—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 3, 1976
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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.
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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.