Chambersburg Chambcrsburg, Pa. Oct. 9,197 S CATTLE 331. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good steady to 75 cents higher. Standard $1 to $2 higher. Slaughter cows uneven, 50 cents lower to 50 cents higher. Couple Choice slaughter steers 47.10 and 47.60, Good 40-85-46.25, Standard 34.35*40.00, few Utility 25.00*30.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 39.75-40.00, few Good 38.75- 39.25, Utility 22.50-25.50. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.00 25.10, one at 27.10, Cutters 21.25-23.35, Canners 18.75- 21.35, few Shells down to 16.00, Few Standard slaughter bullocks 29.25- 31.00, few Utility 25.60-27.60. Few Yiled Grade No. 11100- 2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 23.85-30.25. CALVES 489. Vealers about steady. Few Prime vealers 65.50-67.00, Choice 52.50-62.50, Good 40.00-51.00, Standard 29.00-40.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 21.00-27.50, 7045 lbs. 16.50-20.50. Farm calves, few holstein bulls 90-110 lbs 23.00-28.00. HOGS 93. Barrows & Gilts about steady. Lot US No. 1-2 225 lbs. barrows & gilts 65.10, No. 1-3 215-230 lbs. 63.60 64.00, lot No. 2-4 315 lbs. 55.00. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows ORTHO-GUARD" A TOTAL APPROACH TO TREATING AND STORING HIGH-MOISTURE FEED GRAIN. ORTHO GRAIN PRESERVATIVE Ortho Gram Preservative offers a practical way of cashing in on the advantages of harvesting and storing high mositure feed grains. Ortho Gram Preservative lets you move your crop directly from the field to storage where it gets a chemical coating of protection before it goes into conventional buildings. The-result: there’s no need to tie up huge amounts of capital m drying equipment or sealed silos. Gram that’s treated according to label directions resist spoilage for up to 12 months when stored in metal bins, wood cribs and similar low cost storage structures. Unit available on rental basis or can be purchased. Treats up to 900 bushel per hour, depending on moisture content of grain See or call us for complete information on Ortho-Guard and applicator. P. L ROHRER & BRO., INC. SMOKETOWN, PA. LANCASTER FEEDER Tuesday October 14,1975 Feeder Pigs Today Two Weeks Ago TREND: Compared to two weeks ago feeder pigs uneven, US 1-2 50-65 lb. and US 2-3 25-50 lb. steady to 8.00 lower, US 1-2 65-85 lb. and US 2-3 50-90 lb. 10.00-20.00 lower. All prices on a per hundred weight basis. US 1-2 49-58 lb. 122.00 131.00; 60-68 lb. 110.00-123.00, 136 Head 62-65 lb. 130.00 137.50,51 head 71 Vi lb. 107.50, 78-88 lb. 86.00-88.00. US 2 33-38 lb. 140.00-149.00, 98 head 42-56 lb. 127.00-131.00, 52-61 lb. 102.00-121.00, 6048 lb. 88.50-98.00. US 2-3 29 head 27-28 lb. 151.00-153.00, 3044 lb. 131.00 143.00, 42-50 lb. 106.00-127.00. 50- lb. 98.00-108.00. 59 head 51- lb. 115.00-119.00, 6067 lb. 92.00-98.00, 28 head 81-89 lb. 76.0082.00. 52.00-57.25. Few Boars 41.00 43.00. FEEDER PIGS 129. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 27.0041.50 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 40.5052.50, Utility 20-35 lbs. 18.00-27.50 per head. SHEEP 33. Few Good 70-85 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 31.50-34.50. Slaughter ewes 10.00-17.50. + Reduces the need for air tight storage. + Protects grain quality and feed value. + Used on the farm for 4 years. Existence of The Cowboy Was Limited The cowboy of the Old Went n-nllv only existed for nhout •10 or 'io years, from the end of the Ci\ il War to the beginning of the 'JOlh Century 3100 2372 longhorns. or “«niter*." us they were culled tiv their owners and handlers hud the .ibihts to sluy nlive on lands that would leave their Knghsh uiusins. the Hercfords and Angus. bawling for supper At first, no one owned these unimals, so the man who branded them was the man who drove them to market and sold them Many a Texas mogul got his start "moon shining" cattle It took a lough breed of man to catch the wily Longhorns and lay a branding iron on them at night And cowboys were lough The term "cowboy" was used for the 12-to-15-year-olds who were employed to drive the cattle to market after they were herded out of the mes quite Young boys were used because they worked cheap, often for as little as food plus $5 a month The gaunt Long horns. virtually worthless as meat animals, were valued more for their