—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 3, 1976 8 KRMEi{ IMAVK Begin spring cleaning now Rosenbergs convicted April 5, 1951 . First quarter of the moon April 7 . . Blue herons return to Maine... Average length of days for the week, 13 hours, 4 minutes . Safety pin patented April 10, 1849 Pony Express started April 9,1860. . A different world cannot be built by indifferent people Old Farmer's Riddle: Who was our only bachelor President 7 (Answer below.) Home Hints: To make buttonholes in material that ravels easily, use a small piece of iron-on tape under the place where the buttonhole is to be worked Riddle answer: James Buchanan OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Turning mild and spnng-hke early week, latter part sunny and warm inland and in north, cool on coast with light rain. Greater New York-New Jersey: Cloudy and colder than normal with rain midweek; end of week generally fair and warm. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Intermittent light rain with seasonal temperatures first part of week; sunny and mild latter part, but some ram and very cool by week's end. Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins still very cold, but then warming; rain latter part, weekend partly sunny and turning very warm. Florida: Week begins'with moderate to heavy ram and cold, possi ble freeze in north, partly sunny and slightly warmer than normal latter part, some showers possible. Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Very cold with light snow at first, then clearing and warmer; week ends with storm in east and west, and much colder. Greater Ohio Valley: Week begins seasonably warm and fair, then light rain; partly sunny, hot spell latter part, but ram and colder by weekend. Deep South: Ram starts in west, reaches east by midweek and warming; clearing and very warm in central and south, some showers in north. Chicago It Southern Great Lakes: First part of week sunny and very cold, then unseasonably warm; ram changes to snow latter part, very cold. Northern Great Lake*: Sunny and very warm, some showers in nortK early week; cloudy and cold, with light or freezing rain in south and snow in north by week's end. Central Great Plain*: Gradual clearing and turning hot and sunny, cooler only at week's end, with showers in central and east. Texas-Oklahoma: Week begins clear and cool, then scattered rain, moderate in north; latter part clear in north, partly cloudy in south and unseasonably warm. Rocky Mountain: Most of week sunny and warming in central and north; cloudy and cold in south at first, then becoming very warm and clear. Southwest Desert: Early week sunny and-warming in west, but slightly cooler than normal in east; clear and hotter than normal end of week. Pacific Northwest: Week starts sunny in south, partly sunny in north, and warmer than normal; latter part cloudy and seasonably cool, with rain in north and snow in mountains. California: Rain and thunderstorms in north, hot with local high winds in south-at first, end of week partly cloudy and warm on coast, clear and hot inland. (AII Ki(hu Reserved. Yankee, Inc. Dublin, N H 03+44) Dewart, PA March 29,1976 CATTLE 240, Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers grading Standard & Good 75 cents to $1 lower. Slaughter cows to 75 cents lower. Few Choice No. 24 1050-1150 lbs. slaughter steers 35.00-39.25, Good 33.25-35.25, Standard 31.75- few Utility 28.75- 31.85. Few Standard & Good slaughter heifers 31.75-32.75. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 27.75- 30.25, Cutters 25.50-27.50, Canners 24.00-26.00, Shells down to 20.00. Few Good & Choice slaughter bullocks 36.00-39.