g -^^te^r v Mf4W»^ay?W&. 1 1976 MEit MAHh MAY 10-16, 1976 Time for dances, spring advances. Beat your carpets outside now . Partial Eclipse of the moon May 13 (not visible from continental US) Full moon May 13 . . Skunks now being born Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 33 minutes . Burma monsoon begins this week . Armed Forces Day May 15 Apple blossom time now .An idle brain is the devil’s workshop Old Farmer's Riddle: Which President was the victim of grave robbers 7 (Answer below) Ask the Old Fanner: My father used to have a break fast dish he called "tongues and sounds" I have never seen reference to. the meal since, and I have Ao idea why it was so named Do you 7 DE, New Bedford, Mass It's a meal made up of parts of a codfish that are usually thrown away today. The sound is the air bladder, or flotation sac, which is deflated when a fish "sounds" or goes to the bottom You know what the tongue is Home Hints: Carry a magnifying glass in the glove compartment of the car for easy map reading Riddle answer: In 1876 two criminals managed to get Lincoln's casket halfway out of the tomb before they were caught OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Mostly sunny and mild all week, except for some rain at start and end of week Greater New York-New Jersey: Partly sunny, warm and showery at beginning of week, then cloudy and cool; rain on weekend. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Occasionally heavy rain and cool throughout, except sunny and mild midweek. (All Rights Reserved Yankee. Inc, Dublin, N H 03444) Omaha Cattle Weekly Cattle choice 1000-1050 lbs. 41.00. Good 2-3 950-1200 lbs. 38.50- 41.00, standard and good 37.50-38.50. Compared with the previous weeks dose - Slaughter steers and heifers dosed steady to 50 cents lower than last weeks low dose. Cows firm to 50 cents higher instances 1.00 higher. Bulls steady to SO cents lower. Fleshy feeder steers dosed steady. Four day reciepts 15,400 as compared 17,200 previous week and 18,200 a year ago. For the third consecutive week, steer and heifer prices were erratic, trending up ward early but losing ground at the dose. Average of LS - 214, detailed quotations, for choice 900-1100 lb. steers this week 42.38: choice 1100-1300 lbs. 42.58. Average with steers this week 1142 lbs. as compared 1141 lbs. previous week. Average weight heifers 999 lbs as compared 979 lbs. previous week. HEIFERS: Closing sales choice 24 850-1075 lbs. 40.50- 42.00, some with end of prime 41.75-42.00, one load wit end prime 34 1025 lbs. 42.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 39.5040.50. Good 2-3 37.00-39.00. Few standard and good 35.00-37.00. COWS; Utility and com mercial 2-3 29.00-31.50, high dressing 31.50-32.75. Canner and cutter 24.00-29.00, mixed cutter and low-utility 29.25- 30.00. STEERS: At the dose, choice 24 1000-1250 lbs. 41.50- 42.75, load with end prime 3-4 1175 lbs. 43.00. few loads choice and prime 3-4 1200- 1275 lbs. 42.50, few loads 1300- 1375 lbs 3-5 39.75-40.00. At the weeks high time Monday, five loads choice and prime 3-4 1097-1325 lbs. 44.0044.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 975-1150 lbs at 41.0041.50, some around 70 percent BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1400-1800 lbs. 34.00-38.00, yield grade 1 38.00-39.50. Pa, Auction Summary Week Ending ' " SHEEP 491. Compared Apri130,1976 with 1369 he«d lastjveek, and' CATTLE 8521. Compared with 9161 head last week, and 3270 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers & heifers uneven, $1 lower to $1 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bullocks uneven, averaging about steady. Slaughter bulls 75 cents to $2 lower. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 43.50-47.00, Choice 39.85-45.25, Good 36.50-43.00, Standard 32.75-38.75, Utility 28.00- HEIFERS; Choice 37.10-43.00, Good 34.0040.00, Standard 29.00- 35.00, Utility 26.00-31.00. COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 29.50-34.00, Cutters 28.00-31.50, Canners 24.00- Shells down to 18.75. BULLOCKS: Choice 38.0040.00, Good 34.00-38.75, Standard 32.00-35.35, Utility 29.50- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. 33.75-39.00; yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs. 30.00-37.