hides, horns, hooves and tallow. Few cattlemen could afford to pay grown men $25 to $3O a month to drive cattle to mar ket 717-299-2571 Many Different Bees Combined Labors wi There was little time for leisure activities when Ameri can agriculture was in its infancy. But farm families did gather for various special occasions to combine coopera tive work with being neigh borly Over a year, no less than a dozen or more different types of "frolics" or "bees" might be held Here arc a few of them Raisins to erect new buildings, ranging from a house for newly-weds to a larger bam Log-Rolling Teams of men armed with log hooks pulled large trees onto piles for burning after a farmer cleared a new field. Stump-Pulling Frolic Usually followed a log-rolling to remove stumps from a new field. Husking Bee Usually the most popular of such gather ings, two captains selected competing teams to see who could husk the most corn. "They set in husking with all of their might When one side found themselves sure of vic tory, they picked up their captain on their shoulders and began a most frightening screaming." Butchering Bee Neigh bors gathered on a farm at four in the morning to find huge log fires burning and the livestock already butchered. On a late November day, the meat was cut up, sausage made, lard rendered, scrapple made, the hams and bacons smoked A couple of tons of meat might be so prepared Cattle are counted by the head, laborers by the hands, soldiers by the arms and diners by the cover. LANCASTER SHO CO., MC. 2008 Horseshoe Road 2436 Creek Hill Road Lancaster, PA 17601 “We Manufacture and Erect our Silos” WET-CAST "LOCK-RIB” CONCRETE STAVE SILOS COMPLETE DAIRY AND BEEF FEEDLOT SYSTEMS STARLINE EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE STARLINE EQUIPMENT - BARN EQUIPMENT - FEED-LOT EQUIPMENT Silo Unloaders (Model 70 & 101) Ritchie Cattle Waterers 56” Silage Blowers Shuttle Feeder & Auger Feeder Barn Windows & Fans Taper Board Feeders Cham Conveyors - Roller Mills Cow Stalls & Stanchions Double Cham Conveyor Barn Cleaners - Water Bowls Gates - Hay Racks Automatic Silage Weigher LANCASTER SILO CO. is a Full-Line Starlme Equipment Dealer. We in ventory most of the advertised Items. Service and Parts are always available. For Estimates - Quotes - Plans or Information, Call Larry Hiestand 392-9062. I JIG TRUCK HAULING I WITH YOUR PICKUP I AND THE... 'YUSSmbmSS, Agri-Traileri m KAUFFMAN'S AGRI-TRAILER SALES BOX 655, RDI Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct 18,1975 with each family taking home a good supply. Apple-Paring Bee Held in the kitchen, apples were pared, cored, cut into thin discs, strung on linen thread and hung from the rafters to dry. Apple Butter Bee Young couples of courting age usually took part, stirring the large kettle of butter with a long wood paddle Spinning Bees The farm wife pitted her skill and en durance against the neighbor ing women to see who could spin the most skeins from sunup to sunset. Kicking Bees Groups of barefooted men saw in a circle on benches Hot soap suds were poured on new woolen * Two-speed landing gear provides easy hitching. Hitch this versatile trailer to your truck for road travel, switch it to your tractor for field loading The Winnebago Agri-Trailer can carry as much as a 3-ton truck. It can haul over 7!£ tons. Or 285 bushels of grain. Winnebago's sth wheel design gives unique stability. It turns short, backs up easy, and trails true at highway speeds without fishtailmg. ST [y jv: s^rr __, -• 717-367-3550 , Frolics th Pleasure cloth spread on the floor. The men kicked the cloth for three hours or more to soften and shrink the material. Lime Frolics To haul the lime from distant kilns. Quilting parties Women would gather before a roaring fire to sew the massive heavy quilts needed over long, cold winters. Breaking-Out Bees As many as fifteen head of oxen might be yoked to a massive plow to open snow-blocked roads Dung Frolic Held only occasionally, a farmer would invite his neighbors to help remove many years of accum ulated livestock manure when he found that access was com pletely blocked to the bam. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^^ r ft Vj Easy hook-up with wide-opening jaws of Pin & Plate. ELIZABETHTOWN. PA 17022 7
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