>—UncMtor Farming, Saturday. S«pf mb«r 20, 1975 mQLD (5%. BfctmuAyH t. SEPT. 22-28, 1975 Rich Autumn Deals Forth Her Mellow Store. Pickle your cucumber* now . . . Full begin* Sept. 23, 11:65 AM KDT . . . Beware of killing front* now . . . Average length of dnv* for the week, 12 hour*, 6 minutes . . . Okla homa land rush began Sept. 22, 1891 . . . Navy stopped flog ging thi* week in 1850 . . . Day almost equal* night thi* week (aarne time for both) . . . Your be*t guide n your conscience. with water, and the earth would become black and oozy. We called it a pughole. Do you know the origin of this? G. S., Battle Creek, Mich. “Pug" tit Old English for voft mud, Him Hlai, i If paper in ituck on the top of a wood table, pour furniture oil on the paper and (oak overnight. The next morning, rub gently with a •oft cloth, and the paper will come right off .. . Hiddlt amwer Yesterday OLD FARMERS WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Mostly rainy and cool all week, with especially heavy rain midweek. Greater New York-New Jersey: Most of week is cool and rainy, occasionally heavy showers. Middle Atlantic Coastal: First part of week partly cloudy and hotter; rainy in central and north on weekend. Piedmont and Southeast Coastal: Rain, quite heavy on the coast, through midweek; becoming clear in central and south. Florida: Intermittent rain in central and north all week; partly cloudy in south. Upstate and Western N.Y.-Toronto and Montreal: Entire week is cloudy with intermittent, fairly heavy rain. Greater Ohio Valley: Cloudy throughout, with intermittent rain becoming heavy on weekend. Deep South: Partly cloudy and warmer by middle of the week; showers in north. Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Cloudy to start, then inter mittent showers; clear latter part. Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Ram throughout week, then sunny by weekend; heavy thunderstorm in central lat ter part. Central Great Plains: Week begins with heavy ram in central, then cold; heavy rain and hail in east by week’s end. Texas-Oklahoma: Generally clear and hot, with very hot tem peratures in south; some clouds in central at end of week. Rocky Mountain: Primarily clear and pleasant throughout, except for heavy rain in north midweek. Southwest Desert: Clear and hot throughout, highs over 100 in west; temperatures reach upper 90’s in east by weekend. Pacific Northwest: Cloudy with intermittent rain all week; rain moderately heavy in north. California: Clear, hot weather most of week, with highs in mid-80’s on the coast. (All Rights Reserved, Yankee, Inc , Dublin, N H 03444) Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. Sept. 16,1975 CATTLE 435. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good about steady. Slaughter cows steady to 50 cents lower. Slaughter bullocks grading Standard & Good 50 cents to $2.50 higher. Slaughter bulls about steady. Few High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 51.35-53.00, Choice 1000-1250 lbs. 47.10- 51.10, Good 41.5047.50, few Standard 32.7540.75. Choice Slaughter heifers 38.0042.00, one at 43.25, Good 34.75-38.25, few Standard 30.00-34.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.50- 25.35, couple to 25.85, Cutters 21.00- Canners 18.25- 20.85, Shells down to 16.00. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 35.85-40.10, Good 33.00- Standard 29.10- 31.25, Utility 25.25-28.25. Yield Grade No. 1 1100-2800 lbs. slaughter bulls 28.85- 33.00, one at 33.85. CALVES 285. Vealers grading Utility $6 to $8 higher. Few Choice vealers 52.00-61.50, Good 40.00-50.00, Standard 36.50-40.50, Utility 90-110 lbs. 29.50-34.50, 70-85 lbs. 25.00-29.