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1100-1670 lbs. slaughter bulls 29.75- one at 38.00. Choice 600-850 lbs. feeder steers 35.00-38.00, Good 450- READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS THE OLD APRIL 5-11, 1976 Scene set for air serene. Ask the Old Fanner: Where did the expression getting "the upper hand" originate 7 FY, Sacramento, Calif The two-handed sword was used in Europe before.the 12th century, and the expression probably started when the sword was invented The upper hand, in this case, was the guiding hand and thus the more important Dewart 650 lbs. 29.00-35.50; few Good 350-600 lbs. feeder bulls 25.00- 27.00, * CALVES 192. Vealers grading Utility to Good about steady. Couple Prime vealers 60.00 and 68.50, Choice 58.00-68.00, Good 39.00-55.00, Standard 35.00- 40.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 24.00- 34.00, 70-85 lbs. 19.00-24.50. HOGS 323. Barrows & Gilts about steady. US No. 1-2 200- 230 lbs. barrows St gilts 47.80- 48.80, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 46.80-47.90, No. 2-3 185-260 lbs. 46.00-47.00. US No. 1-3 and 2-3 350-575 lbs. sows 37.75-43.00. Few Boars 31.00- 37.50. FEEDER PIGS 49. US No. 1-3 30-50 lbs. feeder pigs 34.00-52.00 per head. SHEEP 8. Few Slaughter ewes 6.50-25.00. ♦<>♦♦■»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ » » ♦♦♦♦ took a pair of VG-88 hill sisters by “Brett” at $3,500 and $2,750. He also bought a third full sister as a yearling, daughters of both cows, and their dam. Robert H. Kauffman, Elizabethtown, paid "$3,750 for an Excellent Grand Champion show daughter of Agro Acres Marquis Ned. A 100-lb. - “Image” daughter sold for an even $3,000 to William Ingles, So. Kortright, N.Y. The breakdown of averages shows 46 cows averaging $1,823; 11 bred heifers at $1,263; 17 open yearlings at $1,014; 11 heifer calves over 3 months at $545; and 5 heifer calves and bulls to service age just under $4OO. Buyers from four states, as far west as Wisconsin, gathered at East Knoll Farm near Canton, Pa. this past Monday for a complete Holstein Dispersal. The 90 head sold for an average price of $1,393 with a top of $4,200. The owners of East Knoll are Melvin G. Peifer and family, who moved to Bradford County about ten years ago from Lancaster County. High at $4,200 was a “Flame” daughter with a beautiful udder that scored “Excellent” in the mam mary system the Saturday the sale. She sold to CPtik Dempsey, Eagle, Wisconsin. Second at $3,800 and going to Richard Yule, W. Win field, N.Y. was a “Lucky” daughter that had just moved 5 points to 88 on classification. Carl Miller, Kutztown, bought a whole family as he CATTLE 254. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows mostly 25 cents to 75 cents higher, spots $1 higher. Few Choice No. 3-4 930-1150 lbs. slaughter steers 35.50-37.75, Good 33.00- 35.75, Standard 31.00-34.00, few Utility 28.75-30,50. Few Choice No. 3-4 950-1000 lbs. slaughter heifers 32.75-34.25, few Good 30.25-31.50, few Standard 28.00-30.60, few Utility 25.50-28.00. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 27.75-29.60, one at 30.25, couple 25.00- 29.00, Cutters 25.00-27.85, Canners 22.50-24.85, Shells down to 15.00. Two Good slaughter bullocks 32.60 and 33.00, few Standard 28.00- 33.