—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
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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.
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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.
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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 &
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slaughter cows 29.50-33.85,
Commercial 27.50-31.50,
Cutters 27.50-30.25, few to
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1315 lbs. 36.10-38.85.
CALVES 135. Vealers
grading Utility & Standard
unevenly steady. Few Choice
vealers 55.00-67.50, few Good
47.00- Standard 44.00-
49.00, Utility & Low Standard
90-120 lbs. 41.00-44.00, 65-85
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25.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 80-120 lbs.
40.00- few holstein
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few beef cross bulls & heifers
65-100 lbs. 39.0045.00.
HOGS 47. US No. 1-3 215-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.00-
51.00, No. 2-3 200-245 lbs.
49.0049.50. One US No. 1-3
380 lbs. sow at 42.00, Utility
215410 lbs. 27.00-35.50. One
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FEEDER PIGS 19. US No.
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44.0045.00 per head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
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