—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 15, 1976 THE OLD AHA C MAY V 23, 1976 Sunny days ck bouquets There is fish and fishing somv ie for everyone now Colum bus died May 20, 1506 Third quarter of the moon May 20 Coffee first used, England, 1652 Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 48 minutes Lindbergh at Pans May 21, 1927 School attendance compulsory May 18,1852 There is a day to cast your nets and a day to dry your nets Ask the Old Farmer: We all hear about the energy crisis And we in Pennsylvania have the answer our native pro duct, coal I would like to know where I can get some figures on the percentage of people who burn it 7 F], York, Pa It would, we suggest, be far more interesting to get the figures on those who fry to burn it and find, bv golly, that it's slate' Home Hints Use an old percolator brush when cleaning the sink basin drain OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Week begins mild, then becomes sunnv by mid week, showerv latter part Greater New York-New Jersey: Early part of week sunny and pleasant, week ends with showers Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cloudy and cool to start, then much wa’mer, showers latter part Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Week begins rainy and cold, then turning clear and very hot, showers and cooler over weekend Florida: Heavy showers in the north through midweek, intermit tent in north, hot throughout end of week Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Sunny to start, with a few showers through midweek, rain in central and east latter part (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) Thomas ville Auction York, Pa. May 12,1976 CALVES 52. Vealers grading Utility $6 to $8 higher. One Prime vealer at 73.00, few Choice 63.00-68.50, few Good 53.50-63.50, few Standard 47.50-55.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 41.00-49.50, few 65- 85 lbs. 26.50-38.00. Farm calves, few holstein bulls 75- 110 lbs. 36.00-53.00. CATTLE 141. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers mostly steady to 50 cents higher. Choice No. 24 900- 1270 lbs. slaughter steers 39.85-42,00, Good 37.00-40.35, Standard 33.25-37.60. Couple Standard slaughter heifers 31.50 and 31.75. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 31.60-34.00, Commercial 29.60-31.85, Cutters 29.25-31.60, few Canners 27.00-29.10. Few Standard slaughter bullocks 33.75-37.00. One Yield Grade No. 11290 lbs. slaughter bulls 38.35; few yield grade No. 2 1420-1660 lbs. 36.75-38,85. Good & Choice 335-600 lbs. feeder steers 35.00-38.00, few Medium 450-650 lbs. 31.75- 35.25; few Medium & Good 440-485 lbs. feeder heifers 26.50-31.25; few Medium 500- 575 lbs. feeder bulls 27.00- 29.25, lot Good 525 lbs. 34.00. HOGS 58. Lot US No. 1-2 215 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.85, lot No. i-3 225 lbs. 50.50, few No. 2-3 240-250 lbs. 47.85- 49.35, few No. 2-4 285-350 lbs. 41.7547.00. US No. 1-3 280455 lbs. sows 32.0040.60, one at 44.25, one No. 2-3 575 lbs. at 36.75. Boars 33.75-38.75, one at 40.50. FEEDER PIGS 43. US No. 1-2 30-65 lbs. feeder pigs 39.00-55.50 per head, lot No. 1-3 30 lbs. 38.00 per head. SHEEP 5. Few Choice 35- 45 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 55.00-57.00. One Slaughter ewe at 13.00. Greencastle 8 Chambersburg Cattle Chambersburg, Pa. May 6,1976 CATTLE 335. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers grading Standard & Good 25 cents to $1.50 higher. Slaughter cows 25 cents to 75 cents higher. Slaughter bulls 50 cents to 75 cents higher. Choice No. 2-3 1000-1300 lbs slaughter steers 39.85-42.00, Good 37.25-39.85, Standard 34.75-37.60, Utility 33.00-34.75. Few Standard & Good slaughter heifers 34.00- 35.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 31.75-34.85, one at 35.85, Cutters 30.00-32.50, Canners 27.25-30.25, Shells down to 23.75. Yield Grade No. 1 1200- 2100 lbs. slaughter bulls 36.60-40.60. Mixed Good & Choice 350-750 lbs. feeder steers 29.00-36.75. CALVES 507. Vealers Carlisle Carlisle, Pa. May 11,1976 CATTLE 249. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 40.25-41.50, Good 36.50-39.50, Standard 29.75-35.25, few Utility at 29.25. Good slaughter heifers 39.25-40.00, Standard 31.85-35.00, Utility 27.00-31.50. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 33.75-34.85, one at 35.50, Cutters 29.00-32.25, Canners 27.75-30.00, Shells down to 20.00. Good slaughter bullocks 37.25-38.85, Stan dard 33.50-35.25, Utility 27.75- 32.25. CALVES 150. Choice gicuuiig Standard to choice steady to $2 lower; Utility $2 to $3 lower. Few Prime vealers 70.00-72.50, Choice 55.00- Good 45.00-55.00, Standard 44.00-47.50, Utility 90-110 lbs. 39.00-44.00, 70-85 lbs. 35.00-40.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 42.00- holstein heifers 80-120 lbs. 39.00-53.00; slaughter calves, Choice 125- 250 lbs. 43.00-53.00, Standard & Good 30.00-45.00. HOGS 77. Barrows & Gilts $1.75 to $2 higher. US No. 1-2 215-225 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.00- few lots No. 1-3 225-250 lbs. 48.00-49.50. US No. 1-3 400-525 lbs. sows 40.00- FEEDER PIGS 5. Lot US No. 1-3 20 lbs. feeder pigs 19.00 per head. SHEEP 6. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. Auction vealers 61.50-64.00, Good 52.50-59.00, Standard 39.00- 48.00, Utility 65-90 lbs. 31.00- 38.50. HOGS 304. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 51.00- 51.85, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 49.85-50.75, No. 2-4 240-280 lbs. 45.00-48.00. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 40.0042.75, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 35.25- 37.00. Boars 34.00-35.25. FEEDER PIGS 146. US No. 1-3 30-40 lbs. feeder pigs 42.0047.50 per head, No. 1-3 45-60 lbs. 46.00-58.00 per head. SHEEP 54. Choice 60-80 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 58.00-62.00. E El 1 rg FACTORY OUTLET SAVINGS ON HEAVY-DUTY, SUPER TOUGH L-r^ Trailers for every purpose at low factory outlet prices! Model 907 Save now on the best trailers on the market today! 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Know Where the Activities Will Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. Greencastle, PA May 10,1976 CATTLE 170. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows steady to 75 cents lower. Few Good slaughter steers 39.50-40.00, Standard 34.25-39.35, one Utility at 28.25. One Good slaughter heifer at 38.50, one Standard at 30.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 29.50-33.85, Commercial 27.50-31.50, Cutters 27.50-30.25, few to 31.50, Canners 23.35-27.35, Shells down to 19.25. One Choice slaughter bullock at 41.85, one Good at 38.85, few Standard 33.35-34.10, one Utility at 31.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1270-1705 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.75-38.85; few yield grade No. 2 1050- 1315 lbs. 36.10-38.85. CALVES 135. Vealers grading Utility & Standard unevenly steady. 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