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-110 lbs. Old Fanner's Riddle: What hat everyone *ccn, but will never sec again? (Answer below.) A* the Old Fanner: On my grandfather’s farm in Maine there wa* a place in the pasture that waa dry dur ing dry weather, but in wet weather, it would fill up 30.00-36.00. SHEEP 15. Few Good & Choice 75-90 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 36.5041.00, few Utility 70-85 lbs. 27.00- 32.50. Peoria Sept. 11, II7S Federal State Weekly Summary CATTLE: Receipt* this week: 4100, Last Week: 4800, Year Ago: 4900. Compared with last weeks close Slaughter Steers steady to SO. Instances 1.00 higher. Advance on average Choice to Prime. Slaughter Heifers mostly SO lower. Cows steady to SO lower. Bulls steady. Receipts about 70 percent Slaughter Steers 20 percent Slaughter Heifers, balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Four loads Choice and Prime 1250-1350 lbs. Yield Grade 3-4 54.50-65.50; Choice 905-1150 lbs. Yield Grade 2-4 48.50- Chambeisburg Chambersborg, Pa. Sept. 11, 1975 CATTLE 440. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers about steady. Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1.75 higher. Few Choice slaughter steers 45.85-47.85, Good 41.00-45.25, Standard 32.35-39.75, Utility 26.75-31.75. Few Good slaughter heifers 35.25-39.60, few Standard 28.00-32.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter sows 27.75- 26.50, few 27.75, Cutters 21.60-23.50, Canners 19.10- 21.75, Shells down to 16.50. Few Good slaughter bullocks 30.25-31.00, Standard 28.35- 30.00, few Utility 24.00-27.50. Yield Grade No. 1 1200-1875 lbs. slaughter bulls 27.85- 31.10. Few Good 450-850 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 24.00- 28.50. CALVES 551. Vealers grading Good & Choice $1 to 34 lower; Utility 32 to 34 higher. Few Prime vealers 65.00- Choice 54.00- 65.00, Good 42.00-54.00, Standard 33.00-43.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 24.00-29.00, 70-85 lbs. 21.00-24.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 26.00- Choice 175-325 lbs. slaughter calves 34.00- 39.50, Good 29.00-36.00, Standard 22.00-29.00. HOGS 80. Barrows & Gilts $2 higher. US No. 1-3 210-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 61.75- 62.75. US No. 1-3 300-625 lbs. sows 47.00-53.50. Few Boars 39.25-39.50. Cattle 51.80; 1150-1300 lbs. 50.50- 53.00; Mixed Good and Choice 900-1300 lbs. 44.50- 49.00; Good 38.00-45.00; Standard and Good Holstclns 34.00-30.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice Yield Grade 2-4 45.00- 47.50, load 48.00 and half load 48.25; Choice 750*50 lbs. 42.00-45.00; Mixed Good and Choice 750-1100 lbs. 36.00- 45.00; Good 30.00-36.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 18.50-22.00; High-Dressing Utility 23.00. Few 23.50. Cutter 15.50-21.00; Conner 12.00-15.50. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 23.00-27.00, individual Yield Grade 1 27.50. FEEDER PIGS 41. US No. 1-3 30-45 lbs. feeder pigs 34.0045.00 per head. SHEEP 48. Choice 80-95 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 37.5042.50, mixed Utility & Good 60-90 lbs. 27.0032.50. The compact and clean working area of this Surge Saw-tooth-Herringbone milking parlor aids this dairyman to do a belter job of cow milking. A low-mounted milk line and milker units at each stall aids efficiency. Why The Trend To Milking Parlors? The past decade has witnessed a decisive trend toward milking parlors in new and remodeled dairy constructions. The ability to expand one’s herd, yet use the same milking facility... the adaptability of automatic equipment to mechanize the milk handling and cleaning tasks has contributed to the popularity of milking parlors. LABOR, however, is the key factor in most dairymen’s decision to build a milking parlor. It is 68si6r to do 3 better job of cow milking in a milking penor . .and to do it faster. The stooping, squatting, lifting and carrying has been taken out of dairying. Working conditions and man-hour output are improved through a multitude of comforts and conveniences which can be built into milking parlors. You can afford better hired help and with less labor turnover. Or, if youior your family plan to do the milking, you’ll enjoy it more and take more pride in doing a good job. Groff Equipment 2 W. State St Quarryville, Pa. 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