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1365-2025 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.25-34.00; one yield grade No. 2 1400 lbs. at 34.85. Medium & Good 450-700 lbs. feeder steers 32.00-36.00; Medium 500-800 lbs. feeder bulls 25.00-29.00. CALVES 206. Vealers uneven, mostly 50 cents to $2 higher. Few Choice vealers 62.50-72.50. Good 49.00-54.50, Standard 39.0047.50, Utility & Low Standard 115-135 lbs. 30.00- Utility 90-110 lbs. 25.00- few 60-85 lbs. 21.00- Farm calves, few holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. Sale reports Holstein Dispersal Carlisle Carlisle, PA March 30,1976 The cattle were beautifully prepared for the sale and would have shown well at the state show at the Farm Show Buildings last week had they been there. The sale was managed by R. Austin Backus Inc. and Pa. Holstein Assn. 27.00-35.50; few holstein heifers 90-130 lbs. 31.0043.00; few beef cross bulls A heifers 90-110 lbs. 27.00-29.50. „ . HOGS 413. Barrows & Gilts 75 cents to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 45.5047.00, one at 47.75, No. 23 200-250 lbs. 44.50- 46.00, No. 24 230-275 lbs. 43.50-44.50. Few US No. 13 360400 lbs. sows 38.7543.00, No. 23 355355 lbs. 33.50- 38.50. Few Boars 34.0034.50, one Stock Boar at 41.50. FEEDER PIGS 127. US No. 13 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 27.0035.00 per head, No. 13 3530 lbs. 38.0042.50, per head, lot No. 13 50 lbs. 85.00 cwt., few Utility 2035 lbs. 19.00-20.00 per head. SHEEP 21. Pew Choice 25- 55 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 77.0039.00, few 55-75 lbs. 65.00-72.00, two Good 85 and 100 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 41.00 and 50.00. Few Slaughter ewes 9.50-23.00. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! Phila. produce April 2,1978 Apples Ctn Tray Pack Penna Golden Delicious US Com bination ExFcy-Fcy 80425 s 4.50-5.50 mostly 5.00 Romes US Fey 80s 5.00. Wash. Red Delicious Wash EX Fey 80-125 S 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.50 some 9.50 US Ex Fey 72-125 S 10.00-10.50. US Fey 72-125 s 9.50-10.00 Golden ueucious Wash Ex Fey 80- 125’s 8.50-9.50 mostly 9.00 fair cond 7-7.50 US Ex Fey 80-113 s 9.50. Cnt Film Bag lb US Fey 2%” & up unless otherwise stated Penna Romes '4.50 Red Delicious 4.20-4.50 US No. 1 4.504.80. Va Winesaps 4.20, Controlled Atmosphere Storage Ctn Tray Pat* Penna Staymans Us Ex Fey 100 s 7.50 113 s 7-7.25 125 s 6.75-7.00 Red Delicious US Fey 88-125 s 7-7.50 NY Red Delicious US Combination ExFcy-Fcy 100-113 s 7.50, Wash Red Delicious US Ex Fey 88-125 s 10.00-10.50 Wash HAY, STRAW AND EAR CORN SALE Every Wednesday at 12 Noon HARVEY Z. MARTIN North Maple Ave., Leola, PA Home Phone 2154453303 We bad a very successful sale for our first day at Leola. We appreciate your past and future patronage. NEW LOCATION David H. Good’s Farm Equipment, Leola, PA. 717-6563024. % mile North of Rt. 23 in Leola on Maple Ave. or off Rt. 222 at Rt. 772 at the Brownstown Exit, south 2 miles to Peace Road, turn left, Ist road right on Maple Ave. “ ' ,-s _•/ - * i „ / j _ v r OUR GOAL IS GETTING TOP DOLLAR FOR YOU SHIP TO THE DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET Old Rt. 11 Danville, Pa. Phone (717) 275-2880 SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M. Horse Sale 2nd Sat. Every Month 10:30 AM. OWNERS Charles C. Myers Melvin M. Lehman (717) 569-2106 (717) 964-3621 EX Fey 72-125 s 10.00-10.50 some 88*1258 11.00*11.50 Wash Fey 72-125 s 9.50-10.00. Beans -Lima Offerings insufficient to quote. Beans - Snap Fla bu ert & bu hmpr Round Green Type 7-7.50. Lettuce Iceberg Calif ctn 24s 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.50 fair qual 5*5.73. Ariz. ctn 24s few 6.00 Romaine Calif ctn' 24s 6.25-7.25 mostly 6.50 Fla. 1-1-9 bu ert & ctn 4-4.50 fair qual 3.50-3,75, Big Boston Calif, ctn 24s 6-6.50 Fla ctn 24s 5-5.50 mostly 5.50. Bibb Offerings insufficient to quote. Leaf Calif, ctn few 8.00 Mushroom* ' Steady Penna. 4-qt bkt med-lge 44.25 sml-med 3- 3.25.
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