580 lbs.
feeder steers 30.00-34.00,
Good 300-600 lbs. 25.50-30.00,
Medium 300-850 lbs. 22.00-
26.25. Good 260-530 lbs.
feeder heifers 20.00-24.50,
few Medium 285-350 lbs.
17.50-20.00. Good 380600 lbs.
feeder bulls 22.00-25.50.
CALVES 160. Vealers
about steady. Few Choice
vealers 50.00-56.00, Good
40.00- Standard 28.00-
40.00, Utility 110-130 lbs.
22.00- 90-110 lbs. 17.00-
22.00, 7065 lbs. 12.00-18.00.
Farm Calves; Few Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 19.00-23.00;
few Beef cioss bull? and
heifers 70-200 ibs. 21.00-44.00.
HOGS 237. Barrows and
gilts about steady. US No. 1-3
195-255 lbs. barrows and gilts
59.25- No. 2-3 180-260
lbs. 58.25-59.25, No. 2-4 240-
290 lbs. 55.25-58.25, No. 16
110-180 lbs. 50.0057.75. US
No. 16 300-540 lbs. sows
45.0050.75, few No. 26 300-
435 lbs. 41.5044.75. Boars 135-
610 lbs. 38.0046.00.
FEEDER PIGS 344.
Feeder pigs were active. US
No. 16 2065 lbs. 23.0040.00
per head, No. 1-3 (lot) 10 lbs.
at 21.00, No. 16 3545 lbs.
36.0042.00, No. 1-3 80-100 lbs.
45.0059.00, Utility 1060 lbs.
13.00- per head.
3.48
SHEEP 56. Few Choice 85-
100 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 37.00-43.00, Good 30-
100 lbs. 25.00-33.00, Utility
and Good 30-60 lbs. 20.00-
25.00. Slaughter ewes 5.00-
19.00.
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