Greehfcaslle Greencostlc, PA January 6,1976 CATTLE 166. Compared with last Monday’s market, ' slaughter cows $1.25 to $1.75 lower. One Choice 915 lbs. slaughter steer at 41.85, few Good 37.00-39.50, few Standard 33.00-36.75, couple Utility 28.35 and 31.25 One Choice 1030 lbs. slaughter heifer at 39.00, few Good 28.75- few Standard 26.75- Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.75-26.00, one at 26.75, Cutters 22.00-23.25, Canners 20.75- Shells down to 20.00. One Standard slaughter bullock at 26.30. Couple Yield Grade No. 1 1050 and 1365 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.50 and 32.85; yield grade No. 2 1150-1250 lbs. 26.75- Few Good 350-900 lbs. feeder steers 27.0W3.00. CALVES 185. Vealers grading Utility unevenly steady. Few Choice vealers 60.00-65.00, Good 40.50-56.00, few Standard 35.50-43.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 23.00-26.50, 70-85 lbs. 19.00-23.50, few 60- 65 lbs. 17.00-19.00. Farm calves active, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 24.00-38.00, 80-85 lbs. 22.00-24.00, holstein heifers 90-105 lbs. 29.0039.00. HOGS 76. One lot US No. 1- 3 235 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.50, one lot No. 2-3 220 lbs. 49.00, one lot No. 2-4 280 lbs. 44.75. US No. 1-3 300-475 lbs. sows 39.00-41.75. Few Boars 31.00-31.25. FEEDER PIGS 0. No sales on offer. SHEEP 1. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. MORNING SESSION 10 A.M. For clients and their guests A workshop to help clients: +lnterpret their soil reports +Work out the mechanics of implementing tillage, cropping and materials application. ADVANCED AG is a consulting service which makes specific recommendations for fertilization based on a sophisticated "Albrecht Formular" soil test. We advise clients of optimum tillage practices, working with existing tools or recommending alternative implements. We supoly sophisticated crop catalysts and tracemineral fertilizers for specific cases, increase your Net Profit through integrated management of Peoria' ■ January 8 Weekly Summary Cattle Receipts This Week Year Ago Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers steady to 50 lower. Slaughter heifers steady to weak. Cows firm to 1.00 higher. Bulls mostly 50 higher. Receipts about 70 percent slaughter steers, 20 percent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Three loads Choice and Prime 1195-1395 lbs. yield grade 3-4 46.00-46.50; Choice 1000-1200 lbs. yield grade 2-4 43.50-45.50, mostly 43.50- 45.00; 950-1000 lbs. 42.50- 44.00; Mi ed Good and Choice 90W300 lbs. 41.00- 44.00; Good 36.00-42.00; part load Good Holsteins 36.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice and Prime 900-1050 lbs. yield grade 3-4 43.00- 44.00, few early 44.25; Choice 850-1050 lbs. yield grade 2-4 41.00-43.00; 700-850 lbs. 35.00- 41.00; Mixed Good and Choice 750-1000 lbs. 32.00- 38.50; Good 29.00-34.50. COWS; Utility and Commercial 21.50-25.50; high-dressing Utility 26.00- 26.50; Cutter 19.00-22.50; Canner 14.50-19.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1100-1700 lbs. 23.00-28.00; few 1800-2000 lbs. 28.50-31.00. march of Dimes Fuel-saving tip Be sure a fireplace damper is kept closed except when there is a fire m 11 IdlUl on birth defects the hearth < r ATTENTION FARMERS: ADVANCED AG’S 2ND ANNUAL CROPS & SOILS DAY MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1976 the man who is 25 years ahead of his time in practical and profitable agriculture. WORK SMARTER THE LEVERAGE OF BALANCED AGRICULTURE Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, FA January 5,1976 CATTLE 218. Compared with last Monday's market, slaughter cows uneven. Good and Choice slaughter steers 39.50- Standard and Good 35.00-40.00, Utility 24.00- Good and Choice slaughter heifers 32 50-38 00, Standard 26.00-30.00. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 24 00-27.50, Cutters 21.50-24.00, Canners 19.50- Shells down to 15.00, Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-1400 lbs. slaughter bulls 28.50- Few Good and Choice 300-600 lbs. feeder steers 26.50-31.00. CALVES 247. Few Prime vealers at 68.00, Choice 58.00- 64.00, Good 47.00-59.00, Standard 33.00-47.50, Utility 110-120 lbs. 25.00-30.00, 90-110 lbs. 19.00-24.00, 70-85 lbs. 16.00- Farm Calves active. Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 25.0044.50. HOGS 257. Barrows and gilts about steady. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows and gilts 50.5051.00, No. 1-3 200240 lbs. 50.00-50.50, No. 2-3 190 245 lbs. 48.5050.00, No. 1-3 170180 lbs. 46.0048.50. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 42.0048.00, No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 42.0048.00. Boars 31.00 32.50. FEEDER PIGS 25. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 32.0034.00 per head. 5700 5300 5800 SHEEP 0. NO SALES ON OFFER. AT THE MORG EVENING SESSION 7:30 P.M. Talk and slide presentation to show prospective clients how Advanced Ag's consulting service can lead the way to increased profits. TALK AND SLIDE PRESENTATION BY DONALD L. SCHREIFER -1 * ' year. Dale will represent Pennsylvania in September In competition for the title of Star Farmer of the North Atlantic Region against similar winners from the fourteen northeastern states Competing against Dale this year for the State Star Farmer were: Dean A. Snook, Miffllnburg, Rl, Union County, North Central Region; Robert L. Cook, Three Springs R 3, Fulton County, South Central Region; and David J. Durika, Blairsville, R 3, Westmoreland County, Western Region. Three sets of parents from the southeastern Pa. region were honored at the FFA Convention for having had three or more children who have received the Keystone Award. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Miller, Red Lion, (York County) saw their son David awarded the Keystone Degree this year and also had sons Alan and Bruce win the award in 1974. From the Eastern Region, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Groff, Ephrata, had son Larry win in 1968; Lynn in 1973 and Leslie in 1976. From Lebanon County, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Gingrich, had son Elvin win the Degree this year with son Richard winning in 1968 and son Glenn in 1974. OWN FIRE HAIL - LUNCH AVAILABLE - tillage and fertility. Learn how and why the use or misuse of different tillage tools can affect the profit or loss ot your farm. Each tool has its own proper timing. Properly managed soil is more productive of quality produce, more independent of weather extremes, earlier and easier to work, requires less fertilizer - more profitable. Get better control of your farming enterprise. Star I Continued from Page 1] Parents are honored AFTERNOON SESSION 1 P.M. Talk and Slide Presentation to show present and prospective clients how tillage and fertility management can be integrated for maximum long term profit. Lancaster Farm! Perfect eggs (Continued (rom Page 1| years. While the awards piled up for Sauder’s, Bennett explained that the most they had won before was one plaque. Glenn Sauder, echoed his pleasure by calling the winnings “overwhelming.” Bennett explained that he had spent about 6 weeks checking producers to find the best eggs and that they had graded some 40-50 cases o' eggs to get their final 10 entries. “We had over 12 people THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY THE PUBLISHER NOT HARDER Saturday. Jan. 10,1976 grading eggs daily from 8:30 am. - 6:00 p.m." The quality control officer noted that the eggs arc graded on weight, color, shell texture, shape, and condition. Jay Irwin, associate county agent in Lancaster, noted that he had never seen such high scores before. Irwin explained that in Sauder’s best 5-dozen eggs the score had not been 100 percent because of non uniformity in the color and in the shape. .35 percent of a point was taken off for this. 7
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