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Good 300-800 lbs. feeder steers 31.0042.00, Medium 25.00- 35.00; Good & Choice 300-700 lbs. feeder heifers 28.00- 37.50, Medium 23.75-31.00; Medium & Good 300-900 lbs. feeder bulls 23.0iK35.25. CALVES 3757. Compared with 4418 head last week, and 3752 head a year ago. Vealers grading 'Good & Choice |lto $4 lower; Utility $1 to $1.50 higher. VEALERS: Few Prime 65.50- Choice 54.50- 70.00, Good 48.00-61.00, Standard 38.00-56.00, few Utility 110-130 lbs. 37.00- 45.00, 90-110 lbs. 33.5043.00, 70-85 lbs. 24.00-37.00.' Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 38.00-53.00; holstein heifers 70-110 lbs. 38.0045.00. HOGS 7284. Compared with 6671 head last week, and 9274 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts 25 cents to 75 cents lower. BARROWS & GILTS; US No. 1-2 200-225 lbs. 48.70- 50.00, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 47.5049.50, No. 2-3 185-260 lbs. 46.5048.25, No. 24 230- 300 lbs. 44.0047.75, No. 1-3 110-185 lbs. 42.0047.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 40.0044.00, few to 47.00, No. 2-3 300-700 lbs. 36.00- 40.00, Boars 31.0040.00. FEEDER PIGS 1273. Compared with 1499 head last week, and 1396 head a year ago. Feeder pigs steady to $5 higher. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 26.0045.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 35.0iK54.00, No. 1-3 50-80 lbs. 49.50- per head. 1711 head a year: ago. Spring slaughter lambs $5 to $7 lower. Choice 40-80 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 53.00 70.00. Slaughter ewes 12.00 20.00. Belleville May 5,1976 CATTLE 196. Compared' with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows 25 cents to $1 higher. Few Good slaughter steers 35.85-37.60, few Standard 33.75-35.00, few -Utility 28.00-33.60. Few Utility slaughter heifers 31.50- Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 29.70-32.85, Cutters 26.50- Shells down to 24.25. Yield Grade No. 11000- 2100 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.00-10.75. Medium & Good: 400-750 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 27.0032.00. CALVES 132. Vealers grading Utility -2 to -6 higher. Few Choice vealers 59.0064.50, Good 47.00-57.00, few Standard 44.00-48.00, Utility 90-105 lbs. 33.0039.00, 7035 lbs. 30.0035.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 39.0047.00. HOGS 172. Barrows & Gilts $1 to $2 higher. US No. 1-2 195-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.9051.10, No. 13 200-235 lbs. 47.9030.00, one lot No. 23 260 lbs. 46.90. US No. 13 350- 550 lbs. sows 39.2543.75. Few Boars 34.0039.75. FEEDER PIGS 466. US No. 13 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 30.5043.00 per bead, No. 13 3530 lbs. 38.0049.50, No. 13 70-80 lbs. 57.00-58.00 per head. who . needsn Maybe you do. Maybe not We’ll scout your fields am tell you. We’ll do more. We’ll advise on what to di about an infestation that needs treatment We’ll probably suggest newSupracide B insecticide. We don’t know of a weevil SMOKETOWN, PA SupracideQ trademark o( CIBA-GEIGY (or methidathion Carlisle 'Carlisle,Pa. " May 4,1976 CATTLE 165. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 40.7541.25, Good 38.5039.00, Standard. 33.0037.50. Good slaughter heifers 35.2537.25, Standard 32.7534.50, Utility 27.5030.75. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 33.50-34.60, Cutters 30.0033.25, Canners 25.00 29.25, Shells down to 23.00. Good slaughter bullocks 36.8538.25, Standard 33.85- 34.75, Utility-28.7531.75. CALVES 136. Choice Auction 'dealers' 62.50-70.00, Gc 46.0040.50, Standard 37. 49.50, Utility 70-90 lbs. 31. 39.50, Farm calves, hoist bulls 90-115 lbs. 39.00-43. HOGS 252. US No. 1-2 2401b5. barrows & gilts 50 50.60, No. 1-3 200-250 1 49.10-49.85, No. 2-3 190- lbs. 48.0049.25, NO, 2-4 2 280 lbs. 47.1047.85. US No. 300-500 lbs. sows 38.0042 Boars 35.1036.25. FEEDER PIGS 129. No. 1-3 30-35 lbs. feeder p 36.0042.00 per head, No. 40-50 lbs. 43.00-50.50 { head. THE TOP PERFORMERS fODD ■ JfT SEED: SEED CORN Varieties with winning profitable yields HAY-CHOW Green chop, hay, haylage or grazing A sweet stemmed variety SILO-CHOW High quality, more palatable forage. GRAIN HARVEST VARIETIES Producing top yields of high test weight grain. Your Todd Deader Knows The Top Performers For Your Ares Phone Collect Or Forward Your Order To - Todd HYBRID SALES P.O. Box 66 • Abbottstown, PA 17301 • Ph: 259-951 mwa, weevil COftnW- iSupracidfi J ? mm control material that >rks better, or longer. 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